I've never been to NJ (or out of state on my own as an adult, for that matter) before so I was really nervous about staying somewhere shady. This place was FANTASTIC! I went with one of my friends in August for a concert at Prudential and it was perfect. We were warned by countless people that it wasn't safe to walk around after dark down here but if you're going to an event at Pru Center, no worries! You can walk out through the buildings attached to the Hilton and come out right across from the courtyard by the center.

It was for that reason alone we stayed here again in November for another concert. Anything with the Pru Center, the hotel is the best location ever. To get onto the short circle before the lobby is confusing (to me, at least) but when we called for help the greeter could not have been nicer. He was super helpful and even stayed on the phone with us until he could actually see us out front.

Things to know: There is pay by hour/by day surrounding the hotel (some of it a bit far, but we didn't explore) and there is a garage attached to the hotel. It is $21/day to park (i think) and you let the staff at the hotel know you're parking there. They will charge you there--DO NOT PAY AT THE GARAGE. Anytime you come or go, the front desk will give you a pre-paid ticket to get your vehicle in and out.

Internet is pay by device ($12 I think) or you can sneak down to the Starbucks located right outside the lobby and use theirs while they're open.

The rooms weren't any bigger or smaller than to be expected of any hotel. The nicest I've ever stayed at though. We had a double each time and they come with a desk, chair, flat screen TV, basic channels, alarm clock, etc. There's a menu for room service and the the bar/restaurant in the lobby but it's pretty pricey.

Bathrooms aren't huge but if four women can get ready in it and not want to kill each other, you can manage. Also, cleanest hotel bathroom I've ever seen. Rooms cleaned/restocked daily, the usual.

Staff: Excellent. There was a mildly annoying mishap upon check-in during our first stay--my credit card would not work and no amount of explaining there was 0$ charged on them was getting us anywhere. It wasn't until 2 other customers gave them the same story that they realized their system was done. It was irritating to me (6+ hours in a car and all) but not once was the staff unprofessional. They were always super courteous and were just talking to us to pass the time while we waited for everything to go through.

There's a small gym off to the side of the lobby which we did not check out either time but will this coming December for our trip. There were tons of restaurants in the surrounding area but like I said, we were warned to stay inside after dark and we rarely grabbed food until night time so fun fact: the hotel lobby has sliding doors to the left of the escalators that take you out to Gateway Center one way or the Penn Station the other. Both have a bunch of options (Subway, McDonalds, a Japanese restaurant, Starbucks, a Pizzeria, etc) and it was nice because it was all attached to our hotel!

Also, being attached to Penn Station is fantastic--it was a $10 round trip to go into NY. It would've been far more to drive/park or get a taxi so I'd strongly suggest going that route!

Ramblings over, it's a fantastic hotel. Very clean rooms/bathrooms, AMAZING staff (props, also. The 2nd time we went every other customer was asking for directions to Pru Center and every one of them that I saw was answered with a smile!), I can't go on about it enough. I've stayed there twice and we're already planning our third trip.