Great location for a medium price. Cheaper than staying in Manhattan. Much more convenient than staying further away. The "PATH" station is a 30 second walk from the front door of the hotel. This is the New Jersey subway system and will take you across the river to the World Trade Center station (beautiful!), from which you can transfer to several different NYC subway lines. We got a basic room (harbour view?). From there we could see the Southern most tip of Manhattan (not the 1 WTC tower) and Ellis Island, but not the Statue of Liberty. That said, Walk 30 seconds from the front door to the other side of the hotel and there is a beautiful dock from which you can see both, plus the entire Manhattan skyline. I got some beautiful sunrise over Manhattan photos and some great night shots. For us, it was totally worth paying a bit more than what we usually do (we usually go with budget hotels) to be so close. We were tired enough heading back on the subway in the evening that we were happy to not have to travel for too long. There is a beautiful walking/jogging path along that side of the river that is well travelled (ie. safe). There is a pharmacy a 6 min. walk away and a grocery store a 9 min. walk way. Parking was available in a parking garage nearby for a fee. We used the pool and fitness room and both were in good working order. I liked the fact that the hotel was so quiet. No traffic noise, sirens etc. Just silent boats!