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Reviews of Howard Johnson by Wyndham Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground

3 out of 5
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Anaheim Hotel & Water Playground
1380 S Harbor Blvd, Anaheim, CA

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 1437 out of 2253 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 465 out of 2253 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 192 out of 2253 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 97 out of 2253 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 62 out of 2253 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Brittany

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The customer service was great and so was housekeeping, however, the economy rooms are gross and outdated. If I knew that's how the room was going to look, I would not have chosen to stay there. The toilets were gross (they’re identical to a public toilet with a silver handle), the bedding/bed skirt was gross, the counters were overly used, the carpet was gross. The hallways were beyond dirty and humid inside. I was in an extreme shock to see how the front lobby was compared to my actual room. It's a little deceiving.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I love the architecture, a sixties vibe especially the lobby.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Rebecca

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I didn’t arrive at the hotel until 11:30 due to unforeseen circumstances. My five year old son was with me and could barely walk from being tired. The hotel made sure to point out that I was NOT allowed to use the pool after 12 the next day because my check out was 11. They made it especially clear that I had to leave promptly at 12. I told them there was nothing on the website and I got an oh well, that’s our policy remark. We finally got our room at the complete opposite of the hotel and I had to lug all our stuff and carry them up the stairs in building 5, since there’s conveniently no elevator. I get to the room and I kid you not, it is right next to the freeway. There is a crack on the side of the balcony which emphasizes the noise to an extreme as well. Upon opening the balcony, I see the freeway only a few feet from the room. The entire room was shaking all night long with no break in noise. At 12am, I called the front desk and spoke to Joel and let him know my air conditioner didn’t work. I get panic attacks from the heat and it was muggy, stuffy and hot in the room. He told me I had two choices, either wait until 7am when maintenance comes or change rooms. I told him my kid passed out from being tired and I couldn’t change rooms and all he said was there’s not much he can do then. Additionally, I told him about the noise and the only suggestion he had was to use Alexa for white noise. Please do not stay here.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Janell

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property very walkable to Disneyland. Also has a few restaurants nearby to choose from. My daughter loved the waterpark!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Beatriz

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Eugenia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The closeness to Disneyland. Staff was very nice on arrival.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

ANGELICA MARIA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was great, very accomodating. Of course the kids loved the water park. We would definitely stay again and recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katherine, concord

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Noisy in the building hallways but that’s to be expected with kids around
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ana

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ryan at the front desk was GREAT! The place was great, will definitely be staying there again. If you have young kids, I recommend staying here. The kids will love it! Plus it’s super close to the Disneyland resort.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great staff
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Howard Johnson was incredible, especially the staff. One staff member, Ryan, made sure our stay was extra special and help us adjust to Anaheim and plan out properly for our first Disneyland trip. We really appreciate the accommodations as well. Thank you Howard Johnson for making our first visit to Disneyland extra joyful
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Evelyn

Travelled with family
We enjoy our two days, really friendly staff. Clean and literally 5 min walk to Disneyland Resort. Plenty restaurants to eat
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

john

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
No food services
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Brenda

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
I liked that there was a pool and a hot tub and a little play area for the kids.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

4/10 Poor

Kyra

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
My child enjoyed the water play. The hotel room itself was outdated, stained, not clean. We drove throughout the night and was unable to check in early to our room. We drove 15 hours through the night, had to get ready in a lobby bathroom with no sleep and was glared at and made to feel very uncomfortable by the cleaning staff who made us more than aware they didn’t enjoy us eating breakfast in the lobby or getting ready in the bathroom since they just cleaned.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly, West Valley City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a wonderful hotel close to the Disney property offering a wonderful stay at a very affordable price.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely loved our stay here! Rooms were big, tidy and comfortable. Easy walk to the Disney parks and the multiple dining places. Very friendly and helpful staff. Can’t wait to stay at this location again!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Judi

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the 4th time staying at Hojo Anaheim. The staff are very helpful. We like the pavilion rooms for their size. The beds were comfortable. The room had all the amenities- fridge, microwave. There were lots of power outlets for charging devices and lots of room for storage.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent service
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dalia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
More than what we expected
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient & safe.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay. Love that it is a short walk to Disney and restaurants. Room was spacious and clean.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shaylynn

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location, clean and large property. Pirates cove is great for the kiddos and there is also a large pool on site. Mimi’s cafe across the street has a great food and some other good options along the way to Disneyland. Would come back!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ebor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

manohar

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was nice but the coffee machine. I had to report two times to get the coffee machine fixed properly. Otherwise, excellent place and I would certainly come back and also recommend to other friends of mine.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan Diane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a blast and enjoyed our stay! Very close to the park. Spray park was tons of fun!
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ramon

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maria Carmina, Pleasant Prairie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love how close it is to Disney & won’t break your bank!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Daiane

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everyone was super friendly and the communication is excellent
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Kimberley Ann

Liked: Cleanliness
We stayed 5 nights at this property, and were extremely pleased with how walkable it was to Disneyland. I feel like "you get what you get" here, the little water park was nice for the kids, although I felt the lifeguards could have backed off a bit... especially when parents were in the hottub with their kids. There were 9 of us, in 3 different rooms. Building 4, 6 and 2. Building 4 had an extreme smell of mold or water damamge, building 6 still had that same smell, and building 2 (King beds) was fantastic! I found the staff to be friendly as a whole, and it was nice to have a little market at the hotel. However, we were disappointed there wasn't a hotel restaurant, and found it extremely irritating to have to leave the property for a meal. For a 3- star hotel, I'd say it provides the basic necessitites and its rating is fair. This was our 2nd visit to Howard Johnson, and not sure whether or not we will return. I recommend this hotel to families with a lower budget, especially families with toddlers. One more thing- the grounds crew was SUPER friendly when we talked with them, otherwise they were quiet. They worked hard every day to help boost the grounds and appeal. Great job to them!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Blanca

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was a little dirty but the smell I couldn’t stand! It smelled liked someone peed the carpet and the smell was just disgusting! Never I have stayed in a hotel like this one. I don’t recommend it !
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jordan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We will always try to stay at this hotel no matter what it was the best option for us and the best fit for families. I highly recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

nora

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Lindsay

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool was fantastic for our kids, they loved the water slide and the fact that it wasn’t super deep. The only thing that put a damper on our stay was that the fire alarm was set off at 1am from idiots smoking in the stairwell. So much for a restful night sleep before our flight out early in the morning!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Corazon

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was our first time visiting the Howard Johnson and we loved it. It gave homey vibes, not large hotel vibes and the staff was beyond friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aileen Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable. Nice facilitiy. Walkalbe.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Skye

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, easy check-in/out. Quick walk to the Disneyland parks. And the water play area was great for taking breaks and cooling off. My kiddo doesn't know how to swim, so it was nice that the whole play area was safe for him without requiring me to hold him the whole time. It was a great place to stay with kids for Disneyland. My only issue with cleanliness is just my own personal ick with older carpets. Linens and everything were very clean.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mayra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The water park, the short walk to Disney.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Terri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Property was clean and had nice furnishings. Walking distance to Disneyland.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryan

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities
Would stay here again! Absolutely perfect for a trip to Disney! Super friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

michelle, montesano

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel and location was perfect.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alberto

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved the property. It is a older hotel but its nice and clean. I loved that the room had a mini refrigerator and microwave. Also has alit of food choices near by. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024