Best Hotels in Haskell

I stayed at this Holiday Inn in Haskell, NJ, in mid March because of its location and convenience to visit family and friends, as I have for years. This time though, I noticed a big change. It was very obvious that the hotel was feeding and housing a number of homeless people. Because I normally travel alone, I brought this to the attention of the front desk in addition to speaking with the manager. I was informed that he was not aware of this problem but he had cameras. I said he should watch his cameras then and he would clearly see what was going on. As I became more aware throughout my stay, I saw more evidence of this situation by the breakfast bar and throughout the hotel. Before leaving, I again told the front desk to please tell the “manager” that I am aware of what is going on and in order to make a few extra bucks, he is doing a disservice to his paying customers. I worry about my safety and the security at this hotel and I am uncomfortable in revisiting this Holiday Inn Express Haskell-Wayne area, as long as this continues. If you decide to stay there, please be observant and very aware of your surroundings because the hotel staff refused to address my concerns.

Overall good, the new Indian general manager is amiable and hands-on. The water is hot and there is a bathtub to soak in. It's just that you can smell the odor after entering the door, maybe the new management will eliminate these odors soon. There is a restaurant opened by Fujianese next to the hotel, which tastes very good and is worth tasting.

Beautiful room, with a pull out couch and balcony for smoking. The King bed was perfect. Everything was clean and convenient. Quick drive to get decent food in the area. It was a local getaway for my birthday and I loved it for that. I would go again and def recommend it if you just want a place to stay for a change of scenery. Highly recommend and would stay again.

The accommodations were excellent. Beds were comfortable, the room was clean and big enough to spread out a little. The only negative was that the towels were apparently new as they left s white fuzz on our skin. The bar was very nice and accommodating to the family.

The location of the hotel is very good, in the commercial center, the facilities are complete, there is a small surprise in the room, there is a small reception room, so I will not affect the family.

Good, clean and quiet, fully equipped, the shower design is a little weird.

Very nice people and the location is great too. I would recommend this place to anyone.

The hotel is generally good, located in Garden State New Jersey. It is worth mentioning that there is a very popular Italian restaurant on the first floor of the hotel. From the beginning of the evening, many people come to eat and drink, very lively and relaxing. The hotel does not have dry cleaning service and has a self-service laundry room. Breakfast is average, the internal facilities of the room are relatively new. Business travel is still quite recommended. But the room cleaning service has to inform the front desk by itself, otherwise it will not come to clean.

The rooms was very dirty and my children and I were not comfortable at all. The lady on check in was very nice and the young man that checked me out was very understanding. That we did not want to continue our stay and understood completely the reason.

This hotel was one of the choices listed on a wedding invitation, but it sure was a disappointment. First of all, finding the hotel was not easy. There is a sign by the road, but then you have to navigate through a couple of parking lots to reach the building. Additional signs would have been helpful. There was a parking garage, but it looked sketchy so we parked outside. They advertise that they offer breakfast, but it consisted of a to-go paper bag sitting near the front desk with a Saran-wrapped bagel, a tube of cream cheese, a plastic knife and a small muffin (maybe a change made due to COVID?). There was a large urn of regular coffee available for help yourself service, but there was no decaf, no hot water, no tea bags or hot chocolate packets like many other hotels often offer. There were vending machines for snacks and drinks. Interesting that one of the snacks you could buy was microwavable popcorn, but our room had no microwave. We were under the impression that there was a restaurant on site, but it turned out to be a nightclub. Our room keycards did not always work, so we went down to the front desk multiple times to reprogram and/or get a new card. Thankfully, the room was pretty clean (although the corners of the bathroom were filthy). The toilet paper was a low-quality 2-ply. The toilet handle had to be jiggled to stop it from constantly running after each flush. The metal bathroom door had obviously been repaired in several places because the patches were a different color from the door. At least there were ample towels, tissues, and plenty of hot water. Not having carpet in the room was nice. The TV remote did not work so we had to wait for maintenance (turned out to be a manger, I think) to come with a replacement remote. The room had a refrigerator, but no coffee maker. There was an iron, but no ironing board. There was only a swivel desk chair (set up at the counter/desk) to sit in. We had to set the time on the nightstand room clock. At one point, we went to use the stairway and it was disgusting with trash so we avoided the stairs. We stayed 2 nights and Housekeeping did call us in the morning to check if we wanted them to clean our room, so that was a positive. The front desk staff person must have been new because his customer service skills were minimal at best. When we checked in, we had to ask him how to reach our room because he neglected to mention that there was even an elevator. At one point we asked for restaurant recommendations, but he was unable to provide any helpful suggestions. Luckily there were 2 computers available for use in the lobby, so we were able to get our information that way. After getting home, I noticed a charge on my credit card from the hotel that was then cancelled, and the correct charge was put on. I am glad they corrected it without me having to call them, but it is just one more thing that made our experience with this place, less than ideal. Very disappointing sta