"I stayed at the Hampton Inn because it was advertised as the closest airport to EWR. It is as the crow flies but not as the car drives. It is about a 15 minute drive. There is a 24 hour airport shuttle, which was another reason I chose this hotel, however, it drops you off at the Air Train and not at a terminal. As an older traveler, I could not handle the Air Train with my bags so I took an Uber. For this reason, I would not stay here again, but I would choose a hotel where the shuttle drops you off at a terminal. The hotel is also quite noisy as it faces a freeway on ramp as cars are accelerating all night up the ramp. The rooms themselves are lovely. Best designed hotel room I have ever seen, very dark, wall thermostat instead of controls on the window unit, great bedding, compartmentalized bathroom with the sink outside the bathroom, lots of hooks to hang your stuff and STREAMING ON THE TV so you can use your Netflix! all hotels should have streaming. Also since I left at 5am in the morning, I very much appreciated the grab and go breakfast of a bagel with peanut butter, cream cheese and jam plus a piece of fruit plus a bottle of water. Mostly two thumbs up for this excellent hotel. Except for the shuttle dropping you off at the Air Train, I would stay there again."