Howard Johnson Inn - Fredericksburg

I recently stayed at this hotel. The staff was great for check in. I had a few issues with my room but nothing worth complaining about. It was a typical hotel that was busy and loud at night on the weekends which I had hoped to avoid. I wouldn't stay again but for what I paid, it was fine.

Compared to other inexpensive motels, this place is pretty nice. The reason I stayed here was because of the microwave & fridge in-room. Very convenient. My only complaint was that they had a full-size mattress pad and sheets on a queen size bed, so every time I moved, the bedding all fell apart. I told the front desk about this upon leaving, so hopefully it was addressed. Overall, both the bed and bathroom were cleaner than some other places I've stayed. Try to get a room on the ground floor - the bathrooms are updated and much nicer than the 2nd floor.

Recently renovated

The hotel was a dump. The first room I was in had problems with the TV. I called the front desk. A couple of minutes later there was man at my door that did not identify himself. When I opened the door I realized he was the maintainence man. He had alcohol on his breath and did nothing but change the channels. The manager moved me to another room where the TV worked, but the room smelled awful and the carpet was soaked with water.

We were in town for the Marine Corp. Half Marathon and found this very inexpensive hotel very close to the parking areas for the race. We had a wonderful time in Fredericksburg, visiting the Confederate Cemetery and many really nice shops. We ate at a great restaurant called Foode in downtown Fredericksburg. Fantastic food! However, the HOJO's hotel itself lacked quite a bit, starting with the desk attendant trying to tell us that we booked a smoking room. I had to go out to get the confirmation from the car to prove to him that it was supposed to be non-smoking. Otherwise I got the feeling that we were going to be forced to stay in a smoking room. It was a rainy weekend, so maybe that was why our floors in the hotel were extremely wet. So much so that my socks got pretty wet just walking on the floor. I fought with the sheets on the bed all night as they had been thrown on so poorly that the slightest movement would dislodge them. The "continental breakfast" the next morning was not exciting. We were the only ones there at 6 AM when it opened and both juices were already empty with no attendant to refill. (which makes me think they were never filled in the first place). The breakfast area smelled like strong disinfectant and the choices were very slim. Overall, this hotel is what you might expect for a cheap lodging just one up from camping.

It was quiet Nice experince, It was really good convenient hotel

Great price and location.

We were late arrivals and the staff person was very nice about trying to accomodate us with a room to fit our needs. He recommended the back side if we wanted a quiter location, so I picked that, but upon finding where the pool was asked to be near that. So I gave up a quiter room for the pool...my choice, so I shouldn't complain, but i did lay awake listening to traffic for a long time before falling to sleep. However, having the ability to walk out my door to the pool with my young son who had been cooped up in the car for a 12 hour ride was worth the sacrafice. The pool was clean, a reasonable size and we had it to ourselves. Only problem was ladder on deep end was broken and not safe to climb up.

Hotel stay was actually quite nice. The decor of the room was much more than I expected--more suited for a 3 star hotel than 2 star. The bathrooms had plenty of towels, and the microfridge was spotless. The only issue I had was with the front desk personal--one in particular--who seemed quite rude first thing in the morning. Oh, and the breakfast selection was quite lacking.

Great