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Reviews of Chauncey Hotel & Conference Center

3.5 out of 5
Chauncey Hotel & Conference Center
1 Chauncey Road, Princeton, NJ

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 344 out of 675 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 192 out of 675 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 93 out of 675 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 31 out of 675 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 15 out of 675 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

arthur

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
there was no handicap parking within close distance of the main lobby. It was actually almost a block away, which is difficult for people with limited mobility. They did not have a bell person to help with bags. I will say the restaurant was adequate. The food was excellent, but we found it odd that the kitchen was on the second floor and the restaurant was on the first floor and had to be transported down and up. The breakfast was just OK.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Barbara on 25 Mar 2024
Hello Arthur, We are happy to get assistance for any guest with luggage when asked. Although we do not have a specific bell person either housekeeping or engineering staff are happy to assist. I am sorry for the confusion regarding how food is served at the CBar. It is prepared in our main kitchen, which is upstairs adjacent to the dining room, so staff do transport it to the CBar as soon as it is prepared. I am also sorry that the distance of the handicapped parking made your stay difficult. If you decide to give us an opportunity to serve you in the future; ask the front desk and we will arrange luggage assistance or anything else that will make your stay more relaxing.

10/10 Excellent

Arch

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful property just a few miles from Princeton, NJ- 5 minute drive into town on Rosedale Rd. Quiet, peaceful place to stay away from busy US 1. Great breakfast included, beautiful campus with walking trails, ponds, and lots of open space. A real gem if you are visiting Princeton.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Barbara on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Arch,I am very pleased that you enjoyed your stay with us. I hope you are able to come back and see the campus once spring and summer flowers begin blooming.

10/10 Excellent

Glenn, Greensboro

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Barbara on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Glenn,Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to post your review. We hope you will visit with us again soon.

8/10 Good

Kasey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Details said, we would get balcony or patio. We did not get either.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Barbara on 10 Mar 2024
Dear Kasey,I apologize for the confusion regarding the availability of a patio or balcony in the room. We can only guarantee a room type because every room does not have a patio or balcony. I hope you will stay with us in the future, and we will do our best to accommodate your wishes for a patio or balcony.

10/10 Excellent

Cinda

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Barbara on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Cinda,Thank you for choosing to stay with us. We appreciate you taking the time to post an online evaluation and hope that we will see you again in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

KERRY

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, quiet, peaceful. Warm heated pool.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay at the Chauncey Hotel is always an amazing experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Melanie

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, many surrounding trails.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Barbara on 13 Dec 2023
Dear Melanie, we are happy that you enjoyed your stay with us, and hope you will come visit us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely family weekend stay
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Dec 2023
Dear Wendy,We are very happy to hear that your family enjoyed your visit with us. We look forward to seeing you the next time you are in town. Thank you for choosing Chauncey hotel and conference center.

10/10 Excellent

John

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Dec 2023
Dear John,Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate you taking the time to post a review and look forward to seeing you on a future visit.

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was excellent and the staff was awesome! The staff went out of their way to make our stay wonderful. I will definitely book again when I come to this area.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 4 Dec 2023
Dear Margaret,Thank you for staying with us and we look forward to seeing you on your next visit

10/10 Excellent

Evaristus

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent, met all our needs.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 4 Dec 2023
Dear Evaritus,I am very happy you enjoyed your visit with us and hope to see you again when you are in the area

6/10 Okay

Larry

Business traveller
The hotel is an adequate choice for staying near Princeton.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 4 Dec 2023
Thank you for staying with us. I appreciate you taking the time to post a review and look forward to meeting you on your next visit.

4/10 Poor

PRISCILA, Hillside

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The heating in our room did not work, a technician came and fixed it, but in the middle of the night it stopped working again, the room got very cold!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 13 Nov 2023
I am very sorry about the issue that you had with the heat. I will alert the maintenance supervisor. To your complaint. I hope you will give us a chance to serve you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful grounds with a calming bucolic backdrop— Jocelyn at the front desk is Perfectly professional with a love big smile .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 12 Nov 2023
Dear Mark, Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your business and look forward to seeing you again. I will alert Jocelyn to your compliment.

10/10 Excellent

ibtsat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you for staying with us. I am pleased you enjoyed your stay and hope to see you again in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Marissa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Not a great experience at this hotel. From the first interaction with the front desk staff, to them losing my reservation because they "do not deal with Expedia", to a dirty room and smelly, moldy shower. Would not recommend this hotel, at all.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Nov 2023
I apologize for the issue at check-in and had we’ve been aware of any complaint regarding the condition of the room. I would’ve sent housekeeping immediately to take care of it. I will forward your complaint to the housekeeping supervisor.

10/10 Excellent

erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
very nice place, very low key, great view of property, nice just to walk or sit outside, staff very pleasant and helpful, love the breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Nov 2023
Hello Erik,Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to post a review. We appreciate you choosing to stay with us and look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Maryann

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Nov 2023
Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We hope to see you again on your next visit to the area.

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The grounds were very nice and the hotel was a tad older but kept very well
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Nov 2023
Dear Matthew,I am happy that you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again soon. Thank you for your review and if you have any further comments, please feel free to contact me directly.

4/10 Poor

Tim

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was horrible
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Nov 2023
Dear Tim, I am sorry you were not pleased with your stay. If there was anything in particular, you wanted to report, please feel free to contact me directly.

8/10 Good

Aleanor

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Nov 2023
Dear Aleanor,Thank you for taking the time to post your review. We appreciate you staying with us and hope that you will return in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Magdalena

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Noce stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Nov 2023
Dear Magdalena,Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to post your review. We look forward to seeing you on your next area visit.

6/10 Okay

Hyunjung

Travelled with family
There were no soap, hangers and stand for suitcase. No enough outlets for charging my phones. Also I could see some hairs on my bed sheet and dust on coffee machine.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Nov 2023
Dear Hyunjung,I have forwarded your complaints to the housekeeping manager and the issues will be addressed within the department. I am sorry that you were not comfortable with the room conditions. I hope you will consider giving us another chance to serve you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Christie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tranquil location/Great Breakfast options!!
Great place to stay - clean and convenient accommodations, great locale to take a beautiful walk about the grounds. Fabulous breakfast offered, etc. Would highly recommend!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 17 Sept 2023
Dear Christie,I am happy that you enjoyed your time with us and look forward to seeing you in the future. Thank you for staying at Chauncey.

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and beautiful accommodations!!
The Chauncey was beautiful and the staff was so friendly. We had a wonderful family stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 17 Sept 2023
Dear Kelly,Thank you so much for posting your review. I am happy that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a wonderful Room
Had a wonderful Room, comfortable beds and nicely appointed. Staff was very accommodating and professional.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 14 Sept 2023
Dear Evelyn, I am very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We look forward to seeing you on your next visit to the area.

10/10 Excellent

bernie

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Nov 2023
Dear Bernie,Thank you for staying with us. I am pleased that you enjoyed your stay and hope that you will visit us again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Carol

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff was very friendly. Beautiful pool& grounds. The bed was uncomfortable & the heat ac were not user friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 17 Sept 2023
Dear Carol,I apologize for the issue you had using the heating system. I hope you will consider giving us the opportunity to serve you again and I will be happy to have a staff member show you how to control the unit if you are still having an issue.

10/10 Excellent

PAUL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 14 Sept 2023
Dear Paul, Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to respond to the online survey. We hope that you will be visiting again in the near future.

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Barbara on 6 Sept 2023
Dear Margaret, If their is something specific that lead to your rating; I would like to share that with my staff so that it can be corrected for future stays. I do apologize that we did not meet your expectations.

10/10 Excellent

Zhongchun, North Potomac

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet, space, breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 30 Aug 2023
Dear Zhongchun,Thank you for staying at the Chauncey Hotel and Conference Center. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to serving you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Angie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 30 Aug 2023
Hello Angie,Thank you for staying with us and posting your review. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you again.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent receptionist, excellent room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 26 Aug 2023
Dear David,I am very happy to hear you were pleased with your stay. I hope we will see you again soon.

6/10 Okay

Lakshmi

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
PUBLIC SPACES ARE GREAT, BUT ROOMS ARE WORN OUT!
Staff is amazing, especially Jocelyn at the front desk who checked us in. Public spaces are very nice with lots of natural light. Breakfast was a nice touch. The grounds are very nice! BUT the actual rooms are worn out: carpets, furniture, beds, plumbing, etc. There were no sheers on the windows. The room needed a deep clean. Corners, under the bed, baseboards were all disgusting and dirty. We put up our kids there back in June and noted the same for the room they were in—it was worn out! These rooms need a refresh.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 26 Aug 2023
Dear Lakshmi,I am sorry that you did not find the room to your standards. I have forwarded your comments to our management team. I hope you will consider giving us the opportunity to serve you in the future.

4/10 Poor

Nicole

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Before Covid, this property was well kept and the rooms smelled and looked clean. Post Covid, the room smelled musty, the outside chairs had dead bugs and cobwebs all over them, the hotel had only one visible staff member, and with a wedding taking place, other visitors were disregarded. The restaurant was non existent. No visible staff working it so eating there was not an option. When inquired about it, I was told the cooking was taking place for the wedding so best to come later. I booked the hotel because our intention was to also eat there. The work out room nice. The pool area inside okay. The outdoor area from the pool was dirty and a mess and looked nothing like the scenic, relaxing photos online. Dead bugs everywhere, nothing swept, cushions not cleaned off or even positioned properly for seating. You were basically on your own with no staff. It was literally like a motel that charges four star hotel fees. Bar was closed entire time. Wedding was loud and right outside your room. No relaxing during this overnight stay. Waste of money.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 26 Aug 2023
I very much apologize that you felt disregarded during your stay. Even if the Bar is closed; I can contact kitchen staff and if at all possible they will prepare a meal for anyone who requests it. It is true that depending on the size of a wedding group and sometime staff callouts we are forced to delay the opening of C Bar on the evening of a wedding. We only do this when we have no other choice and as stated earlier; The front desk can contact kitchen staff and have food prepared if an in house guest chooses to order food. There are times when kitchen staff are all involved in transporting food to the reception so it may take a bit longer for a food order. I apologize for the inconvenience, but it is very likely that any Saturday and sometimes Friday or Sunday between May and the end of October we will be hosting a wedding which includes a reception with music until no later than 10PM on Friday and Saturday and 9PM on Sunday per local ordinance. I will forward your comments to the proper departments and again I am sorry your stay was not more pleasant for you.

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 14 Sept 2023
Dear Eric,I am happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. I will share your interview with the staff and we hope to see you on your next area visit.

10/10 Excellent

hallie

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight for fraternity meeting
Enjoyed my stay and would recommend to others
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 19 Aug 2023
Dear Hallie,We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to your next visit. I will be sure to share your review with our staff.

8/10 Good

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was beautiful! Staff was extremely friendly! Only issue I had was no refrigerator.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 12 Aug 2023
Dear Craig, Thank you for your response to the survey. I do understand your concern regarding no refrigerator in the room. We do have them available for a 15.00 per night fee but I will send review to the manager

8/10 Good

suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice...pretty and unique.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Barbara on 7 Aug 2023
Dear Suzanne, thank you for staying with us at the Chauncey Hotel and conference Center. We appreciate you taking the time to post to, and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Nandhita

Liked: Amenities
I checked in at 10 pm and the receptionist who checked me in was very rude. It’s in a beautiful location but very isolated from rest of Princeton and sparsely populated. Their breakfast was really good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Aug 2023
I apologize that you were not greeted in a welcoming way. i will address this with the staff member involved. i hope you will give us another chance to provide you with a great customer service experience.

8/10 Good

WENXIN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Aug 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We appreciate your review and look forward to seeing you on a future visit.

10/10 Excellent

JANE

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to everything
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Barbara on 29 Jul 2023
Dear Jane,Thank you for staying with us at Chauncey. I am pleased that your stay went well, and we look forward to seeing you in the future.

8/10 Good

Alexander, Wayland

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Amenities
Pastural and beautiful surrounding creating the right mood, the property is old, but in acceptable level of maintenance, they served good breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Barbara on 25 Jul 2023
Dear Alexander, thank you for staying with us and taking the time to post your review. We appreciate you choosing to stay with us and look forward to seeing you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Magdalena

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Barbara on 12 Aug 2023
Hello Magdalena,Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to post a review. I will share this with our team and we look forward to seeing you in the future.

6/10 Okay

Denise

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
The grounds are beautiful, and the staff is very nice. The room in general was ok finishes were mismatched and carpet was old but in decent condition. The balcony and my bathroom floor were filthy (hair and dirt on the floor). I also was very disappointed as the first picture on the site is the pool, which was unusable to me as a guest during my stay. The hotel has someone performing private swimming lessons in the pool. I arrived at 4:30pm and was really looking forward to using the facilities. I went to the pool to find lessons taking place. I left and went back to my room, figuring I would try again after dinner. I spoke to the front desk attendant sometime around 7:30 as lessons were still taking place, but she was unable to do anything for me. She advised the pool should be free at 8. Unfortunately, lessons took place until at least 9:30pm at which point I gave up as the pool closes at 10pm.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Barbara on 15 Jul 2023
Good Evening Denise,As discussed during your stay the pool can be used during swim lessons by in house guests. There are usually only 1 to 2 children being taught at a time and if needed the instructor will be asked to keep them in one section of the pool. If we have a group in house that requests to use the pool we can cancel the swim school if necessary. I again apologize that you were not pleased with your stay.

8/10 Good

Hymlaire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
NA
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Jul 2023
Dear Hymlaire,We are very happy that you enjoyed your stay with us. We appreciate you choosing us and look forward to seeing you on a future visit.

8/10 Good

Onju

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place to stay.
Clean beautiful property. Very nice staff. Nice salt water pool. Great breakfast buffet. Some amenities were missing or quirky: Coffee maker in room with no coffee pot, TV that cannot turn off screen saver so light is on all night(I had to unplug). Desk with no workspace room because coffee maker area is fixed to middle of desk. Other than these oddities beds were comfortable and had a lovely stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Jul 2023
Dear Onju,I am very sorry for the issues in your room. The room coffee makers are single cup Keurig machines. One pod fills one cup, so a coffee pot is not required. You place one of the coffee cups provided on the machine under the spout. I will speak to housekeeping and maintenance regarding the desk set up. hope you will give us a chance to serve you again.

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quick trip - All was great! Loved the high ceilings and balcony. Would stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Jul 2023
Dear James,Thank you for staying with us and taking the time to post a review. We look forward to seeing you in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Konrad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Barbara on 2 Jul 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We are happy that you enjoyed your visit and look forward to seeing you in the future.