The Holland Hotel Hotel

The Holland Hotel is next to the Holland tunnel you can take to get into New York, Manhattan, sight seeing etc. Close to the mall as well, great food court in the mall so you can walk there or through the tunnel. Burger King right next door to the hotel and a Target is nearby. The room was clean, basic, likely comparable to a motel or inn, nothing special just a means to an end. They do offer a continental breakfast that I did not try. No breakfast room, just fruit etc on a shelf and you could pick whatever you wanted. Stayed only 1 night prior to cruise. In retrospect, I would have rather paid 50 bucks more and stayed elsewhere, you will have to pay nearly 20 dollars to cross the tunnel anyway. May as well add it to your room rate and walk around downtown. Parking was free at the Holland.

The beds were against the walls with a night stand between with plenty of phone charging options. The sheets were a little stiff for my taste and the AC was right on my feet otherwise sleeping was good. My son who had a bed to himself slept well. The room has a refrigerator, microwave and hair dryer. There is not a coffee maker in the room but there is always coffee in the lobby. TV is fine. Ours stopped working and was fixed promptly when reported. The breakfast is pastries, bread, cereal yogurt and fruit and was adequate. The area is small and tight but there is a nice new seating area right outside in good weather and the ice set tray can be used to get food and return to the room. The desk staff were friendly. Check in was a bit tense. Apparently there was a problem charging the credit card they had. Rather than calling they sent an email at 3 PM. I was driving at the time. They made it a point to let me know they were about to give the room away and it took several tense minutes to decide the room. The surrounding areas felt safe at all hours we were out and about. Morning runs through the neighborhood and along the river felt safe. Free parking on site is another huge benefit of this hotel. A mall across the street and several places to eat in walking distance. Really good place to stay for visits to NYC or before a cruise from Cape Liberty.