What to expect: This busy hotel offsets its always-moving clientele in addition to the occasional university rowing team in town for a Cooper River regatta—with a comfortable lobby atmosphere that includes multiple chandeliers, paneled wooden columns, gilded mirrors, oversized couches and armchairs, and marble tile floors.

Amenity highlights: An Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool is open seasonally and a 24-hour business center is staffed during business hours.

Insider tip: Reaching the Crowne Plaza is a breeze when driving east on Marlton Pike/Route 70, but can be more challenging for drivers heading west. Westbound drivers who miss one of Jersey's famous jug-handle turnaround points (at Cornell Ave.) can still reach the hotel by continuing less than one mile to a traffic circle, which leads back to 70-west.