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Property Amenities
Located in the beautiful city of San Mateo, Howard Johnson Express Inn prides itself of the charming décor and comfortable amenities. They recently changed their ground floor rooms from carpet floors to beautiful hard wood floors. Although, a total renovation of this property was completed in March 2009 they have been updating the rooms with new beds and mattresses, lamp shades, wall papers, and new lightings. They aspire to give you the best quality service and make your stay memorable. Since the hotel is situated among fine dining, renowned attractions, endless shopping possibilities and vast business opportunities, your stay will certainly be hassle-free.
The hotel is located within minutes from the San Francisco International Airport, Downtown San Francisco, Golden Gate Park, Monster Park, San Mateo Expo Center, Downtown San Mateo, AT&T Park, Half Moon Bay, Oakland, Berkeley, Daly City, Pier 39, Alcatrez, Fisherman’s Warf, Hillsdale Mall, Pacifica Beach, Golden Gate Bridge and a short drive away from Napa and Sonoma Valley which host some of the finest vineyards in the world.
They are in close proximity to Oracle, Yahoo, Google, Mills Peninsula Medical Center, Virgin America, NASA, United Airlines, Stanford University, Canada College, and minutes from Silicon Valley which comforts business/ corporate travelers.
Explorer- travelers will appreciate landmarks & historical buildings around the area like Coyote Point Park, Eugene A. Doran Memorial Bridge, De Anza Expedition Camp, Courthouse Square, Father Junipero Serra Statue, Devil's Slide Historical Landmark/ Viewpoint, Ralph D. Percival Memorial Vista Point.
Amenities include complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A business center is on site at this property. Complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning. The lobby was recently renovated too. Event facilities measuring 1000 square feet include conference rooms and meeting rooms for small groups. This recently renovated hotel also offers an outdoor pool, multilingual staff, and coffee in the lobby. Onsite parking is complimentary.
Room Amenities
Rooms
Howard Johnson Express San Mateo-SFO South offers 57 guestrooms. Beds feature premium bedding. Televisions come with cable channels and free HBO. Complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access is provided along with direct-dial phones, free local calls, and complimentary newspapers. Coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Air conditioning, in-room safes, Iron & ironing boards, microwaves and refrigerators are also included. Extra towels/bedding and wake-up calls can be requested. Rollaway beds are also available. Rooms are accessible via exterior corridors. Housekeeping is provided. Smoking and Non-smoking rooms available.
Accessibility Options
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the “Special or Accessibility Requests” section of “Trip Preferences” when you book your hotel.
Recreation
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Hotel Policies & Fees
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
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out of 59 reviews
“Nice and neat”
The room is a little small but has everything will need, nothing we don't need. Breakfast in the lobby provided plenty of bagles and fruits, coffee and milk so it's quite convinient. The Japanese restaurant across the street is a good place for lunch or dinner.
“I can't wait to go back next time. I will revisit this hotel in my next trip to San Mateo!”
The hotel was super clean, comfortable staying and very quiet at evening. I was amazed how clean the bed sheets and covers were. I normally take mattress plastic cover since I get bug bites all the time very easily and I had never had that problem during my stay even without my plastic cover. I recommend this hotel to everyone! You won't regret it!!!
“Awesome for the price!”
I had a great experience. I typically dont stay at hotels like this (3 star), but heard from a friend about this one and was pleasantly suprised at the cleanliness of the hotel and friendliess of the staff. Continental breakfast was so-so, but for what we paid it was fine. Overall I was happy and didn't mind staying in this 3 star rated hotel vs the 4-5 star I usually book. Definitely would stay again!
“Comfortable Hotel”
Clean and comfortable hotel, next will definitely stay there.
“HJ Express - San Mateo -- newly rennovated, will use again”
HJ Express is an older hotel that has been rennovated. A few wood structural items could be replaced, but the rooms have been entirely overhauled. It has a nice new look & feel. For the business traveller, it is adequate. The continental breakfast is nice. The hotel staff are friendly and courteous.
“My choice for future visits”
Great staff. Nice grounds. Good (well furnished) room. Only problem was a slightly leaky faucet.
“Beautiful! I will go back and stay again!”
The food, staff, and hotel was amazing, and clean! The views were unreal! This was one of the greatest vacations of my life! I would go back to this hotel and stay again!
“Good Service!”
Very clean & comfortable; continental breakfast was included. Kind and courteous service at the front desk. I will stay there again definately.
“Worth the price, clean and comfortable”
The rooms were clean, staff nice, beds really comfortable, plus the tv was new and a good size with a cable box with plenty of channels, microwave, fridge, coffee maker, and iron. The free breakfast was ok, enough to save money eating out till lunch. Clean pool even though too cold outside to swim (april). The location is off the freeway but is a little distance from main SF attractions like pier 39, but the quality of the room and the price is worth the extra 15 minute drive compared if I stayed somewhere else (like the airport rooms more money). Would deffiantly recommend to someone wanting to have a vacation on a budget.
“Good value for money”
* Hotel location is good, not too far from SFO and the city, not too far from Silicon Valley. * Value for price is very good. Very simple, clean rooms. Don't expect anything fancy, but it does the job * Wifi works well most of the time, fast too
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2110 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA , 94403 United States of America
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Location Highlights
The preferred airport for Howard Johnson Express San Mateo-SFO South is San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.) - 10.3 km / 6.4 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
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San Francisco International Airport , California, United States of America: SFO is conveniently located 12 miles south of San Francisco. BART, or the Bay Area Rapid Transit, links San Francisco International Airport with The City (as San Francisco is commonly known among locals). The airport is conveniently located to businesses in the north and residential and business communities to the south. Some of the leading biotech and Silicon Valley companies are within minutes of the airport.
2110 S El Camino Real San Mateo, CA , 94403 United States of America
