I read a three year old review on this hotel and decided to post this after I stayed at this Howard Johnsons in Franklin Indiana during April 2007. I was very happy to have found this hotel in the Franklin area. When I first searched for rooms, the other hotels in the area were fully booked. I found room at this hotel for me and my co-workers. Our rooms were wonderful. I found the amenities that are standard these days were in the room and in perfect working order. The only problem I was that I had trouble working the TV remote. But I did not ask for help to fix it because I did not have much time to watch TV anyway. The room was quiet and smoke free. The bed was very comfortable. I took my own pillows but I found the hotel pillows were perfect. I had a great night’s sleep. I scrutinized some details that are notable. The calking around the shower was flawless. I even checked the vent in the ceiling and it was lint-free. Clearly this hotel is updated and very clean and an eye for detail was taken when the hotel was updated. I will be coming back to Franklin again for some work later this year and I will stay at this hotel again. Its just a few minutes from downtown Franklin. The hotel has a good breakfast bar but there is Wafflehouse just around the corner from the hotel.