Have been to a few school affairs in the beautiful big room. However, I have to say for three years in a row, we have been served the same chicken dish and can barely swallow the food. The chicken is so dry that you need to swallow water after every biteful. Horrible Food.....
I stayed here the night before my physical test at FT. Hamilton, and was truly amazed at this specific hotel. I imagined that the USG would send us to a warehouse with rows of beds and bags of takeout food on a table. But at the first sight of the hotel bus to the entrance of the hotel was amazing.
My family and I stayed at the Hilton in August of 2006. I could not believe that they did not offer any complementary breakfast of any type. I believe the rooms are a bit over priced. The weekends are hilarious with all the parties going on down stairs. The lady at the front desk had to force herself to be nice and greet my 3 small children. I will not stay here again
The hotel has a lot of nice amenities, most notably the free high speed internet access and remote printing from your guest room. But, the location isn't convenient for walking to a nearby...anything.
Also, they have a courtesy shuttle that can take you to Newark airport or the Staten Island Ferry...only. LaGuardia and JFK flyers are ...
Wanting to drive to New York, we thought we'd save hassle and money by staying on Staten Island and taking the ferry over. Unforunately, this hotel is a 35-minute drive over to the ferry. Combined with the time spent parking, waiting for the ferry, taking the ferry, and so on, it averages out to an 1-/2 to 2 hours schlepp to get to central ...