Howard Johnson Inn San Diego Hotel Circle

Altough I requested Non-smoking rooms, the one I got smell terrible and no more rooms were available. The hotel requires maintenance and the only good thing is the location.

we have been there for two days and not satisfied by the kind of service they were doing. the breakfast was over on both days and staff mentioned that they are going to go out and shop to get it when people were waiting there. the options are so limited in breakfast. the room was not so great as well.

We arrived and turned on the AC and it stayed on for about two hours and shut off. It did not keep the room cool at all. We told the front desk they said they would have some one come look at it they did and he replaced a little wire and said that it would be fixed. we turned it back on it worked for about two mins. and shut off again. we called the front desk and they said they would send some one up on Saturday we didnt see him and it was still broke. I went to the front desk on Sunday and the guy there was rude and said he could not do any thing for us. My Family and i will not be going back to this motel

The worst part of an otherwise great San Diego visit. On almost every trip, something has to go wrong, not everything can be great. HoJo, was the downside of this trip. Unfortunately, we read the reviews containing certain concerns after we committed to stay at the HoJo Express on Hotel Circle in San Diego. But, being optimistic by nature, I thought many of the reviews were exaggerations. I was wrong, they were accurate! Yes, the bed bugs have been confirmed, but apparently the hotel has done little to correct the issue! Knowing how to assess for the critters, I pulled back the bedding and found droppings in the seems along the head of the mattress and upper sides. More importantly, the mattress had small tell tale blood stains from active feeding activities! Illicit activities were present IN BROAD DAY LIGHT right there in the hotel parking lot; activities that no traveler would willing expose their family to. This of course is not the hotel's fault per se, but the hotel most definitely enables it. The upper level railings are unstable and UNSAFE; so much so that an adult could completely dislodge them from place with a firm shove or kick. If you were to trip and use the railing to save your fall; you are likely to land in the parking lot four stories below! Check in was followed by check out some fifteen minutes later. When told of the bed bugs as premise for leaving, there was no surprise displayed by the (at best) marginally helpful staff who was more concerned about leaving when their shift was over than with resolving the issue at hand. THIS IS NO PLACE FOR A FAMILY TO STAY! There is a reason that this hotel is last to fill on Hotel Circle. Do yourself and your family a huge favor and remove this hazard of a hotel from your travel option list. Take the extra drive elsewhere, spend the extra money to stay at a better facility, but by all means... KEEP YOUR FAMILY AWAY! My only regret; I did not take pictures and video to share in this review to show just how bad this place actually is!

Stayed here one night but decided to stay longer. The room was priced better than others around. The staff when I entered the lobby (two guys) were very nice, professional, and helpful. They were like this the whole time. One even let me have breakfast when it was already closed.The room was clean, quiet, on the 4th floor. Good sized room. The bathroom was surprisingly modern and clean. I read past reviews and thoight the bathrrom would be yucky. It was nice. Cool bathtub, too. I would stay here again. Price is really good if you go thru online sites, but if you ask the staff at the desk they might to a price match.

It was the worst stay ever in my life. The hotel looks it is going to collapse any minute. The elevator was so dirty , did not feel like putting my bags on the floor, corridor floor was wavy and about 3 feet to walk. Every time I tried to go somewhere the maid carts blocked the way and there was no other way to go. Room smelled bad, the door had a 1 cm gap between the door and the frame, curtains were torn, couch was torn,,,,,do i need to go on? Parking horrible....so tight that a lot of people took 2 spaces and others then had to wing it....rude front service person!!

I was travelling with my family to san diego and we decided to book and stay here. The rate we got was a steal compared to what was actually being charged! The staff was extremely friendly, the breakfast was really yummy, I loved the different types of muffins they had, the location was great! We stayed for a week and were able to come in and out of the area very well. The lady that did our housekeeping everyday was really friendly and smiled everytime she saw us. I have no complaints, neither does my husband or kids :)

good for three older adults - BUT FAR AWAY FROM ELEVATOR and not much on breakfast.... BARE MIMIMUM BUT HAD NECESSITIES. More "surfaces" for three adults to put personals on, etc.

Office staff could've been more professional. Instead they were on their cell phone while 3 people were waiting to be helped to check into their rooms. Not good at all.

nice room good price need cheaper rates, very confortable room well equiped, nice bathroom and wide closet.