We did not end up using the waterpark, so I cannot comment on that. We looked in on it and decided instead to use our time at the twighlight special at Dutch Wonderland (buy tickets for tomorrow and enter 3 hours before closing for free today). If it had been a rainy or cold day, however, we would have used... more

Read prior reviews stating "hotel not as bad as others say" and thought perhaps some were being overly critical. Unfortunately, I now see they were not...we were very disappointed. The room was dirty and in need of repair. Hair in the fridge (which was haphazardly sitting on the floor by the front door). Holes where the old smoke alarms were.... more

Checked in on Friday Jun 12 2009 Front desk college help was new and inexperienced No one that worked there was 'from' there and couldn't give us directions to a business that was two miles down the road lots of confusion in ringing up our room charges rooms were old and needed updated Neither rooms AC units ever blew cold... more

We took our three boys (ages 2,5,&8) to spend the night at the Howard johnson's and spent the next day at the indoor waterpark. After reading the review we did not know what to expect. What we found was a clean room and friendly staff. The water park was enjoyed by our boys(only complaint was the water heater broke so... more

The hotel is very old and dirty. The staff and the manager in the water park are very very rude. They even yelled at us. The water park is very crappy too. Don't waist your money and time there. There are many much better water parks available. more

Everybody was nice and helpful. The rooms could use some updating, but you get what you pay for. It was in a great location. Kmart next door, Dunkin Donuts in the same parking lot. Just off the main highway. I only had one issue with the waterpark charging for spectators. I didn't really want to pay to watch my son... more

My boys age 8 and 5 years old both had a wonderful time during our 3 day stay here. The indoor waterpark was smaller than Great Wolf Lodge but the place kept them busy for hours. The water was warm and nice. The free breakfast was good. (It was a bit crowded. It might be a good idea to extend... more

This hotel has a 10000 square foot indoor water park, the reason for our stay. It was $100 a night without passes to the water park or $139 with 4 passes to the water park. This hotel is a bargain when comparing it to a Wolf Lodge or similar indoor water park/hotel combo. The same 2 night stay at Wolf... more

Me and my wife came to Lancaster to meet friends. We were there only for 2 nights. As most of the hotels had the same price (which we thought overpriced), we have chosen Howard Johnson because of our friens have a child and the hotel offers a waterpark (WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED AND HAS TO BE PAID TO USE). Well,... more