Name: Howard Johnson Express Inn San Mateo
Address: 2110 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States of America, 2110 South El Camino Real, California, CA 94403, USA
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $154 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 6.9

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Howard Johnson Express Inn San Mateo

2110 South El Camino Real, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States of America –

Good location for what we needed. Close to Santa Clara & San Francisco and fair pricing relative to the vicinity. At first look this is an econo-lodge type but with upgraded rooms, nice bed, and a simple breakfast. Nothing negative about our stay. We would book again.

Darren, United States of America

The building is a cosmetically enhanced tear down. Nice crown moulding, too bad the floor is so off level and tilted it's like staying in a fun house.

Stephen, United States of America

Mr Reyes was exceptional he was very hospitable and professional

Raymond, United States of America

The room was clean Breakfast was ok, but not deluxe. The housekeepers were very nice.

Jill, United States of America

Bed was heavenly. Busy place. All sold out. Nice decor. Very clean. Will come again.

Mary, United States of America

The 2 ladies that work at the front desk are awsome. shabika i believe is one of their names and she has the best attitude and customer service comes natural to her. We are currently in the middle of a huge move and this place gas treated us so well. I work accross the street at Heidies Pies graveyard shift and Shabika has made sure that i have everything i need to be comfortable. They have helped this tough time in our lives a little bit better. Everybody on their staff is helpful and always smiling.

Brittany, United States of America

The staff is absolutely amazing. I work accross the street graveyard shift and this establishment is so quiet and peaceful. The staff is curtious and respectful and helpful.

Brittany, United States of America

Good location for our purposes and clean rooms. Nice continental breakfast. Reasonable price for the area.

Evelyn, United States of America

I likled the location, within walking distance of Caltrain, bus & Hillsdale Shopping Centre. The room was spacious & clean, with plenty of hanging space & drawers for clothes. Staff at reception were friendly & helpful. There was plenty of choice for breakfast.

Fiona, Australia

The bed was comfortable. The fact that the room had a refrigerator, microwave and an iron available. We felt better and welcomed and at ease when the girl was working as she was very nice and friendly and helpful.

Zakiyeh, United States of America

This San Mateo hotel, offering free Wi-Fi and an outdoor pool, is conveniently located 10 miles from the San Francisco International Airport. All rooms are equipped with cable TV.

Warmly decorated rooms at the Howard Johnson Express Inn San Mateo boast hardwood floors and free bathroom amenities are provided. Each room offers a seating area and HBO.

Guests can enjoy a daily breakfast and free newspaper. Free outdoor parking is also provided.

Downtown San Francisco is 30 minutes from the hotel. Broadway by the Bay is 6 miles away and Silicon Valley is 15 miles away.

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	Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room has air conditioning, tea/coffee maker and microwave. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
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댴 Private bathroom Room includes a flat-screen cable TV with extended movie channels, microwave, fridge and tea and coffee-making facilities. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Bathtub, Telephone, Air conditioning, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Refrigerator, Desk, Ironing facilities, Sitting area, Free toiletries, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Flat-screen TV Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	King Room - Non-Smoking 1 king bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features a tea/coffee maker, air conditioning and microwave. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Deluxe Double Room with Two Double Beds - Non-Smoking 2 full beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This quadruple room features air conditioning, tea/coffee maker and microwave. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Double Room with Two Double Beds 2 full beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room includes a flat-screen cable TV with extended movie channels, microwave, fridge and tea and coffee-making facilities. Room Facilities: Bathtub, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Refrigerator, Desk, Ironing facilities, Sitting area, Free toiletries, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Carpeted, Laptop safe, Flat-screen TV, Wake-up service, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Queen Room - Smoking 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features air conditioning, microwave and tea/coffee maker. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Queen Room - Non-Smoking 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room features a tea/coffee maker, microwave and air conditioning. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Deluxe Queen Room - Non-Smoking 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room has a tea/coffee maker, air conditioning and microwave. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Standard King Room - Smoking 1 king bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This double room has a tea/coffee maker, microwave and air conditioning. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Double Room with Two Double Beds - Smoking 2 full beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom This quadruple room has air conditioning, tea/coffee maker and microwave. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Shower, Bathtub, Safe, TV, Telephone, Air conditioning, Hairdryer, Iron, Desk, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Bathtub or shower, Interconnecting room(s) available, Alarm clock Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children
	Queen Room 1 queen bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room includes a flat-screen cable TV with extended movie channels, microwave, fridge and tea and coffee-making facilities. Room Facilities: Tea/Coffee maker, Bathtub, Telephone, Air conditioning, Wake up service/Alarm clock, Iron, Refrigerator, Desk, Ironing facilities, Sitting area, Free toiletries, Toilet, Microwave, Bathroom, Cable channels, Bathtub or shower, Flat-screen TV Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Check-in / / Check-in Date Check-out / / Check-out Date Rooms Adults Children

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Closest Landmarks

CuriOdyssey 3.1 miles
Hiller Aviation Museum 3.9 miles
Caltrain - Millbrae Station 5.6 miles
BART - Millbrae Station 5.6 miles
San Mateo County History Museum 6 miles
K1 Speed 8.2 miles
BART- San Bruno Station 8.5 miles
Facebook 10.1 miles
Stanford Shopping Center 10.5 miles
Stanford University 11.7 miles

Restaurants & Markets

Daiki Sushi Restaurant 0.1 miles
The Swinging Door Cafe/Bar 0.1 miles
Heidi's Pie's Restaurant Restaurant 0.2 miles
Paul Martin American Grill Restaurant 1 miles
Starbucks Cafe/Bar 1 miles
Trader Joe's Supermarket 1 miles
Safeway Supermarket 1.5 miles

Natural Beauty

Half Moon Bay, CA Ocean/Sea 15 miles

Closest Airports

San Francisco International Airport 6.4 miles
Oakland International Airport 13 miles
Mineta San Jose International Airport 24.5 miles

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“This Howard Johnson was pretty classy for the cheapest hotel I could find. There were nice flowers around the property. The breakfast is nice - they had tons of fresh fruit, bagels and muffins you could toast, and cereal - More than I expected for a Motel. The staff were very nice and helped me receive about 10 Amazon packages right to the hotel. We were also able to do laundry - it takes quarters. (The staff can make change for you) But - make sure you read the directions as the machine has a specific way to load it or it will lock the lid and eat your money! (Seriously tho - the instructions solve it so read them) Nice little fridge and microwave was enough for heating soup or leftovers. There was a spacious desk and office chair for working. On it was an in-room coffee maker (but you don't really need that in the morning because the breakfast is provided. ) Plus, the room had a bonus fancy leather chair to sit in. And, there was a closet space area to hang your clothes that was out of sight of the rest of the room. (Although this may not be typical, we had a corner room. ) The maid service did a great job, fresh clean sheets. The beds were pretty comfortable, although I prefer them to be firmer, if you like medium soft beds this would be perfect for you. The center bedside table had 2 outlets to plug in your phone chargers - I like that it's by the bed not across the room at the desk so you can set a wake up alarm on your phone. The bathroom had a whirlpool style tub - we didn't try it but seems like a nice feature. It was a waterfall type shower head too- lots of little streams of water - it was nice to have. I also liked that they had hardwood floors. When motels have musty old carpet it tends to smell even if it has been cleaned. This motel had hardwood floors and felt very clean. :) We were working at an event at the nearby Fair Grounds - only about 1/2 mile walk from the motel.”

Natasha

United States of America

“The room was clean and comfortable.”

Jimmy

United States of America

“Nicely renovated, nice beds, nice staff, room was clean.”

Cindy

United States of America

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Children and Extra Beds

All children are welcome.

Free! One child under 9 years stays free of charge when using existing beds.

Any additional older children or adults are charged USD 15 per person per night when using existing beds.

One older child or adult is charged USD 15 per night in an extra bed.

Free! One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a crib.

The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.

Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.

Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

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Pets are not allowed.

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August 21, 2017

Jesse
United States of America
6.7

“Comfy, alittle over priced, okay breakfast but very crowded.”
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉The rooms are alittle to much in price. For what you get one would expect much lower price.
August 13, 2017

Anonymous
United States of America
10

“Good value. Nice, clean room.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉No where to put soap, shampoo, razor while showing. Had to set it on floor of shower. Kind of awkward, but not a huge deal.
눇Convenient location. Clean room. Comfortable bed.
July 30, 2017

Darren
United States of America
7.5

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 4 nights
눇Good location for what we needed. Close to Santa Clara & San Francisco and fair pricing relative to the vicinity. At first look this is an econo-lodge type but with upgraded rooms, nice bed, and a simple breakfast. Nothing negative about our stay. We would book again.
July 27, 2017

Yuzo
United States of America
7.5

“:)”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
눉N/A
눇All was good
July 23, 2017

Barbara
United States of America
7.9

Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • King Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Room and bathroom smaller than anticipated
June 23, 2017

Derrick
United States of America
8.8

“Try it”
- • Group of friends
- • Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Crowded
눇Location
June 16, 2017

Anonymous
Australia
9.2

Wonderful
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉A clean pool
눇Convenient airport connection in relaxed surrounds with plenty of good and affordable dining options
June 7, 2017

Natasha
United States of America
9.6

Exceptional
- • Business trip
- • Couple
- • King Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 5 nights
눉The pool looked nice but that someone hadn't cleaned it in awhile. We didn't want to swim and even if someone did it was still a bit cold out, so maybe they clean it more regularly in the summer. But it was nice to eat breakfast outside by the pool nonetheless. The desk lamps in the room need a sign than says how to turn then on. You have to touch a little brass knob - not turn it, touch it. There's a pro tip right there. The elevator was out of order, and we had to lug our 50 lb bags up the stairs (good thing there are only two floors!) Hopefully they fix it soon or you can ask for a first floor room if that's an issue. :)
눇This Howard Johnson was pretty classy for the cheapest hotel I could find. There were nice flowers around the property. The breakfast is nice - they had tons of fresh fruit, bagels and muffins you could toast, and cereal - More than I expected for a Motel. The staff were very nice and helped me receive about 10 Amazon packages right to the hotel. We were also able to do laundry - it takes quarters. (The staff can make change for you) But - make sure you read the directions as the machine has a specific way to load it or it will lock the lid and eat your money! (Seriously tho - the instructions solve it so read them) Nice little fridge and microwave was enough for heating soup or leftovers. There was a spacious desk and office chair for working. On it was an in-room coffee maker (but you don't really need that in the morning because the breakfast is provided. ) Plus, the room had a bonus fancy leather chair to sit in. And, there was a closet space area to hang your clothes that was out of sight of the rest of the room. (Although this may not be typical, we had a corner room. ) The maid service did a great job, fresh clean sheets. The beds were pretty comfortable, although I prefer them to be firmer, if you like medium soft beds this would be perfect for you. The center bedside table had 2 outlets to plug in your phone chargers - I like that it's by the bed not across the room at the desk so you can set a wake up alarm on your phone. The bathroom had a whirlpool style tub - we didn't try it but seems like a nice feature. It was a waterfall type shower head too- lots of little streams of water - it was nice to have. I also liked that they had hardwood floors. When motels have musty old carpet it tends to smell even if it has been cleaned. This motel had hardwood floors and felt very clean. :) We were working at an event at the nearby Fair Grounds - only about 1/2 mile walk from the motel.
March 24, 2017

Lawrence
United States of America
6.7

Pleasant
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
눉The floors had clearly not been washed. The bottoms of my feet were dirty walking barefoot. Also, there were a bunch of utility trucks parked in the lot. The first started up at ~530a, and the others followed within minutes making it sound like a construction site.
눇Overall it was clean.
March 23, 2017

Mike
United States of America
7.5

“All was good only spent 1 night breakfast was good”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉All was ok
눇All was fine only there for 1night
March 23, 2017

Felix
United States of America
7.1

Good
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
눉Parking was very tight.
눇Like refrigerator and microwave
January 16, 2017

Guillaume
France
3.3

“overall poor quality”
- • Business trip
- • Group of friends
- • King Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉very poor breakfast
눇?
December 12, 2016

Brentan
Sweden
8.3

Very Good
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Pricey but that goes for the whole area
눇Nice room
October 19, 2016

Sonik
India
3.8

“Average Stay”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉Choice for breakfast was minimal. Staff was disinterested in travellers.
눇Rooms were cleaned everyday and beds made.
October 3, 2016

Simon
United Kingdom
7.1

Good
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Queen Room - Disability Access/Non-Smoking
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉Swimming pool could do with having flotsam cleared once and again
눇very pleasant staff

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