yikes..jsut checked out the Hotel Carter on tripadvisor.com
 
that place looks a little scary

Gregory,
 
I stayed at the airport Ramada you mentioned about 3 years ago (EDIT- 6 years ago-where has the time gone?). It was brand new at that point and it was a very easy trip into Penn Station from there.  
 
Hardest part was trying to get BACK to the hotel while driving.  My wife and I drove around in circles for about 25 minutes- we could SEE the hotel, but couldn't figure out how to get there.  It was actually really good training for when we got into Newark, which is a maze and an absolute nightmare for non local drivers.
 
(Message edited by tbrannon on October 10, 2007)

Glocke...well it does turn the head a bit but it is okay for a one stop off. mind you it was 10 years ago since I was there

Sh**, just  looked at the reviews from that website(and thanks for it..have saved to my favourites)it sounds like hotel from hell!!...certainly wasn't that bad when I was there..rough and ready but it was cheap but it looks like it needs the enviromental people in there.Sorry Glocke..bad call on my behalf, look elsewhere 'cos I will if I plan to go to NY next year(which I was)

I just park my van down by the river.