Howard Johnson

Pros: Clean historic hotel with great rates!
Cons: None

Does it seem to you that Howard Johnson has an image problem? It sure does to me. I can't think of anyone I know who picks HoJo as their favorite hotel chain. And that goes for me too!

When we're talking hotel chains, Howard Johnson is...

Pros: Ocean View
Cons: Everything Else

Howard Johnson – Fort Meyers Beach

February 2000 –

My parents invited my husband and I to go to Fort Meyers Beach, Florida with them for a week. They offered to pay for the hotel room; we just had to pay airfare and personal...

Pros: Hadley HoJo - good service, clean, comfortable
Cons: Las Vegas (Airport) HoJo in general

In my travels, I recently stayed at two Howard Johnson hotels, one in Las Vegas, Nevada, the other in Hadley, Massachusetts. My experiences at both could not be more wildly divergent.

Service

Las Vegas (Airport): I...

Pros: Clean, quiet, conveniently located near stores, restaurants
Cons: Tiny bathrooms!

There's something to be said for budget-priced lodging facilities, at least those that are the size of Howard Johnson's. The last time I stayed at a HoJo's was in Clarksville, TN. It also was my first time I can remember.

I was pleased...

Pros: Looks pretty on the outside
Cons: 'That 70's show' could use this as their stage.

Last year, my aunt passed away and my husband and I wanted to stay near my mom's house when we arrived for the funeral. We opted for Howard Johnson because it was the closest hotel and I remember it as being clean and well-kept.

My...

Pros: Convenience and location
Cons: nothing i can think of

We sometimes make the four hour trip to New Jersey to see my husbands relatives and instead of staying in a cramped house we usually get a hotel or motel room close by.

On one of our trips down we decided to stay overnight for a couple of...

Pros: Clean, comfortable room, reasonably priced, warm pool, nearby meals.
Cons: Minor annoyances: towels, clock, only decaf coffee, no continental breakfast, no hot tub

Every now and then my hubby and I like to get out of town, just for a day or so, see a little territory that is different, yet familiar, and that is what Lincoln, Nebraska does for us.

We are economical, so the AAA discounted room rate of $46...

Pros: I lived to tell about it
Cons: Everything!

I needed a cheap place to stay near the airport in San Francisco. I decided on HoJo's. What a mistake! The location, 222 S. Airport Blvd., used to be a Vagabond Inn and it looked every bit of it! I got a room with a King-sized bed and a bathroom for...

Pros: Cheap, there was a vacancy, we didn't have to walk far
Cons: Everything else

During our twenty hour drive from Florida to New Jersey recently, we were not sure where we would be staying the night. Normally we make reservations ahead of time over the internet and at least have an idea of what the hotel is like by their website....

Pros: Clean, friendly staff, convenient location
Cons: No food service, bland selection in the vending machines.

My fiance and I spent last night at the local Howard Johnsons. Our stay there was a last minute decision because of some truely disgusting apartment problems (but that's another epinion). Fortunetly, our stay at HoJo was clean, quiet, and calming after...

Pros: cheap,located near everything,restaurant 24hrs.
Cons: none

The Howard Johnson i really like to stay at is located in Palm Springs.(701 E. Palm Canyon Drive,Palm Springs, CA, 92264). We love to golf and during the summer time Palm Springs has discounts on golf at almost all of the courses, big discounts too.
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Pros: Great Resturaunt, Coffee Pot, Microwave, Refrigerator, Busch Gardens Tickets Sold
Cons: Beds either sag or are stiff, Lousy cable selection, Front desk staff rude

A few weeks ago, my family and I took our vacation to Busch Gardens (which I have reviewed) in Tampa, Florida. After the drive from Cartersville, Georgia (which is in Northwest Georgia) to Tampa (which is in West-Central Florida), we were cranky and...

Pros: Close to port.
Cons: Filth and bad customer service.

Disclaimer: I have stayed at some wonderful Howard Johnson - this is NOT one of them. I also want to acknowledge that this particular Howard Johnson may not be under the same ownership/management as it was when we stayed there in November of 2000. ...

Pros: Great price for what you get, friendly staff
Cons: none

We were making a trip to visit my husbands daughter six hours away from us. We knew that we would be staying for a couple of days so I was calling around to find us a hotel to stay in, in their small town.
That's when I came across Howard Johnson. I...

Pros: Cheap!! $69.00 a nite in Savannah and relatively clean.
Cons: Just about everything else unless you have a sense of humor!!

We just spent three nites at the HoJo that is supposedly in the historic district of Savannah. The location description alone is a bit of a stretch and definitely not within walking distance of the actual district.

If you are into historic...