Howard Johnson Inn, Carlisle, Pa

Clean with competent service, this motel exceeds expectations for a two star motel. Helpful staff ensured we had a room away from the traffic on the highway. Excellent location for access to everything of interest to us. Cannot find words to fully express how much we got for our money. Security, a prime consideration, was good.

The front desk area was modern and pleasant. The area where our rooms were was far from attractive. It looked like a rather dumpy old motor-court or motel. The rooms were small and not in the best of condition. One of our rooms smelled bad and had dead bugs in the bathroom. Bed was comfortable, however.

Very enjoyable but quick (Just overnight) stay.

The staff was inept. They couldn't refer me to a restaurant using the excuse,"I am new". I saw in the guest services guide that children under 12 stay free with adults yet I was charged for mine.

It was not good. It felt like I was staying in a dorm. It smelled. Wasn't clean. My room was so small and bathroom was crazy small. I had no cell phone reception. The sheets were not clean. I had to wait 20 minutes for someone to even come to the front desk and help me.

This hotel served our purposes well. The staff was friendly and helpful, and the restaurant served good food. Unfortunately, the halls smelled so strongly of incense that I had to hold my breath to go to the lobby and the room was in need of some minor repairs (a cigarette burn on the bed cover, the cold water faucet needed to be tightened and a chair leg came loose). These aren't major issues to me and to be expected in an economy hotel. I would consider using this hotel again. read more

We arrived at 1:30 in the morning and were checked in to a room where the toilet was not working, it also smelled as if it had not been cleaned, then we were switched to a smoking room that the attendant insisted, it reeked of cigarettes and finally we were placed in a back room at an annex of the hotel. We slept and left as quickly as we could, when we checked out the staff was extremely rude. read more

Located for easy access to the highways and restaurants. Very friendly staff and good service. Attractive on the outside. The rooms were mostly clean with a lot of space.

I was tempted to call the desk to have the sheets changed but didn't. I had a problem with the computer key to enter the room. I always had to fiddle with it.