My Doubletree Newark stay was disturbed by the total failure of PATH due to a switch problem on Thursday morning, April 26th, necessitating a ride into the city on New Jersey Transit, which did cross-honor my ticket (Don't see how anyone could've got through to check, as the train was jammed. I did get a seat, though, through fortuitously being right where a door opened. I spent my day in NYC, getting back about 10 PM, to find the bridge across closed, without any instructions about an alternate route. All of the Gateway Center signage points to the bridge. Finally figured it out, crossed at street level and made it inside. But, when I tried to get on PATH, my Metrocard was short, it wouldn't say how much, the machines are very impatient with new users, threatening to time out on my repeatedly as I tried to add a dollar to my card. IT STOLE A $10 bill from me, Finally used a credit card to buy a 1 trip ticket. I recommend that for others $2.75. Don't know that I'll stay here again. Too many things can go wrong. Only good thing now is I am steps away from my southbound train in the morning. No PATH or NJT.