I cannot recommend this stay. I am familiar with Newark and knew not to expect a high end neighborhood, and was certainly not expecting a fancy room for the price. However, I did expect it to be at least somewhat clean. The room I booked, and the basement floor it was located in smelled strongly of smoke. There were belongings laying in the hallways, loud music playing from another room, and small cigarette burn holes in my sheets. Removing the sheets (which were queen sized put on a single sized bed) and pillowcase showed a mattress cover with a large brown stain on it, almost half the size of the mattress, and a formerly white pillow that was so brown it was almost black. I was not comfortable staying and messaged asking for a refund. Marian denied that there was a problem and did not respond directly to my request for refund, which I later obtained through AirBnB support, despite her asking them not to approve it. I will note that if you scroll further down in the reviews, other reviewers have noted the noise, smoke, and cleanliness issues, and that some of the positive reviews have been left repeatedly by the same people. While the free parking is a good perk for the price, I would have been more comfortable sleeping in my car if needed, and found another location for the evening.