Howard Johnson by Wyndham Florence

The outside property appears a little rundown especially since there are several new facilities being built in the neighborhood. However don't let that impact your decision to stay here. The room was exceptionally clean and comfortable. The Beautyrest king size mattress was fantastic. I love a deep hot bath and the tub was perfect after a long and traffic filled trip. The selection of television stations was probably the best I've seen even though I was so tired I only had a few of them on and the TV remote control was easy to use unlike some other places. The breakfast was pretty starchy but what would you expect for the value of the room. I'm doing low carb but the only thing that was really low carb were hard boiled eggs. I would have liked some yogurts. There was a selection of grits, cereals and different kinds of bread and muffin items and bagels. However there was plenty of hot coffee, tea, juices etc. The room was very quiet. I was a little concerned at first being a solo traveler parking around the back but the parking lot was well lit. The facility is convenient to the interstate and to a number of restaurants. I typically do not use an iron and ironing board but they were in the room as was a hair dryer. The room temperature control worked great. The refrigerator worked well and was so cold that my fruit almost froze but that was fine. The freezer kept my ice packs frozen perfectly. All in all it was a terrific value for the price I paid.

We were just looking for a place to crash for the night while driving the interstate, but want it to be clean and cared for, instead of scary. We thought about just spending the $130 for one of the "better" chains just down the road, but saw that the reviews on this motel stood out as positive. So we decided to save the $60 and see. For us, it was worth it. This motel is not fancy - but the rooms were clean, had been remodeled recently, and it was peaceful at night (well the train did go by once :) The breakfast isn't exciting, but it was adequate. (And one could always go across the street to Shoneys, or over to Starbucks if need be) All in all, we were pleased with the experience, considered it a good value, and will bookmark it for future travels up and down I95.

An absolute top notch hotel. The staff readily honored my request to change my 1st floor room upon arrival for a 2nd floor room. The room was very large, SPOTLESS, the bed was comfortable and quiet. We liked the hotel so much we booked the same room for our trip back home a few days later. Easy on/off I-95 and plenty of places nearby to grab a quick meal. Complementary breakfast was perfect to fuel up before driving the /nd half of our trip. The lady who took care of the breakfast area was in constant motion stocking the food and bd rages and tidying up the tables. What I liked best of all was that the hotel required a refundable $50 deposit in addition to thd room rate. This gave me confidence that I was booking at a hotel that took care of the facility. I would definitely be using this hotel on our annual stopover to seeing family in Florida

My kids and I really enjoyed our stay! We only thought we were staying 2-3 nights during our evacuation due to Hurricane Milton, but it ended up being 10 nights. What could have been a very stressful situation was made much better by us finding this hotel. The desk staff was accommodating and patient, and the housekeeping staff went out of their way to meet our needs with a friendly smile. We enjoyed many beautiful parks in the area, and found the people of Florence to be so kind and proud of their city! We would stay again!

Who knew Howard Johnson's still existed? As others have reviewed, the outside might not look like much, but the rooms and dining area have been updated to current hotel standards. Everything was good in the room except for outside guest noise. Plus you can walk to Starbucks and dining options like Jersey Mike's, a BBQ place, and the highly recommended Julie Belle's for southern cuisine. The location is right off of I-95 in a hotel cluster that includes a Hampton Inn, so you know it's not in a questionable area.