Name: Howard Johnson by Wyndham Blackwood Near Philadelphia
Address: 832 North Black Horse Pike, Blackwood, New Jersey, United States of America, Blackwood, New Jersey, US
Price range: US$88–US$183 per night
Rating: 7.9

What guests think

Reviews for Howard Johnson by Wyndham Blackwood Near Philadelphia describe modern, spacious rooms with large bathrooms, balconies, and jetted tubs, balanced by repeated concerns about inconsistent cleanliness, unreliable Wi‑Fi, noise between rooms, and a sometimes sketchy surrounding area.

When open, the outdoor pool is a highlight, though closures, early hours, and occasional crowding are noted; the gym is small and elevator outages occur. Staff are frequently praised for friendly, professional service and smooth check‑in, but some guests reported slow responses or unresolved issues. Overall, expect a budget‑friendly, renovated motel‑style stay with convenience and trade‑offs.

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Facilities

The outdoor pool is a highlight when open, though closures, early hours, and occasional crowding are noted. The gym is small and elevator outages have been reported.

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Kayla

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

So this is an overall good place to stay. The main reason for my complaints is cleanliness. There’s like a little cubby bench thing, and it was gross, and the bathroom had hair and dirt on the floor. Seems like a rush job. Now, on the upside, the bathroom was huge, which was great for traveling with my toddler. They were accommodating by letting me be on the 1st floor, and the pool was nice & clean, and had towels. Would stay here again.

10

Shiraz

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was very clean and modern. The stuff was friendly. We were a bit disappointed to find only 3 exercise machines in the gym.

4

William

29 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Elevator not working. Long walk through dark corridors. No safety light in bathroom, so main light on all night. No AM WI-FI. Room clean and nice.

4

Jose

18 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel with a closed swimming pool and a broken elevator,

8

Tanya

3 Jul 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms had nice modern design. Exterior building and property were less polished - highly visible dumpsters, construction materials in parking lot, old/dark elevators. Room doors are exterior. Pool was out of order so check first if interested in that amenity. Staff was very friendly and checkin/checkout was very efficient.

10

Jennifer

13 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Pool was perfect! It was clean and I could smell the chlorine (not too much), just enough to know that the pool wasn't full of germs and bacteria.

6

MARISSA MONICA

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in and staff were fine. Room matched the pictures and was renovated. Bathroom was huge. No complaints about the room. The pool experience was horrible. There must have been 20 people in the pool. My 8 year old grandson almost had a someone land on him while they were playing chicken. People playing volleyball, throwing footballs, jumping into the pool right next to us. Felt more like a public pool with no lifeguard than a hotel pool. At night everyone was just hanging around outside. It had such a sketchy vibe. It felt more like a place that people lived at than a hotel for a night or two. The breakfast is more of a continental breakfast...waffles, cereal, etc. Definitely would not recommend it. Especially if you are a woman traveling alone. It just had an uneasy, unsafe vibe.

8

Jeff

14 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room was updated and clean. Bathroom was huge. Great channels on TV. Nice balcony overlooking the pool. Pool was large and clean. I would have liked it open by 9am so we could enjoy it before checkout. Breakfast sucked with not a lot of choices and the choices were not good quality. I mean, I know it’s free breakfast but it could be better. But the staff member who managed the breakfast was super friendly and very attentive. The hotel is not far away from a cute main street. We ate at Meadows Diner and it was awesome. Philly was a 20 minute drive to a concert we attended. Only weird thing was the smell of weed. But I’m not sure it was weed because we smelled it our whole stay outside the room and in the bathroom. Wondering if it was actually a cleaning product. Sure smelled like weed.good quality weed. I’ve never smoked before. But we didn’t notice it in the main room. Just the bathroom for the entire stay. I would recommend this motel.

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Kenneth G

4 Jun 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Night clerk put 2-80 year olds with suitcases to carry up 3 sets of stairs to third floor. Also indicated an elevator in back of facility. Elevator was out of service and rusty, obviously not been used in some time. We unloaded twice, once at non-working elevator, and then at the proper staircase.

10

Regina

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice staff and pool was lovely!

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Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: some mention clean, updated rooms, but many report dirty floors, lingering smoke or weed odors, and occasional pests such as ants, roaches, or bed bugs.

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Reekia

30 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very safe but the room was very dirty even though it smelled like bleach the floors were still filthy and they can do better breakfast

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Marc

17 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Quite possibly, the dirtiest room ever - and I’ve stayed at campgrounds!!! The bathroom facilities were not functioning- shower clogged, toilet seat falling off. There is no way the floors were swept little mopped in a long time. Dust everywhere! They swear they change the sheets, but the bed still had BO and a stained duvet.

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tamara

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean

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Rachel

30 Jun 2024

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The room was spacious and the beds comfortable but it was dirty. They look like they have recently been remodeled but they (probably purposely) put patterned flooring in so that you can’t see the dirt as easily. Within minutes of checking in our feet were black with dirt and brushing little pieces of dirt, lint, etc off them. The next morning I let the front desk know that our floor had not been swept and mopped. She took the note to have it cleaned. It was not. We stayed 4 nights and the floor was not mopped or even swept the entire time we were there (plus like I mentioned, not before us either). The lady at the breakfast area was nice and on days she worked, it stayed restocked. The day she was off they ran out of a few things.

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Ivy

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Overall was good, only issues I had was that the wifi did not work at all and there was dirty underwear behind one of the beds, not entirely clean in the room.

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Stephanie

1 Aug 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

We stayed 3 nights with two small children. Their socks from the floor turned BLACK from walking around in the room. Absolutely disgusting. The ac stopped working so my husband started messing with it. The front plate popped off and it was COVERED in mold. Two out of the three nights there we were woken by people knocking on our door. Seemed a lot of druggies there. Do NOT recommend.

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Natalie

18 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Comfortable beds. AC was a little weak and clicked on/off loudly in high fan mode and AC mode. Found a few small bed bugs on the tv stand and floor. Bfast was small with a juice station. Waffle makers and plain bagels. Bland. No hot food. Disappointing. Pool was freezing cold, could only put feet in for about 3 minutes. Noisy. Can hear rooms above us and outside.

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Erica L

5 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Our bathroom floor was very dirty.

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Jessica

6 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

My room had bed bugs. I observed one on the bed as I was getting ready to sleep. I am extremely allergic so jumped out of bed and unfortunately failed to get a photo, but I did not feel safe or comfortable staying in the room. No alternative accommodation was offered, leaving me to call hotels in the area and spend additional money to find a different stay.

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Ryan

24 Nov 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was dirty, felt as though it wasn't cleaned at all before we arrived. Only saving grace was that the sheets and towels were clean. Front desk was kind and apologetic.

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Rooms

Rooms are spacious and often renovated, with large bathrooms, balconies, and some jetted tubs; beds are generally comfortable. Downsides include thin walls and noise, plus frequent reports of slow or unreliable Wi‑Fi.

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Metro

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The internet was terrible. It took many tries to connect. And the internet kept dropping. Each time you needed to revalidate with the code provided to get back. It was quite unusable. If you want/need internet during your stay, DONT STAY HERE.

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Cori

28 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

This was the perfect place for a two night stay just outside of Philadelphia for a show at the Met. I was beyond pleased with the cleanliness of the room, the size of the room and the bathroom, the cute little balcony and the friendliness of the staff. I would 100% stay here again!

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Anna

18 Feb 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Me and my son stayed at the hotel for 2 nights. The 1st night was ok, but 2nd was a nightmare with neighbors next door talking and laughing all night. There is no sound proofing between the rooms, so it felt like people were partying on our beds, not in the room next to us.

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John

9 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean & comfortable. The WiFi sucked though. We couldn’t stream anything cause it was so slow & lagged or wouldn’t which we didn’t remember from the last few times we stayed there so idk what that was but otherwise - it was a good stay. The bed in comfortable

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John

7 Sept 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

We were pleasantly surprised. The room was clean & spacious. The staff was friendly. The breakfast was good. The bed was super comfortable. It’s conveniently located. My wife stayed there about 5 years ago & the first night was fine but they had to switch rooms when the stay extended & that room was not good so we were very worried & unsure but we were very happy with our room & the hotel. That tub was awesome too.

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Bryan

12 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Our room and bathroom were very spacious. The room also included a balcony that over looked the pool.

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Bobby

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room is clean and spacious with all amenities that I need

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Tiffany

7 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean and comfortable room with a huge tub. Relaxing and spacious

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Jill

29 Apr 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was noisy. You could hear all the rooms around you.

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JIAMIN

25 Jun 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

- staff are friendly - nice swimming pool - close to wawa and walgreens - close to shopping mall and restaurants * no wifi, cannot connect to wifi service for our entire stay (4 nights) * no soundproof, other customers in other rooms are super noisy from 12am to 3am, hardly got enough sleep * not much breakfast options *small gym room

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly and helpful, with smooth check‑in and a well‑liked breakfast attendant. Some guests reported slow follow‑up or unresolved issues.

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Jill

4 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The room was dirty when we arrived, and the shower temp control handle was not staying attached. I called down to the front desk and was told that housekeeping would clean it the next day. He also said that we would get a $100 credit. When we got back to the room the next day, it had been straightened up, but the floor was still dirty, and the towels were dirty. When we checked out, I asked for an updated receipt and there was no credit on it. He left no notes, so I was told I'd have to call back and talk to him. Not a good experience.

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Laura

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall I think everything about this place was great my family and I felt very safe while staying there oh and the woman in charge of breakfast was awesome she definitely deserves something special

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Wilfred

4 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Our stay was short but wonderful. I was totally amazed how nice the rooms were, and how clean. The gentleman at the front window when we arrive was awesome so helpful, so well mannered and so friendly. The woman down in the dining area for breakfast was so sweet, so nice so friendly and so helpful also. At first I was a little worried because we stayed at one of your hotels in Aiken, South Carolina in June it was very disappointing. The room wasn’t clean the bathroom wasn’t clean and the service was horrible. We were down there this weekend getting my daughter checked into Rowan University but when we come back down will definitely stay at your hotel because it was such a nice and comfortable place to stay in. The service was impeccable.

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Maris

13 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was easy, staff was pleasant and rooms were clean. Breakfast was perfect for a busy sports family.

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Michael

2 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Room was very clean, staff wonderful

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linda

21 Jun 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

My family and I enjoyed our stay for 3 nights. It was pleasant. Alice checked us in. She was very welcoming and friendly. The room was up to par with up to date furniture. The shower head had great pressure. They have a huge clean out door pool that we enjoyed. Being that I work at a hotel myself…I noticed little details that can be worked on. The room can be cleaned a bit more into detailed because there were cobwebs in the bathroom and room. The down blankets were comfortable but the mattress was too soft as well as the pillows which made it uncomfortable to sleep in being that we were there for 3 nights. The head boards were a bit dusty. Their wifi, we wasn’t able to connect to plus it goes in and out. May I suggest more routers? Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would come back in the future.

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Michael

18 Mar 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff

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J

15 Feb 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Good for price, excellent staff

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Arlene

4 Dec 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I like the rooms: comfortable bed, coffee in room is important to me & it's great, along with the iron/ironing board, lighting, TV channels, and excellent room service daily towels/soaps/coffee etc. The downside is that the front desk checking in people aren't pleasant in making me feel welcome!!

10

Lisa

13 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Excellent staff nice hotel

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Location

Convenient for trips to Philadelphia and close to Wawa, restaurants, and highways. Several reviews describe the surrounding area as sketchy at times, with some guests feeling unsafe at night.

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Robert

9 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Nice pool and nice restaurants in the area and our room was very clean and a great view of the pool from the balcony. There is a wawa gas station next door i have never been to a wawa but great deli food there. It was 25 minutes to the airport 1,5 hours to both Atlantic city and giants statium and 15 minutes to the Philadelphia stadiums just a great location away from the hustle and bustle

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Tyree

26 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was close to everything! A Wawa gas station was walking distance. A mall & movie theater was less than a 10 minute drive. Great hospitality from hotel staff.

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Luis

12 Jun 2023

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Entrance into hotel very unvisible. Lighting was poor all around property. Placed in back of building, not acceptable. The environment was not safe, people working on cars, transients riding around on bikes and very dirty surroundings. I asked for a change of room and it didn't get any better inside. The room floors were disgustingly filthy dirty. We found roaches in the room. The safe was inoperable. Very poor interior ligting. Towels looked unclean and not white in color. We felt uneasy and unsafe. I let my wife and daughter sleep while i watched throughout the night. We paid for two nights, but left at 10pm the second night because after returning from visiting sick and dying relatives, we still felt unsafe in our room. We felt safer sleeping in a rest area, and that is what we did. We felt cheated and robbed of our money. The breakfast we never ate because after the first morning it was scarce and unappealing to eat. You advertised a pool and it wasnt open. So again cheated out of our money. Promised things that never happened or weren't there. I was born in Philadelphia, but have made my home Florida for many years. I felt staying in Jersey would be best, we were wrong! Your top priority is safety and cleanliness! Neither one was apparent at this facility. As a Disabled Veteran and LEO i knew what i needed to do to keep my family safe! As a customer i am truly disappointed in what we got for our money. Two nights paid, one night completed, no sleep and no refund.

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Jacqueline

3 May 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The area was quiet and accessible to high way and area stores

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Brian M.

13 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel itself was fine, the area was a bit sketchy.

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Daniel

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The area around the hotel was a bit sketchy, not a very safe environment.

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Ana

11 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

It was a good experience. Great location, I will definitely stay there again.

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Jennifer

3 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Rough neighborhood

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Betsy

24 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We never made it to the room. After checking in and pulling up to the room, there were unsavory folks fighting outside of the hotel. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone! Feels unsafe!!!

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Tammy

13 May 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

There were shady people hanging outside the door of our room. It didn't feel safe. The room had ants and dirt on the floor, and there were stains on the bed. We left after being in the room for only 20 minutes and tried to cancel our 3 day reservation, but the hotel manager said that they would have to charge us for the first night stay. The charge was way more than what I originally paid on Expedia. The manager is behind a glass partition which gives you an indication of how unsafe this hotel is.

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Dining

Breakfast is a simple continental spread that many find adequate but limited, with calls for more hot options. The breakfast area is kept tidy and the attendant is frequently praised.

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Maris

13 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was easy, staff was pleasant and rooms were clean. Breakfast was perfect for a busy sports family.

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Nevon

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The beds were comfortable, and the heating and air conditioning kept the room at the perfect temperature. The Wi-Fi could use improvement, as my cellular data worked better. Breakfast wasn’t bad, though I wish fruit had been available. The waffles were a bit bland and upset my friend’s stomach, but overall, we had a good visit.

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Nina

4 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was actually decently clean and roomy. The staff were all very friendly and parking was not any issue. We weren't really happy about breakfast because there could've been more, it was lacking, however there is a WAWA next door.

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Edward

2 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast was below average

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james

4 Nov 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The breakfast options need improvement

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David

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The interior was so much nicer than the outside. Certainly the building looked quite different than the promo photo in daylight. unfortunately it was more the surrounding area which hurt it than the hotel itself. The breakfast was barely enough with only waffles, fruit and cereal and some other starches. Hardly enough space to sit without bumping into other patrons. We left to eat elsewhere.

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MARISSA MONICA

28 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check-in and staff were fine. Room matched the pictures and was renovated. Bathroom was huge. No complaints about the room. The pool experience was horrible. There must have been 20 people in the pool. My 8 year old grandson almost had a someone land on him while they were playing chicken. People playing volleyball, throwing footballs, jumping into the pool right next to us. Felt more like a public pool with no lifeguard than a hotel pool. At night everyone was just hanging around outside. It had such a sketchy vibe. It felt more like a place that people lived at than a hotel for a night or two. The breakfast is more of a continental breakfast...waffles, cereal, etc. Definitely would not recommend it. Especially if you are a woman traveling alone. It just had an uneasy, unsafe vibe.

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Megan

18 Jan 2023

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The staff were friendly and accommodating! Breakfast was good and the staff made sure the area was extremely clean.

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Mark

24 Nov 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean, updated, had breakfast available. Could use a few more options for breakfast like scrambled eggs, sausage or bacon, but otherwise was fine.

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JIAMIN

25 Jun 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

- staff are friendly - nice swimming pool - close to wawa and walgreens - close to shopping mall and restaurants * no wifi, cannot connect to wifi service for our entire stay (4 nights) * no soundproof, other customers in other rooms are super noisy from 12am to 3am, hardly got enough sleep * not much breakfast options *small gym room

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Month	Average price
January	US$84
February	US$85
March	US$94
April	US$98
May	US$107
June	US$135
July	US$125
August	US$105
September	US$97
October	US$92
November	US$87
December	US$83

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
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13	14 $88	15 $88	16 $96	17 $110	18 $183	19 $183
20 $93	21 $96	22 $98	23 $97	24 $97	25 $135	26 $134
27 $97	28 $97	29 $100	30 $94

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $98	2 $130	3 $135
4 $99	5 $95	6 $96	7 $96	8 $108	9 $169	10 $163
11 $110	12 $97	13 $101	14 $97	15 $97	16 $133	17 $133
18 $96	19 $98	20 $99	21 $98	22 $99	23 $146	24 $145
25 $98	26 $94	27 $98	28 $97	29 $97	30 $125	31 $137

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Deluxe Studio Suite, 1 King Bed, Corner

Room, 2 Double Beds

Studio Suite, 1 King Bed, Patio (First Floor)

Business Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony (Third Floor)

Room, 2 Double Beds, Accessible (Mobility)

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