SpringHill Suites Newark Airport: Pre-Cruise Hotel Review

The verdict

Second, level on 48 with Ink 48 and behind it only on the ship: nobody walks to Cape Liberty. Marriott's page says "Park at our hotel and set sail from nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port", and the hotel adds free breakfast, an indoor pool and a kitchenette in every suite.

The rate is the gap — "call hotel for specifics", not a number. Self-parking is $17 a day while you stay.

There's no cruise shuttle, and the Port Authority won't let you arrive on foot, per Celebrity. Budget a cab or rideshare to Bayonne both ways.

Call before you book, and get the park-and-sail rate in writing.

Book it if

Drivers sailing Royal Caribbean or Celebrity from Cape Liberty
Families who want a pool and a kitchenette

Look elsewhere if

You need a ride to the ship.
You want the parking price before you call.
You travel with a pet.

Sail Morning

Your night before, from here

From check-in to the gangway, using only what SpringHill Suites Newark Airport publishes.

Evening

Check in and settle

All suites, with kitchenettes and workspaces, an indoor pool with a whirlpool and a fitness center. Marriott lists one restaurant on site without naming it.

Before bed

Line up your ride

Marriott mentions no cruise shuttle; the free shuttle is round trip to Newark Airport, scheduled by calling the hotel. Cape Liberty can't be reached on foot: "the Port Authority prohibits any guests to arrive at the port on foot," per Celebrity. A taxi or rideshare covers the trip.

Sail morning

Breakfast

Free buffet and hot breakfast, 6 to 9:30 AM weekdays, 7 to 10 AM weekends.

Heading out

To the terminal

While you sail

Your car

"Park at our hotel and set sail from nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port," says Marriott, and "Park Here, Fly There rates available—call hotel for specifics." No price is published. Self-parking is $17 a day plus tax while you stay.

Score

Night-Before Score: 48 of 100

48No. 2 of 20

Distance to the ship15/30

Getting to the ship0/25

Parking while you sail14/20

Free breakfast10/10

The evening before9/15

Scored only from what the hotel publishes. Here’s how the Night-Before Score works.

To the Ship

Getting here, and on to the ship

This hotelOther ranked hotels, tap one to open itCruise terminalStraight line to the ship, not a routeReal geography: New York City’s borough boundaries and New Jersey’s county boundaries near the harbor, NOAA’s GSHHG shoreline beyond. Pins from the hotel’s own map data, the hotel’s or a map listing’s pin, OpenStreetMap, the US Census Bureau’s address geocoder and Wikipedia; address-geocoded pins can sit up to a block off. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Pick where you’re coming from. Solid lines are rides the hotel publishes; a question mark is a leg you’ll arrange yourself.

Leg 1 · John F. Kennedy International to the hotel

Not stated

Marriott doesn't mention JFK.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

No shuttle stated

From JFK without a hotel shuttle

The TLC's flat taxi fare from JFK to Manhattan is $70 plus surcharges, tolls and tip; to Red Hook it runs on the meter. AirTrain is $8.75 to the subway or the LIRR at Jamaica. Carnival's transfer to Pier 88 is from $44.99 a person if you land by noon.

Leg 1 · LaGuardia to the hotel

Not stated

Marriott doesn't mention LaGuardia.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

No shuttle stated

From LGA without a hotel shuttle

A taxi from LaGuardia runs on the meter plus a $5 surcharge. The Q70 LaGuardia Link bus is free to the subway. Carnival's transfer to Pier 88 is from $44.99 a person if you land by noon, and Cunard puts LaGuardia about 20 minutes from Brooklyn.

Leg 1 · Newark Liberty International to the hotel

Hotel shuttle

Free

A complimentary round-trip shuttle to Newark Airport, 4.7 miles away; call the hotel to schedule.

Hotel shuttle

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

No shuttle stated

Leg 1 · Drive in and park

Park and sail: call for the rate

Parking for your stay: $17 a day plus tax, on site.

Leg 2 · Hotel to the ship

No shuttle stated

Landing on sail morning instead? Some cruise lines and shuttle companies run straight to the terminals; compare the airports and the landing guidelines.

Which terminal

Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ)

It's placed for Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, where Royal Caribbean and Celebrity sail. You can't arrive there on foot, per Celebrity. Sailing from Manhattan or Brooklyn instead? That's a drive into the city.

Distance

No mileage stated

Source: marriott.com

Shuttle departures

No shuttle

There’s no hotel shuttle to time, so a taxi or rideshare leaves when you’re ready. Your cruise documents give your terminal check-in window.

Source: marriott.com

Parking

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

Park and sail: call for the rate

Source: marriott.com

The port’s own lots

$45 a night · $35 a day

Manhattan and Brooklyn: both terminals’ own lots are $45 a night, taxes included, per Cruise NYC, which still dates that rate to April 1, 2023. Manhattan takes cards only, with an 8′3″ height limit; Brooklyn takes cash or cards, and big vehicles park on the main level.

Cape Liberty: $35 a day, taxes included, per Royal Caribbean; Celebrity’s FAQ says $30. No reservation is needed. The garage’s height limit is 7′4″, with an open lot beside it for taller vehicles, and oversized vehicles pay double. Compare every parking option.

Source: cruise.nyc

The Night Before

The evening and the morning

The evening

Pool · Food or bar on site · Kitchen

All suites, with kitchenettes and workspaces, an indoor pool with a whirlpool and a fitness center. Marriott lists one restaurant on site without naming it.

Breakfast

Free

Free buffet and hot breakfast, 6 to 9:30 AM weekdays, 7 to 10 AM weekends.

Address

US Highway 1 & 9, by Newark Airport

652 US Highway 1 and 9 South, Newark, NJ 07114
Hotel website

Fact Sheet

The fine print, in one place

Times, fees, rooms and the small stuff, as SpringHill Suites Newark Airport publishes it. Where it says “not stated”, the hotel doesn’t say, and a quick call will settle it.

Check-in and check-out

Check-in3:00 PM

Check-out12:00 PM

Minimum age

21+

To check in, per the hotel.

Resort fee

None stated

Wi-Fi

Free for Marriott Bonvoy members booking direct

Parking for your stay

$17 a day plus tax, on site

Cruise parking is in the parking section above.

Breakfast

Free buffet and hot breakfast; Mon–Fri 6–9:30 AM, Sat–Sun 7–10 AM

Pool

Indoor pool with whirlpool

Pets

Service animals only, per Marriott.

Food and drink on site

RestaurantOne on site, per Marriott; not named

Rooms

All suites, with kitchenettes and workspaces.

Accessibility

Accessible parking, elevators, roll-in showers and mobility-accessible rooms.

On site

EV chargingNo
Guest laundryYes
Fitness centerYes
Pets allowedNo

Nearby, by the hotel’s count

Cape Liberty Cruise Portnearby, per Marriott

Distances as the hotel or its brand lists them. Bars use a square-root scale so short walks stay visible.

Also worth knowing

"Park at our hotel and set sail from nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port"
"Park Here, Fly There rates available—call hotel for specifics"
Service animals only

Worth Knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

"Park Here, Fly There rates available—call hotel for specifics," per Marriott; no cruise package or price is printed.
Minimum check-in age 21. Check-in 3 PM, check-out noon.
The Newark Airport shuttle is free and round trip; call the hotel to schedule it. Marriott puts the airport 4.7 miles away.
No EV charging.
A third-party cruise-hotel site says parking is free for up to 8 days; Marriott's page doesn't, so we don't count it.

What we couldn’t confirm

The parking rate for a cruise
The distance to Cape Liberty
The restaurant's name and hours

Rates and policies are as the hotel published them on September 27, 2026. Confirm anything you’re counting on when you book.

Compare

Worth a look alongside it

No. 1 · Number one overall

Ink 48

The hotel's own page says you can walk to the Manhattan Cruise Terminal from its Hell's Kitchen corner.

No. 3 · Ranked just below

Embassy Suites Newark Airport

Made-to-order breakfast, an indoor pool and Hilton's Park, Stay & Go on its own offers page.

No. 5 · Sailing from Manhattan instead?

Element Times Square West

A fully equipped kitchen in every one of 411 studios and a free breakfast, on Times Square's west side.

← No. 1

Ink 48

No. 3 →

Embassy Suites Newark Airport

The ranking

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Flying in?

JFK, LaGuardia or Newark, and the ride to the ship

What the shuttles, transfers and rideshares cost from each airport.

Ready when you are

Wake up by Newark Airport, a cab ride from Cape Liberty.

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FAQ

SpringHill Suites Newark Airport FAQ

Does SpringHill Suites Newark Airport have a cruise shuttle?

Not that it publishes. Marriott mentions no cruise shuttle; the free shuttle is round trip to Newark Airport, scheduled by calling the hotel. Cape Liberty can't be reached on foot: "the Port Authority prohibits any guests to arrive at the port on foot," per Celebrity.

Does SpringHill Suites Newark Airport have an airport shuttle?

Yes. From John F. Kennedy International: Marriott doesn't mention JFK. From LaGuardia: Marriott doesn't mention LaGuardia. From Newark Liberty International: A complimentary round-trip shuttle to Newark Airport, 4.7 miles away; call the hotel to schedule.

Can I park at SpringHill Suites Newark Airport while I cruise?

Yes, but the price isn't published. "Park at our hotel and set sail from nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port," says Marriott, and "Park Here, Fly There rates available—call hotel for specifics." No price is published. Self-parking is $17 a day plus tax while you stay.

How far is SpringHill Suites Newark Airport from the cruise terminal?

Marriott says "set sail from nearby Cape Liberty Cruise Port" and lists the port's Bayonne address, but gives no distance. The hotel is on Route 1 & 9 by Newark Airport. Royal Caribbean puts Cape Liberty 9 miles from Newark Airport. It sits in our the new jersey side band. It's placed for Cape Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, where Royal Caribbean and Celebrity sail. You can't arrive there on foot, per Celebrity. Sailing from Manhattan or Brooklyn instead? That's a drive into the city.

Can I check in early or check out late on cruise days?

Check-in is 3:00 PM and check-out 12:00 PM. The hotel doesn't publish early or late terms, so ask when you book, not on the day.

Will the hotel hold my bags?

The hotel doesn't say. Most hotels will hold bags between check-out and a late shuttle, but that's a call to make, not an assumption.

Does the port shuttle come back for me after the cruise?

What's the breakfast timing on sail morning?

Free buffet and hot breakfast; Mon–Fri 6–9:30 AM, Sat–Sun 7–10 AM. Your terminal check-in window is in your cruise documents, and the port asks you not to arrive before it.

Can I park an oversized vehicle or charge an EV?

EV charging: not on site. Clearance and oversized parking aren't published. Manhattan's lot has an 8'3" height limit. Cape Liberty's garage is 7'4", with an open lot beside it for taller vehicles, and oversized vehicles pay double. Brooklyn parks RVs and big vehicles on its main level.

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Your night before, from here

Night-Before Score: 48 of 100

Getting here, and on to the ship

From JFK without a hotel shuttle

From LGA without a hotel shuttle

Which terminal

Distance

Shuttle departures

Parking while you sail

Cruise parking

The port’s own lots

The evening and the morning

The evening

Breakfast

Address

The fine print, in one place

Check-in and check-out

Minimum age

Resort fee

Wi-Fi

Parking for your stay

Breakfast

Pool

Pets

Food and drink on site

Rooms

Accessibility

On site

Nearby, by the hotel’s count

Also worth knowing

Before you book

Worth knowing

What we couldn’t confirm

Worth a look alongside it

Wake up by Newark Airport, a cab ride from Cape Liberty.

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