Need Lodging in Camden, NJ - Near Wiggins Park

Looking for some advice. We want to find a nice hotel close to Wiggins Park to attend the WXPN Xponential Music Festival. The list of hotels provided on the XPN.org site seems to be incorrect (e.g. - there is no Marriott at 2 Riverside Dr; and can%26#39;t seem to locate a Clarion at 915 State St.). Perhaps these hotels have been bought out by other hotel chains? (The phone number listed for the Marriott has been disconnected.)

Anyway, if anyone has any ideas/suggestions it would be appreciated. We were hoping to be within walking distance of the event. But if that%26#39;s not possible, then a least a short taxi ride away. I guess we could stay in Philly and take the Ferry, but it appears that the Ferry shuts down very early in the evening.

Thanks for any help!

Need Lodging in Camden, NJ - Near Wiggins Park

You really don%26#39;t want to stay down there...

None of the hotels they show with Camden addresses are actually in Camden, both of them are on Rte 73 near the 295 exit in Mt Laurel, about 25 mins away from the park.

Your best bet is those or any of the hotels along rt 70 in Cherry Hill, such as the crowne plaza. It%26#39;s only about a 15-25 min drive from there...

Need Lodging in Camden, NJ - Near Wiggins Park

I%26#39;d second that opinion...you REALLY don%26#39;t want to stay in Camden. There is a Holiday Inn in Cherry Hill and the Crowne Plaza. Those would be your closest choices and the Clarion is about another 2 miles east of those hotels, but also right on Route 70. You will have a car, correct? You will need to drive into Camden from your hotel. The ride isn%26#39;t too long, but you should allow for extra time for traffic/parking.

Actually, your best bet is to stay in downtown Philadelphia near the waterfront and take the ferry over. Here is a link to the ferry information: http://www.riverlinkferry.org/

I agree with Owlyn about staying in downtown Philly near the Waterfront. Check out the Hyatt at Penn%26#39;s Landing or the Sheraton Society Hill to see if they are within your price range.

Suzanne

The ferry usually runs late when there are concerts on the Camden waterfront.

It is true that there are no hotels, B%26amp;Bs or nice motels in the city of Camden. However, there are a couple of possibilities I can think of right off the top of my head.

1) In Camden - At some colleges, it is possible to rent a dorm room during the summer break. If Rutgers does, their Camden campus is ideally located for you - it is on the Riverline light rail line that picks up near the concert venue. Here%26#39;s the website, if you want to call and ask. The campus is very nice, has a pleasant quad, etc.

http://housing.camden.rutgers.edu/guide.html

2) Outside Camden - the Haddonfield Inn, which is not in walking distance of Camden or the concert, but is within walking distance of the PATCO train line that runs through Haddonfield, and into Camden, where you can transfer to the Riverline that takes you to the venue.

As to whether you REALLY want to stay in Camden - here are a couple of things to mull:

The Hilton is planning a Garden Inn on Camden%26#39;s waterfront.

courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article…

nytimes.com/2008/05/06/nyregion/06hotel.html…

Also - a tourist staying in Philadelphia pays 14% hotel tax, compared to 5% in NJ. And the city of Philadelphia is currently considering raising that figure to 14.9%, to pay for the expansion of the convetion center.

philly.com/inquirer/local/20080624_Proposed_…

The Garden inn won%26#39;t be done in time for the concert sadly, but it is a positive step,

Yes, the hotel hasn%26#39;t been ok%26#39;d yet; I used one response to address the initial question, and another to address the all-too-typical dismissals of Camden.

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