Travel & Lodging
Information to Help you Plan your Weekend Lab Experience
Lodging
We have compiled a list of lodging options for your weekend. Our beautiful area of northern New Jersey offers several unique Bed & Breakfast experiences as well as hotels. We have included a few recommendations here (all within 20 minutes drive of SonoPath Veterinary Education Center location).
The Courtyard Marriott is the preferred hotel for the SonoPath SDEP® Hands-On labs, and we have a special group rate for lab weekend attendees. Transportation is provided by our SonoVan Shuttle to and from the Education Center from this location.
If you are staying at the Courtyard and would like to request a seat on the shuttle (from the Courtyard to the Education Center), please keep in mind space is limited to the first 10 requests. To ensure a shuttle reservation please return the survey emailed to you ASAP.
Courtyard By Marriott – Rockaway/Mt. Arlington
15 Howard Blvd, Mt. Arlington, NJ 07856
Phone: (973) 770-2000
Website: Courtyard Rockaway/Mt.Arlington
2024 SDEP Lab Weekend Lodging:
Click to BOOK YOUR ROOM: May Abdomen Lab (and Sampling Lab/Thur.)
(room blocks are first come, first serve – last day to book is Wednesday, May 1, 2024)
Click to BOOK YOUR ROOM: August Abdomen Lab (and Sampling Lab/Thur.)
(room blocks are first come, first serve – last day to book is Wednesday, July 17, 2024)
Click to BOOK YOUR ROOM: September Echo Lab (room blocks are first come, first serve – last day to book is Thursday, August 29, 2024)
Click to BOOK YOUR ROOM: October Abdomen Lab (and Sampling Lab/Thur.)
(room blocks are first come, first serve – last day to book is Wednesday, September 18, 2024)
Click to BOOK YOUR ROOM: The End of Year Everything Lab
(room blocks are first come, first serve – last day to book is Thursday, November 28, 2024)
Additional Recommended Lodging Options:
**The Ampersand Inn (formally The Wooden Duck Bed & Breakfast)
140 Goodale Rd, Newton (Andover Township) NJ 07860
Email: The Inn Keeper
Website: The Ampersand Inn
**To receive a SonoPath attendee discount – please call the B&B directly to make your reservation, informing them you are a SonoPath lab attendee: (973) 300-0395. Visit their website for more information and their amenities.
The Whistling Swan Bed & Breakfast
110 Main Street, Stanhope, NJ 07874
Email: [email protected]
Website: The Whistling Swan B&B
Phone: (973) 347-6369
Holiday Inn and Suites Newton/Sparta
8 North Park Drive, Newton, NJ 07860
Phone: (973) 940-8888
Website: Holiday Inn & Suites
SonoPath Veterinary Education Center Location:
141 Main Street, Andover, NJ 07821
General Lab Weekend Schedule:
- Friday – Sunday 8:00am – 4:30pm
- light breakfast & morning lectures
- 3 hr scanning lab each day
- Lunch break
- Afternoon lectures
*Sampling Lab Schedule:
- Thursday (before weekend abdomen lab):
- 1:00pm – 3:30pm: Lectures
- 3:30pm – 6:00pm: scanning lab (FNAs & biopsy procedures)
*ONLY available before Abdomen Lab weekends (May, August, October 2024) and is a SEPARATE course sign-up – ask about our special discount for weekend attendees.
Air Travel
The closest airport is Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). If traveling by plane, we encourage you to book your return flight NO EARLIER than 7pm on Sunday.
Traveling to and from the airport via car service or Uber/Lyft is recommended if you are not renting a car.
Local Transportation
If you want to go out for a bite to eat or explore the area after your lab day – we recommend renting a car, as Uber and Lyft can sometimes be unreliable in the area near our Education Center in Andover.
Please email [email protected] for a current local list of car services.
**Those staying at the Courtyard by Marriott can use the SonoVan shuttle for transportation to & from the Education Center (limited to only 10 guests).
Area Restaurants
While you visit our area, you can find some GREAT restaurants that we love and recommend:
