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    3.8 (52 reviews)
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    Cassandra N.

    Let me start by saying I'm an air BNB girl, but we were visiting family and wanted to stay as close as possible to them. My husband and I are very picky with where we stay and we were both pleasantly surprised with our stay at this hotel. Check in was smooth, we walked into our TV having my name on it and a welcome bag . We stayed in a king suite and The room was magnificent, perfect for 2 people. The bed was so comfortable , they had these black out curtains that worked so well we slept in until we woke up on our own and we thought is was like 5am, but it was 10am!! AC worked perfectly, the shower pressure was amazing , they even had shampoo etc (which I never use because I'm iffy about it) but this place was so damn clean I tried them all and they were all great . They also had breakfast included , we figured bagels and coffee , but no.. it was a full on breakfast and everything was great (waffle maker , omelets, sausages, potato fries & more) & lastly the staff was always friendly , we had 1 issue with our fridge and they sent someone up to fix it immediately . Next time we come to Jersey we will for sure be staying again, we loved everything about this stay .

    Melissa S.

    Awful.Awful.Awful. The whole place smells like perfumed mildew. The rooms are not clean, the ac unit appears to be hanging by a thread. Do you want ice? Good luck if you are on floors 2 or 3 the only operational one is on the first floor. Which by the way, you have to take the stairs to the first floor because the elevator has been out of service for 2 days. Want to take a shower? Hope you like it cold because someone set the hot water tank to barely hot so you will not get a hot shower. But don't worry, when you use the chat feature they push so much to inquire they just tell you to call an 800 number. That makes sense, call an 800 number for a local issue. The digital key? Works 50% of the time. Laundry? Hope you aren't on an extended stay because you get to share 1 washer and 1 dryer with 300 other people (so much fun but bring cash for quarters because they are not the Apple Pay ones found in decent Hilton properties.) If you are hoping because it says Princeton in this name that it is a decent hotel, I cannot stress enough to avoid. There are plenty up and down this street I wish I chose instead.

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    Joseph S.

    I'm guessing this is either a new or refurbished property. The entire hotel was new and clean. Why 4 stars? Great beds, horrible pillows, I hate mushy pillows. Staff seemed a bit inexperienced. Free breakfast was decent, coffee good. Almost forgot, right before checkout, there was a fire in the kitchen. We had to stand outside in the rain for 30 minutes before fire dept. allowed to gather in the lobby. All in all, a very good property and we would definitely consider staying at the Hampton Inn the next time we're in town.

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    Dan R.

    Our room rate was $132, which was a pretty good rate considering what the many competitors charge in and around the area. The location was excellent- just about 10-15 minutes from the University and the bustling shopping/dining district of downtown Princeton. The hotel staff we interacted with were all friendly and professional, but I have to say a few words about the front desk. They were all wonderful, smiling and friendly and totally personable. Our room was pretty big with a sofa, a nice work station desk, great TV system, faultless bathroom, and tons of outlets to power up your devices. Hampton Inns gave you an included Breakfast, and ours was pretty good with lots of healthy choices like cereal, yogurt, fruit, and turkey sausage patties. Add those to the waffles, home fries, cheese omeletes, breads and cakes and you can get a pretty decent start to your day. What I didn't expect was the free "dinners" served in the same location. What I really really didn't expect was wine and two varieties of draft beer (Heineken or Newcastle) flowing at dinner time. There was also lemon chicken, ravioli, salad, cheese, and crudités to accompany your alcohol. Thanks for a terrific stay.

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    Ask the Community - Hampton Inn Princeton

    Review Highlights - Hampton Inn Princeton

    Stayed here for a night and I think we got good value for how much we paid!

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    Inn At Glencairn - Complimentary coffee, tea, and wine

    Inn At Glencairn

    (80 reviews)

    We stayed at the Inn last night while on a road trip and going through Princeton. Lydia was so…read morefriendly and gracious during our stay. We were greeted with homemade chocolate chip cookies and water carafes in our suite. The great room was very cozy and had complimentary tee, coffee, hot chocolate, and red wine. We stayed in a two room suite which had a modern bathroom with homemade soaps and fluffy towels. Everything was exceptionally clean and the sheets were very soft. However, we were in the front section of the original home and the road noise was pretty loud all night long and the feather mattresses weren't particularly comfortable. In the morning Lydia made us the most delicious breakfast. We had homemade yogurt, fresh fruit, homemade granola, toast, steel cut oats with honey butter, yummy homemade jams, delicious coffee, and a variety of fresh juices. Our meal was topped off with the richest Java truffle. We greatly enjoyed our stay and will be back again soon!

    We had a fabulous stay at the Inn at Glencairn. Every detail--from the freshly-baked chocolate chip…read morecookies greeting us upon arrival to the silky soft sheets--created a welcoming environment and made for a memorable stay. Chef and innkeeper extraordinare Lydia goes above and beyond to care for her guests, including by serving one of the best breakfasts we've ever had! Lydia provides guests with 3 choices for breakfast. I ordered the steel-cut oats with honey butter and sugared pecans. It came with fresh fruit, absolutely delicious bread with homemade jams, homemade yogurt and granola, tasty coffee, and fresh juice -- all topped off with a homemade java truffle. This was truly a 5-star dining experience that I will be dreaming of for weeks to come. We hope to be back again soon!

    Hyatt Place Princeton - King Bed (with Sofa Bed)

    Hyatt Place Princeton

    (59 reviews)

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    Visited twice (Nov and Dec 2025). Hotel was undergoing renovations and I was the recipient of a…read morebelow standard room. Stains on sofa, bed squeaked upon sitting, broken toilet tank, dust on furniture and the lust goes on. Upon contacting the front desk, I was told that I'm not satisfied, I should go stay somewhere else. That was enough for me to confirm that I will not be returning. Customer served not a thing st this establishment.... Truly a disappointment!

    This is my second time staying in a Hyatt Place hotel. I was able to check in about an hour before…read moreactual checkout time which was helpful. It was fairly easy to find & it is located next to a mall type area so there are lots of restaurants and a Starbucks next-door that you can walk to. I do like the layout of the Hyatt place rooms. They are like mini suites. So there is a couch and kind of a hot and coffee table thing where you can sit and watch TV and then there's a half wall that sort of divides the bed from the living room area. You can angle the TV to look at the sofa or look at the bed. In the corner when you first enter, there is a desk and then there is also an actual sink in the room and a refrigerator. Unfortunately, my refrigerator did not work. It wasn't that big a deal so I did not complain because I did not have time to switch rooms. I told the desk at check out. The room was quiet, shower worked well & the bed was comfortable. I would stay again. Breakfast is $11, I ate lunch next door instead.

    Hyatt Regency Princeton

    Hyatt Regency Princeton

    (118 reviews)

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    Yelp gets it right again…read more Three stars. * * * The Hyatt Regency is a perfectly nice place to sleep. The beds are comfortable. They have hot water. Parking is easy. My particular room had a shower that insisted on running even when I wanted to take a bath. A nuisance but not a traumatic life scarring experience. * * * The challenges of the Hyatt Regency are all on the food side. And note - the food is perfectly good. They have a decent kitchen and will serve you fine stuff. On the plus side - and hooray for them on this one - the kitchen cooks unusual things and makes them available for purchase in the various and sundries store. So if you get an urge for garlic chicken wings at 2 in the morning - you don't have to do anything stupid like room service. They have real good ones that you just buy at the store, pay for at the front desk and then zap. Eat in the lobby or your room as you wish. * * * So what I am squawking about? Squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk. a) The hotel is in a food desert. There is absolutely nothing around the hotel. Princeton is a completely interesting food city ... And it has become more so since it became a retirement community for elderly New Yorkers who want to get out of the rat race of living in the city. You can eat like a king in Princeton. I was travelling. It was in the middle of cold spell that was unusually cold and miserable even for long standing experienced Princeton residents. Getting to the famous food would have meant two expensive Ubers for non-trivial distance while freezing my a** off. In most other college towns, the hotel where all the campus visitors stay is right in the heart of the action. I was in Siberia both for remoteness and for temperature. I did most of my eating at the hotel - hating every minute of it. b) The Hyatt like nearly every other hotel specializes in massive markups for eating on premises. They promise high quality to match the astronomic prices. I had a breakfast buffet where most of what I was eating was scrambled eggs (good but nothing special), bacon (a little worse than normal bacon) and chicken sausages (kudos on the chicken sausages.) There was lox with capers - which was a good thing. Not a terrible breakfast. But NOT worth $28 a pop. Every time I had breakfast I was feeling the money draining out of my wallet. c) I had dinner at the bar with decent sports TVS. If I wanted to do upscale experimentation - and I did - the options were extremely attractive. The prices were blanch-worthy. Okay, one of the bottles I looked at was an advanced years Whistle Pig Rye. The whole point of Whistle Pig is to make you pay enough money that you force yourself into thinking you are drinking a superior beverage. Otherwise you could not live with yourself and what you are doing. I have done Whistle Pig in lower end manifestations. The brand is meritorious. But it is NOT four times better than competing brands that are charging a fourth of the price. Add a hotel markup to that and you are looking at numbers so obscene that children should not be allowed to hear them. I limited myself to brands I could drink for less than $20 a pop. I discovered one marvelous rye, and one mediocre rye. (Angels Envy and Basel Hayden Dark respectively.) My wallet was under control drinks wise. The flatbread pizza on the other hand was playing the breakfast buffet game. Huge prices for cheap stuff. A flatbread with mortadella on it should not cost practically $30, even if the six pieces of mortadella on your pizza have real pistachios in them. Pistachio and regular mortadella go for the same price where I buy Italian goodies. So once again I was watching my wallet bleed. At least I could drown my sorrows in alcohol. * * * Yes, hotel dining is expensive. If you don't want to pay hotel prices, Don't eat in hotels. I get it. But if you are in a place where you are going to have to pay at least $30 and catch pneumonia in order to NOT pay hotel prices, That means that you are stuck-ooed no matter how you play it. * * * Simple Solution: Don't stay at the Princeton Hyatt Regency. Exception: If being out in the boonies doesn't bother you, You can make the Princeton Hyatt Regency work.

    The lobby and rooms were very clean and beautiful! The staff were super friendly and helpful. The…read moreonly downside is the towel shortage at both the pool and in the rooms. In both places, we asked for more and they never came, or took forever. But otherwise, I would absolutely stay here again in a heartbeat! It's so gorgeous and reasonable priced.

    The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village - When you walk in

    The Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village

    (153 reviews)

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    I wanted to take my daughters out for a change of scenery to a place with a gym, heated pool, and a…read morenice room with room service First I would like to say all of the employees that we encountered were fantastic, no complaints there. I paid extra for a Pure room. Not sure that did anything helpful. There was a large hole in large windows which allowed for freezing air to constantly draft the room, making it tricky to get the thermostat to a comfortable temperature. I brought our Alexa for white noise, yet still it was difficult to sleep, you can hear everything going on in the hallways. The next morning someone opened our door while I was in the shower, my daughter had to tell them we were still there, they didn't knock or anything. It was only 9am and check out is 12pm. I ordered room service and was shocked to see a $30 service charge on top of a delivery fee AND tip. I was more shocked that after spending over $200 for our dinner that our food arrived in cardboard boxes and to go containers. Most places I go the room service is served on plates with a cloche (domed metal covering to keep the food warm) and wheeled in on a cart. I was handed a paper bag with cardboard and to go containers. We weren't even given plates, my daughter ordered a steak served in a box. How do you cut a steak in a box. So after paying a $30 service charge, plus delivery fee, plus tip I still had to go downstairs to ask for plates while our food got cold. The food also was not that good, so for the price, had I known, I would have gone to one of the local restaurants and brought food back, there's a Ruth's Chris within walking distance. The Market is decent but expensive. The premade sandwiches are VERY dry. I would not recommend. The pool was nice to have, but could use a good cleaning and to be heated a bit more. It connects to the outdoor pool whoch is closed but there still is a draft, and a gap that a towel is somehow wedged between soaking wet to prevent a draft? Breakfast was interesting, the servers was wonderful, however the eggs benedict was odd. The eggs were overcooked and instead of what I normally see as a thin slice of Canadian Bacon, it was 2 huge slabs of ham. The gym was adequate, but overall the hotel could use updating and the food was disappointing, especially since we do enjoy room service when staying at a hotel.

    My stay was just ok but the breakfast was good the first day and great the second day which I why I…read moregave it 4 stars although I really wanted to give it 3.5. Actually, it wasn't just the breakfast that I would give high ratings to, the staff was super pleasant and helpful and it didn't seem like they were going out of their way to be helpful, it seemed genuine. The "bad" for me was that the beds weren't that comfortable and because it was 3 of us, sharing a double made it even less comfortable. Part of it is totally my fault (or my parents). I'm 6'4" 270 (ok, I take full responsibility for the 270) but I was hanging off the bed. My height played a negative part in the fitness center. I couldn't use it. I was too tall. There wasn't enough room to put my hands over my head.

    Nassau Inn - Banquet Room

    Nassau Inn

    (180 reviews)

    $$$

    Recently visited the Nassau Inn during the Princeton University Graduation festivities. I attended…read morea banquet dinner on the second floor of the Inn the evening of Memorial Day. I have been to the Nassau Inn previously, but never on the second level where this event was held. The second level has its own bar, and seating both inside of the dining rooms as well as near the bar in the form of chairs and couches. There is also access to an outdoor patio, with more seating, and views of the surrounding areas to take in. Very much enjoyed getting to hang out in this space, and use both the indoor and outdoor areas. The banquet room was set up well - it was not too crowded and felt like there was plenty of room to not sit and socialize. The buffet line was set up in its own room, which helped with the spacing of it all. I enjoyed the food served at the event. The buffet was accessible from both sides, so the line moved quickly. All of the items were good, but I enjoyed the salmon especially. This event sold drink tickets, and those could be redeemed at the bar right outside of the banquet rooms. The bartender was friendly and receptive to any requests. She was the only one, but there was never a long line. We were able to play some media during the event on a projector, and use the equipment on the premise. It all worked well and we had no issue. I am not sure if it is just because it was graduation weekend, or if the pricing is always the same, but it is somewhat pricy to host a banquet at this spot. It was nice, especially for a celebration such as graduation, but definitely a once-in-a-while event for most average folks as opposed to a regular spot. Enjoyed getting to enjoy a new area of the historic place in Princeton on this visit! I would recommend it if you are looking for an event space in the Princeton area! NOTE: This is an overall note of this area of Princeton, but parking is somewhat hard to come by. There is some street parking, but it is more reliable to park in a garage and make the short walk over to the Nassau Inn.

    The best known hotel at Princeton is, unfortunately, profoundly average…read more The place is kind of threadbare. It just seems like it had operated for so long as a monopoly that it doesn't know how to upgrade now that there is higher end competition in town. Rooms are perfectly adequate. Individual HVAC units below the window reminiscent of a motel that, at least in my case, we were sufficiently badly maintained that the noise of it turning on woke me up every time. The place is massively convenient and steeped in tradition and history... But don't expect anything special. The reviews definitely show it needs to step up its game, and further show that it apparently has chosen not to.

    Hampton Inn Princeton - hotels - Updated May 2026

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