I'm a little off on this one, but I thought this place deserved a decent review. We book our trip about a year ago because the wife wanted to go to Sea World. We were originally going to stay down in Mission Beach..but the prices were a little steep. So we stayed here at the Howard Johnson. Location: With a... more

My family spent two nights at the Ho-Jo in San Diego. I picked it for the cost and proximity to Sea World and the Harbor. It is in an interesting location. Close to lots of shopping and restaurants, but also just blocks away from several adult clubs. The rooms were kind of dark and smelled a little smoky/musty even though... more

• Mostly, I appreciated the spacious room. I was traveling with a man friend, not a romantic friend, just my favorite man to hang out with. As the room is quite roomy, it was easy to have a certain amount of privacy while sharing a room on a platonic basis. • Although Rosecrans is a busy boulevard, there was no... more

My wife and I stayed here from 5/26-29 2009. The room (248) was clean and the facility seemed well maintained, but the wall insulation is pretty thin. We would keep our TV low enough that we could barely hear it but the people in the room next door kept compaining that they could hear our TV over their Air Conditioning.... more

This hotel was one of the worst places I have seen. The first room we were given had stained and dirty carpets. The chairs were also stained and dirty. We asked for and got a second room which was better but still had dirty and stained carpets. Our kids could not walk in bare feet because of the carpet. The... more

My best friend just graduated from the Marines and we stayed at this one from Wednesay to saturday. I thought I was in Asian Heaven! The bed was more comfortable that my one at home and there is lots of great Thai food in the neighborhood of it. The staff was increadible, the night person (randy?) was really nice because... more

Our stay at Howard Johnson Inn San Diego was great. The room was clean and quiet, and the bed was comfortable. Not much more to say about the room, really. And our interaction with the staff was limited to check-in and check-out, and at that, both staffers we dealt with were friendly. We only stayed the night, but were definitely... more

I booked this hotel on Priceline, so, of course, obviously I wasn't that picky about where I stayed. Got the room for $40, plus tax. I arrived at about 2 am, and asked at check-in for two beds. The guy said OK and gave me the keys to room 244. I was exhausted, so I didn't go back to argue... more

A couple of family members and I were in town for my brother's graduation from MCRD San Diego, and stayed a few days after to take in some sights, etc. This was quite possibly the nicest chain-type hotel that I've stayed in before. It was very clean, and the staff was not only friendly, but helped out as much as... more