<p>My son has his first audition at Westminster on Dec 11th. Was wondering what hotels are closest to the Lawrenceville campus and how long does it take to get to NYC from there?
thanks!!</p>
<p>We live in the area. When friends visit, they stay in the Residence on Route 1 South (in Monmouth Junction?). They have GREAT rates. Is the audition at Westminster in Princeton or at the Rider campus in Lawrenceville? The Residence Inn is about 10 minutes from Princeton and about 20 minutes to Lawrenceville, but either way, it’s a very direct trip from there. The other hotels in the area are also on route 1. More south and closer to Princeton and Lawrenceville but more expensive too.</p>
<p>Sorry, I went back and saw that you’ll be at the Rider campus in Lawrenceville. Anything between the Residence Inn and the Quakerbridge mall on route 1 would be fine.</p>
<p>From Lawrenceville you should figure 1.5 hours to NYC depending on the route and the time of day you make the trip. If you’re going to try during rush hour on a weekday… add about up to an hour.</p>
<p>I also live in the area and highly recommend the Hilton Garden Inn in Hamilton, NJ. It is off exit 5 of I-195 and an easy 15 minute ride all on Interstate highways to the Rider campus. The hotel is only a year or so old and there is a Friday’s restaurant in the same parking lot. Across the street are Chiles, Red Robin, and other restaurants, and Outback Steakhouse is just down the road next to Home Depot.</p>
<p>I have always had great success with priceline, name my own price. i just pick the area closeest to where we want to be and three or four stars and it works great for the Princeton area.</p>