DeBary Inn, 265 Springfield Ave., Summit. 17 rooms & 1 suite, two with a gas fireplace in a three-story c.1880 mansion decorated in antiques and oriental rugs. Location: Suburban residential neighborhood a couple blocks from downtown. Amenities: Wrap-around porch with wicker furniture and gardens. Gourmet continental buffet breakfast. Complimentary snacks & refreshments. Year-round. 908.277.0005. email the DeBary Inn w/fee

Pillars of Plainfield B&B Inn, The, 922 Central Ave., Plainfield. 6 rooms, two w/gas fireplaces, canopy beds and one suite w/kitchenette in an 1870 Victorian mansion w/traditional furniture & antiques. Location: In the Van Wyck Brooks Historic District. Amenities: Wrap-around porch with rockers & swing. Gardens with Adirondack chairs. Freshly baked evening snacks, sodas, sherry. Romance packages. Year-round. 908.753.0922 or 888.PILLARS. email

Best Western Fairfield Executive Inn, 216 Route 46 East, Fairfield. 171 rooms & suites, some featuring a 2-person Jacuzzi and a wet bar in a four-story hotel built in 1985 and renovated in 2002. Location: 1 mile off I-80. Amenities: Restaurant, executive lounge, indoor heated pool, whirlpool, outdoor patio area, state-of-the art exercise room & billiard room. Room service.

Best Western Fort Lee, 2300 Route 4 West, Fort Lee. 63 oversized rooms and executive suites, some with a whirlpool and all with a mini refrigerator and coffee/tea maker in a modern two-story hotel built in 1988 and renovated in 2000. Location: On a busy highway one mile from the George Washington Bridge and two miles from New York City. Amenities: Exercise room.

Best Western Murray Hill Inn, 535 Central Ave., New Providence. 76 guest rooms & studio suites, some with a Jacuzzi tub, some with a kitchenette, all with a coffee/tea maker and many with a wet bar in a modern three-story hotel built in 1991. Location: Suburban business community. Amenities: Northern Italian restaurant, fitness center and steam room-sauna. Room service. AAA-3 Diamond.

Best Western The Inn At Ramsey, 1315 Route 17 South, Ramsey. 80 rooms & suites including some deluxe getaway whirlpool rooms and some with a poster bed and cherry wood furnishings in a two-story luxury hotel. Location: Suburban retail/business area. Amenities: On-site restaurant, cocktail lounge with live entertainment & landscaped grounds. Concierge, room service. w/fee

Best Western Westfield Inn, 435 North Ave., Westfield. 40 guestrooms, some with a fully equipped kitchenette and all with coffee/tea makers in a three-story European-style hotel built in 1975 and decorated in a traditional style. Location: In the heart of Colonial Westfield. Amenities: French restaurant on premises and fitness center. AAA-Two Diamond.

Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, 100 Glimcher Realty Way, Elizabeth. 210 rooms including whirlpool suites, all with a coffee maker, refrigerator & microwave in a seven-story hotel built in 2003 and decorated in a country B&B style. Location: 2 miles from Newark International Airport. Amenities: Indoor pool, whirlpool and exercise facility. Complimentary Airport shuttle.

Crowne Plaza Hotel Clark, 36 Valley Rd., Clark. 192 room and suites in a six-story, modern full service hotel built in 1973 and renovated in 2001. Location: Suburban area at exit 135 off the Garden State Parkway, 9 miles south of the Newark International Airport. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, outdoor pool, state-of-the-art fitness center and landscaped grounds with gazebo. Room service.

Grand Summit Hotel, The, 570 Springfield Ave., Summit. 150 rooms & suites, some with a balcony in a European-style hotel built in 1929. Location: Suburban area ½ mile from downtown. Amenities: Restaurant, patio, fitness center & outdoor pool. Complimentary breakfast buffet and afternoon high tea & pastries. Massage therapist upon request. Concierge and room service. Events. w/fee

Hilton at Short Hills, 41 John F. Kennedy Pkwy., Short Hills. 304 rooms and suites with marble baths in a modern hotel built in 1988 and appointed in a traditional style. Location: Suburban area across from the Mall at Short Hills. Amenities: Restaurant, lobby and poolside bars, shops, spa, sauna, fitness center, tennis, whirlpool, outdoor and indoor pools. Concierge and room service. Weddings. Escape packages. 973.379.0100 or 800.HILTONS.

Hilton East Brunswick, 3 Tower Center Blvd., East Brunswick. 405 rooms in a fourteen-story full service hotel built in 1989, renovated in 2007. Location: Tower Center Business Complex two miles from downtown New Brunswick. Amenities: Restaurant, sports bar, lobby with gardens and fountains, gift shop, indoor pool, whirlpool & health club. Concierge, room service. Romance packages. w/fee

Hyatt Regency Jersey City on Hudson, 2 Exchange Place, Jersey City. 350 spacious rooms with waterfront and Manhattan skyline views in a nine-story full-service hotel built in 2002. Location: On the Harborside Financial Center's south pier. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, coffee shop, fitness center, indoor pool and lap pool, running/walking promenade & gift shop. Concierge. Wedding Packages.

Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, Two Albany St., New Brunswick. 288 guestrooms, some with a balcony overlooking the Raritan River in a six-story hotel built in 1982 and renovated in 2003. Location: Heart of downtown. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, 2-story atrium, fitness center, indoor heated swimming pool, hot tub & gift shop. Room & concierge/tour service. Romance Packages.

Renaissance Meadowlands Hotel, 801 Rutherford Ave., Rutherford. 167 rooms and suites including king spa and executive suites in a modern plush nine-story hotel built in 2000. Location: In the Meadowlands Corporate Park, 5 miles from New York City. Amenities: Steakhouse restaurant, lounge, indoor pool, whirlpool and fitness center. Room service. Wedding/reception facilities.

Sheraton Mahwah Hotel, 1 International Blvd., Mahwah. 225 rooms & suites in a twenty-two story hotel built in 1988 and renovated in 2000. Location: Suburban area near I-287 and Route 17. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, night club, five-story atrium lobby with tropical plants & waterfall, gift shop, flower shop, indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness facility & tennis courts. Room, concierge service.

Sheraton Suites On The Hudson, 500 Harbor Blvd., Weehawken. 347 suites, each featuring a wet bar, refrigerator, microwave & coffeemaker in a ten-story hotel built in 1991. Location: On the Hudson River ½ mile from Manhattan. Amenities: Restaurant and cocktail bar, indoor pool, fitness facility, gift shop & florist. Concierge and room service. Weekend escape packages. w/fee w/fee

Westminster Hotel, 550 W. Mt. Pleasant Ave., Livingston. 183 rooms & suites, some with kitchenette and all a with separate sitting area in a boutique hotel built 1972, renovated in 2001 and decorated in a classic contemporary style. Location: Heart of Livingston just off the Eisenhower Parkway. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge, room service, indoor heated pool and Jacuzzi, fitness center & spa services.

Wilshire Grand Hotel, 350 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange. 88 elegant guest rooms & suites, some with a king bed and in-room Jacuzzi in a three-story luxury hotel renovated in 2004 with antique-style furnishings. Location: On 12 landscaped acres. Amenities: Restaurant, lounge with sofas & chairs, fitness center, outdoor patio with seating & putting green. Wedding/reception facilities.