Guest Houses in Newark

...actually TOTAL DISASTER: 1. Host wanted me to send him additional 30$ as damage deposit. I NEVER experienced that via Booking and it wasn't part of a proposal when I booked. Host even threatened me to throw us out at 23:00, if I don't pay. 2. Host has big number of rules you have to respect 3. Host told me where to go and how to find it only one hour before my arrival. Since we didn't have internet access that made me additional expences - despite that he was writing and threating me for damage depisiite the was day before that 4. Address he advertises DOES NOT EXIST. When you come there, there is no hous with that address! 5. Shared bathroom was far from clean 6. Walls are paper thin. You can hear people talking in rooms in the same level and people normaly walking over the house 7. Bed is made from some kind of couch, we were two and we couldn't sleep normaly, beacuse yogi was so soft we were constantly pulled one another in the middle/center of it. 8. We were locked out one day, because they didn't changed batteryes in the door lock. We were in front of the room for about 30 minutes before host answered to me. After two and a half hours, despite the fact that he was informed, the matter happened again 9. When we came in the second time and decided not to close door anymore, I told him not to send me anyone and let him solve this next day (we were leaving next morning), but he send me some non English speaking woman to change batteries - at 22:45 in the night. 10. He needed a reminder to send back damage deposit. 11. not to forget - there is no Subway access - it's PATH train access... PATH is not part of NYC subway and it needs to be paid additionally Host is everything host shouldn't be. I'm host my self and I'm ashamed for him. This hous was not build to be and apartment house and it shouln't be that, but someone saw easy money. This was the far worst Booking experience I ever had.

Location

The location was quite good since it was about a 5-minute road to a main road to get a bus to Newark Penn Station. It was about a 20-minute walk to the row of shops and restaurants on Broad Street. The room itself was quite nice and not too small. There were towels and toiletries for use. The room was lockable since the rest of the building was shared with other people. The room had a cupboard as well as a TV. Check in and out was fairly easy using a lock box.

Did not help at all

Very clean, easy location, staff very helpful and friendly.

Location, reasonably priced (for NYC)

We really appreciated the tiny kitchen facilities and were able to save a lot by cooking our dinners. The room was warm and comfortable even with four people.