NEWARK, N.J.
Scheduled to open on Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, the 150-room Courtyard Newark Downtown will offer four meeting rooms and two boardrooms with a combined total of 4,122 square feet of meeting space.
Located at 858 Broad Street, the hotel is owned by Tucker Development and Robert Finvarb Companies and managed by Marriott International. Within walking distance to the Prudential Center and Newark Penn Station and four miles from the Newark International Airport, the Courtyard Newark Downtown offers guests convenient access to the downtown business district, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and New York City.
The hotel lobby welcomes guests with vivid contrasting colors, including blue, green, orange and red. The traditional front desk is replaced with separate welcome pedestals to create more personal and private interactions when guests check in and allow staff to show guests the lobby features and provide assistance. Flexible seating options range from a communal table in the middle of the action, to more private media booths with high-definition televisions, to a more intimate, semi-enclosed lounge area.
Dining has also been completely redesigned with The Bistro – Eat. Drink. Connect.®, offering casual, flexible seating; easier access to food and higher quality, healthier menu options for breakfast; and light evening fare, including snacks, cocktails, wine and beer so guests can unwind. Coffee lovers can also enjoy freshly brewed Starbucks coffee. The Market, a 24/7 shop for snacks, beverages and sundries, is always open for late-night cravings or the toothpaste guests may have forgotten to pack.
A key component of the Courtyard lobby is the newly enhanced GoBoard® 4.0, which presents local information, maps, weather, and headline news on a 55-inch LCD touch screen. Designed with today’s busy traveler in mind, the award-winning GoBoard® features mobile integration, enabling guests to send directions from the GoBoard® directly to their smart phones. Guests can also touch the screen for immediate access to detailed flight information for local airports, popular entertainment and local event information, as well as walking directions.
Throughout the hotel, guests can connect to free Wi-Fi, and there are ample electrical outlets in the lobby to power digital devices. The business library features several complimentary computer terminals, along with a free printer and separate computer stations dedicated solely to printing airline boarding passes and checking flight status.
Green has been Courtyard’s signature color since Marriott launched the brand 25 years ago. Now it is even greener with the introduction of a guest recycling program for the environment. Receptacles for paper, glass, plastic and metal are conveniently located by side exits.
The seven-story hotel features The Bistro restaurant, serving breakfast and dinner, and proudly brewing Starbucks coffee, as well as a fitness center, guest laundry, a business center and The Market, a 24/7 shop for snacks, beverages and sundries.
