Howard Johnson by Wyndham Columbus State Fairgrounds I-71

4/10

Smelled like urine, we left

I wish I had taken the reviews a little more seriously before I booked. My room was definitely run down, with parts of the wall coming off and mirror was off the wall, on the floor next to where it should be up and you can see from the outline where it was supposed to be on the wall. TV remote had batteries in wrong, then didn’t even work and when I went to the front desk I was given a manual to an entirely different remote. Glad I had two beds to choose from because one had stains on the sheets.

Our room could have used a deep cleaning, but the bed was very comfy. Sheets were clean. No remote for tv, when given a universal it needed to be programmed which we never did get to work. It was definitely an upgrade from across the street but certainly could be worked on to be nicer.

I would stay there. The staff was very nice and always there to help when I asked for something

This place is horrible. The rooms have broken furniture. We were there 4 nights and the room was never cleaned . We couldn’t get clean towels. When we asked for them the front desk said they didn’t have any because they needed to do laundry.

Ive slept on comfier wood floors then their beds

Hotel is in terrible shape. We were able to be given a room that doesn’t smell of cigarette smoke even though it’s a no smoking hotel. There were many many cigarette burns in the carpet of our room and even some on the mattress. The desk attendants were very friendly but just shrugged and said people still smoke on the rooms. Kind of like “ what can we do about it?”

Our experience at this property was very disappointing. The room conditions were poor and clearly outdated. There were visible holes in the walls and noticeable water stains on the ceiling, indicating past or ongoing leakage issues. When booking, we expected at least a basic breakfast offering, but the only option available was dry cereal. We were told this was due to a delivery truck not arriving, and that breakfast consisted solely of a coffee machine. We stayed for three nights simply to have a place to sleep, but made a point of avoiding the property during the day due to its condition. There were cockroaches present in the room, and I started sneezing due to the dust. Upon checking the AC unit, I discovered the filters were extremely dirty—likely never cleaned. I removed, washed, and reinstalled them myself just to get some relief. I've attached photos as evidence.

It is in a crappy area of town, run down, there's a homeless camp next to it, where they burned down the wooden fence to the hotels parking lot. breakfast was bare minimum, cereal, 1 gallon of milk, a loaf of bread, a few packs of oatmeal, and a few bagels. Nothing to put on the bread or bagels, no juice or water. The room could have been cleaner but not bad. On a positive note the bed was comfy.