Howard Johnson

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 29 Mar 2011 rated 1 out of 10.

Don't recommend this hotel, whoever said it was decent, lied. Room smell bad won't ever come back to this hotel ever.

Positives: Nothing to like, won't ever stayed here.

Negatives: Rude, and not nice, asked to move to another room deny, room smell real bad.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 28 Nov 2010 rated 7 out of 10.

This is a good value priced hotel. The king bed is very comfortable.

Positives: Good location and especially clean and very comfortable bed.

Negatives: No food service except for morning pastry, cereal, etc.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 09 Sep 2009 rated 3 out of 10.

Though it is kept up, nothing can erase cheap design and materials.

Positives: Fresh paint.

Negatives: Small, cheaply constructed property.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 01 Sep 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Overall experience had been very good. Friendly staff and clean facilities. The experience was more than I expected. It had been a good experience for me and my family overall.

Positives: It was clean and the staff had been friendly and helpful.

Negatives: Bed was a little uncomfortable.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 12 Aug 2008 rated 2 out of 10.

It is not 2 star motel definitely.

Positives: Friendly receptionist.

Negatives: Very disappointed for quality for the price. Very small room and very old.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 11 Aug 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Clean, comfortable, nice staff, good breakfast, not hard to find, close to what we wanted to see and do, would recommend to anyone.

Positives: Clean, nicely decorated, liked the rooms, easy to get around, close to restaurants and attractions, close to ocean.

Negatives: No tables for the breakfast in lobby.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 01 Aug 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

This hotel was easy to find in Monterey in a row of other motels. The staff was friendly and helpful. The room was very clean. It even smelled clean when you entered. We were pleased to find a small refrigerator and microwave as well. The bed was very comfortable. The only problem was that the walls may not have been insulated enough as we were able to hear our neighbors and people walking outside quite clearly.

Positives: It was very clean and had everything we needed.

Negatives: The walls were a little thin and you could hear the neighbors quite a bit.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 01 Aug 2008 rated 10 out of 10.

Great staff. Clean rooms. I would go back for sure.

Positives: The manager was so helpful and nice. I felt very happy about my stay mostly because of his pleasant attitude.

Negatives: I would love to have a hot tub outside.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 31 Jul 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Overall, we enjoyed staying at this hotel. The staff was very professional and the location is very convenient.

Positives: The staff was very professional.

Negatives: The finishes (construction) in the room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 11 Jul 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

This is a standard Howard Johnson's motel. No frills, but a clean room in a safe place. And the gentleman at the counter was very pleasant and extremely helpful.

Positives: The front office staff was very gracious and helpful.

Negatives: It was a bit run-down and, while the location was safe, it was inconvenient for us.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 08 Jul 2008 rated 5 out of 10.

We liked the location. Staff was very nice. Got to the room, hated it because of bad smell, bad carpet! Cheap bed.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: Very smelly! Bad smell!

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 16 Jun 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Would recomend for short term traveling.

Positives: It was quiet.

Negatives: The caulking around the bath tub and a low toilet.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 29 May 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

It is not a good hotel to stay at. Nothing good to say. We spent as little time here at the hotel as we could.

Positives: There really was nothing it was awful.

Negatives: Rooms awful, smelly not helpful staff, no amenities.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 09 Apr 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

They give us two full size beds instead of one queen when we had booked the room for double occupancy.

Positives: Free continental breakfast-- which we were not told about & did not enjoy.

Negatives: Extra charge for two beds when I booked the room for double occupancy.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 05 Apr 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

We were disappointed with this hotel, the room was clean enough but smelled like Indian food because we were directly over the front office and I guess they eat/cook a lot of Indian food in there. The windows of the room were high up on the wall and very few of them at that making the room dark except during the night since the hotel sign was right outside the rooms window. It was a good location but there were lots of others in the same area that looked much nicer.

Positives: Good location.

Negatives: Room smelled like curry/Indian food.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 03 Apr 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

This was a business trip so I asked for the quietest room possible which turned out to be an upstairs room at the end of the corridor in the back. The room was clean and quiet and included a table, two chairs, refrigerator and microwave. No complaints at all for this star-rating, and I'd stay here again.

Positives: Comfortable, clean, quiet, convenient.

Negatives: Old fixtures in bathroom.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 26 Mar 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

The hotel staff was rude. The sheets and room were not clean. The area was noisy. The hotel staff was nosey.

Positives: None.

Negatives: I hate the hotel and hotel staff.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 13 Mar 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

I chose this hotel for the value, but I regretted so much. This hotel is located in dangerous neighborhood (police sirens all night long until 4 AM), lots of noise from trains and big trucks, people yelling outside, woman screaming next door all night long (not kids-safe at all!), front desk is locked up at night with security. I was traveling with my fiancé and it was the worst part of the entire trip. I would not recommend it to anyone. I'd say less than 5% of the rooms were booked up. Parking lot was totally empty with few not-so-friendly people lodging (living?) there.

Positives: There was not a thing I liked about this hotel.

Negatives: Dangerous neighborhood, dangerous people lodging in the hotel, sleepless nights due to fights, sirens, screams from outside.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 12 Feb 2008 rated 4 out of 10.

A economy motel, relatively clean, in great location convenient to leisure activities, freeway, and mall.

Positives: Location and easy parking.

Negatives: Very steep stairs, no WiFi.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 06 Feb 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

I will not stay here again because of the poor construction of the building and poor layout/ design of the rooms.

Positives: Clean, good location.

Negatives: Paper thin walls, poor distribution of clients. It was not full but everyone was in the same clump of rooms.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 01 Jan 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

Rating: a typical 2-star hotel. Location: conveniently located near the Del Monte Shopping Center on Munras Ave. Close to shops, restaurants, fisherman's wharf, cannery row. Room: requested 2-queen beds, room layout was wide, but bed blocked access to closet bathroom: nice granite tile floors and marble vanity sink. Shower was nice, hot and steamy just the way I like it. Breakfast area: located at the front lobby, no table/seating area. Tiny muffins, toast w/ jam and butter, cereal, fresh fruit, milk and juice. I had to use tray to haul my food/drink to my room. No pool.

Positives: Polite front desk.

Negatives: Requested extra pillows, expected to be delivered at room, asked me to pick up at lobby.