Crowne Plaza Newark Airport, an IHG Hotel

It's a good business style hotel, ideal for the airport. They provide a free transfer service every half hour and it only takes around 10 minutes to get to the airport. We enjoyed our stay and had a relaxing time in the indoor pool. The only negative is the lack of restaurants nearby. We did walk to an old diner, which was fun.

The staff were courteous, in particular the Shuttle Bus Driver from Egypt. He gave us all the information we could possibly need for a 24-hour stay in Newark, including how to get to the City and back from the Crown Plaza Hotel. The information offered has encouraged us to consider staying longer at Crown Plaza Hotel on future trips. The beds, pillows and linens were super comfortable. We didn't want to get up in the morning.

The front desk personnel were very professional and handled all of our needs including helping us with parking the next morning, late checkout, checking luggage, recommending a restaurant for lunch. Except for some wallpaper that was coming off the wall in the bedroom, the property was very well maintained and looked beautiful. We were very pleased and would definitely stay there again if we were flying out of EWR. We really appreciated the Keurig coffee in the room. Loved the bedding and the thick towels. Also liked the toiletries in the pump bottles in the bathroom. Staff members were very friendly even the housekeeper, Gary, who was vacuuming the hallways. Lobby was beautiful and very clean and modern - gave us a good feeling when we first entered the hotel..

This was a perfect place to crash before an early morning flight. The shuttle to the airport runs every 30 minutes and it drops you at the Air Train (factor that into your timing). The room was big enough to a final repacking of suitcases. Check in and check out where super fast. I don't think there's much food around but I think it's easy enough to order delivery.

The hotel served the purpose of our stay, that is, a place to stay between flights. We choose it as it had a restaurant and free shuttle to and from the airport and included breakfast. The bed was wonderfully comfortable and very large. The room and decor were a little "tired" but this seems to be the norm all over the US for this level of accommodation. We ate at the restaurant and it was fine, average prices and a fair selection of meals, staff in the restaurant and bar were very nice. Breakfast was reasonable with the usual buffet choices. Shuttle worked out well, drivers very helpful and friendly and in the morning passengers were dropped at relevant terminals which was really great.