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#35 of 37 hotels in Springfield
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  • Hotel class: 2 of 5
  • Rooms: 79
  • Address: 1701 J. David Jones Parkway Springfield, IL 62702
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Description: Modern, low-rise Motor Inn, continental breakfast; located one mile from State Fairgrounds, 3 miles from the Capitol. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Business Center Fitness Center Free High-Speed Internet No Free Parking Pets Allowed No Restaurant No Room Service Swimming Pool
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Reviews of Howard Johnson Inn & Suites Springfield

( 2-6 of 9 )
“What A Dump!”

Howard Johnson Inn & Suites Springfield

May 30, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

What a dump! I had booked this hotel through my RCI points partners. I went to the internet to look this hotel up before booking and boy, was I deceived! The pictures and the hotel description must have been when the hotel had seen better days...20-30 years ago? It was isolated (only a cemetary nearby and a few scattered houses); No windows to welcome you..just a massive structure of stone; the parking lot had lots of cracks with weeds growing in between..no beautiful landscape..cheap plastic flowers in hanging pots. We drove around to our room and it was even more shocking!!!! It was like a 2 story cell block that you would see in a movie; crumbling or close to it. The room smelled like smoke and urine; the phone wasn't working; the bed was thin; the bathroom was grosse with lots of cracks and dry-wall peeling....Continental breakfast was included (cereal all over the floor and counters, spilled juices, just very dirty and nobody was manning this; we only saw one worker the whole time. We did talk to a manager (?) about our room and he could not do anything for us...DON'T BE DECEIVED BY THE PICTURES ON THE INTERNET!!!!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — NOTHING!!!!
    • Disliked — EVERYTHING!!!!
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LHBMichigan's Summary
Date of Stay: May 2007
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: May 30, 2007
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
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:
Other
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Average price*: $70 (year-round)
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“Horrid”

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1 of 5 stars
Sycamore, IL
Mar 17, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

This was the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. There was no toilet paper in the room. It was clear that it was not cleaned prior to our stay. It is run down and unkept. The sign has duct tape over the directions to the restaurant.

Beware!

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JoeP14's Summary
Date of Stay: October 2006
Member since: March 03, 2007
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“Run-Down Hotel”

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2 of 5 stars
WISCONSIN
Sep 12, 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

I know, I should have really listened to the other reviews, BUT it was across the street from Oak Ridge Cemetery which we wanted to go to that afternoon and evening AND the picture on the Internet looked nice. Let me tell you, pictures can be deceiving. The rugged driveway and potholes in the driveway are still there, there was mold in the bathroom and when my husband accidentally turned on the heat instead of the air-conditioner, it stunk the whole room up so bad that we had to open the door to get the smell out. Our sheet on the bed had a black circle the size of a quarter drawn from a permanent marker in the middle of the sheet which couldn't have been missed when the bed was made. The window in the room should have been replaced as it was cloudy and dirty in between the double window panes. After reading the previous review of bugs, upon entering the room, we did pull the covers back on the beds and checked in between the mattresses for any bed bugs and luckily did not find any. There is also a back building to the hotel and there would have been no way we would have stayed in the back building as the parking lot seem isolated and scarey. On the plus side, we did have a very friendly and helpful person who checked us in, and the continential breakfast was your typical ceral, toast, muffins, etc.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Friendly staff at check in
    • Disliked — Room
    • Tips/Secrets: — Unless hotel is rennovated, stay elsewhere
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
DAR1234's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2006
Traveled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 50-64
Member since: August 18, 2003
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
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, 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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Average price*: $70 (year-round)
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“PLEASE DON'T STAY HERE. BUGS IN ROOM.”

Howard Johnson Inn & Suites Springfield

Aug 12, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

I don't pay attention to the reviews when booking a hotel but I should have paid attention to the reviews for this hotel. It was horrible. The hotel is sooo dirty. The carpet hasn't been cleaned in forever. The bugs are soo bad. I couldn't even sleep at night because I kept thinking about the bugs in the room. The breakfast was OK but who could eat with the flying insects everywhere. The pool was scary. The water kept draining but the hotel staff said it was nothing. It didn't look like nothing to me..The location was bad also. Please stay somewhere else!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — nothing
    • Disliked — everything
    • Tips/Secrets: — no
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kathypyrdam's Summary
Date of Stay: August 2006
Traveled with: Family with young children
Visit was for: Other
Age group: 25-34
Member since: July 01, 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 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
    • 2 of 5 stars Business service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
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:
Other
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Average price*: $70 (year-round)
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“HoJo was awful!”

Howard Johnson Inn & Suites Springfield

Jul 20, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

Our stay at this facility was awful! The room smelled like wet dog, the refridgerator did not work, the chain lock was broken, continental breakfast was limited and the breakfast room was filthy. Too bad the owner of this franchise does not keep up the property. HoJo used to be a better place to stay. I too, made a complaint with customer service in hope to have resolution not only for my self, but for future customers. We were to stay for three nights. Checked out immediatley the next day and located a beautiful hotel on Dirkenson Parkway. Stay away from this HoJo property!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — nothing
    • Disliked — cleanliness
    • Tips/Secrets: — stay away
This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
piglet63's Summary
Date of Stay: July 2006
Traveled with: Family with teenagers
Visit was for: Quality time with family
Age group: 35-49
Member since: June 23, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
no way!
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, 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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Average price*: $70 (year-round)
Call now to book: 1-800-454-6835 from hotels.com

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Address: 1701 J. David Jones Parkway, Springfield, IL 62702