well i been staying for years but it went down but its looking better under new management so it will take time to get things up and going people was real nice had one thing wrong but they went out of there way to fix it will be staying again every year thanks so much

My family and I were on our way from Florida to Connecticut. We drove until about 1am when we decided to take a break and tried to get some sleep. We got off the exit and headed for the first hotel we came across which just happened to be the Howard Johnson Inn Express. When we pullled up to the office , the desk clerk was sleeping on the couch. After several minutes of banging on the door he finally got up. We asked if there were any rooms and the price. The price was $45.00. So with it being so late and everyone being tired we took it. Well when we walked into the room the smell of urine was so bad. There was mold on the back of the shower curtian the tiolet paper was dirty. It was so disgusting. We all slept on top of sheets in our cloths. The next morning we tried to talk to desk clerk but he or she was no where to be found. So i am warning you DO NOT STAY THERE !!!

Please people, I beg of you. Do not stay at this hotel. My mother and I were visting relatives in the area and decided to stay at a hotel for the night. I knew we were in trouble from the moment we arrived--you could barely see the hotel from the highway. When we got to our room, my mom went in to "inspect", I was afraid to get out of our car. We I finally got the nerve to enter the room I was shocked at what I saw. The bathroom was dirty and moldy. The sheets looked as if they had not been washed...well...EVER!!! I was afraid to sit down on the bed, much less sleep in it! The room smelled bad and everything was dirty and disgusting. We ended up leaving and finding a better hotel nearby for almost the same price!

There is NO reason to stay at this hotel. It is located near really nice hotels nearer the Carolina Outlets.

Luckily for us, Travelocity refunded all of our money.

We'd be using the Howard Johnson in Smithfield for years-immediate family in the area. Hadn't stayed in about 4 years. It's become a dive! There were people there that were using it as public housing-they had their laundry stung out on a line. There were animals-cats and dogs-milling around by the rooms. One person had left their pickup truck door wide open for a dog to sleep. We got into the room and it was gross. The smell of urine was overpowering. There was mold inside the small fridge in the room. They had patched holes in the curtains with duct tape. Needless to say-we checked back out pronto. Notified HJ headquarters about the conditions-told they it was now a independently own hotel now. I told the rep they should revoke their franchise-they aren't keeping it up to HJ standards at all..