Edison · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels in the business district, Edison
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These are my five favourites in Edison, out of the 71 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.5 down to 4.3.
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Somerset Franklin Township is the one I would book myself.
Highest rated of the five
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Somerset Franklin Township
★★★★★4.5 from 722 reviews
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Somerset Franklin Township comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.5 from 722 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under downtown and around $288 a night on the dates we checked.
71 hotels in Edison qualified for this list and five made it. Econo Lodge Woodbridge is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Spatreatment rooms on site, no booking a taxi for it
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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SpringHill Suites by Marriott Somerset Franklin Township
★★★★★4.5 from 722 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
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2Econo Lodge Woodbridge
★★★★★4.5 from 189 reviews
- Gym
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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3Hampton Inn South Plainfield-Piscataway
★★★★★4.4 from 777 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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4Holiday Inn Piscataway - Somerset, an IHG Hotel
★★★★★4.3 from 477 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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5Homewood Suites by Hilton Edison Woodbridge
★★★★★4.4 from 517 reviews
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Kitchen
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
71 Edison hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
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