Central Jersey: Luxe vakanties

Our third hotel in this area when we visit our family. Best of the lot by a lot: we will return regularly. Comfortable, quiet, clean, convenient.

This was my second stay at this hotel. It's convenient to Princeton University. It has plenty of parking. It's a good but not great hotel. The breakfast buffet is decent and was included in my rate. However, DO NOT pay extra for it. It's standard instant-scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and a selection of cereals, toast, etc. like you see at any business traveler hotel. Everything is help yourself except: For some odd reason Hyatt Princeton gate-keeps the coffee and water. You have to rely on servers to come by your table for that. And they expect to be tipped. That's annoying. I just want to go downstairs, eat, drink some coffee, and get on with my day. Having to wait for table service at a buffet is just unnecessarily fussy. We skipped it on the second morning and went to Dunkin. I stayed in two different rooms. The first room I was given (#420) had something wrong with the AC. When the compressor turned off, there was a loud BANG almost like someone was slamming the door. Regrettably, this happened every 25 minutes. My wife and I slept poorly. In the morning, I explained the issue to the front desk. They switched us to a different room and we had much better night's sleep. Both rooms were frowning a bit and needed a refresh (on top of AC service for the first one). The second room had a cracked sink. Only one elevator was in operation during our stay. We took the stairs most times. Hopefully, they start investing in this property.

This was my second stay at this hotel. It's convenient to Princeton University. It has plenty of parking. It's a good but not great hotel. The breakfast buffet is decent and was included in my rate. However, DO NOT pay extra for it. It's standard instant-scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, and a selection of cereals, toast, etc. like you see at any business traveler hotel. Everything is help yourself except: For some odd reason Hyatt Princeton gate-keeps the coffee and water. You have to rely on servers to come by your table for that. And they expect to be tipped. That's annoying. I just want to go downstairs, eat, drink some coffee, and get on with my day. Having to wait for table service at a buffet is just unnecessarily fussy. We skipped it on the second morning and went to Dunkin. I stayed in two different rooms. The first room I was given (#420) had something wrong with the AC. When the compressor turned off, there was a loud BANG almost like someone was slamming the door. Regrettably, this happened every 25 minutes. My wife and I slept poorly. In the morning, I explained the issue to the front desk. They switched us to a different room and we had much better night's sleep. Both rooms were frowning a bit and needed a refresh (on top of AC service for the first one). The second room had a cracked sink. Only one elevator was in operation during our stay. We took the stairs most times. Hopefully, they start investing in this property.