Howard Johnson by Wyndham San Diego Hotel Circle

I went up to the window to ask if they had any rooms available the parking lot had 2 cars in it on both side total. The front desk quoted me $95 I was thrown back a bit I said okay I’ll book it through Expedia it was $68 total. So again mind you no body is staying here my first room I go to I can’t get in as someone opened the curtain it was already occupied. Second room I can’t throw the dead bolt it’s broken and missing . Ac didn’t work went back to the window the front desk guy was no where to be found 40 min later he showed up. The elevator broke with me in it would not go from the second floor to ground. I had a luggage cart with all my belongings on it I had to now leave on the 2nd and carry my stuff down the stairs. I’am handicap with rods holding my hips to my back so now I’m in pain and pissed . My third room looks like it was kicked in the door would barely shut and again had a problem locking it. At this point I’m furious. The front desk attendant acted as if he could care less said that was the last room. There was no one there . I made it work it was now 11 and I had traveled all day. I get up the next morning took shower go to blow dry my hair their blow dryer wasn’t working I pull out mine and find the outlet was not working. I tried everything to reset it but it didn’t work. I can’t believe they didn’t even offer to refund me. The worst experience.

The elevator safety certificate expired in 2022. I found a long dark hair in the sink and a large alligator hair clip in the shower from a previous guest. There was also a strange piece of molding taped down to the floor meant to bridge the gap between the grey faux wood flooring and the linoleum in the sink area. Signs around the property mention breakfast being served in the morning, but I was told at check in that there is no breakfast. Property neglect at the highest level.

Were do i start, and the pool is full of lamp shades (where there day one, and then day three when we left). We saw homeless people washing up in the pool the second day, told the woman cleaning rooms either didnt care or didnt understand me and just noded and smiled. Said has a breakfast but is down the room is for down for maintenance. I ask a lady who did speak English and she didnt know how long its been down but she said "awhile" laughing and cheerful. So glad two of the offers part of the room was not available. Over all would never stay here again.

Bathroom drain was clogged, and the upper level walkways were falling apart and definitely didn’t look safe. The furniture in the room was also falling apart and was tattered in places. The door and window had both seen better days and the security lock looked like someone had kicked the door in.

No, we arrived to check in at a later scheduled time, once check-in was complete, we had to climb four sets of stairs to get to the top floor, because the elevator was broken. Next we entered the room to find the floors were really dirty the bathroom had been used, and then we find the bed to be really uncomfortable. Overall had a bad stay wouldn’t recommend definitely not staying there again.

It was listed as a hotel but it was a motel. We had to carry our luggage up two flights of stairs because of construction. There was mould on the wall behind the toilet. The traffic noise was terrible coming through the gaps around the door and through the windows and the walls. The concrete walkway to our room was not level.

parking was good.

Property was in disrepair. Elevator did not work, ice machine did not work, toilet seat hinge in room was broken - all appeared to have been broken for a while. "Breakfast" was toast and dry cereal, juice machine was broken. The room was clean, but property was in bad shape. Desk attendant wanted to discuss politics, which was inappropriate.

The walkways and our room floor is VERY uneven. Not sure if foundation is secure. No phone. Wi-Fi didn’t work. AC and lights all unplugged. Our pillows were the size of a couch throw pillow. Not enough towels…room had two bath towels and one washcloth. The seal on the door broke, so light came through the door. Toilet stained black. Floor was dirty and in bad shape.

While the room was large, the bed comfortable, and there was good water pressure in the shower, there were some negatives. The water temperature in the shower was not stable. It would suddenly get very hot for a few moments There is only one luggage trolley, which has two bad wheels. The upstairs walkways are not flat, nor level; they act as a slow ramp towards the higher number rooms and in some places, they bend towards the outside. Additionally, it didn't seem as though housekeeping was kept appraised on when visitors were extending their stay which caused some confusion.

The room have roaches

Dirty. Smelly. Bad service. Bad mattress. Bad shower (water pressure, cleanliness, smelly, loud fan.) the AC air smells moldy. Can hear noise from neighboring rooms. Tv didn’t work. Towels and sheets not clean upon arrival. Room key didn’t work initially.

When we got into our room there was urine in the toilet, hair in the shower and the floors were not clean. It was just gross.

Room had mildew and urine smell.

The room was quite dirty when we arrived. Dirt and crumbs all over the floor, and even a dirty rag left on the floor. I immediately went to the front desk and they guy came and looked and said because our bags were in the room, we had “used the room” and he couldn’t do anything at all. No moving rooms, no discount, but didn’t even offer for it to be cleaned! Left the dirty rag, all the crumbs, and basically told us off. Then, they started doing construction outside our room at 7:30am. No warning that any construction would be taking place. Worst stay ever.

I walked in to cockroaches walking on the wall in the bathroom. I immediately went to the front desk and cancelled my room.

Very dirty and bugs in the room, headboards had holes and scratches, rooms also smelled like smoke so bad it was hard to breathe. We couldn’t stay more than 2 minutes in the room. I will say the staff member was very nice and easy to work with.

We are so unhappy about this place. We had traveled from Texas so we were to exhausted to cause a fuss. But i did let the guy know that the floors were nasty, mind you it was not carpet. I told the guy it needed to be swept and moped. He looks at me as if i sooke another language. So i repeatedly saod the floor needs to be moppes i have 2 small children. He said ok and left. He comes back with a bath mat. Again i said no the floor is dirty! He then says oh, um i dont have a mop and the maids arent here. (Hand on face) he said i can have them mop tomorrow. We shower and proceed to go to a graduation. Both my kids and my feet were dirty from walking on the floor. Im already heated. I go down to tell them again , before we leave. To come back to it still not clean. We couldn't leave caise we had 2 more days paid for. Here is the better not so better ending. The remote and my babies pacie fall behind the bed. My husband's moves the bed to find a ball gage. Now im supper pissed. Yes i went and to look for the manager, to where they were nowhere to befound. So the next morning i went about 6 or 7 am because it was time tp leave. AGAIN stoll no one to be found, i had to call the emergency nunber tjat was left in the night window. He come like 15 mins later. When i told him what we found. He immediately try to offer another night or free points. To which i wasnt given the full as promised. I told him he needed to retrain his ladies to clean better.

I did not like the uncleanliness of the room. Some pillows had stains, the room showed physical damages. Overall the room was dirty.

The bed was all dirty, the floor was disgusting and not to mention the bathroom and I found something extremely disgusting and when I told them at the reception they did nothing

Very noisy. Right off a busy highway. Found hair in bathtub before we used it.

Just remember that this place is close to a major highway, so being won’t be the top of anyone’s list. But beyond that, the room was comfortable and clean with the furniture being in good condition. Unfortunately, whatever box spring that they used for the bed needed to be replaced because you could hear a little twang of the metal spring when you would shift your position on the bed. The TV had a little flicker on my first day there, but on the second day, the screen went blank in the middle of a show. Luckily I had my laptop to stream on. But all in all, besides these issues, I would not mind staying here again since it is a convenient place to be in with all the options for restaurants, shopping, and whatever special event in San Diego you might want to stay for.

Nice room with comfortable bed, large TV with cable, fridge, microwave, and coffeemaker. Good value for the money.

Bathroom drain was clogged, and the upper level walkways were falling apart and definitely didn’t look safe. The furniture in the room was also falling apart and was tattered in places. The door and window had both seen better days and the security lock looked like someone had kicked the door in.

It was listed as a hotel but it was a motel. We had to carry our luggage up two flights of stairs because of construction. There was mould on the wall behind the toilet. The traffic noise was terrible coming through the gaps around the door and through the windows and the walls. The concrete walkway to our room was not level.

The hotel room was decent, clean and suited my needs. It’s an older hotel, had a muggy/damp smell, AC didn’t circulate well; but overall it was good

The room was but it was close to the freeway so we could hear the traffic throughout the night. The water temperature for the shower was really low, almost cold at times.

The walkways and our room floor is VERY uneven. Not sure if foundation is secure. No phone. Wi-Fi didn’t work. AC and lights all unplugged. Our pillows were the size of a couch throw pillow. Not enough towels…room had two bath towels and one washcloth. The seal on the door broke, so light came through the door. Toilet stained black. Floor was dirty and in bad shape.

The phone in the room didn’t work when I tried to call the front desk. The bathroom door had damage. The pillows were small. I’m glad I brought my own. Bathroom outlet was not working. I well say the room was clean. I was worried at first after reading some reviews.

The hotel was certainly older but it had been renovated recently. The fridge and microwave was a huge plus.

No one at service desk, had to call a number to talk to someone, they put my deposit through credit card, now it posted exchanged from can dollars to US dollars with the exchange fee. Why not just pre authorize then hold till check out then cancel like everyone else for Pete’s sake. Now I have to wait for a refund that will probably cost me more money with exchange rates and fees. Not happy with poor customer service

Great customer service at the front desk

Customer service

The service was Excellent, Sam is great in front desk, super nice with the customers. Thanks!!

Check in was super fast

Booked a room for one night, paid my $100 deposit fee which should’ve been reimbursed, but they took my $100. We did no damages to the room at all. Staff taking advantage because we are a young couple. Don’t recommend booking this place.

The staff was very accommodating and kind. They exceeded my expectations and did so with a smile! The price was fair and the location is great! Would definitely recommend

Reception staff were awful and extremely rude. Had no interest in being helpful. Apart from that, the room was clean and had everything that you needed, it was just loud at night due to being next to the highway.

The room was great. It was comfortable. It was very clean. Very nice. We forgot to ask about a floor room on the app making the reservation, but when we asked at the front desk, there was not a problem at all. He said absolutely and gave us a bottom floor. He was very nice.

I went inside to check in but nobody was at the front desk. I waited and waited. Phone rang a couple times. Rang the bell a couple times. Yelled out hello. Finally, 7 mins later somebody came to assist me. Next morning I checked and again no is was there to assist me. I ended up leaving my key where it said to. Night window. This was around 8am. I replied back to a than you your visit text saying I left the key as asked so there’s record of me leaving it there. Waited almost 3 hours for confirmation so I ended up calling the property and he said oh I just now texted you back. I’ve been staying here for a few years now and never had I encountered this.

If you have a car, then this is a wonderful place to stay. All the attractions are very close. We absolutely loved our stay here.

You don't stay here because you're looking for the best room in town. You stay here because it's cheap and near downtown. Perfectly fine for a solo trip, but probably not where I'd bring kids.

Excellent price for the location

Very noisy. Right off a busy highway. Found hair in bathtub before we used it.

Location is perfect, close to malls and easy to get around other places to visit

The service was very friendly. The condition of the hotel was old but they did try as far as effort in making it nice. It smelled old and the outside and environment was pretty run down. I don’t want to be fully negative though because there was definitely an effort made inside the room and it was clean overall as far as the linens and housekeeping. The neighborhood for sure had a definite sketchy feel for example lots of people just outside and wandering, caged in and broken bending machines etc. I was only there by myself on business so it was a place to sleep for me and that was what I needed. Would I want to bring my wife and kids? No. But if you want an affordable room that’s midpoint this is a decent choice.

Great place to stay for quick trips. Easily accessible to the 8 freeway.

Overall not too bad for the price. The room was old and it showed. There was tape marks on some of the floor boards. The tub was scary, probably calcium build up but looked very dirty. The table and toilet seat cover had burn marks! Which was strange. But the location was convenient, easy in and out, for one night, it was ok. I just needed a place to sleep and the bed was comfortable.

Good for price and location

We stayed for two nights, just used the rooms at night to sleep. Pros: quiet at night, firm bed, microwave fridge and toilet good working condition Cons: not walking distance from anywhere, very isolated Very basic room. Good if you are only using the room for sleeping in

The room was clean bed comfortable it says breakfast included but they won't serve it anymore they need to update the information we also asked for extra blanket and they say that it's only one blanket for room other than that it was good

The elevator safety certificate expired in 2022. I found a long dark hair in the sink and a large alligator hair clip in the shower from a previous guest. There was also a strange piece of molding taped down to the floor meant to bridge the gap between the grey faux wood flooring and the linoleum in the sink area. Signs around the property mention breakfast being served in the morning, but I was told at check in that there is no breakfast. Property neglect at the highest level.

The room smelled like smoke, the other room like heated up food, headboards looked like a cat attacked them, only two towels for 4 people (asked for more and they gave us 1 stating thats all they have), sheets on one bed had a big stain on them, lamp USB's were missing/broke, states there is a spa but there wasnt and the shower drain was clogged in one of the rooms. The breakfast was horrible and the juices were really watered down. On a good note, the bed was comfortable, the AC worked.

Towels were like sandpaper. No breakfast as advertised on webpage. No daily maid services.

They did a good job doing the room, spacey, plenty of natural light. I liked it a lot, with that said they could improve in customer service, no one is ever at the desk. They advertise free breakfast in the builboard outside and they don’t provide it. Convenient location, affordable price, cool room.

Room smelled like stale cigarette smoke and other foul smells. Continental breakfast was cereal or bread. Door was hard to open. Headboard stained and scratched.

Stayed here for work checked in at night our room didn’t have any towels called front desk they told me none would be available untill next day @8pm. I had to air dry that night. Next to my bed there was empty beer bottle. Shower had a bunch of hair. Breakfast is nothing but cereal and bread. Our room door had a big gap up top almost like someone had broke it down before. If you like staying at ghetto hotels this is your place

Customer service is horrible. This is definitely a 1 star motel. Which is fine if that's what you are expecting. I unfortunately wasn't. I am 5 months pregnant and they gave me a room on the 3rd floor as far from the elevator as you can get. And just walking around the pathways felt unstable and unsafe for someone in my condition they are also very wavy. When I used the stairs so that I didn't have to walk on the pathways too much I needed to use the railing and a portion of that was loose and wiggled. Also they say that you get breakfast from 6 to 9 but we checked out at 6:50 and everything was still locked and the employee was no where to be found. I will spend the extra like 30 a night and get better service next time.

Property was in disrepair. Elevator did not work, ice machine did not work, toilet seat hinge in room was broken - all appeared to have been broken for a while. "Breakfast" was toast and dry cereal, juice machine was broken. The room was clean, but property was in bad shape. Desk attendant wanted to discuss politics, which was inappropriate.

Website advertised free breakfast and they do not offer that. I would have booked else where if I had known that. Will not recommend.