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Howard Johnson Inn Maingate East

Submitted By: Jen H., Maine USA - and niece age 9

Resort: Howard Johnson Inn Maingate East

Date of Stay: 02/16-21/2003

Type of Resort: Off-Property

Rate Paid During Your Stay: $32.00/day/room with discount found on http://www.TheMouseForLess.com

Room sleeps : 4

Please Rate the Following on a scale from 1-10 (10 being the best):

Theming: None - Standard cheap hotel.
Room Size: 5
Amenities: 5 - loved the pool/whirlpool
Quality: 4 - could be refurbished, but tolerable
Cleanliness: 4
Transportation: Didn't use
Recreation: Limited game room, didn't use.
Value: 6

Over all rating: 5

Don't miss: The whirlpool. It was the only thing that kept me walking in the afternoons!!!

Room Location Suggestion: We were on the third floor (top) facing the street. Very quiet room. Would have preferred overlooking the pool only because it was much closer.

The Mouse For less Tip: USE the TheMouseForLess code!!!!!!

Comments: This is what I call a Triple-S hotel . . . A place to sleep, shower, and swim. The room was very quiet. We had connecting room with friends and if they didn’t shut their door at night, I could hear the TV. When the door was shut, no problems with noise. They use flat sheets for bottom sheets. I toss and turn quite a bit before I get to sleep and the bed was always a mess the next morning. Had to remake my bed two out of five nights because it wasn’t made properly. There is no “under the bed” – frame goes completely to the floor, so no “surprise goodies”. The floor was always vacuumed and bathroom cleaned. Both in sight and smell. The tub was old looking and personally I would never take a bath in it. Showers were fine though. The shower mat and curtain were both new looking and clean. Room had coffee and coffee maker. Didn’t use them. One night I dropped some old batteries on the floor by the nightstand. The housekeeper dropped them in an open bag on the table for me. They had a kiddie pool, about 1 foot deep. A regular pool 4 to 6.5 feet deep. A whirlpool – 105°f. The pool was nice and refreshing when we got back after supper. Just as it was starting to get cooler. On the hottest day we were there, there were some buggies in it in the afternoon, like you would find in a home swimming pool. The little creatures were probably trying to escape the heat. It was only on one day and after we left for supper and came back about two or three hours later the pool had been cleaned of all little critters. Also, they have a poolside bar with drinks and food. Looked reasonable price wise, but never tried it. Only because we had other plans. I would definitely stay there again if I was trying to save money. Also, we requested a non-smoking room. It wasn’t but couldn’t tell if it hadn’t been smoked in. The only reason we knew it was a smoking room was because other doors had non-smoking signs on the outside.