I stayed here last night and actually had a lot of fun!

We had free waffles that we could make ourselves thanks to the staff, at 1:00AM since we were staying up, the staff was very friendly and helpful in general, and when I locked my keys in my car, both the front desk staff and the cleaning ladies helped me get into my car without having to pay for a locksmith. Not only this but the price was quite fair and helped us out as we are students traveling in the Toronto area for a little road trip.

Nice place, and great people, nice friendly and homey environment. Would recommend. :)

Had to stop in Hamilton over a busy weekend and could not find a room. Craig at the front desk of the HoJo in Hamilton went out of his way to help me. The room was nothing fancy but it was affordable and the other guests were good folk. The staff was excellent and I was well provided for - the next time I am in Hamilton I will look for a room here first.

I stayed here on a week-end when the "hotel" was quite booked with guests. It is really quite a run-down motel style place with rooms that were very clean but very dated and almost seedy. The staff, however, was fabulous - efficient, friendly, helpful.

Driving up to the front of the hotel, I noticed that one of the concrete columns was crumbling and you could see the rebar inside. This really set the tone for our stay!

The front desk area seemed decent enough, although with one person working and four people checking in, it was a bit chaotic. Despite having booked a room with a queen bed, we were told they only had rooms with two twin beds. Luckily, someone else checking-in had gotten a queen bed and wasn't too thrilled about sharing it with his male friend, so we were able to swap!

The walk to the room made my heart sink. The corridors *smelled*. My only guess is they've had some issues with damp as it smelled musty and could have done with a general overhaul.

The room itself was better. It did seem relatively clean, but the poorly mounted window air conditioner made a racket -- and we needed it on as it was too hot otherwise.

If you really just want a bed, then maybe this is an okay place to spend a night. However, we've been spending a lot of weekend's in Hamilton and have found vastly better places to stay for similar prices.