Howard Johnson Inn Carlisle

Place was nasty the coffee pot in our room had mold growing in it. They do not dust the rooms you could write your name on it. Then the floors do these people know what a vacuum cleaner is. See the same trash on the floors for days. Don’t go barefoot.

Remember the scene in the Stephen King movie Pet Semetary where the tractor trailers barreled past the doctor’s house at all hours of the day? The roar that they make as they rumbled by in the movie is pretty much what I experienced all night long during my one stay here. While there were no pets or toddlers involved in this scene, I definitely felt like roadkill when I awoke with only 3 hours sleep. Many of the rooms are only about 25 yards from Rt. 11. This motel is near the intersections of the Pa. Turnpike and Rt. 81, so this is a major truck stop. If you stay here, get a room on the backside away from the road or you’ll likely be sorry. Otherwise, very cordial owners and the motel is pretty much what you should expect for $ 55 per night.

The only place we stay when we come to PA.