Extended Stay America – Piscataway – Rutgers University

Was not a very nice place. Room smelled funny, no housekeeping, hallways always smelled like weed, never any hot water for shower. You have to bring your towels up to the front and exchange for new ones. The ‘fitness center’ was a joke. The equipment was shoddy and stopped working in middle of work out. My keys constantly got demagnetized for no reason (I got new keys minimum 2 times/​day). The room doesn’t include anything until you specifically ask for it (coffee maker, ironing board, trash can, dishes, etc). So if you arrive late, you’re out of luck. They were out of coffee my time there, that really sucked. The people at the front desk were very nice, but were rarely there. But… it had a kitchen.

One star is too much for this hotel. First off, I showed up to check in around 1am (I know it’s sort of late…) but the front door was locked and no one was answering the phone to the front desk. After waiting outside for 20 minutes, a guest saw me standing outside and let me in. After finally checking in, my room seemed okay until the next morning. The breakfast area was a mess, it was not restocked. My shower nozzle broke apart when I tried to take a shower. The shower curtain itself was literally HALF the length of a normal shower curtain, so I took an exposed shower that got water EVERYWHERE. Also black mold growing in the shower.
You can tell this hotel is poorly managed, or these is no attention to detail. Definitely never staying here again.

I had to travel for work to Piscataway area and stayed at this hotel in June 2014. I prepaid my reservation, but when I arrived there, the purchase didn’t exist in their system. What a mess it was. I had to sleep in my car, because the entire hotel was booked. The people working there did not help me find other options or find extra room. They just told me since I don’t have a reservation I cannot stay at this hotel. Worst experience ever!

I stayed at this hotel during 7÷28÷14 weekend. My room smelled like curry. It was bad. There were black hair in washed towels and on bed sheets. Although they claimed free Wi-​Fi, the internet was very slow, it didn’t do much. Breakfast was a joke, it was just granola bars, fruits, and muffins placed in front of the check in desk against a wall. When I saw it, I didn’t bother but went outside and bought my own breakfast. Also when I went to the grill area bc I wanted to have my breakfast there, the area was filthy full of napkins laying around the grill and tables, tables were dirty. It seemed they were not cleaned for a long time. Also, when I bought food, brought it to my room and made dinner in the kitchen, I realized there are no utensils. I had to ask at the front desk.
Also, when travel coach busses arrive, they park right in front of your windows, blocking your view. You are waken up the next day early morning, because they are warming up their engines. There is no official bus parking! They take up regular parking lot spots.
This place is a joke. You can tell it’s ran by people who know nothing how to run a business. Nobody pays any attention to it.

The service was decent but the room smelt really bad. like a foreign person who doesn’t shower. For some reason the stench never went away.