I am very upset - I came to Newark to See Iron Maiden at the Prudential Center whom played there Monday July 2nd. I only wanted to stay at the Howard Johnson Hotel on Monday night - when I arrived at the hotel on Monday at approximately 4PM, and they informed me that my reservation was for Sunday night and they held my room. So basically I had to pay for Sunday night when I had no intention of ever being in Newark on Sunday - I was seeing Maiden on Monday and just wanted to stay Monday night. So since I needed a hotel I had to pay for two nights even though I only stayed Monday night. That is completely unfair - they could have called me on Sunday when I did not arrive as I left my cell number with the reservation. In addition they charged me 20 dollars to park my car in the parking lot - I have never seen any hotel charge for parking ever. I picked the Howard Johnson hotel as I just wanted a low price place to stay for one night. I wound up having to pay for two nights at a hotel, parking in the hotel and then the cabs charged me 25 dollars each way to go less than 4 miles to the Prudential Center. I could have stayed in an amazing hotel right at the Prudential Center and I would have saved a lot of money.

Disliked: Hotel charged extra for parking.

The staff were very friendly and we did not have any problem checking in early. The food was good. We went into NYC and also went to the Prudential center to see the NJ Nets. Transportation was easy. We would stay there again.

Liked: Clean and inexpensive
Disliked: No bar and had to pay for parking.

Exceptional

Very poor

Disliked: The bathrooms are horrible the tub/shower needs to b replaced

Skunk smelling, cigarette ash, peeling...

Liked: Nothing. One of the worst properties I have ever come across.
Disliked: The entire property smelt like skunks and cigarettes. Our room was filthy, paint peeling off the walls, light fixtures falling out of the ceiling, cigarette ashes behind the beds and night stands.

to rate my overall stay....

Liked: if your not in a car its hard to get here. theres no restaurant inside. its too expensive for what your getting.
Disliked: the per night price should be lower.

Good

Bad

Liked: it was kind of clean
Disliked: this staff, didn't take anything seriously

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Bad

Liked: nothing
Disliked: reception was rude and could not hear them through the plexigalss - no tooth paste or brushes or gel could be accessed via the front desk and what they call a convienece store was not open at night or in the am

Wouldn’t use Howard Johnson again

Disliked: No shuttle service to airport . No cafe. Website said had both.