Howard Johnson Express Inn

We have stayed at the Howard Johnson in Leavenworth, Washington, before. We have always had a good experience there. Check in time was supposed to be 3:00 p.m. We arrived there at approximately 1:00 p.m. and asked if we could just park our car in their parking garage and we would check in after 3:00. They said we could check in right then, which was very convenient. The waffles were good the next morning.

I booked this hotel mainly because it was in our price range and because we were only going to be there for one night. We didn't expect the room to be extraordinary but it was still less than acceptable. The girl at the front desk was very friendly and accomodating but the room itself was a big disappointment. The first thing we noticed was the smell. It had a very stale musty odor. There was dried on liquid stains on the night stands and the bathroom was pretty dirty. The toilet had dried on urine behind the toilet seat and there was hair on the counter tops. Made me wonder if anyone actually cleaned this room. We did not book this hotel during peak tourist season and it was during the middle of the week so there wasn't a lot of other people staying there. The continental breakfast was good though. We did enjoy that. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone and we will be looking elsewhere next time we decide to stay in Leavenworth.