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Howard Johnson Oceanfront Hotel: Traveller Reviews

2.0 of 5
On the Boardwalk at 24th Street, Ocean City, MD 21842
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Howard Johnson Oceanfront Hotel
Ranked #76 of 103 hotels in Ocean City
3.0 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
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Summit, New Jersey
2 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“YUK YUK YUK”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
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found this place to be very dirty and the front desk is not very friendly hallways are dirty and room is a smaller hotel room with dirty rug , I would not even walk on it without slippers , very dissapointed they do not put any real time in cleanlyness , some pool lounges were extremely dirty just an awful place. Location is nice and peaceful but distant from main attractions on boardwalk .

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Nice hotel on the boardwalk.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 August 2011
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person found this review helpful

This was my first trip to Ocean City with four children, three 15 year olds and a 9 year old. The hotel was easy to find and the staff was very nice. Our room was an oceanfront and the view was beautiful. I liked that we were right on the boardwalk on the quiet end. The rooms were clean and comfortable. We had a microwave and fridge in the room. The package deal was a money saver. I will definately stay there again.

  • Stayed August 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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York, Pennsylvania
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Not a nice place to stay”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2011
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We stayed there for a week. I was told it was an ocean front room.....yeah right! Get into the room, the door opens to a stoned area between HJ's and the next hotel, the patio door opens to the pool! Where was the ocean? Not to be found (at least to see). If we walked down 2 hallways, down a small set of steps and a walk up the ramp to the boardwalk....then we were ocean front! Room was small, not updated in a long time. We will not ever stay there again! eard there were bedbugs there, we did not have any problem with them at all. First couple of days pool was dirty, sand over the bottom, finaly Wednesday morning the pool was vacuumed. For what we paid per night could have stayed in a nicer hotel in Myrtle Beach cheaper!

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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“friendly staff, clean rooms, wonderful location”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Spent 3 nights here with our 3 older children. It was a perfect location, still on the boardwalk but away from the craziness. Wish there was a little more to do closer by but its only a 15 minutes walk to a cute little outside bar along the boardwalk and the tram will easily take you to the pier for games and rides.
Beautiful view from the private balcony, nice size rooms with a microwave and refrig, as well as glasses, cups and silverware. Room was clean although I wished the beds were queen sized instead of just doubles.
Staff was very helpful and friendly! Pool was great with wonderful chaises all around for taking in the sun.

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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Pittsburgh
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Overpriced”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 August 2011
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person found this review helpful

Our stay at Howard Johnson, 24th Street, just mediocre. The rugs were filthy; our white socks were black from walking around. The pool’s lounge chair mats were worn and in need of replacement. The blonde lady, who was some sort of a manager, was rude to guests and employees. One morning she was outside the office, poolside, screaming at employees to put a rollaway bed into a room. Ten minutes later, she’s at that room, to inspect whether it was put into the room. The hotel is way past its prime for the price they charge for the rooms. We will consider other accommodations next year.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: On the Boardwalk at 24th Street, Ocean City, MD 21842
Price range (per night):* 74 AUD - 343 AUD

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