Howard Johnson by Wyndham Sacramento Downtown

Room was comfortable enough for our single night stay.

Liked: Comfortable bed; nice hot shower; close to food.
Disliked: Our initial room was smoked in and even once we were moved the second room smelled as well.

I would stay again.

Liked: Good, free breakfast.
Disliked: We were supposed to have two beds but our room had one, but they fixed it and moved us with no haste.

The employees were very friendly and helpful.

Liked: The room was very clean and smelled good.
Disliked: Outside our door was a large bag of garbage.

Overall, a good place to stay the night if it's a stop on a road trip, but you're not really close to anything of walking distance. Check-in was flawless and the complimentary breakfast was a continental breakfast as advertised. Bagels, fresh fruit, cereal and waffles. It works for me.

Liked: Close to boat ramp on Sacramento River.
Disliked: No room to park truck with boat trailer. Lack of restaurants within walking distance.

Pleasant

Dirty rooms not well maintained

Liked: Nothing
Disliked: Not clean

Please refund $118 for the...

Liked: If refund is solved, I will changed my review to positive. Arrived, couldn't enter the room (tech issues with the key) and unsafe neighborhood made me go to a different hotel and paid another $200. Booking.com has elevated the refund request. The property kept saying to call booking.com, while booking.com said that the hotel is responsible for the refund. The day receptionist Mr. Fasial is nice!
Disliked: NOT able to open the room door, the magnetic key card didn't work for #331. Being reassigned to #231 would not solve the issue of the strong clorox smell coming from the jacuzzi / swimming pool right there. Unsafe neighborhood (homeless population next door). Despite 3 attempts to talk to the manager Gutpreet, she wasn't available.

Very good

Liked: Everything was fine until check out

If the photos were accurate...

Liked: The property looks nice on the outside & it’s the only accurate picture they have of the facility.
Disliked: The online pictures of their rooms misleading because you get nothing like that. While they might show a nice room you get a motel room instead. Dirty walls, leftover bar soaps, tiny curly hairs on the walls/floors, & the walls are paper thin. I don’t recommend.

Exceptional

Passable

The staff was nice

Liked: Cost was good
Disliked: Location with a lot of homeless in the area

Exceptional