Amanda & Brian

January 5, 2025 • Belleville, NJ

Amanda & Brian

January 5, 2025 • Belleville, NJ

Things to Do

American Dream Mall

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1 American Dream Wy, East Rutherford, NJ 07073

The American Dream is more than just a mall! They have a Nickelodeon Theme Park and water park (great for kids!), Indoor snowboarding, mini golf, aquarium, Legoland, amazing reataurants and of course tons of shopping!!!

FYI NO TAX ON CLOTHING OR SHOES!

Located 25 minutes from the hotel - they have extensive parking available on site 10/10 recommend

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Montclair

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202 Glenridge Ave, Montclair, NJ 07042

Take a trip to the cute town of Montclair! Brian and I live 5 minutes from here and this is our go to spot for date nights and have cute local boutiques.

Approx 20 min from hotel - address above is for a parking garage located right in the heart of the town

Below are some of our favorite spots if you want to check them out!
Absolute Zero - rolled ice cream- 10/10
Cuban Pete’s - fun Cuban restaurant
Fauborg - beautiful French restaurant
Porta Montclair - fun pizza spot (bar at night)
Luigino’s Parmigiana - one of our favorite Italian spots (fyi chicken parm is amazing but one feeds about 3 people)
Nami Nori - sushi spot!
Sweet T’s Southern Eatery - best spot for southern food, heard Mac & Cheese is amaze
Samba Montclair - good Latin food
Noches de Columbia - vibe in here is amazing, great Colombian food
Egan & Son’s - my all time favorite!!! Irish pub - mashed potatoes and French fries taste like I’m in Ireland

The Mills at Jersey Gardens

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651 Kapkowski Rd, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
This is a huge outlet mall located 30 min from the hotel. Get your shopping done while you’re in New Jersey with NO TAX on any clothes or shoes!!!! Top outlet stores here are Tory Burch, Coach, Kate Spade, Lacoste, Marshall’s, Michael Kors, Nike and more!

NYC

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If you’d like to spend the day in New York City, I would recommend driving 30 min to Secaucus Junction- train is only 10 min into the city and run very frequently. Let me know if you need any city recommendations!

Medieval Times

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149 Polito Ave, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

This one brings us back to middle school…located 20 min from the hotel

Jousing, horsemanship & falconry plus a 4-course, utensil free meal served in a castle… aka eating turkey legs while watching guys jousing on horses