Howard Johnson by Wyndham Ridgecrest, CA

Friendly staff good value

Great proximity to everything but quiet It's old but...clean and cozy and a good value

Exceptional

This is a vintage motel. It is a LOT nicer inside than its 1950s exterior might lead you to suspect. The furniture is old but in great condition. Everything is immaculately clean. The manager-owner is very personable. The air conditioner--essential on a 100-degree day--worked well. The breakfast was simple, but more than adequate. The price was competitive for the area. The $10 pet charge. Is this really necessary for a small dog that sleeps in a crate? The water in the shower was tepid at its hottest. This was disappointing. But we were able to use it for a very quick cleaning. We'd stayed here before and the water temperature was fine in May, 2024. We reported this problem to the manager. I'm sure it's fixed by now. The wi-fi signal was extremely weak and faded in and out unpredictably. We had hope to stream a YouTube video. This was totally impossible. We reported this to the manager on the morning we left, so I'm sure it has now been improved.

Superb

A great place to stay and rest for the night on a long trip.

Extremely nice guy working at the reception, nice breakfast Very loud AC

Location More vegan options for breakfast would be appreciated

It gives you all you need.

I had a fantastic stay at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Ridgecrest. The hotel is extremely clean and clearly recently renovated—everything feels fresh and well taken care of. The manager is incredibly kind and helpful, truly going above and beyond to make guests feel welcome. You can tell they really care about the experience. The breakfast was also very good, with plenty of options to start the day right. Overall, the place is spotless, comfortable, and run by amazing people. I highly recommend this hotel and would definitely stay here again!

Service was excellent. Staff very helpful. Clean and comfortable. Nothing

The outside was old and run down but the rooms were very good. It was like staying in a much more expensive hotel from the inside.

Dirty and old looking. Stains everywhere in the room - floors, walls, ceiling. Probably a wet wash would help, or repaint!!! Bedsheets vere not clean at all, they actually looked disgusting, big yellow stains to small im not sure what stains, to dirt stains. Looked like pillow had been on the floor, not a new just put on fresh case. Pillows were huge, lumpy, didn't use those. Freezer made loud noise and gave out heat, suggesting it's also old and works on overload or something. But it worked. One tall floor lamp was not working, but you could manage without it. AC was very very old, haven't seen so old machine anywhere where we have stayed. It was like a tractor, very loud. And you had to switch it on and of manually, so when the noise got to much, you get up and turn it off. When it got too hot again, again get up from bed and turn the tractor on, so no sleep. And that was what we needed after a long drive. Restroom seemed okay, some towels looked very used, few were usable. We didn't use the tv and also didn't wait for the breakfast, left very early as we wanted to be gone from that place. Guy at the front desk was friendly, but really, please deep clean your rooms, throw the ugly sheets and towels out.

Receptionist Dirty and old looking. Stains everywhere in the room - floors, walls, ceiling. Probably a wet wash would help, or repaint!!! Bedsheets vere not clean at all, they actually looked disgusting, big yellow stains to small im not sure what stains, to dirt stains. Looked like pillow had been on the floor, not a new just put on fresh case. Pillows were huge, lumpy, didn't use those. Freezer made loud noise and gave out heat, suggesting it's also old and works on overload or something. But it worked. One tall floor lamp was not working, but you could manage without it. AC was very very old, haven't seen so old machine anywhere where we have stayed. It was like a tractor, very loud. And you had to switch it on and of manually, so when the noise got to much, you get up and turn it off. When it got too hot again, again get up from bed and turn the tractor on, so no sleep. And that was what we needed after a long drive. Restroom seemed okay, some towels looked very used, few were usable. We didn't use the tv and also didn't wait for the breakfast, left very early as we wanted to be gone from that place. Guy at the front desk was friendly, but really, please deep clean your rooms, throw the ugly sheets and towels out.

Broken toilet stained towels

Exceptional

The staff was very friendly and the rooms were in good shape. A great deal for the price! The only negative thing I'd like to share with the owners: our AC really struggled to cool the room down for several hours because it was 110° and the AC was off when we arrived. It might be good to turn them on at least a couple hours before check in time when there's an extreme heat warning. Otherwise, we enjoyed our stay!

Cute and clean

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No phone in room and no coffee maker. I called before I booked to make sure there was a hair dryer in the rooms. I was told yes. There was no HD in room but I did get one upon request. Staff is super nice and friendly. Overall stay waa nice. Maybe would not have stayed so lone but we were just to worn out to move around after dealing with family issues. Vert convenient location.