We booked a room here during the halloween snow storm of 2011 when we were without heat and power for almost a week; we live about 40 miles north of this location.
The two bedroom/two bath was perfect for our family of four with two young kids, one in a pack n' play, and a dog. The lofted bedroom had a queen bed, decent sized closet, it's own 25in plasma TV and bathroom with bathtub....it was a great place for our 5yr old to "camp out" for the four nights we were there. The main level had a kitchen with fridge, stove top, oven, microwave, coffee maker and all the cooking accesories we needed. The dining area was fine, a little small for four but fine. The living room are was good sized with fireplace, large plasma TV, couch, chairs and tables. The main bedroom had a king bed, desk area with chair, large plasma TV, large closet and full bathroom with tub. The room was great for a family of four,dog friendly (for $100 fee for the entire stay) and pretty reasonable for $200 per night....including breakfast, wifi and a nightly manager special.
The staff were very friendly and accomodating given the influx of people that were there as we were, somewhat last minute. The staff handled a lot of challenges, and challenging people, very professionally and were a delight to deal with.
The breakfast was fine, not worth detailing but standard bagels, cereal, pancakes/eggs potatoes buffet style, fresh fruit and yogurt. The manager's event at night varied a bit and I only grabbed a taco one night at the "make your own taco" bar, it was good.
The location is great, just a five minute drive to downtown Princeton which has plenty of restaurants and stores to walk around. Closer to the hotel are a ton of retail stores (Target, Home Depot, CVS, a ton of chain restaurants), one of the largest outdoor malls I've ever heard of is about five miles away.
The one possible negative is that it's a little tricky to get into the hotel area from RT 1, you just need to follow the signs but you actually pass the hotel well before seeing the entrance....it's a little confusing the first time but it's actually pretty simple once you know where you're going.
We really enjoyed our stay at this residence inn and would recommend if you needed to be in the area.
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