Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas

2.5 star property
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Standard Room, 1 King Bed
Interior
Aerial view
Lobby
Front of property - evening/night

Reviews

6.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included
  • Business services

Explore the area

Map
131 John Street, Salinas, CA, 93901
  • National Steinbeck Center
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Steinbeck House
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • First Mayor's House
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Salinas, CA (SNS-Salinas Municipal)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the area

Salinas

A stay at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas places you in the heart of Salinas, within a 15-minute walk of National Steinbeck Center and Aguila Cultural Center. .This hotel is 19.7 mi (31.7 km) from Monterey Bay and 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

What's nearby

  • National Steinbeck Center - 14 min walk
  • Steinbeck House - 15 min walk
  • Salinas Sports Complex - 3 min drive
  • California Rodeo Grounds - 3 min drive
  • The Farm - 4 min drive

Getting around

  • Salinas Station - 18 min walk
  • Salinas, CA (SNS-Salinas Municipal) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fresh Market Produce - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Fosters Freeze - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Jack in the Box - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas

Hotel in Salinas with free parking
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas offers 39 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Cable television is provided.

This Salinas hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 39 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, discounted use of a nearby fitness facility, and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a business center, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking (free) on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business centre

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Handrails in hallways
  • Handrails in stairwells
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini fridge

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 17 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 50.00 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Masks are required at the property for guests without COVID-19 vaccination

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Howard Johnson Hotel Salinas
Howard Johnson Wyndham Salinas Hotel
Howard Johnson Inn Salinas Hotel Salinas
Howard Johnson Salinas Hotel
Howard Johnson Wyndham Salinas
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas Hotel
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas Salinas
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas Hotel Salinas

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas Reviews

Reviews

6.8
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 132 out of 1001 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Chryl

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was clean, but needs definite updating. It needs a little updating because it’s old.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Vincent

Business traveller
Constant stomping upstairs in 307
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

cyrus j

Business traveller
This place is a ****hole. Don’t stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Don, Newman

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I'm very surprised that Howard Johnson would put their name on it. Must be recieving substantial payments for the name. Our visit was a emergency visit to the area otherwise I would have requested a refund and stayed elsewhere. Room wasn't entirely cleaned after last guest. Never stay again!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Juan Jose, Sacramento

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
the hotel needs remodeling, quite worn out
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jonathan, Santa Ana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Paper thin walls and stark industrial neighborhood made this a place we wanted to leave in the rear view. The room was spare but clean. Nice TV. The walls are thin, and the landings echo, hear the
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

sonia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Horrible
The service desk was not friendly she did not say anything not sure if there was a language issue. The room was out-dated and dirty hair was on the side of the bed, the bed frame was dirty, and the bathroom tub was old. No breakfast!! this should be called a Motel on the website. It's giving Howard Johnson a bad name, I been to several different hotels with this name, but this is one should not be listed as it is. Website is deceiving located in a bad area..
hair by the bed
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Virgen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff charge 100 deposit and your advertising says 50 no continental breakfast and the refrigerator in the room was making to much noise I was planning to stay another night and I changed my mind I don’t recommend for this price I can stay at motel 6
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Beth

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Steven

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were filthy. Urine and hair on the bathroom floor around the toilet. Towel rack was broken off the wall. And out of the 5 rooms I reserved 3 of them smelled like cannabis. And after turning on my air conditioner for an hour then my room smelled like cannabis. It smelt like the filters haven’t been changed in years. I’m no hotel manager but I even know that’s not the way a $205/night room should look or smell. When I asked for a refund the child at the front desk said if we had a problem with the room we should’ve said something when we checked in. Who wants to make a complaint about a room at 11:30 pm when just getting off the freeway. For a Wyndham property I expected better and as someone who regularly schedules trips for groups we’ll NEVER stay at this hotel ever again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jasmine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jasmine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Yuck
Very outdated, room was grungy and I saw a roach. I immediately checked out and they would only refund one night!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Cody

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Guadalupe

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dirty and unsafe room
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Charles

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norma

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jose

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The floor was very dirty and sticky to the feet. There was rather strange activity at the location, loud and noisy at night from activities in other rooms through the night. It appeared that some sort of prostitution was taking place, and on Saturday night was the worst, girls back and forth with loud heel shoes as they walked to rooms somewhere. The room was extremely humid and uncomfortable; upon inspection, the AC unit was full of mold and dirt. It felt uncomfortable going to and leaving the car as there seemed to be people in cars just watching you/ or waiting for something. At one point, the police had someone removed from the lot. but did not appear to have a permanent effect later in the days there. Overall I would never stay there. Attempts to clean the place seem there, such as freshly painted building etc. but the rest is not there just yet. this is a 60$ a night type place.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Benja

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The stay was okay, just free things here and there. Rooms not cleaned because they were too busy. Random smells to drugs around. Not a pleasant experience
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Taylor

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bad
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kailynn

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

yaser

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The coffee pot is filthy
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Fakhar

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lot more money for the quality
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024