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Secaucus · Hotel shortlist

Cheap hotels in the city centre, Secaucus

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

Updated 1 September 2026 · 28 Secaucus hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Secaucus, out of the 28 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.2 down to 4.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $175.

Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands

Highest rated of the five

Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands

★★★★★4.2 from 1,974 reviews

Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.2 from 1,974 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 city centre and around $175 a night on the dates we checked.

28 hotels in Secaucus qualified for this list and five made it. Meadowlands Plaza Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • 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
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands1

    Hampton Inn Carlstadt-At The Meadowlands

    ★★★★★4.2 from 1,974 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Meadowlands Plaza Hotel2

    Meadowlands Plaza Hotel

    ★★★★★4.2 from 1,079 reviews

    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  3. Courtyard by Marriott Lyndhurst Meadowlands3

    Courtyard by Marriott Lyndhurst Meadowlands

    ★★★★★4.1 from 1,455 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Bar
    • Parking

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  4. Holiday Inn Express & Suites Meadowlands Area by IHG4

    Holiday Inn Express & Suites Meadowlands Area by IHG

    ★★★★★4.1 from 1,096 reviews

    • Pool
    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Restaurant
    • Parking
    • Kid friendly

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  5. Best Western Plus Meadowlands5

    Best Western Plus Meadowlands

    ★★★★★4 from 1,080 reviews

    • Spa
    • Gym
    • Parking
    • Pet friendly
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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How this list was put together

28 Secaucus 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.

Fiona Gallagher

Fiona Gallagher Australia and New Zealand

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