Name: Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District
Address: 3295 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, 65616, US

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jul 2026

Diana

Never got to stay. They were over-booked and canceled our stay due to over-booking. So can't really give you an honest opinion about the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2026

Guadalupe

Un lugar muy tranquilo limpio pasé unos días increíbles con la propiedad al igual que en la ciudad.el personal muy atento y disponible la piscina bajo techo increíble

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Coleman

Check in/out was a breeze, friendly staff, hot breakfast, best price on a jacuzzi room i saw in branson, close to everything. Couldn't ask for more!

2/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Carla

The room was clean and big. However, the hallways were so nasty with trash on the floor and not cleaned in 3 days. (While we were there) the halls smelled putrid, I mean gag it was so bad. I have never stayed anywhere that smelled so bad. If we had paid for the rooms there, we would have asked for our money back. The second night not only the bad smell but pot was so strong we had to use air freshener in our room. Let's not even talk about the dogs barking till 1 in the morning. Very dissatisfied

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

20 Jul 2026

Elizabeth

So I rented the room because it was listed as a Howard johnson. And I know it's been a very long time since I stayed at Howard Johnson but my memory was that it was a higher tier Hotel like a Hilton or a marriott. But I showed up in the very first thing I seen as it's not really a Howard Johnson but something oaks. I would tell you what that first word is but the sign was damaged in a way that you can't even read the first word. Which did not give me a great first impression. Check-in went fine the guy said he upgraded us. But it looked like the exact room that I booked anyway. We never got to use the pool but it looked great and the lady said that the water was warm. When we walked in we immediately noticed trash everywhere. There's a pair of underwear at the door that didn't move for about 48 hours. There was trash in the hallway outside of our room that was there when we checked in and there when we left after four days and three nights. There was alcohol beverages and used cleaning supplies in the stairwell that didn't move the entire time that we were there. And the room was okay. There was a balcony which was nice but the air conditioner unit was disassembled and laying open on the balcony. The air conditioner did work well but it was definitely like a dated early 2000s late 90s model. I really don't care for going to a hotel and instead of a real blanket they give you a slightly thicker sheet and call it a blanket. It is a basic low-end roadside Motel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Darrell

Quiet and comfy. A great continental breakfast too!!! Pool is great!

Self

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2026

Jimmie

Friendly clean room

Partner

4/10

Poor

14 Jul 2026

Sam

Staff was very unresponsive and very unprofessional did the absolute bare minimum in regards to check-in process extremely antisocial when approached by anyone other than their own staff members as well as seems like nobody was properly trained.

The continental breakfast was more or less a joke, gravy and biscuits juices that are diluted that probably haven’t been cleaned out of the machines as well as random people off the street, seemingly walking in looking homeless. Tons and tons and tons of homeless looking people on site walking in and out of the hotel at all hours.

no room cleaning service nobody to change out towels. Bathroom was a disaster bath bathtub was delaminating and dirty. Couldn’t properly shower in there due to the water spigot being halfway broken and not drain draining at all.

Huge amount of light around the door seal and the AC unit which was not good. Everything smelled like smoke and smelled damp.

Absolutely embarrassing. I have stayed I. Hundreds of hotels, this is easily the worst one.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jul 2026

Anthony

Exelente calidad y servicio

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2026

Rebecca

Bad bad

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2026

Nichole

Pools were down breakfast was terrible. No fresh fruit, oranges were hard to the touch they were so old.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Jun 2026

Karen

Breakfast, front desk staff & in room jet tub were great. Room rug needs replaced& no daily cleaning as we had to go after clean towels every day although front desk staff was helpful in getting them to us. Not all pets on were on a leash as one large dog jumped up on me when I was walking back to room after breakfast. Dogs barking. Not all dog poop was picked up & cigarette butts all over parking lot.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jun 2026

Richard

Nice location decent breakfast

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2026

Richard

Check in was easy and staff was very polite. Our room was dated but clean. The exterior of the property needs a lot of work. The pool was nice. The breakfast was good.
I got the impression there are permanent residents who stay there and have the run of the property. There were several homeless in the area that came and went through the parking lot.
I believe it could be a very nice place to stay at some point but it still has a ways to go.
If you’re looking for something inexpensive to get some rest it will work for you but if you want your hotel to be part of your Branson experience I would suggest a different place to stay.

Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2026

Terry

Shower did not work,

2/10

Poor

21 Jun 2026

Courtney

Balcony was great. But too many people that live here, dirty, smelled horrible and smelled like weed everywhere.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jun 2026

Darrell

Room is clean. Staff was very quick to checking in very family friendly love the indoor swimming pool in the outdoor swimming pool bottom line of that place is just I love it.

Self

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2026

Damian

The room was clean, indoor pool nice Jacuzzi tub was amazing.
Outdoor pool was being serviced the day we arrived.
Staff was nice, however the other visitors smoking right outside the door instead of in designated smoking areas (especially when there is a gap at the bottom of the door) isn't the best look (or smell for someone who is allergic to smoke).
We'd stay again, but probably pick an inside corridor room instead of an outside room.

Family

2/10

Poor

10 Jun 2026

Peter

The worse experience ever. Only one room booked and paid for two. No Towels. Unclean. No Manager available. The staff hardly spoke english and they were rood. Much more I could list. Do not go there.

Friends

6/10

Pleasant

10 Jun 2026

Tonaya

The room was clean, but the rest of the building was not. There

2/10

Poor

06 Jun 2026

Joshua

This is not a howard Johnson unless they have rebrand themselves as slum lords. Nothing about this place is good.

Pet

2/10

Poor

06 Jun 2026

Destinee

People there are rude specially the manager, they kick you out and dont refund money and the maintenance disrespect people calling by names!!!

Partner

4/10

Poor

31 May 2026

Sarah

Didn't have towels their hot breakfast that started at 7 and was supposed to last until ten was gone and they was out of food like could nt make any more by 705 staff was rude

Partner

4/10

Poor

26 May 2026

Tiffany

The room was clean, but it was in a noisy area next to the swimming pool and they allowed dogs which barked all night long.

Family

2/10

Poor

26 May 2026

Maria

Make your own chose on the hotel you stay at. But know picture's they put on the website make the hotel look like a nice place to stay. Trust me it is not. We left a day early.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 May 2026

heather

Loved it.

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2026

Carol

Awesome Staff.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Apr 2026

Darrell

Staff is very friendly and checking in was so fast!!!!!!! Also the continental breakfast was soooo delicious!!!!!!

8/10

Excellent

28 Apr 2026

Nicholas J

Great location, quiet and clean.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

John

Ease to check in clean rooms very convenient

10/10

Exceptional

19 Apr 2026

LEITITIA

Yes

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Dorothy

Clean room, safe area, front desk lady was very nice, comfy beds. I would stay here again.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2026

Carol

Awesome Staff.Nice clean rooms.Laid back atmosphere 😊

Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

29 Mar 2026

Diane

Got in around 7pm and the front desk attendant made me feel like i was bothering him but got us out pretty quickly.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

29 Mar 2026

Christopher

The room was comfortable & clean, but the tv remote could not turn tv on or off. The cable was constantly going in & out. The phone in the room didn’t work, the cold water was turned off to the bathroom sink because the faucet leaked….I know this because I had to lay on the floor to turn the valve on under the sink. The door to the toilet was swelled & therefore didn’t close properly. At breakfast for both days we were there, they had no napkins or paper towels. Both nights, we could hear people being very loud & boisterous & smelled the constant use of pot (marijuana) ….most likely not for medicinal use unless they had rented to a lot of very unhealthy people. In short, for over $100 per night, this place was very overpriced!!!!

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Mar 2026

Laura

Had bed bug pool was gross and needs to be cleaned food was cold and staff was not helpful

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2026

LEITITIA

Overall room was beautiful just I found hair on our sheets but it was good wifi help a lot my son love the swimming pool too he enjoyed himself while it lasted staff was awesome too thank you all again n the breakfast was awesome too

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

17 Jan 2026

Hayley

We got the upgraded room with a jacuzzi. The room was okay, large gap between the floor and bottom of door. We went down for breakfast, only 3 or 4 options, crowded area. Went back to our room, our key wouldnt work. Went to the front desk, they reactivated the key and it still wouldnt work. The office worker went to use her key, and the key broke inside the door. We had to wait an hour and a half before the maintence guy showed up to break into our room. It was 20 degrees outside. The office worker didnt seem to worried that we had nothing while waiting to get back into our room.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2026

Diana

Although I had confirmed our reservation and got the confirmation email, when we arrived they said they couldn't give us our rooms because the cleaning service wasn't finished. When we came back three hours later, they said they didn't have rooms for us.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2026

Paula

Clean and the staff was friendly. We arrived at 5 p.m. and we were asked to come back in about an hour because the room was not cleaned - or receive a cancellation. The breakfast mainly just had bread products (not like danishes, etc. More like raisin bread, wheat and white bread and waffles and cereals.) There was never any gravy, eggs (except one day) or bacon/sausage as mentioned in some of the reviews. The pool was closed until 5 p.m. Howard Johnson's used to be known for their great breakfasts. Not what I was expecting.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2025

Marcia

the hotel is run down and dirty. Breakfast bar was not as advertised. most days was out of most items. when we turned our dirty towels in they had no clean wash cloths. i will tell all our visiting friends not to stay at this hotel.

Partner

2/10

Poor

28 Dec 2025

Darlene

No Room!!! I will never book through expedia again. You cant promise a room to a place like Branson, when soneone is traveling and now they have to stay in there car!!! I will always recommend to everyone i talk to never to book 3rd parties again! Bad bad bad idea. Its not about the money, its about the inconvenience.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Dec 2025

Charles

Lobby closed early and could t get in contact with anyone for awhile. Had some crazies in the parking lot and obviously there is structural problems with the whole place because there was an inch gap. Our door. We could see into the hallway with it closed.

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

Marilyn

yes

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Dec 2025

Guy

Room had a fake shower
If you

Bed bent into.. shower nasty and o shower it was fake. Breakfast was a joke

Ned ..tub was painted to ..bed lool clean then peals

Business Pet

6/10

Pleasant

07 Dec 2025

Melanie

There was no hot tub and indoor pool was ice cold.

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

07 Dec 2025

Cyndee

We didn’t stay. We walked in the room, saw the run down condition and smelled the old stale ash tray smell from the 80s and left. I was not able to get a refund, but I cut my losses and stayed elsewhere. Don’t stay here. It’s awful.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Dec 2025

Douglas

This place is cool. It gives the vibe of weekend wow.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

04 Dec 2025

Joanne

The first room wasn’t cleaned by housekeeping, the second room smelled funny and had a pair of dirty underwear under the bed. Also, one of the beds had stained sheets.

4/10

Poor

02 Dec 2025

Jesse A

The room smelled like stinky feet and fish. We normally enjoy the stay but this wasn't to happy.
Room looked like one bed wasn't changed and had dirty socks in the closet area. Was really disappointed this time around no towels in the pool area and someone was supposed to bring some and never did and the pool is supposed to be heated and it wasn't. Would have stayed in another hotel with heated pool if they would have told me this as we wanted to swim.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

28 Nov 2025

Bobbye W

It was a very cheap stay for us
But you get what you pay for
No new towels or toilet paper for 4 night stay
Had to hunt someone down to get any on the last day

Ac unit was just a wall unit stuck in wall and you could see daylight all around it and it was cold so cold air seeping through

Tub took forever to drain

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Nov 2025

John

The pool Looks good but is freezing, so I didn’t get to use it. Huge disappointment. That is why I booked here.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

24 Nov 2025

Bobby

It was ok staff was friendly

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

william

all of the above,

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

15 Nov 2025

Russell

The room was okay. There was hardly any lighting. No microwave. We were there for 7 days and not once did they come in to bring towels, toilet paper or empty any trash cans. We had to go get our own towels and toilet paper. I was really surprised because it was a nice looking hotel.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

13 Nov 2025

bobby

Yes. Stayed three nights never offered to clean the room the pool was closed the whole time we were there. And the breakfast was very very bad

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2025

Bernie

The rooms are in desperate need of updating. Cleanliness was very poor. I would not stay here again.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

Leo

Very warmly welcomed by staff

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2025

timothy

The faux wood floors were nicer than carpet, but they were swept NOY MOPPED and left the feet dirty. Over all the hotel was worth the price

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

02 Nov 2025

Linda

1st room was nasty! 2nd room ok

Partner

4/10

Poor

30 Oct 2025

Helen

Yes, the room was lacking. The patio door would not lock.
We asked for towels and could not get them.
We couldn't get the shower to work. There was a secret to it.

The service people were really polite and tried thier best. But, when you only have 2 cleaning people for over a 100 rooms, it's tuff to complete everything.

The breakfast room was dirty and no food at 9am.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

30 Oct 2025

Melissa

Room didn’t seem very clean. AC was not working well. It was disappointing to me.

8/10

Excellent

25 Oct 2025

Sondra

The jetted tub in my room was great and plentiful hot water! The room was clean however very dated! The breakfast was awful and we didn’t attempt it after the first day! Overall the stay was good!

Partner

2/10

Poor

23 Oct 2025

Marita

Pillows were filled with a batting of some sort. Toilet was super low. No one came to clean the room or empty trash on a daily basis. Pot was smoked in room above us. Noise level was terrible. People talking very loud all night. Kids running around, hopping on beds and up and down stairs all night. Could not wait to leave. Felt very unsafe there.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Oct 2025

Robert

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Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

18 Oct 2025

Al

Pillows were dirty. No room service. Main hall to the pool consistently smelled of Marijuana. Bathroom door did not close. Balcony door lock was broke. The toilet seat belonged in a skid row gas station. Won't make this mistake again. Lesson learned.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Oct 2025

Doyle

Cigarette smoke smell coming in the room through the air unit.

Business

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2025

KIM

Room

None of my stay applies

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2025

Donna

Coffee in lounge was great

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2025

Betty

Staff was very nice. Everything was clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Oct 2025

Jamey

I liked the indoor pool i didnt like the lack of breakfast items

Self

4/10

Poor

30 Sep 2025

Tracy

They could not find my reservation so we had to downgrade. They only had biscuits and gravy, apples, and waffles. The rooms are outdated. Shower curtain and bar in shower not attached well.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

29 Sep 2025

Larry

Two mornings the gravy was so thin you could have used a straw! Wifi was non-existent in our room. One day I connected to Wifi in the lobby but when I returned to my room, Wifi dropped.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Sep 2025

Lynda

we was there two nites an everything was good for the price

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Sep 2025

Debra

Mold dirty we are sick from the mold i want my money back

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

23 Sep 2025

Olivia

Stay Away !

The place is located in a good spot, but its old and dirty, the carpet looks like have not been washed in decades, the room smells, the fridge in our room has not been clean or open and had mold and smell so bad, we did not use it and inform the front desk and nothing happen. The Wi-Fi never work, the breakfast was so bad, the mix for the waffles was so watery it did not even cook right LOL! so were the grits, yiak! Stay away, or if you don't mind, go, because its cheap.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Sep 2025

Thomas and Lyndsy

The room was clean and the staff was friendly. The rooms need to be updated.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

21 Sep 2025

Kyle

My room had bed bugs.

Leisure

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2025

Margaret

Mad as hell

I will never stay at another Howard Johnson, we rented a three bed room on the bottom floor. When we got there they informed us theirs were all on the top floor, we are three senior citizens and I asked for bottom floor. 3 weeks before we went I wrote the hotel to get assurance that it was on the bottom floor. No response!!! The Weeknd before ours my daughter went to the hotel to double-check and make sure everything was good and they told her yes everything was ready. We could not have done anything else to assure it!! Thanks to hotel.com for returning the money I've already paid because the hotel never did instead we stayed in two rooms at the hotel next door to Howard Johnson, they bent over backwards to get us two rooms together the whole point was (it was a mother and two daughters trip) we paid $303 for your hotel. We ended up having to pay $596 because all hotels were booked. The manager finally came in 30 minutes after the fact she answered the phone told hotels.com they could refund me and never said a word to me!!! I will never stay again and I will make sure to tell everybody I know not to stay there. I've traveled all over this country and this hotel in Branson was the worst I've ever had. The girl at the checkout blamed a new person for all of it, so they're training obviously does not work. I have never been treated the way I was but this hotel in Branson.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

16 Sep 2025

Jamie

Housekeeping only stopped at the room once. I had to keep going to the front desk to get trash bags ans towels.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

09 Sep 2025

Tiffonny

Staff was nice and helpful. Clearly Understaffed- rooms were dirty even after said they were cleaned, no towels. Air conditioner unit and carpet under it was moldy. TV/cable did not work, maint came and did not fix it. We had to fix it ourselves. They did move us to another room that was “cleaner”, but far from clean. Sheets stained and floors turned my socks black! The broken sign said “Southern Oaks Inn” with a flag under it as “Howard Johnson by Wyndham”. This place was clearly bought out by Howard Johnson by Wyndham but not renovated to be up to the Howard Johnson by Wyndham standards I expected. All I can say is you get what you paid for. I thought I was getting a steal of a deal going at an end of tourist season. To good to be true, I was fooled.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

07 Sep 2025

Kimberly

The property is outdated and dirty. There was visible dirt on floors and hair in bathroom that clearly did not belong to our party. There were gaps between the air conditioner and sliding door. The sliding door did not lock. There was a spot light right outside our room. Curtains had to be rehung mulitple times that night. We had to sleep on a blanket from home due to getting bit by something. We ended up leaving next day by early check out and had to fight for our refund. Rudest front desk that we have EVER encountered.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

06 Sep 2025

Lydia

Our room was not clean by check in time and we couldn’t check in until an hour and a half later. Our room smells like weed and there was a huge fight and the cops were called during our stay.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

Debra

Staff was friendly and helpful. Very quiet property

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

John

Enjoyed the hotel, check-in was quick and simple. Staff was friendly and helpful. Close to the strip, so easy to get to everything. Fat enough away that you didn't hear all the noise. The only bad thing I can think of is that the helicopter fly over for the tours and can be noisy during the day.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Juan Carlos

Excellent service

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

27 Aug 2025

Valorie

Online said full breakfast but was no eggs and sausage. Looked like room was painted recently but not very neatly. Carpet needs stretched or replaced. Shower was also stained and discolored. We were close to most of the shows we attended.Smoking was allowed outside of the rooms but we still had to walk through the smoke sometimes when leaving our room. Remote would work to change channels but not to turn the tv on or off. The pricing was great compared to other motels I checked. Enjoyed having a mini frig in the room but no microwave was in the room. King bed was comfortable.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2025

Richard

Bed was brokedown 4\" swale in middle. Took away eggs and bacon at breakfeast nothing left for a diabetic to eat everything left was high in sugar

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

25 Aug 2025

Corey

place to stay.

The stay was just ok, it appears that there were a lot of long time / renters there. There was just a lot of dont care on those people part about smoking in front of there door where you had to walk through it and this goes for smoking weed as well.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2025

Carol

In a great area to get where you are going. Staff was very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was very limited. Great price if you just need a place to sleep and shower. Bed was comfortable.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

18 Aug 2025

Angela

The ac did not keep cool. Slept in a

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

McDavitt

Room needs a new sink. Bathroom needs new flooring. Wall-mounted hairdryer needs to be reattached to the wall. Air conditioner was broken. We booked two rooms, but they didn’t put us in rooms together.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Aug 2025

McDavitt

Sink needs to be replaced, bathroom floor needs replaced. We booked two rooms and they didn’t put us together. The air conditioner was broken, had to change rooms. Had problem with key card, had to get a replacement. Disappointed.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Aug 2025

Christi

Great value for the money. Rooms were updated and clean with nice carpet. No smell in room and nice and cool when arriving on a 90 degree Missouri day. Breakfast options were minimal, but coffee was good. Nice location in Branson.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Aug 2025

Vern

Booked a jacuzzi tube room. Was told at check in that they must have over booked and there was not one avaible. Asked for a discount then on a nother room which the refused, put us in a balcony room and told me it was a upgrade for the same money. It was not a upgrade, its August and 100 degrees outside, to hot to sit on a open balcony, the balcony also only overlooked a back street with no kind of view, was also directly above the outside smoking area of the hotel so could not have sat outside even if we wanted to. This was by far the worst hitel experience i have ever had

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Aug 2025

Deanna

Limited breakfast,
Beds a little lumpy

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2025

Anthony

There’s no specific reason why we like the hotel. We had no problems and everything was good other than the breakfast. The breakfast is very minimal.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

First room wasn't great. Was moved after a couple days to a much better room. Staff was understanding and fixed the issue.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2025

Stacy

The staff was very friendly upon arrival. Bed was comfortable, I do understand there are MANY rooms to be clean however some detail to ensure the vanities etc are clean should be taken. It was obviously not cleaned the best at one point, but you honestly wouldnt have noticed unless you were up close and looking (while brushing teeth).

Overall experience was good.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2025

Anthony Penny

The worse place that we have ever stayed.

Family