First time sailing out of NJ: Parking/NYC questions

[Love2travel4]

Sailing in the Anthem 01-09-22 (first time on Anthem) out of NJ.  First time to NJ port as well.  98% sure we will be driving, as it’s only 4.5hrs. Away.  We will definitely be coming down the day before. I will be traveling with my 77 year old mother.  She is in great health, but can’t walk long distances like miles.

 

Looking for: hotel night stay.  Not sure if I should be looking in NJ or NY.  Would LOVE to find a hotel with long term COVERED parking.  I do not want to come back after 11 nights and have to unbury our car!  If not, I will park at port for $30 day ☹️
 

I would love to find a way to get her to NYC, specifically WTC.  I don’t want to drive into NYC, and not keen on public transportation (subway).  We would take an Uber.  Is there any tour groups that does a tour from an area of NJ?  
 

Any other tips would be great.  Thank you in advance.

[Nitemare]

we drive into NYC on Saturday mornings all the time.  Traffic isn't an issue when we arrive before noon, and we walk along the West Side highway and it doesn't seem to get any worse later, so I'd suggest you spend your day in Manhattan.  Pick a hotel on the west side and park at a garage west of 8th Avenue and you won't have any issues.  Leave Sunday morning and park at the port.

[Got2Cruise]

If you’re leaving from NJ the parking is in a garage. Get there early enough so you don’t have to parking in the overflow parking lot. 
 

The day before stay in a hotel with parking in Jersey City close to the ferry that will bring you very close to WTC. It won’t be a bargain property but the convenience will be worth it. 

 

[Post Captain]

On 10/3/2021 at 7:41 PM, Love2travel4 said:

Sailing in the Anthem 01-09-22 (first time on Anthem) out of NJ.  First time to NJ port as well.  98% sure we will be driving, as it’s only 4.5hrs. Away.  We will definitely be coming down the day before. I will be traveling with my 77 year old mother.  She is in great health, but can’t walk long distances like miles.

 

Looking for: hotel night stay.  Not sure if I should be looking in NJ or NY.  Would LOVE to find a hotel with long term COVERED parking.  I do not want to come back after 11 nights and have to unbury our car!  If not, I will park at port for $30 day ☹️
 

I would love to find a way to get her to NYC, specifically WTC.  I don’t want to drive into NYC, and not keen on public transportation (subway).  We would take an Uber.  Is there any tour groups that does a tour from an area of NJ?  
 

Any other tips would be great.  Thank you in advance.

 

I agree with Got2Cruise (#3, above) re. choosing a hotel in New Jersey.  Specifically, there are several modern hotels in Jersey City that are near the Hudson River waterfront and a short distance from the ferry to Lower Manhattan (near the WTC):

 

--- The Westin Jersey City Newport

--- Doubletree by Hilton Jersey City

--- Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson

--- Hyatt House Jersey City

 

The Westin and the Doubletree are virtually next door to one another. To reach the ferry to Lower Manhattan you would take the Light Rail to Hoboken Terminal (just a 5- or 6-minute ride), where you can catch the ferry.

 

The Hyatt Regency is built atop the foundation of an old pier jutting into the Hudson.  Hyatt House is a new hotel in an older building, just a couple of blocks away from the Regency.  Both are a short walk (3 or 4 blocks) from the Paulus Hook ferry terminal, and the Light Rail to Hoboken also stops right outside the front door of the Hyatt House. 

 

In pre-pandemic times, these hotels usually were fairly pricy, but it doesn't hurt to check to see what they're charging for your dates.

 

A couple of others that may be slightly less convenient for your purposes, but worth checking:

 

--- The W Hoboken.  (Probably quite expensive; a 10-minute walk along the waterfront walkway to the Hoboken terminal.

--- Sheraton Lincoln Harbor.  Has its own ferry terminal right outside the hotel, but that ferry only goes to midtown Manhattan (39th Street), so isn't really convenient for visiting the World Trade Center site.

 

All of these hotels, except probably the Hyatt House, have their own parking facilities. (There's a parking garage just on the next block from the Hyatt House, so I suspect they use that.)

 

Check the NY Waterway ferry website for service between New Jersey and NYC.  Depending on where you stay, you would want the ferry from Hoboken/NJ Transit Terminal (not Hoboken 14th Street) or Paulus Hook to Brookfield Place/Battery Park City:

 

http://www.nywaterway.com

 

I've never heard of any NYC tours that start in NJ, and I very much doubt there are any.