This Howard Johnson was a lovely motel, In terms of the style, I loved the trees surrounding the building and the courtyard outside of our room. It gave a nice feeling of the hotel during our stay. The basics of the hotel such as Beds, bathroom, A/C and room service was great and I have to say, the housekeepers are very consistent. They clean the rooms very fast and provide more sheets at your request. The Hotel is situated in a very good location with shopping malls and stores nearby which allowed us to do plenty of exploring outside the hotel.

Despite the lovely look of the hotel, My roommates and myself have agreed that the price to stay here (6 nights) was a little too expensive for a motel especially during a late January where not much was going on. I stayed at a similar hotel with half the price we had to pay during my last year's visit to California. Our biggest disappointment will need to be the WiFi Connection as I have struggled to connect my newly purchased Playstation 5 to the WiFi hotel to play with my roommates however the signal was too weak for the console to pick up anything. Regardless of this occurrence, Howard Johnson is definitely a place I'd be happy to come back to one day at a fairly reasonable price.

The staff was very friendly and competent. The bed was very comfortable and the selection of pillows very good. The shower had hot water with great pressure. The waffles and orange juice for breakfast were delicious. It was quiet at the back of the hotel where we were and the curtains blocked out the light very well. Also the air conditioning worked very well.

The hotel is old and needs some more updating. The bathroom cabinet had a musty smell in it (room 247). I would've like a little fresh fruit for breakfast but the waffles, juice, cereal, and bread was fine.

I really enjoyed the staff especially the old housekeeping ladies Sarah I know they may have taken a vacation or something the last 2 weeks we were there but my only suggestions is to the new house keeping to be a little more customer service when someone doesnt speak spanish they dont want to really help but also touch up on their english because its very hard to communicate with them at times but google hellped a little to try and understand the language difference.

That upstairs was being renovated and after coming back to the room after work it was hard to get rest but i understand they had to work.

We have stayed here a few times in the past month. They accept cash payments with a 100.00 deposit. We needed that because we had fraud on our bank card and had a temporary card that doesn’t have the chip in it. Most hotels these days do not accept a card without a chip nor do they take cash, so we really appreciated that they took cash. The first room we had was two queens and it was ok,I don’t think it was one of the newer rooms but it was good for the price. Nothing that was so bad that it needs mentioned. It had carpet and the carpet wasn’t bad. I was able to walk in my socks and they didn’t turn black. That’s a plus in my book! The second room we stayed in was The deluxe King and we were absolutely excited. It was so clean, everything was newer and the bed was SO comfortable. Hard wood floors and a new bathtub/shower. The room was big! It’s in a good location and the price is great. Air and heater worked good and the Wi-Fi worked great for me and we stayed for over a week. It was spotty sometimes, mostly at night but nothing unbearable. There is no breakfast at all but we already knew that when we checked in. They do offer free coffee in the office and the office opens at 6 am. I wake up super early so I would just go to the gas station on the corner for my coffee. They do have coffee makers in the room but I need a big cup of coffee in the morning lol. Over all I have no complaints. The people who run the hotel are awesome! We will be back for sure.

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The hospitality was great.. Room service everyday exceptional.. Cleanliness outstanding, room was space efficient, beds we're very comfortable, the amenities were great made our vacation very even more satisfying. Thank you Howard and Johnson.. Will definitely be back..🤗

Soda machines didn't work🙄

I liked how close it was to lots of activities. The price during New Years was very good and the staff is very friendly.

My door lock was not very consistent, leading to us taking up to a couple of minutes attempting to unlock the door. The back of the building is also a shipping yard so expect truck noises early in the morning. For the price though it’s something to over look.

I just love coming to the Howard and Johnson Buena Park, I love the rooms clean and spacious, I love the kind friendly housekeeping staff, their so pleasant makes you feel, comfortable and cared for awesome front desk staff as well. Everything is very pleasant here. I will always book my stay here.

Can't really say I didn't like anything cause everything was on point.

Room was clean. Bed was comfortable with plenty of pillows. Bathroom was clean with extra roll of toilet paper and some toiletries. Plenty of towels. Had a microwave and mini frig. Flat screen TV about 50 inches I think. Black out curtains. Air conditioner but I didn't turn it on. Desk area, Sitting lounge chair, rolling chair, Coffee maker with coffee grounds. Closet with ironing board.

Hallway outside was noisy. You could hear people talking and opening and closing their doors. I was on 1st floor facing the parking lot. People were talking out there. Heard TV next room and people talking on the other side of wall. Construction to the street when I arrived so I had to circle around to find how to get onto the property but once I found how they had decent signage to direct the way. I arrived during daylight. Would have been problematic at night. Clock in the room next to the bed had static sound coming out and the radio was off. I had to unplug it because it was irritating. Remote batteries for TV were weak. At one point didn't work so I used the button on side of TV to turn it off. I didn't watch much TV except the channel it was on was local news.

I liked the service it provided, the room was very convenient for us being we have a large service dog, I hope when we come back we can be accommodated the same room work out perfect the cleaning staff were exceptional and front desk women was so sweet and kind. Great service👍👍👍👍👍

The property was clean great location. The rooms were spacious! I loved the big bed water flow was great and I didn’t run out of hot water!

The room floor was squeaky and the noise from the other rooms was very clear. We were not in the main building. I’m not sure if that made a difference.