Stayed here as part of a stopover on the way further south. The check-in was very smooth and the clerk was friendly and helpful. Unfortunately, the room we were given had a problem with the lights and they immediately switched our room to one next door. The smoke detector in that room was chirping. We thought this wasn't going to be a good stay. Maintenance was right on the problems and was fixing the original room (circuit breaker had flipped) before we had even discovered the problem in our new room. He came over and took care of the smoke detector (needed a new backup battery). Everything was fine after that. It was unusually cold during our stay, but there is a very nice pool and a miniature golf course on the property. They also have a gym (which we didn't use). All these are unusual for a HJ. Breakfast was the standard fare - cold items with a waffle maker. The breakfast area is in a separate building from the rooms. The hotel uses that area as a restaurant at night. We went to get Pizza instead (at a place I would highly recommend - reviewed separately)
It's near the highway so you do get some road noise. Overall - the place was clean and great for the price. I used a coupon from the hotel magazine which got me a slightly better rate than I could get on-line.
- Howard Johnson Hotel Ocala
- Howard Johnson Ocala
- Ocala Howard Johnson
