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2.0 of 5
2731 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002
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Howard Johnson Express - Redding
Howard Johnson Express - Redding
Howard Johnson Express - Redding
Howard Johnson Express - Redding
Howard Johnson Express - Redding
Howard Johnson Express - Redding
Ranked #32 of 35 hotels in Redding
2.0 of 5 stars 58 Reviews
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Eureka, California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
“Do not stay here!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 November 2011

I wrote a review on Yelp.com, so I will just copy and paste it here.

Stayed here during October 2011

The first thing I noticed upon entering my room was that the curtains were very dusty and the room just smelled funky.

I always remove the comforter blanket at hotels, because I know a lot of places do not wash them after every customer. When I pulled the blanket off I noticed what looked like a large blood stain on the corner of the box spring. I looked around the room and noticed what looked like a couple of blood splatters on the lamp and the top sheet. I pushed the mattress back and I was very disturbed by what I saw. More blood! I took a dry washcloth and wiped the area and what looked like blood came off onto the cloth. I will include a link to the photos I uploaded to photobucket. I only have three photos, because as you can imagine, I was freaked out and left immediately!

http://s519.photobucket.com/albums/u358/kelseynicole226/Howard%20Johnson-Redding/

My husband immediately informed the guy at the front desk and tried to show him pictures of the disgusting stain we found. The guy at the front desk did not want to look at the pictures and said, "That sucks man." Then he refunded our money and we left. We contacted the Howard Johnson main customer service center and filed a report of what happened. A week later we received an email from Howard Johnson, which included an apology for what happened. Not good enough. We will never stay at a Howard Johnson again and after telling our friends and family about what happened, they will not be staying at a Howard Johnson in the future.

I must add, my husband and I stayed at the Howard Johnson near the airport in San Francisco and it was wonderful. Very clean and friendly staff. So, I don't want give the impression that Howard Johnson is a horrible hotel chain. It's just that this particular hotel is just gross and I just can't stay at Howard Johnson again after what happened. I definitely would not recommend for anyone to stay at the Howard Johnson in Redding, CA.

  • Stayed October 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Northern California
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Awful!!! Will not stay here again. ):”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 September 2011

This hotel was awful. Thank goodness I had a promocode that took $10 off our stay or else I would have been really mad paying full price!! The room was so outdated and the bed felt like it was just springs and no mattress!! I tossed and turned so much that night that I thought about going out to sleep in my car. The next morning my husband went to get something to eat at the contitnental breakfast and the man working the counter was sooo rude!!! He had one piece of toast that he was going to bring back to our room, and the worker told my husband that he couldnt leave the breakfast room with that toast. Seriously!!!! I could see if he has a whole arm load of food leaving, but really, one piece of toast!!!! Will never stay here again, will pay a little more money to stay somewhere else!!! I do have to say...the woman at the front desk was very nice.

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Hmmmmmmm........”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 July 2011
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I really had a hard time at this motel. The staff were very nice, but the bed boxspring was broken and had stuffing coming out of it. I don't know why, but the clientel was very discourteous about making noise late when others are trying to sleep.

By the way, the towels were the smallest I had ever seen. Bigger than a hand towel, but not a bath towel. I admit this bothered me a bit.

They had a nice pool and kept it clean. Breakfast was pretty good, though they didn't have any fruit (they normally do). I probably won't give them another shot, even though the rate was reasonable.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Bedbugs.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 July 2011
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people found this review helpful

Live ones in the first room, dead ones in the second. I provided a dead one to the assistant manager as evidence, who casually tossed it in the garbage, saying it was a flea. Unbelievable. Rude and worse. Fleas are tiny, dark, hard to squish. These were varying sizes, crawling, verified on Wikipedia. Worst motel experience in my life.

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with friends
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Yreka, California
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“The WORST Motel stay EVER!!!!!!! What a Joke.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 June 2011
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First when we got there we are thinking that it looked ghetto. We made reservations so we went inside to get our room key. The receptionist was nice. I thought "Okay maybe it wont be that bad." WRONG!! When we got to our room the cleaning ladies were cleaning it and you could see the bottom of the bed was torn to shreds so we left and came back. We had a hard time opening the door with our card keys. It took several times to get the door open (god forbid if you were in a hurry) and when we finally got in the carpet by the door was all ripped and strings were all over the floor. The neighbor had people in and out all night and the walls were paper thin so we heard lots of noise from them and the freeway. You could also hear the cleaning ladies coming back and forth all morning with theyre cleaning carts. The coffee pot was filthy and didnt work. The room had stains everywhere. The Bed was the worst bed I have ever slept on. IF YOU HAVE A BAD BACK DONT SLEEP ON THE BED. I dont have a bad back but when I woke up I thought I wouldnt be able to get out of bed and bacause of the horrible pain I could barely move. Room looked and smelled horrible. Room had dirt and grime all along the edges of the walls. The walls were dirty( Big dark spots everywhere) and looked like they desperately needed to be wiped down. Heater was so loud you couldn't hear the T.V. and was full of dirt and dust. Part of the heater was broken revealling a large hole. If you needed to use the toilet you might as well sit on the floor. The toilet was very low and had very cheep toliet seats. Shower was the worst. The shower was warm, then Boiling hot, and freezing cold water. At 7:00AM someone came to our room to pound on the door waking us up. The breakfast was really bad. There was stale cereal all over the floor. Milk spilt everywhere. The donuts were small hard rocks. The juice was watered down and nasty. Everything about this Motel is truely awful. The room was also very noisy becuase its located right by the freeway.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 2731 Bechelli Lane, Redding, CA 96002
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