Howard Johnson of Toms River

The woman working the desk couldn’t be bothered enough to even look for my reservation. Must have been that doing her nails was more important than doing her job. And when I asked her to look one would have thought by the tone of her voice that I just asked her to sell her first born. Called
to verify the reservation and it turns out that it was sitting right there on the desk she was at waiting to be entered into the system or whatever they have to do… I stay in hotels for work 4 – 5 nights a week and have been through about everything when it comes to checking into a hotel from a missing reservation to a soaking wet bed from a leaking roof but this was the rudest person I’ve ever had to deal with. I can’t recommend this place to anyone do to this reason alone.

Worst hotel I have ever stayed in. People argued all night at the bar. My room was a few connections away which made it a hassle.

Terrible. Dirty. Very thin walls so you can hear people talking in the next room. Not a nice place at all

This place is the pits. When I checked in there were creepers hanging around the lobby. As a single woman, traveling alone, it made me feel unsafe. There’s a bar there which attracts low lifes. When I got to my room I noticed the outer door to the building didn’t lock. I heard this place was a hang out for crack addicts and hookers so I wanted to be secure in my room. I called the front desk and the mgr said he’d have someone come and secure it. I had my doubts. In the morning I saw that it had not been secured. The rooms are basic, but with TILE floors. The bedspread was old and frayed. The walls are paper thin and after the bar closed the drunks woke me up at 4 am. Unfortunately it’s the only place in TomsRiver that permits pets. Terrible!

Third stay here. Lot’s of flaws. Price is good considering near the shore. Clean. The staff are very helpful. Some weird stuff happening in rooms across the court. Would stay here again in the lower 100 series rooms. Breakfast is minimal but ok. See you next year.

Not so fancy but an honest run hotel. The room was clean and everything was adequate for our night’s stay. Our family missed the free breakfast since we aren’t early birds but they still allowed us to get some cereal and a hot cup of coffee to go. Not the best but very decent hotel. Plus, we were allowed to leave about half an hour later on request. Very nice people managing the hotel. Would definitely come back if I ever was around New Jersey.

I stayed here when my job put me here to stay for a few nights back in 2004 good hotel and cheap rates.

This is the third time I’ve stayed here but it’ll be my last.
The safe in the room was broken so were we moved to a new room.
The toilet doesn’t flush properly in the new room. When we told the front desk clerk about the toilet he acted like we didn’t know how toilets work.
And now the tv remote doesn’t work. We just got a new remote from the front desk.
I know it’s not a luxury hotel but Christ, things are supposed to work.
Our non-​smoking room also smells faintly of cigarettes.
If that all sounds good then by all means stay here.

The good– Free wifi, The pool was nice and clean, The room was clean, The bar was actually really fun, they had karaōke and it was pretty packed. I didn’t eat at the restaurant, but there was an IHOP right next door.
The Bad — The walls are paper thin. You can hear normal conversations from the rooms next door. The hotel is also pet friendly, and I’m allergic to pet dander. I was sneezing every time I walked into the hallway. It seems the non smoking rooms are also pet free. I didn’t know hotels still had smoking rooms :(

I stayed here in June 2014 to visit family and found it met my expectations. It had inside room access which is not always easy to find near the shore. Other pluses were in-​room coffee, internet access (I had no issues logging in), free parking, and continental breakfast. It is only a two story hotel. Rooms have a narrow balcony or patio. For safety, I chose a room on the 2^nd floor.
Hotel also has an indoor pool and bar/​restaurant although I didn’t use them. There is a IHOP across the street, if you prefer a hot breakfast.
The only drawbacks were 1) the walls were very thin — In the a. m, I could hear the conversation of the people in the room next to me and 2) The hallway smelled like smoke (but the room did not).
Overall it met my expectations and I would stay there again.

Decent old hotel, Free cold breakfast like cereal and pastries, decent bar and restaurant attached to the hotel and an indoor pool.
You’re about twenty minutes from the shore.
It’s not «dirty» just not new. People seem to associate «new» with «clean»

I called to book a room under a wedding block. When I first called earlier this week, the person I spoke to in reservations asked me to callback the next day because he was too busy. I just called again (it’s a Wed.) to book and I was transferred 3 times and the person I spoke to was not very helpful and kept cutting me off. When I asked if he could email me my reservation confirmation, he replied if you give an email and was rude. Not thrilled with this experience, and not looking forward to my stay.

I stayed at the Howard Johnson’s in toms River and the hotel is very nice. My room was very clean and the people at the front desk was very nice. The hotel is pet friendly and the pool is very clean. The breakfast bar is very nice but they only have a few items and I always love those make your own waffles. I would definitely recommend this hotel

Horrible experience at this dump. Booked and paid for 3 nights on orbitz which was a HUGE mistake. Internet NEVER worked once during my stay which really ticked me off. Room was old, disgusting with stains on the carpet, smelled like cigarettes even though the property is non smoking, and the toilet stopped working on my last day.
Since I was in town on business, it was extremely important to have internet but the internet never worked during my 3 nights. No internet is a deal breaker so i tried to check out the next morning only to be told that I need to call orbitz because they were the one’s who charged my credit card. I called orbitz and they put me on hold while they called the hotel manager to ask for a refund on the remaining two nights. The manager refused and said that since they had already charged orbitz, they couldn’t do anything about it. We’ll let me tell you… a quick call to my credit card company explaining this nightmare and horrible service resulted in a full refund for the 3 nights and the hotel and orbitz didn’t get a dime.
Front desk staff was rude, not very helpful, and when I asked to speak with a manager they refused until i told them why I wanted to talk with one. Stay far away from this hotel people.

Stayed for 3 nights. When I first walked in the room — it smelled pretty bad. I had to go out and purchase Febreeze. I liked the indoor pool and the staff was very friendly. It was good for the money and close to the Shore — the main reason why I stayed here. Free wi-​fi, tv/​dvd in room, nice outdoor seating, parking; gym passes available for nearby gym.