Howard Johnson by Wyndham Toms River

DO NOT STAY HERE. This place stinks of cigarettes in the rooms, in the halls, it's gross. It sucks to even SIT on the bed. The blanket is as thick as an airline blanket. There were people partying directly outside our room in the parking lot (the wall between is floor to ceiling window, by the way.) Super sketchy. We left after 5 minutes and went to the Hilton Garden Inn in Lakewood which was worth every penny. Don't do it. It's cheap for a reason and probably should be condemned.

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Would not recommend anyone stay at this location The room was clean overall but they had filthy exterior. Empty liquor bottles laying in the grass. Cigarette butts everywhere. Used undergarments in the parking lot. Full-Time residence in rooms reeking of marijuana even got asked if I had any drugs to sell while standing in the parking lot. Someone living in what looked to be a broken down motorhome in one of the back parking lots. A better option for this location would be to tear it down, turn it into a parking lot for the corporate business nearby. I'm sure they have nobody stay there. This location shouldn't even be listed on hotels.com.

Rooms need work. Reported to mgmt that several plugs were falling out of the walls

Arriving at parking lot there were group of people smoking which it end up being a welfare hotel. The entrance door was dirty, the recption area smelled really bad and had a look like homeless person asking for a garbage bag to pack her belongings..took the keys and paid the $100 deposit fee. Was sent to the last part of building which passed by many people/guests? smoking, front entrance of the pavillion was discussed dirty, the hallway smelled like ashtray and we found the room on first floor facing parking lot. The smoking smell was so bad that neither I that have COPD or my wife that suffer from ashma could breath. Try call front desk - phone didn't work - wife walked back to front desk and let them know that we couldnt stay due to the information written above - smell and cleanliness the most desirable. They did charge us for $100 retaining fee which we did not use any part of the room - we enter and vacate - We felt betrayed by the Hotel for the disrespect of charging for a service we didn't receive and that we have to on an emergency basis pay $850.00 for 2 nights at a different hotel. Do not recommend anyone to book any room at this location. My wife asked what was that very strong smell at reception area and the attendant said it was coming from the kitchen of the restaurant but it smelled like naftalina. Very poor service and location.