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6099 Fain Street, North Charleston, SC 29406-4904
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Howard Johnson N Charleston
3.0 of 5 stars 14 Reviews
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Montreal
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Do Not Go There!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2009
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person found this review helpful

My wife booked a room for one night at that place because it was near the airport and because she thought we could thrust the name Howard Johnson. It is only a month later than we saw the reviews on Trip Advisor, and I said to myself that it could not be that bad.

Well, it is! The woman at the reception could not find the reservation on the computer, then gave me room 101 that had not been cleaned, then gave me room 107 which smelled so bad I took some pictures to share with you and started finding a room elsewhere.

Expedia sold us the room over 80$, but the standard price is 45$ so it is like being robbed twice.

Stayed December 2008, travelled with family
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Florida
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Disgusting, Made me Gag”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 December 2008
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person found this review helpful

This hotel is by far the most disgusting place I have ever stepped foot into. There were dead bugs smashed on the walls. I looked in the bathroom and gagged at the site of the tub. The rooms had an awful smell. The pipes made a constant humming sound. The staff was rude as can be. There is wifi available if you can figure out the security code to get on it. The manager who you will never see they are too busy hiding to ever come out, says the wifi is not password protected. It is and you will not be able to get on it since no one knows anything about it. Save your money and sleep in your car if you have to, you will be better off. This was by far the worst hotel ever in my experience. Thinking about it makes me still gag.

Stayed November 2008, travelled on business
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“Worst of the Worst”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2008
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person found this review helpful

Our family group of 9 reserved rooms thinking this was a Howard Johnson hotel and up to their expected standards.
I could not have been more disappointed. All but one group had to be moved to another room because the A/C didn't work. All the rooms were nasty, and the clothes rack even fell during the middle of the night in my father's room, awakening him to the sound of what he thought might be gunfire. There was no Wifi as advertised. You had to go to the lobby and speak to the rude and unwelcoming staff to use their 100 ft, cable to use the internet. Housekeeping knocked on the door early Friday morning, and before I could get there to open it, came on in.
The free breakfast was a joke, and after seeing the disrepair and filth in the rooms, we were not comfortable eating there. There was a party Saturday night during which there was loud music and the entire parking lot was taken up with what looked to be local young people there to party all night. This had to be the worst hotel experience I've ever had and do not recommend anyone stay at this establishment.

  • Liked — Absolutely Nothing!
  • Disliked — Unclean rooms
  • Stayed June 2008, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Machesney Park, IL
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Run from this hotel ! ! ! !”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2007
1
person found this review helpful

Traveling now for 20 years, this is the worst hotel and service I have ever seen. It is now a Howard Johnsons. I stayed 11 nights and it got worse every night. I was forced to stay because of packages being delivered to me. The hallways smelled of urine so bad my nose would sting. These were outside hallways. The tv was more snow than picture. No ice machine. Dropped off my own bag of ice at the front desk in the morning to pick up at night; they had given it to other guests. Short wall between entrance door and air conditioner fell out every time the door was closed. Had no hot water one day and when I called to the front desk to ask about it, the girl screamed at me that she had already had two people tell her about it. They opened a "club" in a banquet room on Saturday night. The music pounded loud enough to shake the walls unitl 4:50 a.m. I walked down to complain after twice complaining on the phone and was told it was a "private party" as if this made a difference. I asked to speak to the manager but he couldn't be bothered. He was in the party. Slept days some of the time and informed them of such but the maid must have decided she had enough of that one day and pounded on the door with everthing she had on and off for a half hour. When that didn't work she went in to the next room and pounded on the door between rooms. The rest of the staff was rude, arrogant, and self-important. They were not to be bothered by "guests". Rarely more than 2 cars in the lot. Others knew what I didn't but soon found out. Asked for a discount from the $60.00 / night charge but the manager wouldn't hear of it. He actually told me to dispute the charges on my credit card and that he would not contest it. This way he gets paid and the only one not getting paid would be American Express. This borders on credit card fraud to which I would be happy to testify. Don't even think about staying here.

  • Liked — Day of departure
  • Disliked — Difficult to choose
  • Stayed November 2007, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Need a whole lot of work”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 September 2007
1
person found this review helpful

When we first checked in Hotel they sent us to a room that was already taken. The customer service was very poor. The room rug were dirty. The bathroom was filthy and needed work, furniture was a banged up. The only thing that was pleasant was the bed. This place really need to be closed down. Would'nt recommend anyone to this hotel.

  • Liked — The bed
  • Disliked — Bathroom, rug, furniture
  • Stayed August 2007, travelled on business
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Address: 6099 Fain Street, North Charleston, SC 29406-4904
Price range (per night):* INR3,299 - 5,033

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