Comfort Inn Edison is located off Route 1, a mile from Menlo Park Mall, and approximately 20 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport. The town of Edison is known as the birthplace of recorded sound, as Thomas Edison made the first known recording to a phonograph in Menlo Park on December 6, 1877. The Menlo Park Museum is about seven miles from the hotel. This location is also two miles from Beth Israel Memorial Park, seven miles from the Jersey Gardens Outlet Center, 25 miles from New York City and John F. Kennedy International Airport, and 30 miles from LaGuardia International Airport. The property's amenities include the complimentary continental breakfast. The hotel also offers valet cleaning service, free weekday newspapers, free parking, and onsite computer with Internet access. Small pets are welcome (prior approval and/or fees may apply). All rooms feature cable TV, microwaves, coffeemakers, air-conditioning, irons and ironing boards, and hairdryers.