This hotel used to be a Holiday Inn, thus it has many things to do on the property compared to your average Howard Johnson. There is a wonderful big pool. The pool starts out at 3 ft and goes as deep as 9ft. This is excellent for older kids and teenagers, but for families with small children, not so good.... more

This hotel was booked for me through Hotwire, so I cannot speak to the value as it pertains to their normal rates, but I will say that I enjoyed my stay. I agree w/just about all of the other reviews. The place was clean, had great onsite amenities (bar/restaurant, pool, exercise room, arcade), and was convenient to downtown Madison, as... more

Positives Extremely friendly staff Clean room Pets accepted Quiet Hot Breakfast Easy highway access Negative Limited Cable Would definitely go back more

Due to a mechanical problem with an aircraft, my late evening flight from Madison was cancelled. The gate agent worked to arrange overnight accomodations for me. She first mentioned that she would call Crown Plaza for a room, which suited me fine. When we learned the Crown Plaza was full, Howard Johnson was next on the list. Frankly, I was... more

Great huge pool,with a nice deep end and also very clean!Restaurant not so great pricewise.Exceptionally friendly staff although,didn't know much.Old beds but,comfy.Rooms were spacious and clean but,they had small maint.issues like missing 2 light bulbs (we went front desk they were confused but,gave us 1)and exposed telephone wires on phone. more

Needed a place to stay for one nite that did not cost an arm and a leg. Me and my girlfriend booked the hotel for about $90 total over the net, and thought the hotel overall was well managed and the front desk staff was very friendly. The hotel is pretty clean and the location is fairly safe along a... more

Excellent hotel. Exceeds every other Howard Johnson I have ever stayed at. They have a: Huge pool, nice excercise room, arcade, bar, restaraunt, and a decent location. The rooms were spotless. Didnt have a thing to complain about. more

We got this room from priceline at $40 per night. We were flying out to Orlando the next morning and they allowed us to use their park n fly. We had planned on using the airport parking at $5 per day. We saved $40 plus got a great deal on the room. Staff was very helpful and room was clean... more

We have stayed at this hotel several times. The hotel welcomes pets for a $10 charge. There is lots of room to walk your dog in back of the hotel. The rooms have been clean and the front desk staff is always friendly. This trip we had our dog and a kitten with us. They actually gave us a "Kitty... more