Radisson Hotel Newark – Carteret

They have changed the name to Hotel Executive. We paid $ 129. The front desk staff was nice. They had to switch our first room that one was dirty. We were upgraded to what they called a suite. Sad version of a suite. The bed was a sleep number, king size, and it was GREAT! Rooms have old furniture and carpet, worn and furniture need cleaning. The buffet was horrible. Hard scramble eggs, watery grits, watery coffee, just terrible. It did have a bar inside tge hotel. It is also located off the I 95 toll road on the industrial road so lots of trucks. Our view was power lines and industrial buildings. It was overpriced for what you got but for a one night stay it did the job.

We stayed here for about $ 90 a night instead of a $ 400 a night hotel in New York. This place is about a 20 minute drive from New York, but you save big time.
The view from the hotel is of power lines and there is not much surrounding the hotel. Everything else was at least 3−½ stars. The room was clean, modern and the bed was comfy. We had a fridge and microwave. The complimentary breakfast is average. Scrambled eggs, toast, grits, homestyle potatoes, turkey sausage, cereal and juice.
I would recommend and stay here again. Nice, friendly and not expensive. I’m VERY picky in where I stay and this hotel passed.

We stayed there the night before an early flight so we could take the shuttle to the airport. While it’s not a spectacular resort, it’s not bad. Rooms are clean, friendly staff and has a great bar attached. Nice breakfast in the morning as well. I don’t like Sleep Number beds, but that’s a person preference. For the price, I was expecting a lot less; pleasantly surprised by the hotel.
The shuttle was lacking though. While we didn’t have any issues with the shuttle to the airport, the one back was awful. We waiting 90 minutes before it came. The guy was a terrible driver. I’m an aggressive driver, but I was honestly frightened he was going to hit someone or something.

This is NO LONGER the Radisson. It is Hotel Executive Suites
Background: Looking for a place to stay for 1 night stay as the apartment I was staying at was having some maintenance. Booked via Expedia because there was a deal (cheapest hotel in the area). Checked in around 5:30pm.
Initial arrival
–There was no bag-​boy to help with luggage. This was fine for me as I usually don’t have them help me anyways.
–Lobby looked nice
–Bar in the lobby as well as some vending machines.
Front desk
–Not the warmest reception I’ve had.
–No wait, only took a few minutes to check in.
Room
–Initially, the room looked great, 2 beds very well made. Bathroom was very nice.
–Desk, tables, free wifi.
–Hair dryer, coffee maker in bathroom.
–AC worked very well.
–Wifi is slow. Could hardly keep a connection over Skype. I wasn’t even doing anything that needed a lot of bandwidth.
—Lost 1 star.
–Supposedly this is a nonsmoking hotel. Not true. After sniffing around, I noticed my AC was blowing cigarette-​tinged air. Hallways at night time reeked of cigarette smoke. People next door were heavy smokers and loud moaners (if you know what I mean). Room smelled heavily of cigarette smoke.
—Lost 1 star.
–The beds are both sleep number beds. However, they were both out of order in my room. Apparently when sleep number beds break, they go to the highest number, I may as well just have slept on the floor. Called the front desk and the lady said she’ll send one up to repair it. Did not show up. Called again several hours later and a guy said that maintenance was out for the night and that he wouldn’t be able to move me due to no vacancy.
—Lost 2 stars. Should be 2 since why else go to a hotel if not for a comfy sleep that isn’t at home. I’m only staying for 1 night having maintenance come when I leave is pointless.
Complimentary breakfast
–Did not partake
Bottom line
–If you’re going to stay at this hotel, make sure your beds work and that your room doesn’t smell of cigarettes (if you car about that sort of thing).
–If everything works, stay, great hotel.
–If you roll into a bad room, it won’t get fixed and you won’t get moved.
–For those who are booking online, stay away as you can’t inspect the rooms and the frost desk will just BS you into thinking it’ll be the bets room you’ll ever stay in.
Constructive criticism to hotel
–Make sure before you rent out a room that the beds work, kind of insulting to rent someone a room with a bed that’s as hard as the floor.

Booked my hotel same day that I checked in. I had no issues. Excellent price! I found the front desk staff to be friendly and efficient. Her directions to the hotel amenities were clear. There are free computers on the second floor in the business center. Free wifi and breakfast. The ice machines are enclosed behind a heavy door to conceal the noise.
My room was very clean and comfortable. Nice big king bed, sleep number bed, no less, with down comforter. Very nice amenities. Big flat screen TV.
The scenery is warehouses but just over the bridge, less than 3 – 4 minutes are some facts food restaurants and regular sit down ones. Close to stores, banks and pharmacies. I feel like I got a steal of a deal!
No turnpike noise as stated in other reviews.
I would definitely stay again!

Excellent Staff Room and Amenities

This is no longer the Radisson — it is the Executive Suites.
Pros:
Nice rooms
Close to Turnpike
Good food in restaurant
Cons:
Rude, incompetent staff
Maids do not clean rooms/​make beds everyday
Breakfast is mediocre — bagels/​pastries are stale
Non-​smoking room smelled of cigarette smoke
«Free shuttle» might as well be nonexistent
No good nearby restaurants
Forgot about our room service order
New Jersey. enough said
Just a few of our experiences here… An employee yelled at my husband for not placing their bagel slicer on a particular plate on the buffet. While waiting in the lobby for our taxi, the front desk telephone rang for 10 minutes straight with nobody picking up. When we asked what times the free shuttle runs, the concierge informed us that we have to schedule an appointment 24 hours ahead of time. We then scheduled an appointment for the next day to pick us up from the nearby train station. We waited over an hour for the shuttle to arrive before finally giving up and hailing a cab. Don’t depend on this shuttle if you need to get to the train station or airport on time.

Stayed here again and had the same good experience. The only thing is that the breakfast was barely edible. Had to survive on toast and a glass of milk. Worth it though because I was safe and VERY comfortable!

I called to be picked up by the shuttle from the airport. An hour later no one came to pick me up and I called them back. They said oh, ok he will be there. They told me I was too early to check in at 12pm and I said that was fine. Any place close I can go to. The clerk who was rude stated I could walk to food places (nothing close) or safe to walk. The shuttle driver told me he could drop me to the bus or train station and I could go to the city. The front desk clerk had a really bad attitude. When I returned at 3pm and asked if I could check in, she stated, wait and let me see. She gave me my two keys and didn’t give me any information. I had to ask about breakfast and the hotel accommodations. Each time I asked her a question she appeared annoyed. I called because my remote was not working. A man came and stated I had a new tv and the remotes are not programmed and no one could fix it. He took the remotes and said he would return. He never did. I went downstairs the next day and asked about it. When I returned I had a remote. I waited over 30 minutes to check out because the front desk clerk appeared stressed or the only one working. She was rude and did not as how my stay was. She took my keys and stated I would receive my receipt from Expedia. I told her I did not book through them, I booked through the website. She then handed me a receipt. She was not pleasant to anyone. I stayed in a hotel in Manhattan and the service was 100x better. I wanted to stay out of the city and have a low key stay and I will never do that again.

I stayed at this Radisson two days ago. I found it to be very clean with no odd smells. The staff was helpful and friendly. The beds and linens were extremely comfortable and the room very dark for sleeping (which is a huge plus for me) Not the greatest view or surrounding area, but I wasn’t there for the scenery so that wasn’t a negative. Also, considering how close the hotel is to the turnpike, I found my room to be very quiet. I’d stay here again.

Something wrong with the lobby — it smells real bad…
If you need to go to JFK or LGA — don’t make the mistakes that I did. Not only it’s a 60mins ride, the hotel doesn’t have shuttle to go there.
Internet is free, room is good size. But there is this night swift guy that really doesn’t wanna help. I was asking what time the breakfast was and he got all pissed off… wtf?! if there was a posting, maybe I should read it first, nope, nothing… so I was just asking a question.
Then later on, 1 of my card keys doesn’t work, I made it look like I was bothering him. wtf?! From what? He was always looking at the monitor… I think Radisson should check where their staffers go online, ‘cos I bet you, he was looking at porn.