I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City on the Hudson for the first time two weeks ago and I very much enjoyed my stay. I decided to arrive a day early for a weekend stay in Manhattan and as many know, Thursdays during busier times can be pricey. A few days prior to my stay availability opened up for Cash and Points at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City and every time I see when I walk along the Hudson (my Manhattan home away from home is the Conrad New York right across from it) I have thought to myself “I bet that has great views” so I booked the cash and points and called to see if I could apply a DSU (Hudson River Suite), which was available and while only one day, it was totally worth it. In fact, it was one of those stays where you can’t believe it took you this long to try the hotel out. I had taken Amtrak up to Penn Station and walked over a block to the PATH (which takes the subway Metrocard so no special card/fare needed) and took it to Newport where I transferred to and got off at Exchange Place. The escalator entrance to the PATH is make 75 yards from the front door of the Hyatt. Sidenote - it is a longer, steeper escalator than average, about half way up with my big garment bag spinner and big portable office on top, I was certainly thinking I probably should have taken the elevator as I could visualize it knocking over the few people behind me like pins in a bowling lane). The best part of this hotel’s location is it jets out into the Hudson and the hotel is built such that most of the rooms will have decent views. I arrived at 1 PM and my suite was available to I was able to get situated and then grab a quick lunch in the restaurant which as you might assume has great views. The food was very good (I especially liked the spring pea soup, so much I had it for dinner again) as was the service, prices were also relatively reasonable (a nice feature of not being in Manhattan). The Suite is on the 4th floor but is very spacious and has a terrace balcony with an amazing view. The next morning, I had breakfast in the restaurant and had the corned beef hash, which was frankly disappointing (felt more like shredded beef than corned beef) considering how much I enjoyed lunch and dinner. It turns out not only is the PATH right next door but the Exchange Place ferry stop is a short walk (less than a quarter a mile). For $6 took the ferry to the World Financial Center ferry stop which is a half a block to the Conrad New York where I was staying for the weekend. To summarize, I highly recommend and will certainly be back, especially considering how easy it was to get back and forth to specifically where I wanted to go in Manhattan.