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#35 of 52 hotels in Bakersfield
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  • Rooms: 148
  • Address: 2700 White Lane Bakersfield, CA 93304
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“Avoid This Place”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Bakersfield

1 of 5 stars
Sacramento, CA
Apr 15, 2006
5/5 found this review helpful

We stayed here one night on our way to L.A. I chose this place because of the good rate and good reviews. We were seriously disappointed. We arrived after 10pm and the lobby was locked. We were directed to a small window covered by bars at a side entrance. There was a group of young people ahead of us who were dealt with at this window. After they left, we were allowed to enter the lobby. Our room was on the first floor facing the parking area. The rug was filthy, the bathroom was in serious need of repair, the tub had no plug (but even it did, I would not have stuck my kids in there), the walls are extremely thin. We heard a baby crying and the parents talking, around 3 am we heard 2 men talking loudly and aroud 4 am a man in the parking lot began screaming at someone using profanities. It sounded like he was either trying to start a fight or trying to steal something and make a get away. None of us got any sleep and we were glad to get out of there. The continental breakfast is a joke and by 9 am all I saw was a couple packaged pastries and a couple slices of bread. This place is scary and I would not recommend that anyone stay here unless every place in town is booked and you are seriously desperate.

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Hoopmom's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2006
Member since: September 20, 2004
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Pleasantly surprised”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Bakersfield

4 of 5 stars
Michigan
Jun 24, 2005
4/4 found this review helpful

Stayed here on spur of the moment late on a Monday night. Expectations were low, but still I was pleasantly surprised. Our room was clean, decent-sized and had a nice frig and microwave. Good beds. Quiet. All-around, I was happy with the stay. Only shortfall was the skimpy continental breakfast, which consisted of a few pastries in plastic, bread for toast and coffee. Still, for the $50 price, I can handle that. It's also located easy walking distance to several restaurants if you want something more substantial. Not the Ritz, but well worth the money.

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TTBo's Summary
Date of Stay: June 2005
Member since: February 04, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Families with young children
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“Small cramped room!”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Bakersfield

3 of 5 stars
Los Alamitos, California
Apr 29, 2005
5/5 found this review helpful

We had booked our hotel from Orbitz. In checking in, I felt the desk personnel were rude because they stated that we should have been charged more. The description of the hotel said they provided a self-service laundry facility. However, the appliances had been removed from the laundry room. There was supposed to have been a continental breakfast. Provided were an orange drink hidden in their back room, coffee, bread for making toast and some rolls. However these items were consistently gone because the hotel staff stated that the sports teams came in as early as 5:00 a.m. to stock up for their breakfast. In 2 days we (a party of 3) were only able to get 2 slices of bread, 1 roll and drinks because I saw these drinks in their back office room. They also were out of coffee cups. Why didn't the hotel order plenty of these items knowing that their hotel was totally booked because of All Star Wrestling championships and other sports events. Now for the room: We had requested 2 double beds and were told we could only have a queen room and a rollaway bed for which we were charged $6 or $7. We had to pay up front for the rollaway bed and were promised it for when we returned. When we returned in 5 hours there was no rollaway bed. We waited another hour, no bed. I personally had to find an employee who was delivering rollaways to get a bed. He had to check with the office because he had only one left. The positives: The room was clean and had a mini refrigerator. Even though our room was right next to the highway the room was quiet. Also, there's a Denny's across the street for a real breakfast and the hotel is close to a freeway exit.

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campi's Summary
Date of Stay: March 2005
Member since: March 07, 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
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“Stay was outstanding!”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Bakersfield

4 of 5 stars
Ventura, California
Jul 5, 2004
4/4 found this review helpful

Very clean rooms, clean pool and pool area. The staff was extremely helpfull and friendly. The location had the best rates at the time, and went out of their way to accomodate our
sports travelers. Several food locations were next to the location.
Thanks Hojo's - St. Louis Cardinal Scout Team Baseball

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“très accueillant”

Howard Johnson Express Inn - Bakersfield

5 of 5 stars
An Expedia Traveler
france
Oct 7, 2006

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  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 2700 White Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93304