Stayed here during the SXSW festival of 2012, for 9 nights, and the hotel was totally sufficient for my needs. To my pleasant surprise my relatively large room (2 kingsize beds) seemed to have been recently renovated. New furniture, new carpet, and recently plastered and painted walls. There was, however, a subtle smell of plaster and paint still present in... More

We got here on the first day of SXSW (their most busy time of year) and the entire hotel was in shambles. Construction garage piles in the parking lot and the halls were hardly walkable because of all the construction piles in the hall. Normally I can excuse the mess (being in the construction business myself) but to have this... More

Howard Johnson Inn Austin There is not much to say about this hotel...it is the good old rancid HoJo. Horrible old carpets, stained walls -has not seen any kind of refurbishment in decades. Hotel is right by the Interstate, next to a Gas station. Free parking, about 10$ away from Downtown Austin. More

I was in Austin to photograph a friend of mines niece's daughter wedding so she made my arrangements, otherwise I wouldnt have stayed here. The hotel looks nice enough at first glance. But after looking closer. RUN. My single full room was extremley small. The bed felt like it was almost on the floor. The desk/work table was int he... More

I was very disappointed in my stay at this HoJo. Terrible experience from confirming my reservation to check out. My family and I had 3 rooms reserved for a family wedding happening nearby. When I called they only had 2 of my 3 reservations, which was eventually sorted out. When we arrived at the motel the check in lobby was... More

I paid less than $70 per night and was expecting the worst. I was quite surprised with the Howard Johnson. Clean, quite pleasant and helpful front desk. The conditions of the could be better maintained, but everything was clean and worked perfectly (from air conditioning to how water). My bedroom was actually big. More

I travel frequently for work and spend about 2 weeks a month away from home and in hotels, so there are certain things I have learned to expect from living out of a suitcase, but this was one of those hotels that really made me hate my job. I will start saying that the staff was VERY nice but that... More

We only stayed for one night, late in, early out, as we had a very early flight to catch. The rooms were nothing to write home about, but for the price we paid it was a steal, and we wouldn't mind coming back again. Breakfast was included in the rate, but we left too early to eat. However, when we... More

I came into Austin late one evening and found a coupon for Howard Johnson's. I travel on a budget and have good and bad experiences with hotel coupons. However, this hotel was a pleasant surprise. Although the hotel was busy I was able to use my coupon and got a nice room. I frequently dislike hotel pillows but this room... More