Gregory,
I stayed at the airport Ramada you mentioned about 3 years ago (EDIT- 6 years ago-where has the time gone?). It was brand new at that point and it was a very easy trip into Penn Station from there.
Hardest part was trying to get BACK to the hotel while driving. My wife and I drove around in circles for about 25 minutes- we could SEE the hotel, but couldn't figure out how to get there. It was actually really good training for when we got into Newark, which is a maze and an absolute nightmare for non local drivers.
(Message edited by tbrannon on October 10, 2007)