I named my own price with Priceline.com and got a room for one night at this hotel for a steep discount. I've used Priceline for several other trips with decent results, but the reviews for this hotel made me think my luck had run out.

My wife and I found this to be a great, great deal and an excellent room. Check in was very fast, front desk clerk friendly and efficient. The hotel grounds were well maintained and the common areas were clean -- although there was a faint smell of cigarette smoke in the hallway outside our room (in a non-smoking section of the hotel).

The room itself was VERY clean and well appointed. The only disappointment was the smaller TV -- given it's an extended stay hotel, I would have thought they'd have a large screen TV. The kitchen was well stocked with utensils, pots & pans, microwave, fridge, stove top and everything you'd need to cook.

The bed was extremely comfortable -- better than our bed at home. We found the hotel to be very quiet and didn't hear a peep all night long. We were on the back side (non-street side) of the hotel, but the hotel is tucked away and not really near a busy street. We did hear a train once, but it wasn't bothersome. We certainly did not hear any other guests -- not even the traditional slamming of doors first thing in the morning!

We did find the next morning that we didn't have an ironing board in our room (although we did have some wrinkled clothes!). Within 5 minutes of calling the front desk, the housekeeper brought the needed ironing board.

Overall, this was one of the better deals we've got through Priceline. The hotel was in a great, great location -- within 2-5 miles of the places we were going -- close to restaurants & shopping and not too far from New York City. I'm cheap -- I wouldn't pay full price, but I'll certainly pray we win this hotel again when we stay in Nanuet again!

I had the underwhelming displeasure of staying at this hotel recently. Considering the price for your typical NY, NJ hotel, this property was reasonably priced, but I would definitely pay a little to stay elsewhere.

- The cleanliness of the hotel was 'ok'
- The Sleep Quality was poor due to the lack of proper insulation... The classic paper walls hotel. It's one thing to hear someone pass gas in the next room, it's another to smell it.
- The front desk staff were hit and miss. The first shift front desk agents seemed to be provide more consistent worthwhile CS.
- The reliability of the housekeeping was 'ok'

I tend to consider Candlewood Suites a lesser brand to IHG's similar StayBridge Suites and this property definitely confirms my consideration.

10 seconds after entering this property you know it's for the low-rent crowd.

The front desk staff is casual to the point of unprofessionalism. My colleague reported that in the evening loud rap music was playing in the area behind the check-in desk. The desk staff are repeatedly away from the desk for long periods of time.

Either there are people living in the hotel, or staying there very long-term. I stayed two nights (not consecutively) and the same man sat in the combo laundry/fitness room watching TV for several hours each evening. He did not look like a guest, but seemed on friendly terms with the staff. A one point he engaged in a loud & heated argument with another woman (a guest?)

I witnessed a drug deal in the hallway outside of my room.

Oddly enough the rooms themselves were clean and well appointed. If it weren't for the staff and common areas I would have rated this property average.

Does this review sound bizarre? So was my stay.

The location was convenient for our business travel, the price was reasonable and the room was clean, but other than that, it was not a good stay. We stayed here two separate nights in the same week. The first night I was in a street side room and there was a banging sound most of the night, which may have been the flag beating on the flag pole, but it was loud and kept me awake most of the night. The walls were so thin that i could hear every alarm clock that went off starting about 2 hours before I planned to get up and continuing to the point that I gave up tryiing to sleep. The second room was somewhat quieter. Other issues included:
There were only two packs of decaf coffee left in the room and no regular.
The towels had a horrible vineager smell to them.
There were no tissues in the box.
There were several questable looking people hanging around the hotel and did not appear to have a room there.
There is no wireless internet.