Dont unpack!
We had booked one night at this hotel after a short break on the West Coast of America before flying back to Europe. After a 5 hour flight to NY and a 1 hour shuttle ride from Newark all we wanted was to get into our room and relax.
We had barely made it to the front desk when we were met by a the receptionist, redirecting me to another hotel as the Wellington had guests who were 'overstaying'. despite our room being booked weeks in advance we we ushered off the premises, shoved into a yellow cab and sent to a hotel I had never heard of, with a $10 bill in my hand from the receptionist and a pre-typed letter from the Wellington.
The receptionist and door staff were very polite and pleasant but not a great experience for a first timer to this hotel...