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Howard Johnson Maingate Resort West
8620 West Irlo Bronson Highway, I-4 & Hwy 192, Kissimmee, FL 34747
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3 of 5 stars
fitness000 2 contributions
Bradford West Yorkshire
Sep 11, 2007 | Trip type: Family
4/4 found this review helpful

Hi, we stayed at this hotel for 14 days from 23rd August to 6th september.

First of all, As we arrived at the Reception we went into the hotel and was met by a Gentleman who promp- gave us our Key card for the door and a map of how to get there.

We got in to our room and many people have pull down this hotel by some reviews i have read, If you want a 5 star hotel pay for 5 star that is my way of thinking, anyway....inside the room were 2 Double beds, Bathroom was Clean, and we had a iron-and board, and a safe to put in your goods, you programme the safe with your own code this was good.

Rooms were clean and tidy and room cleaning was done i think every 2 days,but beds were made every day with clean sheets, rtherre was Sky tv, Radio Clock at side of bed and there was plenty of parking spaces around the hotel, like i said above...if you want royal treatment then dont book here, i am being honest we found our stay at the Howard Johnson 8660 Maingate west HWY 192 Kissimmee very good and was happy with the service we got from them, one thing i must add is that on Departing from the hotel ,we were given a bill for the use of the pool that was $35.00 Dollars, we were not told about this addonbut we paid it anyway...to sum up the hotel i can tell you that if you need a cheap place that is clean and tidy,and dont want to break the bank...then book here...on the other hand ,if you want 5 star treatment book into the Hilton Hotel. thank yo ufor reading my review date of text was 11th september 2007.

  • Liked — it was safe clean and tidy.
  • Disliked — there is nothing i can put down about this hotel
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Family with young children
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since September 11, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, 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 Other
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We liked our stay !

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5 of 5 stars
thehamers 1 contribution
cold spring, mn
Sep 3, 2007 | Trip type: Family
2/2 found this review helpful

We liked our stay.The rooms were clean. Our group had three diferent rooms in two diferent buildings. We had no complants.The pools (3) were nice. The staf was excelent and very friendly. We had our car, so we found the location to be great, easy to find our way around. The value was also great. We would defenetly say here again!!
The bang for our buck was why I give it a 5!!!

Thank you for the nice stay.
the Hamers

  • Liked — Clean rooms, nice pools, very friendly staf.
  • Disliked — No cmplaints, it covered all our needs.
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
    • 4 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Family (extended)
  • Age group 35-49
  • Member since August 29, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Beach / Sun, Theme / Amusement park
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hated it all

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1 of 5 stars
woodiegp200 1 contribution
thornaby
Aug 24, 2007 | Trip type: Family
4/4 found this review helpful

stayed at the ho jo in april rooms were dirty and round the back of the complex.shower was broke.room felt unsafe asked to be moved to be told there was none available after 4 days came back at 6 in the evening to find we had been robbed they broke into the safe & took all money my wedding ring kids psps the hotel door was not forced.we were moved to another room that night as it was to late to do anything by the time tho police had been again this room was dirty and the sink was blocked .please dont stay there if you can help it

  • Liked — nothing
  • Disliked — everything
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay April 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Family with young children
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since August 24, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • 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 Beach / Sun, Theme / Amusement park
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Nice... but misleading freebies

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3 of 5 stars
jrwilson 6 contributions
Ormond Beach, Florida
Aug 23, 2007 | Trip type: Family
3/3 found this review helpful

The best thing I can say for this hotel is that the staff was friendly. I mentioned that my ideal room would be facing the pools and two double beds, she went to her supervisor and... voila!

Plus, you get that friendly "is everything alright?" call you come to expect in most hotels in Orlando, but which is greatly appreciated.

The room was spacious, plenty of cable channels to choose from and an overall good value for the price we payed.

As far as the freebies go... somebody already mentioned the "Resort Fee". You have to pay for the "free" shuttle. And we weren't going to any of the major theme parks this time around, so.... we didn't even USE it!!! We got charged anyway.

The free "Continental Breakfast" offers Corn Flakes, apples and those little powdery doughnuts that are always stale (even when you buy them yourself in the supermarket). Orange Juice or Apple Juice, but no coffee (you can make some in your room but...)

Anyway... overall, it was an Ok hotel. But I don't care much for misleading advertisement.

  • Liked — Front Desk staff
  • Disliked — Misleading freebies
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Quality time with family
  • Traveled with Family with teenagers
  • Age group 50-64
  • Member since September 14, 2006
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Great pool scene, Families with teenagers
  • 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 Theme / Amusement park
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Bugs and Dirt

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1 of 5 stars
robandhillary 3 contributions
Jacksonville, AR
Aug 21, 2007
4/4 found this review helpful

We were booked into this hotel as part of a military tournament! I noticed on the first day that several of us where getting bitten by some bugs but we thought it was at the ball field. On the third day I met another family by the pool with similar bug bites. They informed me that they had just been moved from our building to a nicer part of the complex becuase they had bed bugs. Our whole group were sleeping with bed bugs and no one was told. We also found raches in therooms and dirty towels! We left 2 days early out of our trip becuase of this place! It ruined my trip to disney and I am never going back!

  • Liked — location
  • Disliked — bugs!
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 1 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
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
  • Date of stay August 2007
  • Visit was for Personal event (wedding, ...)
  • Traveled with Large group or tour
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since August 12, 2007
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? No
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Great pool scene, Families with teenagers
  • 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 Theme / Amusement park, Sporting event
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Address: 8620 West Irlo Bronson Highway, I-4 & Hwy 192, Kissimmee, FL 34747