Howard Johnson

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 18 Sep 2011 rated 9 out of 10.

Enjoyed our stay, especially the market.

Positives: Located next to the market.....who knew.

Negatives: No restaurant.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 23 Jul 2011 rated 2 out of 10.

They are not keeping up with maintenance, and the hotel is very shabby.

Positives: Nothing but the location. Hotel is becoming very rundown. Maintenance is lacking.

Negatives: No clock, fridge, phone book or coffee maker in the room. Bathroom fan inop.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 15 Jan 2011 rated 2 out of 10.

No peace, no quiet; unsupervised party central on the weekends for punksters, underaged, inebriated, gangs of adolescent boys/girls; no security in the parking lot, none in the hallways, don't expect to sleep all night; bring an uzzi for self protection, (don't expect any from staff); Expect false fire alarms, paramedics, police all night responding to this public nuisance. Howard Johnson should pull their charter! Spend more, go to Hilton, Sheraton, Marriotts, Captain Cook, Westmark instead. They actually have on site security and management. who can do their jobs. Don't be fooled by this place, as I was! Terrible!

Positives: Location

Negatives: Everything else.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 07 Aug 2010 rated 8 out of 10.

Great location for downtown shopping. Room was clean and comfortable. Out-of-town travelers need to know that to get there you have to travel west on 3rd avenue or straight north on C Street, even though the address is on 4th avenue. Easy to get to downtown shopping and restaurants. We would definitely stay there again.

Positives: Convenient location. Large pool.

Negatives: Window had no screen and wouldn't lock.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 03 Jul 2010 rated 10 out of 10.

Overall was okay for what we needed.

Positives: The staff.

Negatives: A

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 23 May 2010 rated 8 out of 10.

Nice, clean quiet. Front desk staff really helped me out. Overall not a bad place to stay especially if you are taking an early morning train.

Positives: Close to Depot for Alaska Railway.

Negatives: Parking lot needs to be secured.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 03 May 2010 rated 1 out of 10.

Disgusting I felt dirty my entire stay and had no choice but to stay the rest of my stay. Sheets had brown stuff all over them. Toilet overflowed on first flush and the towels all nicely folded - were used and dirty. It was like they were trying not to have to change the linens but passing it off as it was cleaned.

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Positives: Front desk staff was very nice.

Negatives: Being checked into a dirty room, that was suppose to pass as clean, toilet overflowed.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 07 Dec 2009 rated 1 out of 10.

Very badly maintained.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Carpets were smelly, toilets dirty and felt very unsafe.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 24 Oct 2009 rated 7 out of 10.

Value for money, courteous staff, and a convenient location. It could do with some upgrading with decor.

Positives: Helpful staff, convenient location, good value for your buck.

Negatives: It could do with some upgrading. Feels and seems a bit old.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 22 Apr 2009 rated 3 out of 10.

The hallways are at least two blocks long, but that's not all. Beyond that, the first room I was in had no hot water, and the water that did come out of the faucet was brown. Thankfully, the staff relocated us a half block closer to the boiler where we had warm clear water. I still would highly not recommend this hotel. It's not worth the money.

Positives: The helpful front desk attendant.

Negatives: The long hallways and lack of hot water.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 10 Sep 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

The TV didn't work right. We arrived back to our hotel after coming from the fair. I wanted to warm up our food we had no microwave in the room so I went up to front desk which was not a short walk. The front desk reply was there was no access to a microwave till the morning. Also shortly after arriving we ran into an elderly couple who had checked in when we were checking in. They had accidentally left their camera bag outside the door for maybe 10 minutes, it had been stolen with their medication and car keys in it.

Positives: It was downtown so we could walk around to the shops and the mall.

Negatives: It felt like a cheap hotel without a microwave.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 12 Aug 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

This hotel got the job done for us. The room was fine. Nothing fancy. The hallways were really long. I literally think we had to walk 1/4 mile through hallways to get to our room from the front desk. The next day I discovered that there was a parking lot near our room, but the entrance over there wouldn't have been accessible after hours anyway. It looked like the hotel offered a complimentary computer in the lobby for internet access. The hotel is located less than half a mile from the downtown area of Anchorage. The hotel is a very short walk to the train station. I would be willing to stay here again.

Positives: Reasonably close to downtown area.

Negatives: Long hallways.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 10 Aug 2008 rated 2 out of 10.

The hotel actually does not face the main street as implied by the address. We drove right by it on the way in. The bathroom door in our room was half off the hinges and would not close. There was no hot water for showers on the morning of checkout.

Positives: It was available.

Negatives: Poorly maintained.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

We thought the hotel was clean and well maintained. The front desk staff and bell staff were helpful and although the shuttle wasn't available for our early, they had a cab waiting to pick us up when we checked out.

Positives: The hotel was clean and all the staff was helpful.

Negatives: The closet bar was low (for disabled use) but the safe filled the area where clothes would hang.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 05 Jul 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Excellent location close to shopping and restaurants. Walking distance to most downtown attractions.

Positives: Location!

Negatives: Didn't offer Breakfast but advertised as though that were included.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 30 Jun 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

I would not recommend this hotel. I am appalled that this is a recommended hotel - as the rooms were dirty, in need of a complete make over and smelled like a dirty ashtray, even though the hotel is non-smoking. The hallways were dingy - low ceilings and not conducive to luggage, too many stairs to maneuver. The beds had the well used feel to them, were hard as board and not comfortable.

Positives: Ease to downtown anchorage shopping.

Negatives: Rooms were outdated, hard beds and smelled of smoke.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 19 Mar 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

The restaurant in hotel is a helpful feature; but, it's unreasonably expensive - 2 hamburgers cost over $20.

Positives: Clean, downtown location.

Negatives: Desk trainee interrupted my check-in process.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 01 Nov 2006 rated 2 out of 10.

There were derelicts roaming the halls. An inebriated man was passed out in the hallway to the swimming pool. The unmentionable man propped the pool door open to clean, but was not to be found for the next hour. The desk staff was friendly, but seemed in a hurry to return to the back room. There was not a comfort zone. I will not use this hotel again.

Positives: The lobby has been greatly improved since becoming HOBO.

Negatives: The rooms were cold and the heating system was outdated and inefficient.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 01 Aug 2006 rated 5 out of 10.

Good location, convenient to downtown and to Saturday market. A little on the tired side. I had called to ask about transportation from the airport. I was told to take a taxi for about $10, it ended up being $22 and I found out later that they have a shuttle. :(

Positives: Good location to downtown area.

Negatives: Too expensive for what it is.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 08 Jul 2006 rated 5 out of 10.

Front desk staff unwilling or unable to assist with billing info. They took credit card imprint for incidentals then refused to tear up or relinquish even though no charges were applied. Makes me very uncomfortable to know that there is a signed credit card imprint floating around when identity theft runs ramped!

Positives: Good downtown location.

Negatives: Poor front desk/administrative assistance.