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Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport

2.0 star property
Hotel near The Mills at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth

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Deluxe Single Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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178 Spring St, Elizabeth, NJ, 07201
  • Place, Ritz Theatre & Performing Arts Center
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Trinitas Regional Medical Center
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Kean University
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR)
    ‪7 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Single Room | Desk, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Single Room

  • 160 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Elizabeth

Close to airport.You'll find Kean University and The Mills at Jersey Gardens within 3 miles (5 km) of this hotel. Prudential Center and New Jersey Performing Arts Center are also within 6 miles (10 km).

What's nearby

  • Boxwood Hall - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Ritz Theatre & Performing Arts Center - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Elizabeth Public Library - Main Library - 13 min walk - 0.7 miles
  • Trinitas Regional Medical Center - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Kean University - 5 min drive - 1.8 miles

Getting around

  • Military Park Station - 7 min drive
  • Elizabeth Station - 15 min walk
  • Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR) - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪U.S Fried Chicken - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Minhoto Restaurant - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Coffee House - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪901 Club - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport

Hotel near The Mills at Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth
WiFi is free in public spaces. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This Elizabeth hotel is smoke free.

  • 29 guestrooms or units
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • No smoking on site
Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport offers 29 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). 55-inch LED televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Height restrictions apply for onsite parking
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited onsite self parking (max 1 space per unit)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • 1 accessible parking space
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 55-inch LED TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating (climate-controlled)

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Cash deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, JCB International, Union Pay, Carte Blanche, debit cards, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation.

Property is also known as

Essence Express Elizabeth Ewr
Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport Hotel
Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport Elizabeth
Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport Hotel Elizabeth

Frequently asked questions

How close is Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport to the airport?

Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport is 3.3 mi (10-min drive) away from the Newark Liberty Intl. Airport (EWR) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

How much does it cost to stay at Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport?

As of Mar 20, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport on Mar 30, 2026 start from $112, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Does Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport.

Does Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport offer free breakfast?

Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport?

No, there is no casino at this hotel.

What time is check-in at Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.

Is there free parking at Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport?

This hotel offers free self parking.

Does Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport have a pool?

Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport does not have a pool.

Does Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport to downtown Elizabeth?

Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport is 0.3 mi away from Elizabeth.

Essence Express Elizabeth EWR Airport Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 97 out of 226 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 40 out of 226 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 226 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 27 out of 226 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 226 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Nikki

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Heater was roaring loud and still didn’t keep the room warm. Sheets were stained. Whole place very unkept.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jayson

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No frills but was a fine place to stay for a few nights and downtown Elizabeth is about a ten minutes walk away.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 11 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janine Frances, Boerne

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lady at check is very nice to and she is so beautiful.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Moustafa

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
DO NOT BOOK A STAY HERE. The location is great because it's so connected to many local transit options, and the other reviews made it seem like it would be a dated but otherwise acceptable option. Unfortunately the hotel is in serious neglect. We found large amounts of hair between bedsheets, trash swept under the bed, sticky clumps of unknown residue near the bedframe, a mix of wood shavings and translucent shell-like objects up above the headboard, and a dead German cockroach of significant size under the headboard. The hotel refused to refund us because we'd already been checked in for 1.5 hours. I explained that was the time it took us to have dinner, discover the grime we were about to spend the night in, and decide whether or not this was preferable to dealing with further travel and expense after a tiring 20-hour day. In return, the receptionist informed me that people tend to come to this property to stay a couple hours and then leave, so he could not issue a refund but instead offered to switch us to a different room. I declined the invitation to discover what new horrors lay behind the other doors at the hotel. We instead traveled by foot and train in pouring rain from 1-4am in order to sleep at the airport terminal of our next departure, which ended up providing us a much cleaner and more comfortable rest for the night than we would have had at this hotel. I was thankfully able to get a refund (not through the hotel), but FUTURE TRAVELERS BE WARNED.
Only a fraction of all the hair we found attached to the sheets
Trash and debris under bed
Cockroach
Dirt in bedsheets
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Marjani

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was very kind. Room was clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jayson

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Marcelo

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

6/10 Okay

ALEX

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place is okay, clean, quiet and it's a place that you can use as a 📍 (a) to go to destination (b)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Salena

Traveled with family and small children, Business traveler
Disliked: Staff & service
The staff was very rude
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Paul

Disliked: Room comfort

Traffic noise

None chain hotel reasonably priced for the New York area. Spartan room which needs some sort of noise dampening. I was woken at 04.30 by traffic noise and it is not next to an highway, by 05.30 further sleep was impossible. Would not use again for the noise reason
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Jael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Everything was pretty good and the beds and bathrooms were clean. The only thing was the floors were dirty and sticky. Service was really good too. For the price, it was a great stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

KAI

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Second time staying here, it has what you need if you want a place to stay out of the city, train station is close
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Sherri

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

4/10 Poor

Garrett, North Hollywood

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was kind. Rating of room was incorrect. It was rated high. Table was old and chipped, wobbly, shower was painted on, I had to endure hearing a man talking all night through the walls next door, trucking neighborhood, neighborhood has trash everywhere, bed look like it was on milk crates. Tub drain was clogged, shower curtain edges was dirty, the floor of the room was filthy, I had to stand on towels the whole visit. Sheets probably is not switched out from bed. But this location had a high rating. Only if you just came home from prison would this seem like heaven. Unfortunately, I was totally misled because the pictures are from standing in front of the service counter snd pictures of room was horrible…
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Minyi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Morakinyo, Abuja

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I have to change my room because smells of smoke...it was uncomfortable, could not sleep. I wish I could check out folllowing day.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kristy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Audrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed my stay. Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Vivian

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean, safe

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025