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Howard Johnson Oceanfront Hotel – reviews, photos

2.0 of 5
On the Boardwalk at 24th Street, Ocean City, MD 21842
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Howard Johnson Oceanfront Hotel
Ranked #76 of 103 hotels in Ocean City
2.5 of 5 stars 69 Reviews
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Trenton, New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Had a great time!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2011
2
people found this review helpful

I stayed at the Howard Johnson with my family this past weekend (9/30-10/2) and had a great time! The front desk staff was very knowledgable about things to do on a rainy day. Very friendly staff! The bathrooms were updated, and there was plenty of room for 2 adults and 2 children in the room. I'm ready to book my stay for 2012!

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Summit, New Jersey
2 reviews
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Yuk Avoid this Place”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
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people found this review helpful

I should of listned to the reviews but since I wanted ocean front we got it. The view was nice , location was nice and peaceful close to end of board walk. Hotel is a different story place is filthy I mean almost everything, hotel lobby is tiny and check Inn is not hospitable, Elevator glass has not been cleaned in a long time very dirty , hallway floors very dirty , room size kinda small enough for us to get our things but bathroom was very small no place to put anything bathroom was clean because they just put in a new shower no tub but rugs in room are really filthy you can see dirty trail marks in bathroom from rug. we have been in discusting hotels before and this one is up there , we would never stay there again nor recommend anyone stay there and if you pay full price you will surely be disappointed . We did have some issues with our safe on two occasions and they did come right away to resolve problem. some of the pool cushions had very large dirt ball stains could be seen from above YUK

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“YUK YUK YUK”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 August 2011
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people found this review helpful

found this place to be very dirty and the front desk is not very friendly hallways are dirty and room is a smaller hotel room with dirty rug , I would not even walk on it without slippers , very dissapointed they do not put any real time in cleanlyness , some pool lounges were extremely dirty just an awful place. Location is nice and peaceful but distant from main attractions on boardwalk .

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Nice hotel on the boardwalk.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 August 2011 via mobile
1
person found this review helpful

This was my first trip to Ocean City with four children, three 15 year olds and a 9 year old. The hotel was easy to find and the staff was very nice. Our room was an oceanfront and the view was beautiful. I liked that we were right on the boardwalk on the quiet end. The rooms were clean and comfortable. We had a microwave and fridge in the room. The package deal was a money saver. I will definately stay there again.

  • Stayed August 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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York, Pennsylvania
2 reviews
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Not a nice place to stay”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 August 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We stayed there for a week. I was told it was an ocean front room.....yeah right! Get into the room, the door opens to a stoned area between HJ's and the next hotel, the patio door opens to the pool! Where was the ocean? Not to be found (at least to see). If we walked down 2 hallways, down a small set of steps and a walk up the ramp to the boardwalk....then we were ocean front! Room was small, not updated in a long time. We will not ever stay there again! eard there were bedbugs there, we did not have any problem with them at all. First couple of days pool was dirty, sand over the bottom, finaly Wednesday morning the pool was vacuumed. For what we paid per night could have stayed in a nicer hotel in Myrtle Beach cheaper!

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  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Address: On the Boardwalk at 24th Street, Ocean City, MD 21842
Price range (per night):* INR4,013 - 18,614

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