Meadowlands Plaza Hotel

“Very group friendly”

My group traveling to New York by bus needed a great place to stay close to the city. The Meadowlands Plaza Hotel was the perfect spot. Nick Cimorelli from the sales department was wonderful to work with from start to finish. I arrived at the hotel prior to the group to make sure everything wa... more

My group traveling to New York by bus needed a great place to stay close to the city. The Meadowlands Plaza Hotel was the perfect spot. Nick Cimorelli from the sales department was wonderful to work with from start to finish. I arrived at the hotel prior to the group to make sure everything was in order, and it was. Brandy and Manny were very helpful when I registered and I got a tour of the hotel including a special area for the group to dine for breakfast. The breakfast buffet, which can be added to the reservation for a very reasonable price, was great with eggs, meats, potatoes, pancakes, breads and sweets, cereal, fruit, and juices. Ilda was my point of contact for breakfast and she was also very helpful. The staff was very flexible about when the group ate breakfast. The rooms were very clean and large for NYC area standards. The bed and pillows were comfortable. When the group arrived, the room keys were ready to go along with a list of the room numbers for the chaperones. We requested overnight hotel security and a guard sat in the hall to make sure none of the high school travelers left their room during the night. The hotel has a complimentary shuttle to the Secaucus train station. It was not available at all times, but I did use it once. It was a quick 10 minute ride with a very friendly driver. The train into NY Penn Station takes about 10 minutes and is very user and cost friendly. There was a knock on my room door and I was very surprised to be greeted by two staff members with a plate of cookies as a thank you for placing my group at the hotel. I cannot say enough nice things about this hotel and its staff. If I had to give one critique, it would be that the hotel is right next to a freeway and there was some traffic noise. If that is the worst thing I can say about the hotel, I'd say this is a wonderful place to stay.

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“Super close to American Dream!”

Pros- 1) The proximity to where I wanted to be and to NYC was great! 2) The beds were comfortable. 3) The price was fantastic 4) Check-in was a breeze. Cons- 1) Breakfast needs much improvement. The eggs were super soggy, there were never any fruits, and they would only offer 1 meat each day so... more

Pros- 1) The proximity to where I wanted to be and to NYC was great! 2) The beds were comfortable. 3) The price was fantastic 4) Check-in was a breeze. Cons- 1) Breakfast needs much improvement. The eggs were super soggy, there were never any fruits, and they would only offer 1 meat each day so if you didn't eat pork on a day that was served, you were out of luck. 2)The ladies working the breakfast room were unpleasant. One yelled across the room at my 12 yo daughter to go sit in the Bar area because she didn't want us using the tables in therestaurant dining room. We are a family of 5 and needed a table. I gues she didn't want to mess up the table setting before lunch. 3) Breakfast ends at 10:30. If you come down at 10:01, you'll be told that "breakfast is ending" and be made to feel it. If something runs out at 10:02, good luck getting them to bring out more. 4) They were PAINTING the bar area DURING breakfast. This s the same bar area they sent us to sit to eat our meal. Ladders, drop cloths and everything. Two painters were actively painting so we had to walk around them to and from where the food was set-up. This was ridiculous and inconsiderate! 5) Maintenaince is irresponsive and unprofessional. We had an issue with the TV in our room and had to call down 4 times in 2 days. It wa ssuper dark and hard to see from any angle in the room. When the guy finally showed up, he looked at the tv and said "it was normal." As if we lived under a rock and never saw a TV before. I told him it was really dark and hard to see anything. He responded "ok, I'll be back." He NEVER returned. I checked out two days later and never saw him again. Unprofessional and disrespectful.

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