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Howard Johnson Inn Albany


Hotel class 1.5 of 5
1614 Central Avenue/Rt. 5, Albany, NY 12205
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86% Do not recommend
2.5 of 5 stars 16 reviews
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2 of 5 stars
VinceF66   3 contributions
Albany, NY
Aug 19, 2009

We have been staying at this motel on one weekend in the summer for the past several years. This year, we felt like it showed signs of going downhill. First of all, our room door got stuck. When we asked for help, the motel employee opened it with some force and then indicated to us that you just need to... more

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1 of 5 stars
GeorgiaTraveler88   1 contribution
georgia
Sep 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Hotel is not well maintained, rooms are not well-cleaned. No fitted sheets on the mattress, the sheets come loose as soon as you touch them allowing you to see the appalling number of stains on the mattress. I slept curled in a fetal ball in the middle of the bed hoping to not touch the mattress with any part of... more

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2 of 5 stars
samanthasmiles   1 contribution
Montreal
Jul 31, 2007 | Trip type: Family
0/1 found this review helpful

As soon as we opened the door we noticed this disgusting smell, we tried to air out the room leaving the door open as we looked around but it still smelled. We even bought air freshners but it didn't help. We figured it was the carpets. Then we went into the bathroom and it looked clean however there was this... more

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1 of 5 stars
bigtripper06   9 contributions
Cortland, NY
Oct 15, 2006 | Trip type: Family

This hotel is disgusting! When we arrived there was a nice woman on the desk - I believe she was probably part of the family that owned it since her young daughter was behind the counter. The room was FILTHY! The carpet had obviously not been vacumed in a LONG time. There were chunks of things on the carpet. There... more

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2 of 5 stars
MagicCat   3 contributions
Pennsylvania
Sep 20, 2006 | Trip type: Couples
2/2 found this review helpful

We visit Albany every year for Irish 2000, an excellent all day Celtic Music and Arts festival. This year we did not reserve quickly enough for the Quality Inn Albany. The Howard Johnson is the host hotel for the festival so we figured how bad could it be. I was afraid to stay after reading the reviews on Trip Advisor... more

not that bad
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3 of 5 stars
wiggles430   1 contribution
pennsylvania
Sep 15, 2006 | Trip type: Couples

stayed for two nites in august. closest and best price for hotel near saratoga springs. desk help was friendly and helpful. room was clean and nice. did not find any problems as with other reviews. good location. near many restaurants in a nice area of town. ate at Delmonico's. was excellant. just up the street from the hotel. easy access... more

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1 of 5 stars
pinckone   1 contribution
Albany NY
Aug 11, 2006 | Trip type: Family
3/3 found this review helpful

When we first arrived, my daughter sat down on the bed and said it was "sandy." I checked the quilt and it did feel like there was sand all over it. Then we went into the bathroom and found the shampoo bottle was half empty. Then we pulled down the covers and found the bed was wet with urine. It... more

Totally OK
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3 of 5 stars
Chorist   1 contribution
Finland, Europe
Dec 13, 2005
1/4 found this review helpful

We were a large group (85 people) and we spent one night at this hotel in September 2005. We had a very nice time and experienced no problems. The staff was frindly. No problems with the cleanliness of the rooms. more

Horrible!
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1 of 5 stars
nib   8 contributions
Bristol, UK
Sep 13, 2005
1/3 found this review helpful

We stayed one night in this motel (thankfully!) The room was dirty - unvacuumed carpets etc. and very shabby. It was dfficult to determine whether the sheets were clean - mine were covered in hairs. Yuk! Have stayed in Howard Johnson hotels elsewhere without problems. Really disappointed with this one. more

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1 of 5 stars
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Myrtle Beach, SC
Aug 30, 2005
2/4 found this review helpful

I just returned from a 5 night stay at the Howard Johnson's in Albany, NY. I was under the impression that this was a recently renovated hotel, with recently renovated rooms. That is absolutely not true! Their website makes this same claim. I did not arrive in my room until 10:00pm. The room was not clean - carpet needed to... more

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Address: 1614 Central Avenue/Rt. 5, Albany, NY 12205