I recently visited Princeton Lavender and while the property is pretty and well-kept, I was a bit…read moreunderwhelmed overall. You have to pay just to enter the farm, and then still pay for anything you want to purchase, which made it feel a little overpriced for the experience. That said, the shop itself is really cute and has some lovely lavender-themed items. Nice to stop by once, but not something I'd personally rush back to for the price.

The venue itself was beautiful, but unfortunately the owner was extremely rude to me and my family…read more The entire experience felt unnecessarily difficult--from trying to get in early to the cleanup process. We were even required to take all of our own trash. Overall, I would not recommend this place. It was disappointing, especially since the owner's daughter, who helps run things, was very kind and professional.

Absolutely loved eating at the restaurant during a couple summer happy hours. How did we get so…read morelucky with a warm day in October to enjoy another happy hour with a beautiful sunset. Food at the restaurant was delicious. We tried different dishes each time we went and enjoyed all of them. Service was great and the noise level from the bands playing by the water isn't too loud at the restaurant. Looking forward to more happy hours next summer!

My now husband & I had our wedding at the end of August 2024 & we chose The Boathouse as our…read morereception venue. We could not have been happier. Sonya was an absolute pleasure to work with. She was friendly, professional, straightforward & answered all questions I had whether it was via text, email or phone call. Sonya was on top of all the details & made sure everything ran smoothly. The Maitre'd, WOW. She ran a smooth ship. She was right there if you needed her. Her attention to detail & customer service was fantastic. You could tell she wanted everyone to have a good time. You wouldn't have guessed there was an issue as she was right there to make sure things ran seamlessly. The rest of the staff of the boathouse from bartenders, to servers, chef, etc was fantastic! They made our day special & I cannot thank them enough! Everyone raved at how good the food was & that they enjoyed cocktail hour on the deck overlooking the lake. I believe Jennifer was our server who took care of my husband & I, making sure we had food in our bridal suite, tidying things up, that our drinks were always filled & just really wanting to make sure we were comfortable & taken care of throughout the evening. The boathouse met our needs & was perfect for us. I highly recommend!

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.

Great set up, friendly staff, cozy atmosphere for a few friends or large group. IDK about team…read morebuilding, but it's great for letting off steam and having a good time

We had so much fun here. The staff are wonderful hosts. If you have not tried axe throwing, you…read moreshould. If you have time it before, you should still come here. Really nice decor and don't forget to stop for free photos on the way out. The only thing that made me go hmmm is that they serve wine and beer and I am not sure it jives well with this activity.

place is gorgeous inside and out. they just redid the dinning room and it looks stunning. the staff…read moreis very friendly, nice, and attentive. jim is fantastic and a really hard worker.

We had a nice dinner with friends. They ran out of the tuna so 2 in our party had lobster - which…read morewas a bit small. The starter salads were generous portions. Apple pie for dessert with vanilla ice cream was ok- could have put a bit more Apple in the crust.

Let me start with the breaded ravioli. It was so so good. My guests are still talking about it. I…read morehad my wedding reception at Mercer oaks this past weekend and I was blown away by everything. The space is absolutely beautiful, we loved working with Mackenzie, food was amazing and the price was very very reasonable. The room was set up exactly as we wished and everything was very easy and straight forward. They set up the bridal suite for us with our own spread of appetizers I was able to munch on as my dress was bustled and got ready to join our guests. They were flexible with what we wanted and we just love Mackenzie. I'll be recommending Mercer oaks to all my friends hoping I get to attend another event there.

Beautiful space! Amazing food and service Bar tenders were…read moreamazing and generous!! Highly recommended

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.

Played recently in an outing. Course is in great shape, staff was professional and friendly and the…read morefood was good. All in all good place to hold an outing.

Mercer Oaks in Mercer County operates a wonderful facility. Mercer oaks offers 2 courses, An East…read moreand West. Wonderful layouts with challenging holes. The facility offers 2 ranges, one off grass and one off mats. Buckets are $5 for approximately 40 balls. Tee times can be scheduled online through the county or thru golf now etc. This past Sunday we paid $75 with cart. The price is on par (see what I did there) with the gold standard of the Monmouth county courses. County residents and "members" receive a sizable discount. The tee boxes, fairways and greens were all in great shape. The cart girl was visible throughout the round. Beer, water and soft drinks only. No spirits on the cart. It seemed like every third hole had a water jug available for bottle fill ups. There is a dining facility, bar and catering hall at the clubhouse. The catering hall looked beautiful. I will be back to play there.

Front 9 was ok, the back 9 has many holes in very poor condition. I won't return until they are…read moreimproved l!

I had a really good golf day here this past Saturday…read more My boyfriend and I used GolfNow to book a tee time for 18 holes at 2:45pm for $30 each with cart. The grass may have been around an inch too tall and I may have lost a ball or two (because I couldn't differentiate between my ball and the reflection of all the leaves), but other than that the greens were fair and I thought this was an overall nice course to play at. The fairways weren't all that tight and there were a few holes with bends and waterways which made for a good challenge. I will say that I didn't like how the golf course rangers rushed us off the course at 6:45pm, when we had only one hole left because we were waiting behind another group. I understand that it gets dark earlier now in late September, but it wasn't actually dark yet. They should've let us finish!