I am a fan of the Homewood suites concept, eventhough the implementation tends to differ from location to location. This is the first time I am staying at a Sierra Suites and find this one similar to Homewoods, with the usual fill kitchen, sitting area and sleeping area and full bathroom. Currently staying in a 'studio suite' so no physical separation between sitting and sleeping area, though better layout than similar Homewood studio rooms.

Breakfast and "managers' reception" overall better than Homewood as well, more variety in food, real plates and cutlery (I know that at some HWS that is also the case, but some not).

Location wise OK, not too much noise from Rt22, certainly not if room is on the inside or side wing.

Interesting to know, Sierra suites is owned and operated by LodgeWorks, who also 'invented' and sold the Residence Inn and Summerfield Suites brands to major corporations.

We stayed at the hotel on the weekend of July 7 and though it was packed (multiple wedding parties, a lacrosse tournament group) the staff was quite gracious and always friendly. We had confirmation numbers for all the reservations but the hotel didn't have record of one of them. They quickly remedied the situation though they couldn't get family close together. The rooms were well kept and comfortable. The breakfast buffet was nice and the food plentiful.

This hotel is the best place to stay with kids or without!! It is very new and everything is fresh and clean. The beds are the best better than Hyatt, Marriot or Hilton's! The manager was very nice--Phil was outstanding. The check-in people were very nice and friendly. We will definitely be coming back here!!!

I recently stayed at the Sierra Suites whilst in New Jersey for a work conference. It was superb. The rooms themselves are spacious, bright and comfortable. The bed was incredibly comfy, the shower pressure was great and there were, hell, over 70 channels on the TV! There is a respectible (but not massive) gym available. The breakfast was fine - nothing spectacular though.

A real bonus was the "cocktail hour" where they open the bar for free beer and wine for a hour and a half from 5.30-7pm Monday to Thursday. Dangerous if you need to drive somewhere for dinner!

There is a supermarket about 5mins walk down the road - although you will be taking your life in your hands getting across the main road! Sadly there are no liquor stores within close proximity (oddly the supermarkets dont stock alcohol in NJ) but there is a small shop next to the reception desk where they sell a nice little selection of beers and wine at not too an extortionate price (along with all manner of things - snacks, creams, etc)

A great piece of customer service I personally received is that I headed into NYC for the weekend. Not only were they happy to safely store my suitcase for the weekend but they even made sure they came and picked me up from the train station when I came back!

I have to head back to NJ for another conference in September and I will be attempting to stay there if at all possible!