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2.0 of 5
3450 Brunswick Pike, Princeton, NJ 08540
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Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor
Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor
Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor
Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor
Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor
Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor
Ranked #14 of 14 hotels in Princeton
3.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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Boston, Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“bug infested hotel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2010
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Do not stay here if you want a sanitary hotel room free of bugs. After checking into this hotel and walking down a smelly hallway, we entered a room on the 2nd floor that smelled even worse of mildew. We asked for a change of room as it was difficult to breathe. Our only options were a smoking room though the hotel did not look full. We were moved to the third floor, with hallways that did not smell as bad as the second floor and decided to move there. As we were pulling back the covers to sleep, three to four bugs popped off the pillows, each of them a couple centimeters large. At that point, we looked around the room and noticed it was bug infested with them crawling on the walls, jumping from bed to bed, and were all over the carpet by the window both dead and alive. Prior to leaving, we snapped only a few pictures and left due to fears these critters would jump onto us or into our luggage. We spoke to the hotel clerk at the front desk who told us the entire hotel was infested with bugs. The clerk offered us another room that had "fewer bugs." In fact, she told us that it was a statewide problem that all of the hotels were infested with bugs. Being from Boston and not hearing of this "statewide problem," we checked into the Marriott in downtown Trenton, NJ hoping this was our best bet to escape. We were completely satisified with our room - clean, no smell of mildew and not a single bug in site.

It took over a week to get a refund from thea Areas of Operation Manager, Ricky Apocada. He refused on multiple occassions to give us refund claiming he offered us another room, even though the only ONLY room we were offered by his employee was one that the employee indicated would not be free of bugs. Ricky disregarded our concerns claiming that they were only "potato bugs" that would not "hurt us." After multiple phone calls to the HQ of Extended Stay , we finally got our refund. If you are willing to take the risk, Ricky stated that there is one side of the hotel that does not have bugs (thought his employee did not state that). He still does not believe that these bugs were not a big deal because they are not "bed bugs." Regardless of the kind of bugs they are, no one should have to have bugs jump out of their bed in a hotel room when they are trying to go to sleep. If this is a problem on "one side of the hotel only," then Extended Stay should put up warning signs or not put customers in rooms they have knowledge are infested with bugs. A better business solution would be to focus on exterminating the bugs rather than making up excuses that they are harmless.

  • Stayed October 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Trenton, NJ
1 review
“Wonderful place to stay and had everything we wanted”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2009

The staff at the front was very nice and courteous The room was well furnished and supplied with things that were needed. It was nice to have a well stocked kitchen with the items necessary to use for cooking and eating meals. If anything else was needed, the front desk was accomodating. Since the 1st time we stayed there, we have been back twice and will continue to use this location for future vistis.

  • Stayed March 2009, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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new york
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Terrible, Dirty, You will regret it! See my photos!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2008
1
person found this review helpful

I paid with cash when I checked in because I was afraid that the staff might still my credit card number and use it.

The toilet was dirty, the kitchen was even dirtier, the screen from the window was off the window and on the bed, the carpet was stained.

The place was so dirty, it made me feel very unsafe to be there. I checked out as soon as I checked in. I am in the process of contacting the CEO of Extended Stay America at: [-].

  • Liked — nothing
  • Disliked — everything
  • Stayed November 2008, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Manager-PWY, Manager - PWW at Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor, responded to this review
24 March 2009
"I recently received a copy of your review of the Extended Stay America Princeton - West Windsor. Our company prides itself on providing great service and great rooms at great rates, which is why I was so disappointed to read your post. Please accept my most sincere apologies.

We specialize in providing guests with the amenities and service they require for an enjoyable stay at an exceptional rate. In the case of housekeeping, our standard service schedule provides one full housekeeping after every seven days stayed, with the option to purchase additional housekeeping services as desired. Operating our business in this way allows us to continue offering the same great rates to which our guests have become accustomed.

It's not common that we get the sort of feedback you provided, and although it is discouraging to read, it will help us make our hotel even better in the future. Let me apologize again that your stay was not completely satisfying, and assure you that we will continue to listen to our guests in forums like this one or directly (please visit our website and click the Contact Us link at the bottom of the page). I hope we have addressed your concern satisfactorily, and that you would give us the pleasure of having you as a guest again at this hotel or any other Extended Stay Hotels(sm) brand location in the future."
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“Identity theft potential”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 June 2008
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I would not stay in a place that required a person's Driver's License upon check-in. It was not enough that we show an ID. We had to fill in it on the check-in sheet as a required field (incidentally a handwritten field on their form). We spoke to the manager and he indicated that this was their policy. We asked him to produce a copy of the company's policy - he indicated he did not have to do so. (We pre-paid through Priceline. Departing without paying was not an issue. Most hotels do not require an ID, but take a credit card upon check-in for incidentals.)

Until this experience, we had never been required to produce any form of identification for a hotel - especially not in writing. With increased concern about identity theft, such a "policy" is not appropriate. (The manager indicated that the previous week two other people left the hotel due to his Driver's License policy.)

Needless to say, we too, left without staying there.

  • Liked — price
  • Disliked — treatment of customers by staff
  • Stayed June 2008, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“This place is ridiculous!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2008
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When we arrived at 1am, after calling the national office and having them fax over our reservation and letting them know we were coming in late, no one answered any knock on the reception door. Through the window, we could see that someone was walking around, but they were ignoring us. We had to go outside and bang on the outside window furiously to get any attention. We were given our key and then walked through a hallway musty with the smell of urine. We had to stop by the trash room for a breath of fresh air because that seemed to be the only place in the building that was clean. Arriving at our room, we went inside to see an unmade, rumply bed, trash, towels and tons of popcorn littering the floor, and no small sign that someone had checked out and they hadn't bothered to clean the room. We called the national office, and they said they'd Do something about it in 24-48 hours; really! So now, 2 am. We go back down to the front desk and tell them the problem, "Oh, no...only have double room...you want double room?" C'mon. So we get another room, this time on the bordello-smelling smoking floor. 2:15am. Open the door, the room is (simply relatively) clean, but reeks of a nasty floral air spray. "What, you no like room? You stay this room, this good room.". Unbelievable. At this point, there appears no choice. It's too late to try and find something else, and there's way too much to do tomorrow to keep mucking around with this. So we go to open the window to air the room out, and BAM! The whole window falls off the tracks and onto the floor. OMFG!!! In the morning, we wanted a coffee, and while there was a machine and a single coffee packet thing, there was absolutely nothing to drink out of. Bottom line. This is the worst hotel experience I've had in the USA. I totally expected more, even for the money. I can't believe how little integrity some people and businesses have. I'd never tried an Ext. Stay America before. NEVER again.

  • Liked — Nada; perhaps price
  • Disliked — Too many to list.
  • Stayed June 2003, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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  • Princeton Extended Stay
Address: 3450 Brunswick Pike, Princeton, NJ 08540
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