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The best hotels near MetLife Stadium

Gerald Whitfield

Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

Updated 1 September 2026 · 16 Rutherford hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Rutherford, out of the 16 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.3 down to 4.1.

All five are within 2.4 km of MetLife Stadium.

World of Blue Hotel

Highest rated of the five

World of Blue Hotel

★★★★★4.3 from 231 reviews

World of Blue Hotel comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.3 from 231 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 4 star property, found under poi and around $224 a night on the dates we checked.

16 hotels in Rutherford qualified for this list and five made it. Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. World of Blue Hotel1

    World of Blue Hotel

    ★★★★★4.3 from 231 reviews

    1.0 km from MetLife Stadium, about a 12 minute walk

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    • Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands2

      Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands

      ★★★★★4.2 from 1,986 reviews

      1.0 km from MetLife Stadium, about a 12 minute walk

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      • Homewood Suites by Hilton East Rutherford - Meadowlands, NJ3

        Homewood Suites by Hilton East Rutherford - Meadowlands, NJ

        ★★★★★4.4 from 1,146 reviews

        2.4 km from MetLife Stadium

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        • SpringHill Suites by Marriott East Rutherford Meadowlands/Carlstadt4

          SpringHill Suites by Marriott East Rutherford Meadowlands/Carlstadt

          ★★★★★4.1 from 503 reviews

          1.2 km from MetLife Stadium, about a 15 minute walk

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          • Residence Inn by Marriott East Rutherford Meadowlands5

            Residence Inn by Marriott East Rutherford Meadowlands

            ★★★★★4.2 from 849 reviews

            1.8 km from MetLife Stadium, about a 22 minute walk

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            How this list was put together

            16 Rutherford hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to MetLife Stadium second, then 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.

            Gerald Whitfield

            Gerald Whitfield The American northeast and Canada

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