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Reviews of Howard Johnson by Wyndham San Marcos

2 out of 5
Howard Johnson by Wyndham San Marcos
1601 I-H 35 North, San Marcos, TX

Reviews

5.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 131 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 161 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 213 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 207 out of 1000 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 288 out of 1000 reviews" "

5.4/10

Cleanliness

6.0/10

Staff & service

4.8/10

Amenities

5.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Tabitha

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When we arrived to check in I immediately noticed it was more of a motel rather than a hotel. Checked in got the the room and you could tell they had been updated. I was okay with the room since it would just be a one night stay. We went to do some shopping and had dinner returned to the room in the evening around 10:30 pm. We were getting ready for bed, after showers and we noticed the pillow cases and the sheets were dirty. The sheets had yellow and black stains, and hair from other people. I tried calling the front desk but the room phone didn’t work. Call the front test from my cell phone spoke with front desk clear asking for another room since, he kinda laughed and said well we are fully booked for the night. I asked for someone to come up to change the sheets. He said he didn’t have anyone. I asked for a refund and he said he couldn’t do a refund because it was prepaid though a third party. He then said he had one other room we could have. I went to the front desk to get the new room key. I get to the new room flip the pillow and it has hair on it. I took the front desk guy to the room to show him that this room was also not clean. I went back and again asked refund and he said he couldn’t do that. I asked for a manager he said there wouldn’t be one till about 10 am. He then said he had one more room that we could have. The room was checked and the beds were clean. When had to move rooms at about midnight.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Gloria

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Old establishment and not very clean, but with accesible staff to answer to concerns.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Travelled with family
Very pleasant staff and environment
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Samuel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Betty

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Lona

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

Bartolo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice overall
The stay was great. Clean room great service. Dark room wish it was darker lol. It was quite bed was comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Damian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great location a lot of choices to eat around!
Nice and quiet. No problems. Guest in rooms also quiet. I felt cozy there!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Nageshwaran

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Carol

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DON'T
The air-conditioning was so loud we had to turn it off to sleep. If you tried to use the shower you couldn't.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Jesus

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms don’t look like what the picture advertised. TV didn’t work in our room so we had to love to another room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

SANJUANA

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hairy Sheets
As soon as we arrived to check in, I was met with two different clients from the hotel who were putting in complaints about how dirty their rooms were. When we went to our room, the beds were made, but they were full of hair of all sizes. I don't know if the sheets had been placed on the uncleaned carpet or were just switched out from another room. I was just thankful to have traveled by road cause we had two blankets we were able to to use on top of the dirty sheets. It was myself, my husband and my daughter on this trip and we all opted for sleeping in our clothes and not pajamas.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

marlene

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This has been the worst experience I have had in a long time and the people at the Hotel were very rude and did not do the room cleaning. When I approached them to ask why they had not done it, they told me that because there was no staff and that I did want to go I could It was 8 at night to go and with a person who didn't care that they were in a wheelchair and it was very very cold, I will never stay in that hotel in my life and I don't recommend it,

2/10 Terrible

Eduardo

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
WORST HOTEL IVE STAYED IN!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Fawn

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Alfred

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Restful quick stay
We had a quick stay to break up our travel and get some rest. Easy check in/out and room had all the amenities in working order and good condition. Although close to the highway (off the access road), our stay was quiet - or we were so tired we didn't notice. Had all the supplies in room for coffee and room was clean. Parking lot is well lit.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Na
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was great, very clean room and friendly staff. Will definitely book here again
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Scary
Outside was nasty and felt very unsafe
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Okay accommodations
Meager accommodations. Lobby is too small for the breakfast crowd. Rooms are ok but you can tell they are trying to hard to cover up the age of the hotel. I used to stay there prior to HJ buying them out. Price is fair for a single night for solo person. For a family I’d have an issue staying there.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One Star Hotel At Best
Do not stay at this hotel. The towels were stained. The area felt very unsafe with people partying and fighting outside. I did not feel comfortable with my children and we left without staying at the hotel. The bedding was stained, pillows were stained, the shower had dead bugs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jan

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very dirty! Towels looked dingy and were stiff. Pillow cases were dingy!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Donna

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
given room with no phone or alarm clock
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Danny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
tv didnt work , all else average and ok
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

2/10 Terrible

Najla

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property was filthy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was good room 103 had floor issues in the restroom
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Didnt clean rooms each day.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

robert, Lake Dallas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was recently remodeled and it shows. Romm was very nice and staff was kind and helpful. Great valur.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rosa

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Marie

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is an awful hotel - and suprised that Wyndham puts their name on it. The linens were dirty or stained. We found a cricket in the bed underneath multiple pillows. In the morning, we came out to find someone had put a brick behind the tire of our car. It was noisy and at times there were funky smells that wafted through our room. Our friends staying in the same hotel couldn't take it and left after 1 night, despite paying upfront. Never again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Roxana

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Pablo

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tv did not work, no Kleenex, only one chair. Won’t come back
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Becky

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Overpriced for very aged property. Numerous repairs needed, such as dead bolt, hole in the ceiling by light fixture over the bed, water drip from light fixture in bathroom every time room above us ran water. We had coffee pot and coffee but no cups.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms were updated and clean. Served its purpose for a nice clean place to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Debra

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tv service kept going in and out. Not many places to walk dog. Trash by highway. Room was dark, quiet, clean, and comfortable so i was pleased.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Scott

Travelled with family
Could not get tv to work the entire time we were there
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Tony

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is a dump. Like a 3rd world country. Dirty and gross
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Lorraine

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It took almost 30 minutes to check in when it was already paid online. The room was so hot when we got in so the smell sas horrible. The blankets and towels were stained and yellow. When i moved the couch loking for something, there was trash, dirt and dead bugs. I wasnt expecting a lot, but this was ridiculous. This room should hav ebeen $40.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Howard Johnson
The sheets on the bed had other peoples hair. Beds were on wheels, every time we laid down we roll against the wall. Later in the night disrespectful people playing loud music up till 11. The amount of traffic noise in the morning.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The TV reception was terrible!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Jose

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The AC systems wasn’t cooling enough. I was hot during the night
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mikel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are looking good, nice clean and so peaceful, looking forward to my next time, nothing I don't like, near stores, restaurants, very close to IH35
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Rosie

Business traveller, Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was good except the tv kept getting a no signal and would shut off the cable. Need to check their cable services
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No breakfast bar like advertised.
There bread, hot milk, and cereal... not all all what was expected because of what was advertised
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

2/10 Terrible

Erica

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
DO NOT STAY HERE
Room was disgusting, dead crickets behind couch, stains on sheets, mini fridge very dirty and hadn't been cleaned in so long there were residue layers. T.V did not work at all. There were random people just sitting on the stairs all night. People smoking weed in the parking lot. Checked in at 11pm and was told I could not speak to a manager until 10am the following morning.
TV had layers of dust, could clearly tell it hasn't been cleaned.
Stains on the sheets.
Dead crickets behind the couch.
Mini fridge hadn't been cleaned in a long time.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023