Howard Johnson

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 29 Aug 2011 rated 2 out of 10.

i would not stay there again i would find somewhere else.

Positives: The location was good.

Negatives: They went very friendly or helpful, we Had to wait for the room to be ready for about 45 minutes and they had bugs in the room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 22 Nov 2010 rated 9 out of 10.

Hotel is geared more to the blue collar, working traveler. Better facilities than most at this price. Shopping and food are near by. Hotel room was clean and everything works.

Positives: Hotel is comfortable and convenient, close to airport and restaurants.

Negatives: Location can be noisy.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 22 Mar 2010 rated 1 out of 10.

I picked this hotel because it was close to the airport, as we were getting in late. As noted above, there were strip joints all around us. Safety was an issue. 12:30 am someone kept trying to get into our door between the rooms. Then there were doors slamming all night long. I was very afraid. It is a good thing I was not traveling alone!

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Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: 2 strip joints across street and one next door. Doors kept slamming all night. Someone trying to get into our door between rooms!

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 10 Sep 2009 rated 2 out of 10.

Never again. There were about 25 rooms on the side we were staying and only 7 parking spaces. Plus you call and complain about the noise and nothing was done. Did not have a roll away bed. Very uncomfortable first night.

Positives: Nothing, there was no parking, I did not feel safe. Had to call the office twice because of the noise.

Negatives: I would not recommend this hotel. It sure be a hotel that rents by the hour.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 11 Nov 2008 rated 6 out of 10.

I would stay and the location is not far away from the downtown area. The staff was very friendly and helpful with any questions asked.
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Positives: Just outside of city limits making it more affordable.

Negatives: The shower curtain was all green and black molds at the bottom of it.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 31 May 2008 rated 3 out of 10.

Would not stay there again.

Positives: The mattress was comfortable.

Negatives: The room was dirty.

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

Very disappointing. Did not feel safe. Even security lock was broken on door. Dirty, stank. Would not recommend. VERY EXPENSIVE for what you get.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Dirty room, tub, stank - smelled like wet dog when turned on cooler. Safety a concern drinking and partying in parking lot, strip clubs surrounding.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 08 Sep 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

Ok for staying just a night when waiting for a plane. The hairdryers in two rooms didn't work. Friendly staff at daytime.

Positives: The pool.

Negatives: Free shuttle wasn't free - coasted 4$.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 24 Jun 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

The bathroom doors where dirty, and the covers, and sheets where stained and smell bad. I am simply disappointed with the place in overall. My wife definitely would never want to experience that again.

Positives: I way s very much disappointed with everything in overall.

Negatives: The fact that we asked for a non smoking room and the room smelled like pure cigarettes and the sheets where stain too. The bathroom door was dirty.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 28 Apr 2007 rated 6 out of 10.

Good place to stay if you're just catching an early morning flight the next day. Busy highway, but there was a grocery store and restaurants within walking distance. Not high-quality, but for the price what can you expect.

Positives: Location - close to airport.

Negatives: Location - nude bar across the street.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 26 Mar 2007 rated 3 out of 10.

I do not mind staying at an economy level hotel however the rooms (we tried two) smelled like smoking roomer that had been covered up with a spray or possibly the carpet were dirty) and upon closer inspection the room itself was not very clean (i.e. Night stand had stains, telephone was gross, bathroom floor was dirty along the walls, etc.) The hotel staff was very difficult to understand which made every interaction frustrating. I would not frequent this hotel again.

Positives: Location and proximity to a variety of restaurants.

Negatives: Was not clean.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 13 Mar 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

The toilet was not clean. There were cigarette burns everywhere: blankets, toilet seats, rugs. The bed linen had a cigarette odor. This seemed to be the hotel where people would bring the working girl to after hours from the bar three buildings down the road.

Positives: nothing.

Negatives: Dirty, holes in the walls, smelled.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 06 Mar 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

My experience at this hotel was poor. The room I was assigned was not well kept, the air conditioner did not work and the hotel would not exchange the room.

Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: The rooms were not well kept,

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 05 Mar 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

I checked into my room and realized that I forgot something in my car. When I went to access my room again the safety bar on the door would not allow me to open the room. I had to have the repair guy come and they then cut off that locking "security" device. The next morning I went to leave the room and the door would not open as the door knob was now broken. All in all not a "safety" hotel and the price would have to be a lot cheaper in order for me to stay there.

Positives: See below.

Negatives: See below.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 22 Feb 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

This hotel needs to be closed for renovations. I had to stuff under the door with a wet towel so the cold air could say in. No housekeeper can to clean the room. After we got back at 9pm we had to leave the room and call for on. It was jus horrible I turned by 5 nights into 2 nights and left. It¿s a great location for a one night crash if you met someone at the strip club which is across the street as well as there is one next door.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: It was Nasty, needs a good power wash.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 05 Jul 2006 rated 6 out of 10.

As I said above the people were very nice and respectful. But the fact that there were only a few channels to watch on the TV. and after 10pm 2 of those channels only showed sex flicks (soft porn) I was appalled that they were not parentally blocked. If I would have had my 2 teenage sons with me and they had woke up and watched that I would have been extremely upset. I did notice families with children in the hotel, and I feel that it should not be that readily available, there should be a code or something so that those channels can only be seen by those who actually wish to see them. Other than that it was a pleasant stay.

Positives: It was close to the stadium that I needed to get to, and the people were nice.

Negatives: Too many strip joints in the area, and the sex channels were not blocked, if I had children with me this would not have been appropriate.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 20 May 2006 rated 10 out of 10.

Easy access to airport, great restaurant adjacent no hassle with registration. room was clean and quiet. will definite stay here on next trip to Tampa area.

Positives: Convenient, quiet and reasonable.

Negatives: Parking was a little crowded.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 11 May 2006 rated 5 out of 10.

It is not likely that I would want to stay in this hotel again.

Positives: Location was great. Walking distance to restaurants, etc.

Negatives: Saw a cockroach in room, had to wait for shuttle even after we gave a 1 1/2 hr notice.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 17 Apr 2006 rated 6 out of 10.

The hotel was inexpensive. The hotel was loud and it was very hard to sleep. The pool was small but nice. The staff that we met were kind but not overly helpful. We would probably not stay here again if given a choice.

Positives: Proximity to restaurants.

Negatives: Proximity to three strip clubs.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 09 Apr 2006 rated 2 out of 10.

I would not stay at this hotel. I was traveling with my two young girls and my mother. We did not stay for the second night at this hotel, due to the poor conditions that it had, and we did not feel safe. It showed the hotel convenient to family fun attractions, which maybe true but you have to get past all the nude strip clubs and bars.

Positives: It had security cameras all over.

Negatives: Blood stained pillow case!!

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 29 Mar 2006 rated 10 out of 10.

Clean, reasonable breakfast and good air conditioner. A working motel in reasonable shape

Positives: Breakfast and free airport shuttle service on the hour

Negatives: Lights by bed did not work.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 21 Mar 2006 rated 6 out of 10.

The room was shabby. It needs cleaning. Howard Johnson is not near the airport when there is a Howard Johnson near the airport at 2055 n.

Positives: It had a small kitchen.

Negatives: It was too far from airport, hojo has a nearer facility at 2055 dale mabry for less money.