I am going to the U.S. Open for a day and coming from the D.C. area. I would like to stay overnight in a New Jersey town with commuter train access into NYC and nearby hotel(s). I've heard that Bergen is a possibility. I think I'd prefer someplace more to the south. Any suggestions?

Hoboken

Bergen is a county.

You might want Hudson County.

Ellen,

Have you consider staying in Flushing, Queens? From NJ, you have to take a train or bus into Manhattan. From there, you'll have to take the 7 train about 35 minutes to Flushing. To me, it seems like a lot of time wasted on travelling.

I've driven to Flushing before for the Open but would rather avoid doing that during the week - thus the train instead. I realize it would take longer but driving in New York is not a pleasant experience for many visitors.

There's a Comfort Inn on River Road in Edgewater, NJ which would give you access to either the NY Waterways Ferry or NJ Transit buses...if you stayed in Fort Lee, NJ, which is adjacent to the GWB, you could take a bus into the Port Authority on West 178th Street and Broadway...from there you can take the train...Fort Lee has a Holiday Inn and Hilton on Route 4 east and a Best Western on Route 4 west.

A not very glamorous but inexpensive solution is to stay at one of the three hotels in Carlstadt/E. Rutherford, NJ -- the Fairfield Inn, the Hampton Inn or the Holiday Inn Express. All 3 are fairly new (the H. Inn is the newest), and all 3 are inexpensive, safe and have free parking. From there you can pick up a bus directly into Manhattan from the front of the hotel (the 163/164, which uses a bus lane until 10am) and take the #7 subway to Flushing directly from the bus station. (Actually it would be speedier to take the E from Port Authority out to 74th St. and transfer to the #7 there.) These 3 hotels also have easy access back to the NJ Turnpike for the drive back home.

As someone else suggested, staying in Flushing is an option, but Flushing isn't the most pleasant place in the world and they'll probably be jacking up their rates during the Open.

Bottom line is that you can save a couple hundred dollars and a whole lot of monkeying around by driving there and parking at Shea. After Manhattan you'll be going in the opposite direction and should cruise right in.

If you want to be within 15 minutes of the city, try either the Sheraton in Weehawken or the Doubletree Inn in Jersey City. The Sheraton will give you access to the ferry or a bus into NYC. The Doubletree in located with 2 minutes of the the Pavonia-Newport Path Station. With the PATH, you can connect with multiple subway lines.

If your plan is to avoid driving anywhere near NYC, and you don't mind an hour plus train ride to Manhattan, then there are plenty of hotels in NJ commuter towns like New Brunswick and Princeton.

You might also consider one of the hotels near Newark Airport. From there you can take the train or bus into NYC in about 30 to 45 minutes.

Thanks, everyone. Just the info I was looking for.