Howard Johnson hotel is on the main street - Granville Street in a fairly central part of Vancouver between Downtown and Granville Island. The thing that hit me when arriving was that its not exactly the best area of town. Lots of seedy adult shops, people hanging round and a general feel of danger. I think danger was largely unfounded,... more

don't waste your money and time. My worst stay in a hotel ever, the staff were so impolit. We were not expecting a lot from the hotel, but even our low expectation was not met. The environment was not friendly at all. Rooms are ugly, and old. But the worst were staff. They do not look like hotel staff at... more

very nice and clean, staff are by far the friendliest I have seen yet. more

Okay, where to begin. First of all, this is 2009 and they are not only charging for internet access (you have to buy a one hour, three hour, or one day pass - ten dollars extra for one day of internet? you have to be kidding me) the company that set up their wireless doesn't exist anymore, so if you... more

Their rates are affordable and the rooms are decent and comfortable. overall our stay was fine and we will be staying with HJ again. more

While the room was clean enough, and the first night was fine, the second and third nights were awful. The second night, the couple in the room next door got into a violent argument, throwing things that hit the wall and screaming at each other. After calling the desk, "hotel security" arrived to tell them to quiet down which they... more

We searched many hotels in vancouver and we founf HOward johnson plaza hotel. when we arrived there the staff was very friendly, Manager came out at the fron desk and welcome us at the hotel. All thee information were provided. Rooms were small but nice & clean and we were very much satisfied with the price and service we received. more

After a wonderful cruise to Alaska, we stayed at the Howard Johnson Plaza before we flew home to the UK. It wasn't chosen by us but by the agent we did the package with. I had read some poor reviews for this place but as it was only two nights we took the risk. When we arrived the desk manager... more

When I arrived at this hotel, I thought, "Wow, this is not exactly what I thought it was!" I will say the staff is friendly except for an issue we had with two staff members, but the hotel its self is dingy. Looks like to me they slapped a bit of decorating in places to make it look nice online... more