Reviews for Howard Johnson, Toronto, Ontario

19 reviews, 3.2 average.

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Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Mon 04 Oct 2010

Terrible.

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Positives: Nothing.

Negatives: Dirty, parking is three blocks away, you can't even pull up around the place to drop off bags.

Overall Rating: 3 [ 3 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 07 May 2010

Dirty sheets, walls, floor. Renovation of the rooms is still going on. Construction on the other rooms make hotel dirty and noisy. They should have been closed during the construction.

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Positives: Cheap.

Negatives: Dirty and very small rooms.

Overall Rating: 7 [ 7 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sat 03 Apr 2010

If you aren't planning on spending much time in the hotel, then this is OK for the price.

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Positives: Staff was friendly. Price was cheap.

Negatives: Space was small. Neighborhood was poor.

Overall Rating: 5 [ 5 / 10 ]

Date visited: Thu 24 Sep 2009

Only good for someone who is staying the night, rooms not suited for more then 1 nights stay. Staff was really helpful and understanding, but the sounds from the metro docking station and traffic was .....

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Positives: Nice area, close to some restaurants, and a very nice staff.

Negatives: Room was the size of a closet, right beside a train yard, loud sounds all night.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sun 19 Jul 2009

The service was the worst I've every had. The manager double charged my credit card. He threatened my wife & I. He refused to give me any receipts.

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Positives: The only thing my wife & I liked was the T.V. worked & had a remote.

Negatives: I'm not happy with anything about the hotel.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 10 Jul 2009

I would not suggest this hotel to anyone, unless you don't care where you stay and what you are staying in. It was dirty, VERY small room, no parking on site, unfriendly staff, smelled like McDonalds .....

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Positives: It was close to the beach.

Negatives: I did not like the location, did not have parking on site, dirty, VERY small room, noisy, smelly, unattractive, bugs, unfriendly staff, ect.

Overall Rating: 2 [ 2 / 10 ]

  • 1 Staff [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 5 Location [ 5 / 10 ]
  • 5 Cleanliness [ 5 / 10 ]

Date visited: Mon 28 Jul 2008

While accustomed to no-frills traveling, they wouldn't exchange any currency for me at night, only providing me with a roll of quarters. The location of the hotel was also further from the .....

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Positives: Leaving.

Negatives: The room was very tiny and the staff was unhelpful.

Overall Rating: 3 [ 3 / 10 ]

  • 5 Staff [ 5 / 10 ]
  • 5 Location [ 5 / 10 ]
  • 3 Cleanliness [ 3 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sat 31 May 2008

We had to pay an additional $12+ tax to park 5 blocks away, carrying our luggage with us. There wasn't even an elevator. What if I were in a wheel chair? The room was very small but the beds were .....

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Positives: Close to the venue I attended.

Negatives: No elevator, parking was 5 blocks away+ $12.60.

Overall Rating: 8 [ 8 / 10 ]

  • 8 Staff [ 8 / 10 ]
  • 8 Location [ 8 / 10 ]
  • 8 Cleanliness [ 8 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sun 06 Apr 2008

Hotel is very good in downtown, restaurants are close by, and I was looking for Indian restaurant its nearby. Room maintenance is good everyday.

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Positives: Room is maintained very neat.

Negatives: None.

Overall Rating: 2 [ 2 / 10 ]

  • 2 Staff [ 2 / 10 ]
  • 2 Location [ 2 / 10 ]
  • 2 Cleanliness [ 2 / 10 ]

Date visited: Thu 20 Mar 2008

Place is a dump. Guy at counter stuttered and had a hole in his shirt. Tiny room. Dirty and smelly. Downtrodden hanging out in the lobby. Pen drawings on the wall. The Thai restaurant next door was .....

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Positives: I got to leave.

Negatives: Have you ever seen the movie psycho?

Overall Rating: 7 [ 7 / 10 ]

  • 6 Staff [ 6 / 10 ]
  • 7 Location [ 7 / 10 ]
  • 7 Cleanliness [ 7 / 10 ]

Date visited: Thu 06 Mar 2008

Staff was pleasant, room was a bit cramped and dry. The noise from the street cars was not too bad if you are an early riser. I parked on the street because it was closer. The area is safe but does .....

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Positives: Clean and convenient.

Negatives: Parking too far.

Overall Rating: 4 [ 4 / 10 ]

  • 8 Staff [ 8 / 10 ]
  • 4 Location [ 4 / 10 ]
  • 8 Cleanliness [ 8 / 10 ]

Date visited: Wed 05 Mar 2008

I accept the fact that only smoking rooms available, & rooms very small. Did not like not having any heat in room, having electric circuits blow 4 times, & paying over $13 nightly for parking blocks .....

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Positives: Staff did their best, appreciate their efforts.

Negatives: No heat in room (winter), pay for parking blocks away.

Overall Rating: 2 [ 2 / 10 ]

  • 5 Staff [ 5 / 10 ]
  • 3 Location [ 3 / 10 ]
  • 2 Cleanliness [ 2 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sun 10 Feb 2008

This hotel might be good for singles not families.

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Positives: No parking area.

Negatives: Staff misguided about breakfast timing in house.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

  • 8 Staff [ 8 / 10 ]
  • 1 Location [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 3 Cleanliness [ 3 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sun 25 Nov 2007

I don't recommend this hotel.

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Positives: Desk personnel are friendly.

Negatives: Its location, room quality, parking lots, safety, etc. were terrible.

Overall Rating: 9 [ 9 / 10 ]

  • 10 Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
  • 7 Location [ 7 / 10 ]
  • 10 Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 27 Jul 2007

Not a particularly large room, but well equipped and suitable to our needs. Staff was friendly and responsive, and the rooms and facilities were very clean.

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Positives: Staff was very friendly, extremely helpful. Hotel was conveniently located near the heart of the city and close to numerous transportation options.

Negatives: The neighborhood was a little run down, but the people and shop owners were extremely nice and made me feel comfortable.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

  • 1 Staff [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Location [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Cleanliness [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Wed 21 Mar 2007

This was the worst hotel experience that I have ever had. I would have better slept in my car then in there. I am now sick with what seems to be a cold because of the lack of heat. Well non-existent .....

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Positives: I completely hated it and will never set foot in that crack house again.

Negatives: Disgusting smell, stains on walls, sheets and carpets, extremely cold, very rude staff that did not want to provide us comment cards, far parking.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

  • 3 Staff [ 3 / 10 ]
  • 1 Location [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Cleanliness [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Sat 12 Aug 2006

I recommend that George Bush stay at this hotel. It is terrible.

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Positives: Never staying there again.

Negatives: Everything.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

  • 1 Staff [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Location [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Cleanliness [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 11 Aug 2006

This hotel is one of the worst hotel I had ever stayed in. First there is no parking for our friends who drove us to this hotel. And the time we got to the reception, it was about 4:30 p.m., we were .....

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Positives: Nothing good about this hotel.

Negatives: Everything.

Overall Rating: 1 [ 1 / 10 ]

  • 1 Staff [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Location [ 1 / 10 ]
  • 1 Cleanliness [ 1 / 10 ]

Date visited: Fri 21 Jul 2006

Hotel was very dilapidated. Drug users and prostitutes roaming the halls. Staff was very rude and not helpful at all. I had reserved this room for two nights and have been reimbursed for one and I .....

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Positives: When we left.

Negatives: Location, employees. Drug dealers, prostitutes roaming the halls, etc.

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Howard Johnson
Toronto
Ontario
M6R 2K3
Canada