SactoSteve

I'm Thanks! I'll focus on Jersey City.

We're planning a Canada/New England cruise that sails from Bayonne this fall. We'd like to spend a couple days in Manhattan before the cruise so we'd like to find a hotel in New Jersey that is close to public transportation into Manhattan. We're looking for a mid-price property with some dining nearby. Any recommendations? Thanks!

We've used that lot within the last 6 months.... drive time is maybe 5 minutes, mostly dependent on traffic. Walking time is probably 10 or 15 minutes. a couple things to be aware of... there tends to be a lot of traffic in the area and the cross streets aren't necessarily in a grid pattern. There are quite a few one way streets in the area so be patient. Streets are reasonably well marked but GPS is really useful. The parking area is on the roof of an office building so watch for a toll booth, not a nice open parking lot. There is an elevator. Enjoy!

Glad to help. Enjoy your cruise!

Here's what I have... It's ABM Parking. Try Ronald.Lim@abm.com. They take reservations no more than 60 days before the departure date. Also, this parking is only available to passenger on selected ships. The Ruby Princess is one of the select ships.

We just returned from a sailing from SF where we used the parking near the pier (at 80 Francisco, not immediately adjacent to the pier). It's still $20/day. It's still staffed with some level of security. So it met our needs to a tee. But for a 34 day stay? I'd run the numbers to compare it to the parking at SFO, being sure to add in taxi , limo, or cab both ways.

i understand your skepticism. The last time we used this location, I was skeptical but it turned out great. The first couple floors of the garage appeared to be office parking and the roof was longer term (not daily) parking with very good visibility. Last time around other parking in this area was more in that $30 to $40 per day range, too. We'll see how it goes.

It's costing us $20/day through ABM for a one week cruise at the beginning of Oct. You do have to prepay. We also did this pre-c ovid and it worked well.

We've used the ABM parking once in the past and it worked well for us. The parking is on the roof of the parking garage. You do have to reserve well in advance (like a month or more). It's just a couple short blocks away but in an area with some really confusing streets. Using Google maps with driving instructions and a little patience isn't a bad idea. We'll be using this again in October.