We were booked into the Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel Dezerland Beach & Spa by our travel agent and stayed there for one night as we were cruising from Miami the next day. The position of the hotel is fantastic located directly on Miami beach with great ocean views if you can get a room on that side of the hotel... More

This is the first time I have had to waste my time reveiwing a hotel, however I have to warn other travellers to never go to this place. We had previously stayed at the Ho Jo in Ananheim & were very impressed with the sevice and the standards. This was a very different scenario. The staff at the front desk... More

I have never given a review for any hotel before, and believe me, I am well travelled, but obviously a very simple guest. But in this case, I just had to do give this review to warn folks. First, the hotel is no where near anything. Getting a cab is difficult, and the closest entertainment is $20 away. Second, the... More

im stayed at howard jonhson for a vacation family from tampally im stayed at the Howard Johnson chain for the reputation of standars and quality service, althought the staff were friendly , on the howard johnson web page show as this hotel were renovated on 2010 far from reality , to start this hotel doesnt have air conditioned in the... More

I stayed at Dezerland 2 yrs ago prior to leaving on a cruise and loved it. I booked it again before and after the cruise and was very disappointed. Two yrs ago we got a free ride to the Port of Miami, this time $100 for the 8 of us. Two yrs ago we got a free breakfast with eggs,... More

The long haired Spanish speaking lady (in AMERICA) was rude, and didn't know anything that she was talking about. The lobby looked great but don't be fooled because the rooms look semi decent, until one of the outlets don't work completely because it's just detached from the wall. The air conditioning leaked and left a nice puddle in the morning... More

Checked in 4/19/2012 Checked out 4/22/2012 Before I booked my hotel I called the front office at the location not the reservation center and asked if there was parking fees and the guy told me "No" when I got there and checked in they charge me $10 a day for resort fees plus $11 a day for parking fees that... More

Booked bay view, however the windows were to high to view the bay. But what was terrible was the "own" noise of the hotel. We made a change but in the first room we got was like sitting on an aircraft engine.

We just got back from a week Miami, and we stayed in the Howard Johnson Dezerland! Well first off... everything is so far away! We were on the bus for an hour each day... Also, in the middle of our stay we had to demand to change rooms... there were bugs there (the receptionist also deemed it neccessary to ask... More