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Howard Johnson Express Inn - San Mateo

2.0 of 5
2110 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
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Howard Johnson Express Inn - San Mateo
Ranked #7 of 14 hotels in San Mateo
3.5 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 May 2012 NEW
1
person found this review helpful

If you are expecting the hard floor floors and nicer bedding like pictured, it's not like that at all! I got old green carpet and an old mattress. The worst part is the water wasn't hot at all. Cold showers? No thank you! I stayed here because it was a last minutes work trip and I needed something in San... More

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Montreal, Canada
2 reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 May 2012
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person found this review helpful

We were at this hotel in may 2012 for a full week. It's about 20-25 minutes from downtown SFO in car. We booked with Priceline and it might have get us into the worst room... I don't know... I saw someone's else room and it was way better than our. The pictures of the rooms on their website is not... More

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San Francisco, California
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

I have stayed at this hotel for the last year and one half, for two days a week, on my days off of my caregiver employment. I can attest for the honest, friendly, and professional staff of this hotel, and for the price, you will not find a finer spot. They have gone out of their way on more than... More

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Eureka, CA
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7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

Rooms are nicely updated with flat screen tvs and plantation shutters. Rooms include a coffee maker, microwave, and refrigerator and are very clean. Only the heater/AC was old and a somewhat noisy. Breakfast was nothing fancy but perfectly adequate and the area was continually cleaned and breakfast items kept in stock. Two choices of cereal, oatmeal, pastries, bagels, toast and... More

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Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We spent 3 nights to visit San Francisco but the distance was to far. Clean rooms and average breakfast. Not ereybody at the front desk was friendly. More

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HowardJohnsonSanMate, Director of Sales at Howard Johnson Express Inn - San Mateo, responded to this review
11 April 2012

Dear FrankvdP, Thanks for taking the time out to write about us. We are glad that you liked your room at our hotel. We are sorry that our staff was not upto the mark. In the past 6 months we have trained our staff with more customer service sessions. We are sure you will find them friendly the next time... More

Posted by a cheaprooms.com traveller
San Francisco, California, USA
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

The place was squeaky clean and the furniture and bedding was in great conditions. The only thing would be that the heater was old and very noisy, which woke me up a few times, but other than that it was a great value, and it is located about a couple of blocks from the san mateo convention center. More

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HowardJohnsonSanMate, Director of Sales at Howard Johnson Express Inn - San Mateo, responded to this review
11 April 2012

Dear Sir/ Madam, We recently changed our bedding in all our rooms and have been receiving good feedback from several guests. We are happy that you liked your room. We are sorry about the heater, we have started doing monthly inspections to check all our Ac units and take care of maintenance issues. Since we are close to San Mateo... More

Fresno, California
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012
2
people found this review helpful

I had to clean the toilet before I could use it myself. There was also urine and hair on the bathroom floor. The front desk brought me a duster for ME to use to clean the floor myself. AND they wouldn't comp me anything. No remote in room. More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 December 2011

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2011
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person found this review helpful

The afternoon front desk lady was very helpful and made sure that we felt comfortable and had what we needed. She made a great recommondation for dinner each night. The other front desk were not as helpful, but okay. Reasonable priced and overall clean. More

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HowardJohnsonSanMate, Director of Sales at Howard Johnson Express Inn - San Mateo, responded to this review
30 December 2011

Dear guestohio, First of all, thanks for choosing our hotel. We are glad that our front desk staff helped you with all that you needed. We take pride in our staff, we promise the same service everytime you visit us. We look forward to see you again at our hotel. Management, Howard Johnson Express Inn- San Mateo, CA More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

My room was a nonsmoking room, but people were smoking outside my room. I called Trisha at the front desk and she came over immediately and had them leave. Trisha was very helpful to us. She couldn't be nicer. It's a pretty old place. Very reasonably price. Bed was comfortable. I was telling the lady at the front desk that... More

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HowardJohnsonSanMate, Director of Sales at Howard Johnson Express Inn - San Mateo, responded to this review
27 December 2011

Dear Derek D, Thanks for writing a review. It makes us feel good when guests like our hotel. Sorry for the inconvenience with the laundry soap, we do have detergent boxes at the front desk for our guest available now. Thank you very much for the suggestion, we will post a note about detergent in the laundry room and get... More

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  • San Mateo Howard Johnson
Address: 2110 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403
Price range (per night):* 71 AUD - 115 AUD

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