Getting to the Hotel and Conference Center
I just drove past the hotel, and the signage has not changed. So, although your reservations are for La Quinta, you’ll have to look for the sign that says “Wellesley Inn”. It is accessible from Rt. 3 in the east bound lanes only. If you are coming in on Rt. 3 in the west bound lanes, take the next exit (marked “Main Street, Passaic Ave”). At the light at the end of the exit ramp, turn left (you will be on Main Street). Go under Rt. 3. You can get on Rt.3 east by turning left (there is a traffic signal)or you can make the block and take the back entrance into the hotel.
To take the back entrance, continue down Main Street. At an unknown point, it becomes Passaic. At the second traffic light (Kingsland), turn left. Go all the way down until the road ends at a “T” intersection with River Road. Turn left on River Road and the hotel parking lot will be the second entrance on the left.
To get from the hotel to the Conference Center, use the back exit from the hotel, turn right on River Road and go down to Passaic. Turn right and go under Rt.3 to take Rt. 3 West.
From Rt. 3 West, take the Grove Street exit. That will be after the second Garden State Parkway exit and Rt. 3 will be squeezing down from 3 lanes into 2. Stay in the far right lane and you’ll be fine. At the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp, turn left onto Grove Street. You will pass an elementary school on your left and then a florist/garden shop on your right. Just after that you will see a cemetary on your right hand side. There is a traffic light at the corner of the cemetary where you will turn right onto Mt. Hebron Road. Follow Mt. Hebron to the next traffic light where it crosses Valley Road. There is a church on the corner. Turn right on Valley Road and go to the next traffic light. That is Normal Ave. Turn left on Normal and the school will be on your right.
To find parking on campus:
You can always use the Red Hawk Parking Deck - but it is paid parking (approx. $10 for eight hours). To park there, you take the first (main) entrance into the school. The road will bend to the left and you will see the parking deck to your immediate right. Turn right into the parking deck. The fifth level is the ground level for the exiting side of the parking deck. As you walk out of the deck, there will be a practice soccer field to your left and a building to your right. Follow the walk between them and the University Hall is immediately in front of you. The Conference Center is on the seventh (top) floor.
On weekends, there is also a limited number of free parking spots in specific areas. Here is a map of the parking facilities. Only metered parking spaces can be used for free during this time. Those are located in lot 4 and lot 17. Lot 4 will be to your immediate right as you enter the campus. To get to lot 17, you would enter the same way as if you were going to the Parking Deck. However, rather than turning into the deck, you would go to the stop sign at the corner and turn right. Where the road forks, you will take the right-hand fork and go up the hill. At the top of the hill, you will see University Hall to your right. The road forks at that point around the Red Hawk Diner. Take the fork behind the diner and enter the first parking lot to your right. You can park along the row that faces towards the diner.
At the entrance to the campus is a guardshack that is usually manned. Feel free to ask for directions there or at the Red Hawk Parking Deck.
