Howard Johnson

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 01 Jan 2011 rated 1 out of 10.

I don't like this hotel, all time I stayed at this hotel is cold because windy from outside through gap of window and also air conditioner was poor.

Positives: Breakfast buffet is shown as complimentary in web site, but there is 2 type of buffet, if upgrade is wanted, $5 is charged per person even if kids.

Negatives: It was very cold even in the room since air conditioner was broken. We could not use heat mode.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 20 Sep 2010 rated 9 out of 10.

I reserved two rooms for three nights. Upon our arrival the front desk night personnel were outstanding with the proper courtesy and information which we needed. We found the rooms to be clean and very comfortable where we were completely satisfied. During our stay of three days, while in the lobby, I did observed in many occasions the day front desk employees able to perform their duties but, they missed that extra hospitality greeting with a smile, in my opinion they just need additional training in greeting customers with a smile rather than a straight cop type face. Again, they performed their duties just lacked that friendliness. During the evening the lobby seems slightly warm with the air conditioning system. Overall, my stay was a good one and I would recommend this hotel to friends. I would stay there again.

Positives: Clean rooms and comfortable.

Negatives: Day front employees not customer friendly, yet did their job with a straight face.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 23 Jul 2010 rated 6 out of 10.

Common areas are not well kept. It's an old hotel with most probably an owner/operator concerned about not spending any money on making it a quality resort. It has the location or layout to be awesome, but looks like the operator is not investing in quality food. It's old and not well kept. The hotel staff is friendly - including reception, restaurant and bar. But the food tastes bad, the pool is not well maintained, and the rooms are outdated and show leakage from the ceilings. Price versus quality is a 3 on a scale of 10.

Positives: Price is good - location is excellent.

Negatives: Old and worn out.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 14 Mar 2010 rated 1 out of 10.

Too far away for south beach, really but service, not a good welcome, very expensive.

Positives: Only the bartender from the pool was nice.

Negatives: Online say 10 minutes to south beach and is 70 blocks away, 30 minutes

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 16 Sep 2009 rated 9 out of 10.

Good hotel. Overall, very positive experience. Very comfortable bed, clean room and excellent hot breakfast included in room rate. Disliked the hidden "resort" fee and their attempt to charge for the advertised free parking.

Positives: Excellent breakfast included.

Negatives: Hidden fees, tried to charge for parking although, the add said parking was free.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 22 May 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

My husband being a facility manager, saw many code violations, exposed wires. and several other things. The hotel was very old. The beds were to small. There was always sand on the floor in our room. The water in the shower was burning hot one moment then freezing cold the next. I will never return to this hotel again. I will and have told my friends to stay away from this hotel.

Positives: The restaurant was unique.

Negatives: Very old, very small beds. very loud.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 11 Apr 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

Out party of ten really like this hotel is clean, good location, nice pool desk and cleaning staff were very nice bar & restaurant staff very rude & unhelpful.

Positives: Good location comfortable rooms.

Negatives: Bar & restaurant staff very rude and unhelpful.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 06 Apr 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

Good location, nice pool, Hotel needs major renovation.

Positives: Location to the beach.

Negatives: Parking and resort fees of 18 Bucks.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Feb 2008 rated 2 out of 10.

Having to wait until 3 for a room, 4 for an updated room that was redone several years ago, having to pay 1.00 per item to place in storage while waiting for our room, water scalding hot, spa should be shut down, green water in hot tub. Would not go back.

Positives: Beach and pool, location good.

Negatives: Staff, rooms way past their time, spa should be closed down.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Feb 2008 rated 1 out of 10.

This hotel was disgusting and the staff was rude and not helpful at all. They claim the rooms are newly renovated - not true. The room I had was terrible. The bathroom smelled. The water in the shower went from scalding to freezing and the water pressure was terrible. There was a cockroach on our ceiling our last day. When we complained they did absolutely nothing. I kept getting the run around when trying to get the name of a manager I could talk to.

Positives: Nothing!

Negatives: The room was disgusting, the water in the shower went from scalding to freezing, the staff was rude.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 13 Feb 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Price is too much considering the hotel conditions. If you're laid back and can enjoy just being in the ocean front, that's ok. Room was delivered 1:30 later than check in time.

Positives: Location (ocean front).

Negatives: A bit run down, paint peeling off, outdates look.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 10 Jan 2008 rated 2 out of 10.

Would not recommend this hotel.

Positives: Nice view of the ocean.

Negatives: Not clean, not well maintained, not friendly front desk staff, hidden costs.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 21 Sep 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

It's good if you are short of money, it's only to sleep there; the bad side is that the shuttle is too limited, but considering that not all hotels offer that service, I think it was good overall.

Positives: I liked that it had a mini kitchen with everything you could need if you'd decided to eat in the room, I also liked the service in the restaurant.

Negatives: It was too far from Miami beach, and the menu in the restaurant was very limited and overall expensive.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 13 Sep 2007 rated 2 out of 10.

This hotel is well past its prime. Your rating and photos of this hotel are deceiving. It's also apparent that the staffs is well aware of the deficiencies and are helpless to do anything about it.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Broken pool, broken TV, broken bed, not good.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 21 Jun 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Good location, very nice beach, average room, original restaurant decoration, news paper in your room every morning, the hotel needs a ramp for your luggage or have someone to help you with them to get in to the lobby, the elevator that brings you to the pool or beach make you walk trough the middle of the restaurant, I did not like that.

Positives: The location in front of the beach, double parking lot, original 50's tables in the restaurant.

Negatives: The first time when I call to make sure for my non smoking room reservation the receptionist said that the hotel can't confirm that.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 16 Jun 2007 rated 2 out of 10.

30 yards from the beach is a plus. Hotel restaurant was semi-reasonable prices, but not great quality food. Just ok. I have never seen any slower elevators in my life! Hot water fluctuated; room air conditioner leaked all over the floor, the balcony room is not worth the extra cost! Charged $8/day for parking and $6/day for some type of convenience fee. All in all, a little less than what I expected, but the staff was very prompt in attending to my needs and were friendly enough just maybe over worked (not enough of them).

Positives: Right on the beach and a few minutes from south beach!

Negatives: Extra slow elevators, poor water temp, hard beds.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 May 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

Not very nice for the area but I am sure the rates reflect it.

Positives: Close to the beach.

Negatives: Check in is accurate even if you have to wait in the lobby for 4.5 hours after calling ahead.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 05 Apr 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

This hotel is very old. The rooms were clean if you could get past the peeling paint, missing base boards, dingy hotel towels and ripped curtains. The front desk staff were not helpful, the bartender short of staff. Would never visit again. For the amount of money paid for room it was a complete rip off.

Positives: On the beach.

Negatives: It was old and falling apart.

Reviewer: Not provided on Fri 09 Mar 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

For Miami Beach, it is an affordable, clean hotel.

Positives: It was a reasonable price for the area.

Negatives: It is a tired hotel in need of renovations.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 08 Mar 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

The architecture was nice, the room was noisy, the entire floor was noisy with drunk people, the elevators were slow or broken, the driveway was hidden so no one could find it. It was not a pleasant experience.

Positives: Plenty of clean towels.

Negatives: Too noisy, elevators didn't work.