Howard Johnson Express Inn National City San Diego South

  • 521 Roosevelt Ave, National City, CA 91950

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The Howard Johnson National City is a tourist-class hotel located seven miles from San Diego International Airport off of I-5 just minutes from San Diego's most exciting attractions such as San Diego Zoo, Sea World Adventure Park, ... more on Hotels.com

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Ratings & Reviews for Howard Johnson Express Inn National City San Diego South from Around the Web

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3.0

150 reviews

67% of guests recommend this place.

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Top Reviews from Around the Web:

this hotel was the greatest ever it had a good price the service was great over all if we ever go to san diego again we will definetly stay there! more on Yahoo! Travel

The only good thing about this motel is it is somewhat clean. more on Orbitz

I have been in worse but also in better places for the price. more on TravelPost.com

I experienced a very clean room as well as a comfortable mattress. more on Expedia

There is even a small breakfast at the reception (coffee, flakes, pastries, apples). more on TripAdvisor

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3.5

2 reviews

Top Reviews From Orbitz

Getting to this hotel was easy since the hotel manager gave precise directions to my rental car ... more on Orbitz

The only good thing about this motel is it is somewhat clean. Very bad neighborhood, very loud ... more on Orbitz

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3.0

13 reviews

Top Reviews From Yahoo! Travel

Both of our rooms had tons of roaches. One of our rooms didn't have a working lock on the door, and on the second morning around 6am one of the hotel staff entered that room without knocking. Service is terrible. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Opting to stay in National City saved us a lot in room rates and we had easy freeway access to do all of the tourist spots that we so enjoy. Then we ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This hotel was just OK. The room was clean and nice, but there was no more than this. The location is good if you have a car, but the area seems unsafe to walk, especially during the night. The hotel staff wasn�t informed about ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Stay was alright except a fight broke out right outside my room around midnight. I told staff aboutit the next morning ... more on Yahoo! Travel

This Howard Johnson is clean and convenient to the freeway. If you want a basic stopover, this is fine. If you are looking for a place to visit San Diego from, try elsewhere. This place advertises a pool (tiny) and breakfast (donuts, ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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20 reviews

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

All my belongings including an expensive laptop were robbed out of my room while I was out. The manager's avoided me and after several calls the receptionist claims that the managers don't have a sche ... more on TripAdvisor

Both of our rooms had tons of roaches. One of the rooms didn't have a working lock on the door, and on the second morning around 6am one of the hotel staff entered our room ... more on TripAdvisor

While I must agree that eating locations near the hotel were dismal, its not on Hotel row and it is in more of an industrial area. We were very pleased with the hotel and the way we were treated. We s ... more on TripAdvisor

Prior to arriving, we were absolutely terrified because of the awful reputation National City has. We expected the worst. We were wrong!!! The motel was literally right off the 5, in between the rodew ... more on TripAdvisor

The hotel Mgrs all shifts were nice , friendly and helpful. They had good restaurant, sight seeing and travel information. The rooms were neat and well maintained and the cleaning staff did ... more on TripAdvisor

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4.0

4 reviews

Top Reviews From TravelPost.com

In general it has a clean appearance, but both of our rooms had roaches. Not just one, but a lot of roaches. Also, on the second morning, at around 6am one of the hotel staff entered our room without knocking. If we had had a working ... more on TravelPost.com

The location was ok because it was close to where my husband needed to work that morning. The room itself was nice and the air conditioning unit worked well since it was very humid outside. However, there was peeling paint, stains ... more on TravelPost.com

I am very likely to return to the Howard Johnson Express Inn National City San Diego South. I would definitely ... more on TravelPost.com

The hotel was fine. We were visiting family in National City and the hotel provided a fine place to sleep. I am somewhat likely to return to the Howard Johnson ... more on TravelPost.com

Great Amenities at Howard Johnson Express Inn National City San Diego South:

  • Iron
  • Fitness equipment
  • Business services
  • Handicapped accessible
  • Multilingual staff
  • Air conditioning
  • Voicemail
  • Ice machine
  • Handicap room
  • Fax machine
  • Restaurant
  • Security
  • Lobby coffee service
  • Television
  • Guest laundry fee
  • Refrigerator
  • Restaurant in hotel
  • Data port
  • Telephone
  • Hairdryer
  • Microwave
  • Maid service
  • Free newspaper
  • Television
  • Wake-up calls
  • Parking - free
  • Whirlpool
  • Internet access in public areas
  • High speed internet access
  • Free local calls

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