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#24 of 32 hotels in Williams
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  • Hotel class: 2 of 5
  • Rooms: 56
  • Address: 511 Grand Canyon Rd Williams, AZ 86046
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Motor Inn with modern comforts, continental breakfast, indoor pool; located one block from the Grand Canyon Railway Depot. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
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“Below average hotel...”

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2 of 5 stars
Burlington
May 23, 2008

My husband booked this hotel through Expedia. It was the best discount rate in the area and we had planned on visiting the Grand Canyon. (( wouldn't have paid the regular rate!) The place is in need of some serious updating. Even though we booked a non-smoking bedroom, our room smelled of cigarettes because of the smoking rooms just down the hall from us. The cleaning was quite poor. And if you are expecting breakfast like it says, just head to one of the diners downtown. The hotel offers raisin bran, frosted flakes, dry miniature powder donuts, coffee and orange juice. I guess the price was right for us but I wouldn't stay here again. It needs some serious renovations!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Close to downtown Williams
    • Disliked — Unclean, smells of cigarettes everywhere, poor cleaning services on room
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Lwerk's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 25-34
Member since: May 23, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
probably not
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure
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“Crooks!”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Williams

May 8, 2008

We chose this hotel over about thirty other hotels/motels in Williams. The owner asked me while checking in if I was going to the Grand Canyon the next day. I assumed she was just being friendly, and making the usual small talk people do. I told her that we had been there that day, and were on our way towards L.A. I was slightly surprised when she asked me if she could have the ticket that we got to enter the Grand Canyon (it cost us 25 dollars, and allows you entry for 7 days). She gave me some story about wanting to go with her family the next day or something. I said no problem, it was no good to us anyway, but I had my suspicions.
Anyways..... the next morning my girlfriend and I were sitting down eating breakfast (poor) which is just next to the check in desk. Another couple were checking out. The owner asked them if they were going to the Grand Canyon. They said they were, and the owner offered to sell them an (our) entry pass for the reduced price of 20 dollars!
I can't say I was surprised, but to do it right in front of us was too much. My girlfriend went up and confronted the owner and got some non sensical explanation about it being a different ticket.
She got the ticket back. Unfortunately the couple had left because we were going to just give it to them, as was the original idea.....

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BHcork's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2008
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Romantic getaway
Age group: 25-34
Member since: May 08, 2008
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Outdoor / Adventure, Other
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Average price*: $74 (year-round)
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“Nice place”

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4 of 5 stars
Buenos Aires
Feb 28, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

Nice place with a great location for visiting Grand Canyon.
The beds and rooms are clean. They also have breakfast included in the rate, though it could be better.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Location is very convinient
    • Disliked — Nothing
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jiq06's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2007
Traveled with: Friends
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: November 01, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Great pool scene
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Theme / Amusement park, Outdoor / Adventure
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Average price*: $74 (year-round)
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“Okay, I'll be REALLY honest”

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4 of 5 stars
United States
Feb 11, 2008

It has taken me a long time to write this review. I didn't know how I wanted to list both its negative and positive aspects. Finally, I decided to just be honest. I'll start with the negatives: When opening up my first floor windows to view the thunderstorm, I noticed someone pacing outside in the rain. I was on the first floor and could see a dark figure through some of the missing fence parts. To put it politely, it was a young prostitute trying to offer her services. I immediately closed the windows and curtains. Later on, when my family returned, I was trying to find a way to go outside without running into her. I paced and paced, looking out of the upper hotel windows and until I was sure she was gone. But, there she was again, this time sitting up with the horse coach woman. I wouldn't even look at her. (A reviewer who titled their review Eeeuwww! What is That Smell? was referring to the horse manure - that, combined with the downpour and the fact that one of my relatives stepped in it on our way to the pool - and the brazen hooker - made me think that this hotel would be far better off losing the horse and chasing that girl out of there).
Now the positives: The Pakistan/Bangledesh/Indian people who run the hotel seem genuinely nice. When my family walked over to the train station to go visit the Grand Canyon, the foreign family were hospitable enough to give me an early morning room to get some rest, without charging me a dollar more.
I am very grateful to them for that. The kids LOVED the giant indoor pool and large jacuzzi. Right next to the hotel is a laundromat that I washed all of my clothes at - the dryers are wonderfully hot. Across the street is an interesting little house converted into a medievel shop. I took the kids over there later and bought an Egyptian music CD. The owner has put a lot of work into his shop, ordering merchandise from around the world. I recognized some of his metal as likely coming from Toledo, Spain, which is known for its castles.
So in closing I still give this hotel four stars out of five because the owners could have made me wait many hours before giving me a room to rest in. With a little "clean up", this place could be great!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Hospitality
    • Disliked — Prostitution
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Forgottensage's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2007
Member since: September 11, 2004
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
most likely
I recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene
I do not recommend this hotel for:
An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Great pool scene
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“very rude staff”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Williams

Aug 15, 2007

we made a reservation and when we got there, they gave away our revservation to somebody else even though we confirmed beforehand.
a man in front was very, very rude when we were talking. was found out frm another place that they are always like that to customers.

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jonpogie's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2007
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with friends
Age group: 35-49
Member since: August 15, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
I recommend this hotel for:
Great pool scene
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Pet owners, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Museums / Cultural / Historical sites
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Address: 511 Grand Canyon Rd, Williams, AZ 86046