Howard Johnson Lincoln

Summary: Big problems, but pretty cheap. Basically, you get what you pay for. And I got lucky, booking through AARP for about $ 25 a night.
Sure, the rooms look pretty clean, the ‘continental’ breakfast is tasteless but somewhat edible, and the wi-​fi is free (though iffy)…just what you’d expect at a cheap place. Too bad looks can be deceiving, right?
The first night I found out that not all beds are created equal. I’ve been in a cheap-​assed motel before. The bed was soft. But this bed? It felt more like a box-​spring than an actual bed. The springs stuck in my back and I swear I could feel wooden framework or something in there. I was shocked to find out there was a pad on on there! Not that it did much, but Michelle, the great front desk attendant, did her best to find some more so I could stretch the pain out within a couple hours of waking up each day. Helpful, but there wasn’t much she could do.
The second night I came back and found my bed was just as unmade as I’d left it that morning. I thought that was weird. I decided to try and experiment to see how long it would take to find evidence of maid service and purposely left things unmade after that. Weird part? Next time I found evidence someone had been in my room, all I found was that my shower had been used because there were suddenly spots on the door. I didn’t shower until the next day. O. o I tried bringing it to the attention of the male front desk clerk at the time, but he tried to wave it off as my imagination or something. He was totally useless. Idk how he has the job because he clearly has no idea what his job is. He just sits there like a paperweight. Michelle was much more sympathetic, though she wasn’t sure what to do either.
Day four I woke up early and talked to the front desk about something. When I came back to my room, I noticed my key card turned the light yellow instead of green like normal. I tried it again and suddenly there was a deafening chirp issued from the device. The battery had gone dead. Michelle tried moving me to the room right next door, but that shriek went through everything, in spite of the awesome noise-​blocking in the walls. Thankfully she decided to move me to the other wing next and was very nice about giving me an upgrade to one of the long-​term rooms. I got a mircrowave and fridge for the rest of my stay, which helped immensely with expenses.
As for maid service in the new room, I only got that once and that is during an entire week’s stay! As it turns out, policy is supposedly to only supply maid service every other day, but only during high occupancy! Anthony Malcurie would have a heart attack at this place.
So cheap rooms and Michelle are the only things this place had going for it. Michelle was friendly, upbeat and very interactive. She gets four stars for her customer service. She’s only short one because she wasn’t able to provide great solutions for everything and that’s the fault of the owner due to lack of training, empowerment and supplying the motel appropriately.
So think twice about staying here, but definitely stop over to say hi to Michelle. She’s a great person!

Nice place, inexpensive, seemingly clean and updated. microwave, fridge, tv although CRT. AC. close to highway and airport.

This place, sucks.
Staff, so rude. «BOB» the manager up front, had the nerve to snap at me at their sad little «continental breakfast» while he helped himself to food and asked me to give him the prongs i (the paying guest was using) so he could get his toast out of the toaster. And made some smart remark as to thats what they were for, when clearly, anyone with half a brain would know thats a good way to get electrocuted. You don’t shove metal prongs into a toaster! Thanks man, ill just grab that crusted up bagel with my hands i guess, since you took the only prongs that were sitting nect to the pastries.
What a joke!
and the room, SMALL.
Inconvenient to get in and out to unpack car.
Remnants of the pool that once was will mock you in the back, where clearly others didn’t make the mistake of staying here, because the lot is pretty much empty.
Mind you, were in the middle of a heat wave… And i paid good money for this place
Oh but dont you worry, .
The woman at the front desk informed me that sometimes the travelodge will let you swim in their pool if you show them your key to here. Yea, no thanks.
Dont make the same mistake we did. We may just be rolling through town in between long stretches of driving in a hot uhaul with a six month old baby, we dont need anything special. But average and atleast decent staff sould suffice. But, you cant count on it here.
My first, and last time, stying at hojos. Not all hotels are alike and its sad that others give good ones a bad name, but this place shyed me away from this experience for good! Id ask for my money back but id hate to deal with BOB one last time on my way out. Ive already had a bad enough day with no help from him.
Run, dont walk! … To ANY of the other hotels that you will jealously look at while your shacked up in this joke. Ive stayed in a lot of bad low budget motels, and even motel six (despite the state of cleanliness) even has this place beat.
Hope i saved yall the headache… Happy travels!!! Cant WAIT to hitthe next hotel, so i can get the bad taste this one left outof my mouth.
Take care!!! :)

I booked this place through Hotwire (2 stars, free wi-​fi, free parking, free breakfast) primarily due to its price, even though the other hotels had higher recommendations. The basic breakdown of this facility:
1. You get your run-​of-​the-​mill motel-​style room with no refrigerator and an old TV (e.g. not an LED). The room isn’t very big with one queen size bed, a coffee maker, an iron and an ironing board, an alarm clock, shampoo and soap bars but no lotion. The bathroom is also tiny with a walk-​in shower (e.g. no tub).
2. The Wi-​Fi is free but slow during the peak hours.
3. Parking is free as the front desk only takes down your make and model of the car.
4. Ice maker on site near the breakfast room.
5. Breakfast, if you can even call it breakfast, is pathetic. You get apple juice, orange juice, 2 types of cereal (looked like Raisin Bran and Frosted Flakes), hot water for tea, coffee (caffeinated and de-​caffeinated), apple sauce, mini muffins, and bagel. They don’t even have fruits or yogurt! Not to mention, the orange juice runs out fast and they won’t replenish anything.
6. Check-​in at 3 pm /​Check-​out at 11 am.
Overall: The room is clean, small and cozy, but it’s missing several key amenities. The bed was comfortable but I was very disappointed with their «free breakfast.» The front desk people were adequately nice, although not overly nice that you’d expect from a hotel. I’m on the fence on whether I’d stay here again or spend the extra $ 20 and get a room that was recommended by 95−100% of Hotwire customers. You get what you pay for and if you just want the basic amenities at a reasonable price, this facility will do.