A colonial-era special occasion Wayback Machine that currently displays more pomp than…read morecircumstance. Apparently, Washington slept everywhere in Princeton so that fun fact does little to impress when your meal could easily approach four figures. What you're paying for is exemplary service and a memorable evening of pre-Covid splendor. Just don't think too hard about a fairly pedestrian tasting menu. Four stars for the pomp.

I love afternoon tea and have had it both throughout the U.S and internationally, but it's getting…read moreharder and harder to find the real thing in NJ and be satisfied. This was our experience at The Peacock Inn unfortunately. The venue is a lovely old home in Princeton which is a favorite place to visit. The service was very good, but not the culinary offerings. The soup was delicious, as was the tea, but and the tea sandwiches were just ok. The scones were disappointing-small 3" triangles that were dense, not fluffy. The desserts were really not tasty at all and though we took them home I did not want any and dessert is my thing. The accents that should have been fresh whipped cream were made with oil or lard, the kind you expect on a dessert from Shop Rite. I don't think they were made by the restaurant, but I could be wrong. I'll keep looking for an excellent afternoon tea place in NJ...when you pay $68 & $98 per person you expect more. :)

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel. The location is so serene, peaceful and quiet. The ambiance is…read moreso modern yet cozy... just my cup of tea. Appreciate the mini fridge and Keurig machine in our room. Wish we have a microwave in our unit to complete the ensemble. The bistro bar, the restaurant, the coffee bar, the spa, the pool and the billiard added a magical stay at this place A recommended hotel to stay if in the area.

One of the best parts of staying at the Princeton Marriott at Forrestal was knowing we never had to…read moreworry about where to eat. From energizing breakfasts to relaxing dinners, and even those late-night bites, Iron & Ivy had us covered. The atmosphere is modern yet cozy, making it just as perfect for hotel guests as it is for anyone looking for a new dinner spot in Princeton. Whether it's a quick bite or a dinner date, Iron & Ivy is worth a visit. My visit to The Spa at Forrestal, within the Princeton Marriott, was eextremely relaxing - it was a chance to slow down, recharge, and truly reset. From the calming ambiance to the personalized treatments and warm, attentive staff, every detail made this experience unforgettable. So, whether you're celebrating a special occasion, in need of a wellness reset, or simply carving out time for yourself, The Spa at Forrestal is the perfect retreat -- right in the heart of Princeton.

We decided to stay here for a couple of reasons. Our main reason is because it is a Hilton brand…read morehotel and hubs does a lot of work at Hilton hotels. We stopped here due to it being close to my parents' house and wanted to stay somewhere to decompress from our long drive from FL prior to arriving in NYC. We arrived in the late evening but not super late. We had a lot of luggage to bring from the car so I started ahead with our dog and hubs grabbed a luggage cart and took the remainder to the rooms i was actually impressed with the room. I liked the layout and everything looked updated. We were starving so we decided to sit in the lobby, decide on food to get delivered, and purchase some wine and beer from the hotel market. They had a special on two bottles of wine for a very reasonable price so that's what we went with. The front desk employee was very kind, professional, and helpful. As we sat there, we were able to watch some television once done loud people left the area. I looked at the breakfast area and it was tiny. Since we ate late, we were not hungry in the morning for breakfast and skipped it. Everything seemed okay except there was a clump of hair in our toilet when we arrived in our room. Otherwise, the place looked clean. We really loved there was a Keurig machine in our room instead of those no name hotel crappy coffee machines.

-- Hampton Inn Princeton…read more I'm going to be direct: in this market, hotels don't get to lean on "times are tough" while delivering substandard experiences. If anything, this is when you step it up. That's why this stay lands at 2 stars. Yes, I had a place to sleep--but the basics weren't there. The room felt neglected. There was visible mildew on the showerhead and along the baseboards in the shower. The water pressure was weak, and getting the water hot enough to feel clean took way too much effort. There was dust--caked dust--on fixtures like the alarm unit. The ironing board had dried red residue on the cover that would absolutely transfer onto clothes if used. Amenities were inconsistent at best. I had one towel, no washcloths, and four packets of makeup remover wipes (which felt random given everything else missing). The tissue box had the classic "two tissues fluffed up on top" trick, but nothing underneath. The Keurig was there... with no coffee. The mini fridge was leaking onto the floor. Even the AC had heavy condensation, which just added to the sense that maintenance isn't keeping up. Customer service didn't help the experience. Omar, who checked me in, wasn't rude, but it felt mechanical. I mentioned that my digital check-in didn't work, and instead of any acknowledgment or attempt to address it, it was straight to "ID and credit card." He smiled, but it felt more like habit than hospitality. What stood out more was him handling a guest dispute loudly in the lobby--essentially arguing through a payment issue on the phone in full earshot of everyone. It created an awkward, uncomfortable atmosphere. What's frustrating is that the property itself doesn't seem heavily trafficked, and the general ambiance is clean and quiet. But that makes the lack of room upkeep even harder to excuse. At this point, I'm done giving 3 stars to places that are just "okay." This wasn't okay--it was below standard, especially for a Hilton-branded property like Hampton Inn Princeton. Two stars feels accurate.

We stayed at the Inn last night while on a road trip and going through Princeton. Lydia was so…read morefriendly and gracious during our stay. We were greeted with homemade chocolate chip cookies and water carafes in our suite. The great room was very cozy and had complimentary tee, coffee, hot chocolate, and red wine. We stayed in a two room suite which had a modern bathroom with homemade soaps and fluffy towels. Everything was exceptionally clean and the sheets were very soft. However, we were in the front section of the original home and the road noise was pretty loud all night long and the feather mattresses weren't particularly comfortable. In the morning Lydia made us the most delicious breakfast. We had homemade yogurt, fresh fruit, homemade granola, toast, steel cut oats with honey butter, yummy homemade jams, delicious coffee, and a variety of fresh juices. Our meal was topped off with the richest Java truffle. We greatly enjoyed our stay and will be back again soon!

We had a fabulous stay at the Inn at Glencairn. Every detail--from the freshly-baked chocolate chip…read morecookies greeting us upon arrival to the silky soft sheets--created a welcoming environment and made for a memorable stay. Chef and innkeeper extraordinare Lydia goes above and beyond to care for her guests, including by serving one of the best breakfasts we've ever had! Lydia provides guests with 3 choices for breakfast. I ordered the steel-cut oats with honey butter and sugared pecans. It came with fresh fruit, absolutely delicious bread with homemade jams, homemade yogurt and granola, tasty coffee, and fresh juice -- all topped off with a homemade java truffle. This was truly a 5-star dining experience that I will be dreaming of for weeks to come. We hope to be back again soon!

This hotel is very clean. There was no dust, I always sanitize a room and they did a great job. The…read morebed is very comfy. We loved the sofa layout, it was convenient for our toddler to eat and easy for me to prep her milk with the extra sink. The bathroom was weird though, the sink is outside and my main issue was seeing the mirror when I'm on the bed. That's bad fung shui and kinda creepy when I got up at 3AM. I washed my hand and then there's another mirror on the bathroom door so I'm like hey who is this..... oh it's just my reflection. Layout not great. Breakfast was good! There were plenty of seats available. I would definitely stay here again, it was perfect for our Sesame Street getaway!

This hotel is still outdated even though renovations are taking place. It seems like only few…read morethings in the room have been updated.

Yelp gets it right again…read more Three stars. * * * The Hyatt Regency is a perfectly nice place to sleep. The beds are comfortable. They have hot water. Parking is easy. My particular room had a shower that insisted on running even when I wanted to take a bath. A nuisance but not a traumatic life scarring experience. * * * The challenges of the Hyatt Regency are all on the food side. And note - the food is perfectly good. They have a decent kitchen and will serve you fine stuff. On the plus side - and hooray for them on this one - the kitchen cooks unusual things and makes them available for purchase in the various and sundries store. So if you get an urge for garlic chicken wings at 2 in the morning - you don't have to do anything stupid like room service. They have real good ones that you just buy at the store, pay for at the front desk and then zap. Eat in the lobby or your room as you wish. * * * So what I am squawking about? Squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk squawk. a) The hotel is in a food desert. There is absolutely nothing around the hotel. Princeton is a completely interesting food city ... And it has become more so since it became a retirement community for elderly New Yorkers who want to get out of the rat race of living in the city. You can eat like a king in Princeton. I was travelling. It was in the middle of cold spell that was unusually cold and miserable even for long standing experienced Princeton residents. Getting to the famous food would have meant two expensive Ubers for non-trivial distance while freezing my a** off. In most other college towns, the hotel where all the campus visitors stay is right in the heart of the action. I was in Siberia both for remoteness and for temperature. I did most of my eating at the hotel - hating every minute of it. b) The Hyatt like nearly every other hotel specializes in massive markups for eating on premises. They promise high quality to match the astronomic prices. I had a breakfast buffet where most of what I was eating was scrambled eggs (good but nothing special), bacon (a little worse than normal bacon) and chicken sausages (kudos on the chicken sausages.) There was lox with capers - which was a good thing. Not a terrible breakfast. But NOT worth $28 a pop. Every time I had breakfast I was feeling the money draining out of my wallet. c) I had dinner at the bar with decent sports TVS. If I wanted to do upscale experimentation - and I did - the options were extremely attractive. The prices were blanch-worthy. Okay, one of the bottles I looked at was an advanced years Whistle Pig Rye. The whole point of Whistle Pig is to make you pay enough money that you force yourself into thinking you are drinking a superior beverage. Otherwise you could not live with yourself and what you are doing. I have done Whistle Pig in lower end manifestations. The brand is meritorious. But it is NOT four times better than competing brands that are charging a fourth of the price. Add a hotel markup to that and you are looking at numbers so obscene that children should not be allowed to hear them. I limited myself to brands I could drink for less than $20 a pop. I discovered one marvelous rye, and one mediocre rye. (Angels Envy and Basel Hayden Dark respectively.) My wallet was under control drinks wise. The flatbread pizza on the other hand was playing the breakfast buffet game. Huge prices for cheap stuff. A flatbread with mortadella on it should not cost practically $30, even if the six pieces of mortadella on your pizza have real pistachios in them. Pistachio and regular mortadella go for the same price where I buy Italian goodies. So once again I was watching my wallet bleed. At least I could drown my sorrows in alcohol. * * * Yes, hotel dining is expensive. If you don't want to pay hotel prices, Don't eat in hotels. I get it. But if you are in a place where you are going to have to pay at least $30 and catch pneumonia in order to NOT pay hotel prices, That means that you are stuck-ooed no matter how you play it. * * * Simple Solution: Don't stay at the Princeton Hyatt Regency. Exception: If being out in the boonies doesn't bother you, You can make the Princeton Hyatt Regency work.

The lobby and rooms were very clean and beautiful! The staff were super friendly and helpful. The…read moreonly downside is the towel shortage at both the pool and in the rooms. In both places, we asked for more and they never came, or took forever. But otherwise, I would absolutely stay here again in a heartbeat! It's so gorgeous and reasonable priced.

Wildly understaffed and slow paced. I've been waiting over half an hour for a cocktail order…read more(yawn). It finally came 33 minutes after arriving. The Tavern Martini was well-constructed. The space looks cool though.

We stopped in today for drinks. They have a nice bar with stools at the back of the restaurant. You…read morecan order at the bar and sit anywhere in the lobby. The bar tender was great and there were some good drinks to pick from. They ranged from $15-20 a drink. You can't sit at the tables unless you are ordering food. One server was nice but the other didn't even introduce himself and seemed like we were bothering him. Nothing piqued our interest and after reading Yelp reviews we decided to pass on food and try another restaurant.

I wanted to take my daughters out for a change of scenery to a place with a gym, heated pool, and a…read morenice room with room service First I would like to say all of the employees that we encountered were fantastic, no complaints there. I paid extra for a Pure room. Not sure that did anything helpful. There was a large hole in large windows which allowed for freezing air to constantly draft the room, making it tricky to get the thermostat to a comfortable temperature. I brought our Alexa for white noise, yet still it was difficult to sleep, you can hear everything going on in the hallways. The next morning someone opened our door while I was in the shower, my daughter had to tell them we were still there, they didn't knock or anything. It was only 9am and check out is 12pm. I ordered room service and was shocked to see a $30 service charge on top of a delivery fee AND tip. I was more shocked that after spending over $200 for our dinner that our food arrived in cardboard boxes and to go containers. Most places I go the room service is served on plates with a cloche (domed metal covering to keep the food warm) and wheeled in on a cart. I was handed a paper bag with cardboard and to go containers. We weren't even given plates, my daughter ordered a steak served in a box. How do you cut a steak in a box. So after paying a $30 service charge, plus delivery fee, plus tip I still had to go downstairs to ask for plates while our food got cold. The food also was not that good, so for the price, had I known, I would have gone to one of the local restaurants and brought food back, there's a Ruth's Chris within walking distance. The Market is decent but expensive. The premade sandwiches are VERY dry. I would not recommend. The pool was nice to have, but could use a good cleaning and to be heated a bit more. It connects to the outdoor pool whoch is closed but there still is a draft, and a gap that a towel is somehow wedged between soaking wet to prevent a draft? Breakfast was interesting, the servers was wonderful, however the eggs benedict was odd. The eggs were overcooked and instead of what I normally see as a thin slice of Canadian Bacon, it was 2 huge slabs of ham. The gym was adequate, but overall the hotel could use updating and the food was disappointing, especially since we do enjoy room service when staying at a hotel.

My stay was just ok but the breakfast was good the first day and great the second day which I why I…read moregave it 4 stars although I really wanted to give it 3.5. Actually, it wasn't just the breakfast that I would give high ratings to, the staff was super pleasant and helpful and it didn't seem like they were going out of their way to be helpful, it seemed genuine. The "bad" for me was that the beds weren't that comfortable and because it was 3 of us, sharing a double made it even less comfortable. Part of it is totally my fault (or my parents). I'm 6'4" 270 (ok, I take full responsibility for the 270) but I was hanging off the bed. My height played a negative part in the fitness center. I couldn't use it. I was too tall. There wasn't enough room to put my hands over my head.

The hotel is clean and recently renovated but what really stands out is the exceptional customer…read moreservice by members of their team like Alyssa. She made this stay memorable and is an example of what hospitality truly is. Thank you Alyssa and the entire team that made my stay such a delight!

Poor customer service. Hotel staff double billed me and won't refund. Having to dispute with my bankread more

Recently visited the Nassau Inn during the Princeton University Graduation festivities. I attended…read morea banquet dinner on the second floor of the Inn the evening of Memorial Day. I have been to the Nassau Inn previously, but never on the second level where this event was held. The second level has its own bar, and seating both inside of the dining rooms as well as near the bar in the form of chairs and couches. There is also access to an outdoor patio, with more seating, and views of the surrounding areas to take in. Very much enjoyed getting to hang out in this space, and use both the indoor and outdoor areas. The banquet room was set up well - it was not too crowded and felt like there was plenty of room to not sit and socialize. The buffet line was set up in its own room, which helped with the spacing of it all. I enjoyed the food served at the event. The buffet was accessible from both sides, so the line moved quickly. All of the items were good, but I enjoyed the salmon especially. This event sold drink tickets, and those could be redeemed at the bar right outside of the banquet rooms. The bartender was friendly and receptive to any requests. She was the only one, but there was never a long line. We were able to play some media during the event on a projector, and use the equipment on the premise. It all worked well and we had no issue. I am not sure if it is just because it was graduation weekend, or if the pricing is always the same, but it is somewhat pricy to host a banquet at this spot. It was nice, especially for a celebration such as graduation, but definitely a once-in-a-while event for most average folks as opposed to a regular spot. Enjoyed getting to enjoy a new area of the historic place in Princeton on this visit! I would recommend it if you are looking for an event space in the Princeton area! NOTE: This is an overall note of this area of Princeton, but parking is somewhat hard to come by. There is some street parking, but it is more reliable to park in a garage and make the short walk over to the Nassau Inn.

The best known hotel at Princeton is, unfortunately, profoundly average…read more The place is kind of threadbare. It just seems like it had operated for so long as a monopoly that it doesn't know how to upgrade now that there is higher end competition in town. Rooms are perfectly adequate. Individual HVAC units below the window reminiscent of a motel that, at least in my case, we were sufficiently badly maintained that the noise of it turning on woke me up every time. The place is massively convenient and steeped in tradition and history... But don't expect anything special. The reviews definitely show it needs to step up its game, and further show that it apparently has chosen not to.