Name: Howard Johnson by Wyndham Salinas
Address: 131 John Street, Salinas, 93901, US

2/10

Poor

23 Jun 2026

Julie

I would never stay there again! The room (floor, lamps, sheets) was filthy. I needed the manager to get the air conditioning working. There were hardly any amenities. Breakfast was, at best, ok. If I wasn't in such a bind to stay somewhere, I would not have picked there. It definitely was not worth the almost $250 dollars I spent to stay there. I should get my money back.

Family_with_children

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jun 2026

Melissa

Wi fi not that great room could have been cleaner no towels upon arrival given two bath towels upon request

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jun 2026

Jose

Clean room, good secure parking, friendly staff, conveniently located

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jun 2026

Stephen

I really liked my stay. I couldn't use the waffle maker in the morning. Breakfast gets super packed. But you have access to coffee any time. Can't really complain. When I game in the room it was super clean and there's a lot of space in the room.

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2026

Jose

Cleaning staff was incredibly friendly and helpful. Front desk attendant was courteous. The room needed a bit of attention. The top of the bed header was extremely dusty. Check in and out process was hassle free.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2026

Mark

The place was clean and nice.the area is not the best but ok.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

26 Apr 2026

Alma

Free parking it's pretty much the only perk. Room was dirty, especially the floors had lots of dust. The bed covers were old and had holes. Parking is free but limited. Utilities were also so old and dirty. Hotels has motels vibes :(

Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2026

pamela

Arrived early. Was able to get into the room early with just a minimal fee. Not too far from where we needed to go. Broom was nice and clean air conditioning. Love the fact that they had a wood floor so many places don't do that anymore.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

17 Apr 2026

Nicolas

In two night stay they don’t clean are room o offer any towels

Family

2/10

Poor

12 Apr 2026

Mahdi

very old, everything rusty and loose! Never go back again. Needs a big renovation.

8/10

Excellent

13 Mar 2026

Arthur

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4/10

Poor

25 Feb 2026

JAMES

The room was not clean, requiring the night manager cleaning it . They apologized. We didn’t stay the second night. We requested a refund for the second night, but the inn denied the request.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Feb 2026

jose

The room was very clean and the staff was very courteous

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2025

Juvestano

Exelente limpio y tranquilo personal amable

6/10

Pleasant

12 Oct 2025

Gail

This was not a very nice place....basically a dump. Bed ok and room appeared clean but overall a poor hotel experience.

4/10

Poor

12 Oct 2025

Andrew

Shower was cool, almost no hot water. Room was comfortable enough. Very noisy.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Mario

Everything was great

2/10

Poor

06 Oct 2025

dror

The location was super bad, smell unbearable.
And on top of it, there was a lot of prostitute activity

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

26 Sep 2025

Faustino

Room cleaning can improve

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Sep 2025

Hugo

Not enough parking space available, had to park out in the street. Also, no dinner, only coffee available, no lids, and had only power creamer.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

Jesus

amazing onsite manager. extremely helpful.

I will definitely stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Sep 2025

Danielle

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Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Alan

My stay here has been wonderful. While I was here, the hotel upgraded my room with a new bed and furniture, which made me feel like royalty. I also want to give special recognition to one of the housekeepers, an older Hispanic lady whose name I unfortunately can’t recall. She was incredibly kind, personable, and thorough—she made my stay feel comfortable and cared for. The combination of great service and the effort the hotel puts into making guests feel valued really stood out to me. Thanks!

Business Self

2/10

Poor

01 Sep 2025

Esteban

Bathroom plugged

2/10

Poor

28 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Review

I normally don't like to give reviews, but this property was so bad I felt like I needed to do so. Upon arriving into the room, there was no chair at the desk, there was garbage in the bottom of the sink, and a big stain on the counter. The room seemed very dirty--I will never stay at this property again. Buyer beware!

4/10

Poor

18 Aug 2025

Gordon

The matress in our room was completely worn out; the room did not have a smoke detector; the walls of the building are thin and we could hear our neighbors conversations. I would not stay here again.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

The room was fine but the service was frustrating

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

14 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Staff was not customer service friendly and the room conditions weren’t ideal

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

LaLisha

Floors were covered in dirt/ dust. Very gritty feeling to walk on. The elevators are cut off at 9pm and is a big hassle! Staff was not very polite

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

07 Jul 2025

Rose

Never staying here again

Floor was so dirty. Sink had brown stains. Drain had other peoples hair in it. The morning we checked out, employees were powering washing our door and window, water came into our room. I have a video.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2025

Bryan

Nice room setup

Great room. Helpful maids. Easy parking. My only complaint, there was toilet water on the bathroom floor, the first time I used it. I thought it was a leak, but no. It was just there for some reason. Also, if a place serves breakfast, I think they should start early, for those in town for work, and not just travelers passing thru.

Self

2/10

Poor

08 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Do Not Stay Here

I'm very sorry I did not read the reviews. The reviews on here (Hotels.com) are pretty bad but OMG....read the ones on other platforms. All 100% true. EXTREMELY RUDE young lady at the front desk. No \"hello-welcome.\" She looked perturbed that she had to get up from the couch to check me in. The neighborhood and outside of the building seemed sketchy. The room was actually okay. Old fashioned-not modern at all - torn curtains.....but decent and seemed clean. But after reading reviews on other platforms I probably didn't look close enough. There was ZERO free breakfast to speak of so I went to Starbucks to get my own breakfast only to come back and find out I'm locked out of the building. After several doorbell rings someone unlocked it. Lots of LOUD construction going on across the hall. I might have been able to overlook a lot of things but after my initial HORRIBLE customer service upon check-in......I will never go back and never recommend this place. We work hard for our money and we are not going to be treated terribly when we spend it at your establishment. A smile and a warm welcome helps set the tone for a traveler new to your hospitality.

Business

4/10

Poor

21 May 2025

Alejandra

The property is out dated. The area is not very safe. Office closes at 9pm so you cannot request assistance. Room was dirty, floor was not clean, restroom was dirty and there was no soap. Not worth the price. Property states breakfast is provided but that is false advertisement, they had nasty coffee and a few granola bars. Do not stay here!!!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2025

mohamed

Nice place for the price.

Business Self

6/10

Pleasant

30 Mar 2025

Michael

Typical Salinas 💩

It's basically a place for prostitutes to turn tricks and tweakers to get his and be loud all night long, but hey it is Salinas.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2025

Maria

clean

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2025

maria socorro

Good people

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2025

yvonne

I like staying here i just wish there wasn't so many prostitution here that makes it unsafe

Business_and_leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Feb 2025

Thomas

If you’re in a pinch

Sunny D and Costco granola bars are not breakfast. Rooms could use a thorough deep cleaning. Mattresses probably cost 80 bucks new 10 years ago. Pillows are small square and stuffed full of ground up memory foam that sounds comfortable in theory but my neck is still sore even 24hrs after checkout. Husband and wife team who run it. The wife was nice. The husband gave the impression that I was bothering him when I asked him for extra towels. Conveniently located two blocks away from Starbucks.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Feb 2025

Javier

clean

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2025

Jose

Such a great experience!

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2025

Jose

The front desk is always friendly and clean rooms

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2024

JASON

I'm not sure where to start. We were greeted by a sullen teenager at the front desk who seemed put out by having to check us in. The room, while spacious, was extremely shabby. Torn curtains, dirty air vents, filthy control panel on the heating/air unit (I took pictures if anyone doubts this). Noisy guests above us (which, I realize cannot be controlled by the hotel). Very old appliances that made noises all night. Terrible drainage in the sink. The sink needs to be \"snaked\" ASAP. I will say the vanity lighting was very good. I didn't realize (my bad) that the hotel was on a highway and there'd be lots of traffic all night. I requested additional pillows and was told there were none to be had (by an even younger front desk person who was probably 15?) This was NOT a pleasant experience. I will not recommend staying here and I will NOT be staying at a Wyndham Hotel in the future.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

09 Dec 2024

Jennifer

Pretty disappointing

Various hairs, not mine all over in bathroom, no stopper in sink. No dispenser for toilet paper just sat on ledge, splashes of stuff on the wall. Drug dealsnoutnof another room fri nite and what sounded like a porn shoot above me sat nite for 90 minutes then 4 people left the room empty 1:30 am. Daily breakfast offered was coffee, sunny D and a tiny granola bar. Not doing again there

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2024

Verified traveler

Sliding Mattress

If you try sitting up on the bed to watch TV from a laying down position the mattress slides forward as to almost fall backwards.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2024

Joan

Bathroom sink backed up

On prior stays at Howard Johnson’s I had no problems, but this time the bathroom sink was backed up, and it took 15 minutes of running the water to get hot water! What a waste. There was mold on our sheets as well.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

03 Dec 2024

Libia

Muy mal servido

10/10

Exceptional

27 Nov 2024

Daniel

Downtown excellent location hotel.

Business_and_leisure Self

2/10

Poor

26 Nov 2024

christopher

Was not satisfied one bit

4/10

Poor

23 Nov 2024

rodrigo

Not good

8/10

Excellent

18 Nov 2024

Ariana

Nice and clean

6/10

Pleasant

12 Nov 2024

Michael

For the price point in Downtown Salinas, the accommodations were nice and average. Thank You.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

16 Oct 2024

Chryl

The hotel was clean, but needs definite updating.
It needs a little updating because it’s old.

4/10

Poor

13 Oct 2024

Vincent

Constant stomping upstairs in 307

Business Self

2/10

Poor

08 Oct 2024

cyrus j

This place is a ****hole. Don’t stay here.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2024

Don

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!

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Oct 2024

Juan Jose

the hotel needs remodeling, quite worn out

6/10

Pleasant

20 Sep 2024

Jonathan

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

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

18 Sep 2024

sonia

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..

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

14 Sep 2024

Virgen

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

2/10

Poor

31 Aug 2024

Steven

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.

Business_and_leisure

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2024

Lisa

Yuck

Very outdated, room was grungy and I saw a roach. I immediately checked out and they would only refund one night!

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

10 Aug 2024

Guadalupe

Dirty and unsafe room

Business Self

2/10

Poor

29 Jul 2024

Jose

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.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

21 Jul 2024

Benja

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

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

02 Jul 2024

Taylor

Bad

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Jun 2024

yaser

The coffee pot is filthy

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2024

Fakhar

Lot more money for the quality

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jun 2024

James

A bit pricy for a place with peeling paint and confusing signage.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

01 Jun 2024

Joseph

Bathroom light don't work, hairdryer don't work, entire room smell heavy cigarette smell, and the AC.. I think someone pee in the AC, the entire room also smells likes pee. The worst place I have ever been!!!!

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

30 May 2024

Matthew

Stay away for your safety!

I don’t know what they use to clean the rooms, but my room had a very sharp chemical smell, and I got a headache and couldn’t even breathe well! There is no fresh air inside the room and no air conditioner! When I requested to change my room, they said they use the same chemicals for all rooms.

I also don’t know what was inside the pillows that made them so hard and uncomfortable! They were so small, and it made my night even worse to stay awake and get neck pain! There is no breakfast; it is a scam! They only have coffee! Be careful if you want to book a place with breakfast included; this is not the place to stay!

Leisure

2/10

Poor

26 May 2024

Karsten

The first room we got had a dirty sink and the room smelled like cigarettes. We then moved to a different room and that one had dirty water left around the toilet. The overall state of both rooms did not feel or look clean.

2/10

Poor

26 May 2024

Francisco

Dirty and rusty, tile floor broken, towel rack rusty towels were dirty. Noise all night. Floor were dirty and lamps and hair dry were full of dust. Bed was ok, but sheet had small spots that looked like blood or soiled. Did not used the just pushed them to the side. Not a family oriented place to stay.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 May 2024

Denise

This is misleading, HJ’s may have some hotels but this one is a motel and misleads someone to think they are booking a room at a mid range property. Not. The elevator only operates in the day, the room spelled of pot, no carpet, the Uber driver divulged the ladies of the night work here and minimal amenities. Wouldn’t have stayed if it wasn’t midnight when I arrived.

6/10

Pleasant

08 Apr 2024

kristoffer

I liked how the staff was nice and friendly. I didn’t like how there was illegal activity going on in the rooms.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

07 Feb 2024

Verified traveler

Bare minimum

Very underwhelming. Bare minimum. Cold shower.
The host tried to accommodate, but the building and rooms are not great.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Nov 2023

Sylvia

Deceitful when you go by the name and backed up by AAA. Place is disgustingly dirty. These people are running a brothel
I had a 7 day reservation left after 2 days . Also they did not honored the price given by Hotels.com

Partner

2/10

Poor

08 Oct 2023

Brian

Not kid friendly this place was crawling with prostitutes

Leisure

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2023

linda

bad service front desk

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

25 Sep 2023

Anne

The information on Expedia made me feel this was a safe, clean hotel. It was everything but that. Thankful I was able to cancel the second night that was reserved and receive a credit for that night.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

22 Sep 2023

Steve

Its a no-tell motel.

Business Self

2/10

Poor

20 Sep 2023

antonio

ALL AROUND HORRIBLE!

THE WHOLE EXPERIANCE WAS TERRIBLE WE ARE A COMPANY THAT HAD OUR EMPLOYEES STAY FOR OUT OF TOWN WORK.THERE IS NOBODY AT THE FRONT DESK TO HELP OR ANSWER PHONES WE CALLLED NUMOROUS TIMES WITH NO HELP THE ROOMS ARE DIRTY AND UNKEPT.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jul 2023

Susan

Serviceable, but worn. Armchair was dirty, some upholstery torn. Threadbare bathmat. Furniture not logically arranged. Desk in front of bed. With someone seated at desk, you can't get past to the bathroom. Would not choose this property in the future.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2023

linda

customer service is bad. can not call hotel or front desk even from room it goes to voice mail and they say 24/7 service . could not check in at right time always delays you but want you out of room come 11a,m right away. need better customer service for the price one pays for a room and front desk clerk is so not professonal .

Self

4/10

Poor

12 Jul 2023

Hao

Doesn’t serve the breakfast as it posted

Leisure Pet

4/10

Poor

10 Jul 2023

Julio

Booked a non-smoking room and upon arriving to go in the room, there was this stench of someone had just smoked cigarettes the night prior. The area where the property was didn’t look safe either.

Business Family

8/10

Excellent

26 Jun 2023

JOHN

The hotel itself was just fine and we liked it but the area was a little depressing. We realize it's on the older part of town but compared to other places we saw up off of Davis Rd, we would've stayed there. Now that being said we did like the young lady that checked us in and the room itself was quite nice.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

22 Jun 2023

Robert

The rooms need painting and curtains replaced. Outside area needs some cleaning done

Business Partner

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jun 2023

Garry

Decent room for sleep, kinda shady area it seemed like.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

26 May 2023

Akop

For one or two days of business trip and the price this place is pretty OK

Business Self

2/10

Poor

23 May 2023

Martha

Whatever you do, do not stay here. It was gross, unsafe, and there wasn't anyone at the front desk all night.

Business

2/10

Poor

23 May 2023

Martha

I rented 11 rooms for an event. One person had to abandon their room (and stay elsewhere) because the carpet was wet throughout the entire hotel room. Two other people left in the middle of the night, and the rest were all traumatized, because of the very loud stand-off between the police and someone they were arresting, right outside of the hotel rooms, in a guns-drawn stand-off.

Business

2/10

Poor

15 May 2023

Rhonda

This property is dirty, my room smelled of weed, no hair dryer, on a busy street, a bag to go breakfast, and too many prostitutes in and out.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2023

Carlos

It is a nice place to stay

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

09 May 2023

Verified traveler

Sadly my room smelled clean but I have bad allergies to mold and dust which causes my airways to close up when in that environment. I was coughing had to use my emergencies inhaler multiple times throughout the night. I did see mold in the shower but there must be more in the room i stay in cause i jad a sleepless night.

Self

2/10

Poor

08 May 2023

Roger

I booked specifically because it offered free breakfast. After waiting 15 minutes for the front desk \"help\" to appear from a different part of the hotel (staff had to call him), I was told the dining room was closed \"due to Covid\" and handed a paper bag which contained a single pastry--the kind bought in a vending machine--and a Sunny-D. It would much better if they simply said they offered no breakfast. Ridiculous.

Business Partner

2/10

Poor

07 May 2023

wooyoung

Dirty and unkind service but fast interet

Business

2/10

Poor

07 May 2023

Sena

There was a car on blocks in the parking lot. The room smelled and looked like a bunch of people smoked weed right before I came in. There was no smoke detector in the room. The shower was dirty at the bottom and the toilet seat was broken.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

06 May 2023

Marisa

The pillows were very uncomfortable, strange shape and hard. Bed was very squeaky anytime you move an inch, could hear any little noise other occupants make. Bed was also very uncomfortable. Did not get much sleep. Older place, scruff marks all over walls.

Leisure Family_with_children

4/10

Poor

17 Apr 2023

Monica

1st room smelled like smoke, complained and then 2nd room smelled like weed. In addition, breakfast was in a paper bag?!? Very noisy too

Business