Hotel The Westin Jersey City Newport

We booked 1 week new York/new Year's Eve on a city break and enter in the hotel during the period from 27 December 2009-03 January 2010 building

The hotel is characterized by a very good and very close location to a large shopping mall with a huge selection of shops, as well as food court (Italian, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Burger king, and more), a nearby supermarket within, as well as easy access on the subway path to new York from You can from there (1 times on Main street. About 1 block away) a nice stroll along the banks of the Hudson River and the skyline of new York undertake town It should also be quieter as in new York itself-but that on the location of the room arrives, immediate in front of the hotel is a main street, around the corner is a supermarket and across the street from the hotel is a high-rise building built

The fifth floor is the pool, which was unfortunately only between five and 12 h h can be used in the morning, as long as the guests keep According to the statement of our lunch there would be a lot was also happening-at least in the Jacuzzi former When I last sat in the hot tub, I realized unfortunately, in the grout was moldy and the tile looked dirty part My swimsuit, which I had forgotten in the locker room, but there was not any more detectable Could be, that one of the guests, this could really use Unfortunately we did not hear guests there, which were not in the rules and their wild screaming urchin from all sides could jump into the water Unfortunately there was no supervision, which stemmed

There is some seating possibilities at the pool and fresh towels From the pool you had a view to the new Jersey

The fitness room is very well equipped with several devices such as treadmill, exercise wheels with great exercise programs There are magazines, drinking water

The rooms in the 23 floors-the partially renovated-have direct view of the shopping center, or a high-rise, the noise is created with the appropriate In the lower floors You get more out of it-also from the traffic noise from the main street, directly in front of the hotel Side can be a bit of the new York skyline be registered

Unfortunately it came during our trip to differences between management and tour operators All guests should, the travel agency had booked about, a room with a partial view of the skyline, which was not the case On the other hand, the tour operator had voted personally with the management and the breakfast; it was then unfortunately on the first day none None of the staff at the front desk knew about this morning, it would supposedly none posted-former we should pay it After numerous complaints of the guests there with a lot of effort and some and send along but which The friendliest, most helpful and made an effort were the staff in the restaurant and bar The present time or gentlemen at the front desk were less accommodating What I didn't like, at the check-out everything is okay. Called it no cost and how my bill today the right suss, my account was charged with an amount, why and how I do not know-that must find out I Because, although over a tour operator booked, must be at the check-in except passport be presented a credit for import

The tour operator offered booked and from second day buffet, there were different bagels, butter, jam, Philadelphia, sweet pastries, fruit, different cereals, milk, tea, coffee I must admit, as I had missed something hearty as sausage or cheese On the day of departure we received for the breakfast coupon for the breakfast restaurant, were there were scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and scrambled eggs one even with different vegetables/ingredients prepared on request

Now to the rooms-especially cleaner efficient the competent ladies were unfortunately only with appropriate tip Some of our fellow travellers were not enough towels, as well as toothbrushes available But it is very convenient, that there is a sign, you can hang on the door, that you can get on this day no room needed Therefor you get in return a 5-dollar credit at the hotel restaurant or at the bar can be used At the bar on the morning breakfast, coffee or tea, there were unfortunately no soft drinks, so that my son the voucher for a drinks could redeem You could also order food to your room and pay with the coupon-but we didn't take advantage of

The tv in the room is a great place to stay There is even a station I-pod with waking Laptop can also be connected-may be, that fee The rooms are American outlets-so bring backup

Ironically there was even an ironing board in the room, as well as iron Furthermore, a hot water equipment on this could be complimentary coffee brew The prices for food and snack bar are expensive as usual Hotel So we bought stuff in the supermarket-get better The supermarket can be found from the hotel to the right, go right around the corner, about 100-200 meters from It is located on the left-hand a huge parking lot with this supermarket and some other shops, as well as car workshop and bank Clothes can be disposed of We enjoyed our bags filled with some worn out things, it is precisely in the collection of old clothes given, in order to make room for new York to have bought things

The room was large with two beds about 1.30 meters wide equipped For two persons bed tight for my two children (12 + 15) went just for Sunday other guests is a room four occupied had, was too narrow Some people have complained-other had successfully got used to it The latter were already times in new York, but in a different hotel in the city Although this only three stars, this is according to the statement of the by far better than the quality of her former

What bothered me, that it in the upper floors not for all guests accessible space was where you had a beautiful view-is the President suite denied However, we are looking for such a view of the fire escape high run, the roof should lead On the one hand, we were faced with a locked door, on the other hand, the door was open only, since there have worked just The stairs down this emergency stairs you could only on the second floor-the first door closed also a Don't know, how the imagine-if it should burn

Unfortunately I could find in the hotel-room not a general description of the hotel, so we had to find this or explore the signs in the hotel

The hotel at our travel time was as good as booked Unfortunately were mostly two of four elevators broken You had to wait forever until elevator came a and if you had bad luck, this was fully occupied with people Fortunately, our room was on the seventh floor-so you could use the stairs if necessary

What we did notice, though, is that the rooms are pretty thin As you can hear the sound of the neighbor flushing or shower Luckily, calmed the baby in the room next door very quickly

What was very strange was, again a bit dodgy late at night on our floor ladies hung around-somehow looked after 'horizontal' escort from

Usual check-in time is 16 o 'clock-some guests could still just against 14 o' clock-we are 15 o'clock check-out is at twelve words, there is the possibility with arrival or departure to store the bags to make, which is actually a good and safe were However we had to wait for our check-in the bags for so long, that I myself have hochgeholt then They were already in the hotel lobby on a car I thought that was not so great, since everyone could take

In the hotel lobby there is a extra information desk (E)-where a concierge with the selection-probably also reservation-from various events and where it is helping a lot of information material such as a map of NYC are small. We took a little information, but not even the concierge spoke

To sum it up I would of my impressions and my experience of the hotel three stars since the standard of a German three star standard