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Howard Johnson Express

2.0 of 5
222 South Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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Howard Johnson Express
3.5 of 5 stars 120 Reviews
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Penticton, Canada
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15 reviews 15 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 May 2012 NEW

We had a king room with a flat screen tv. The room was clean and comfortable with a fridge and microwave. The phone didn't work in our room however the desk clerk let us use his phone to call the car rental company. The ice machine didn't work the whole time we were there. Also we had a flight arriving... More

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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

It's a budget motel. We picked it based on location to SFO, as we had a very early flight. For that it was OK. The freeway noise resonates throughout the room, and is amazingly loud in the bathroom. The bathroom is showing its age and needs to be redone. The shower caulk is moldy and the tub resurfacing is peeling... More

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Chennai (Madras), India
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012
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Stayed in hojosfo -short form as per internet from apr 13th to apr 15 . Very friendly staff ,comfortable room good breakfast for the cost you pay. Only negative review is they have a microwave but don't provide you with microwave compatible dishes to use so the purpose is lost. So a economic stay. You get what u pay

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Yellowknife
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

The room was OK (dated, rusty shower fixtures, cracked toilet), and we had a couple other screw-ups. However, after talking to customer service after our stay they did a great job of addressing our concerns. It is really handy to be a couple of minutes from the car rental return parkade if your flight is early, so location does count.

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Fresno CA
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012

You get what you pay for...an inexpensive stay and cheap parking at $5 day. If you plan on flying out early and you are on a tight budget then stay here. The rooms are decorated ok but not great and the ambient noise of traffic is not enough to keep you from sleeping. You do have to leave your car... More

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Hotel is located in a seedy part of San Francisco. Room was very noisy, lots of riff raff staying at this hotel. Their sign read FREE DELUXE BREAKFAST.......that was a total joke. They were out of coffee and you had to stand at front desk and hope that someone would come out and fill the pots. Same thing happened with... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 February 2012
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If you need a place to stay before flying out of SFO, this hotel is cheap, clean, 2 miles from the airport, has a free shuttle, and you can leave your car for very cheap ($5/day when I was there, free while you stay there). Steak house next door, not a great breakfast for me and no decaf except in... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 February 2012

I spent 3 nights in this hotel during my road trip through the USA. The location is bed and I had some problems with people at the fron desk. I have no idea why, but I had to pay $30 more at arrival even I prepaid for the hotel. On the other hand, breakfast was ok and the room was... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 February 2012 via mobile
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Totally sorry I didnt checked out the reviews before I booked this reservation this place totally sucks. Let me you about the bathroom it has one of those toilet cushion seat and it's TORN. Room 118 bad . The only thing this hotel has going for it's self it's LOCATION

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 February 2012

This was the last hotel of our trip, we wanted to be as close as possible to SFA as possible for the plane home. After trying a few that were already full we ended up here. The rooms were normal fair for motels and quite ok, the problem was our room was right next to the freeway. Cars were roaring... More

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Address: 222 South Airport Boulevard, South San Francisco, CA 94080
Price range (per night):* 62 AUD - 131 AUD

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