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Boston Howard Johnson	Average Price: $190 Check Rates

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1271 Boylston Street

Boston, 02215 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 6 of 24
Average review rating: 3.43

OpinionWell Value Index: 9

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (28) , MyTravelGuide (30) , Travelocity (7) , TripAdvisor (207) , YahooTravel (11)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	Recent comments complained about room smell.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. There was an awful odor in the hallway like someone got ill.

"Not bad " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/25/2011 Vote

2. The hallways smelled so bad we had to cover our nose all the way to the room and even in the room there was a lingering odor.

"Very run down and dirty " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/24/2011 Vote

3. The room smelled from a horrible musty/moldy odor.

"disaster " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/26/2011 Vote

4. Noise all early AM hours, hallways with odd over-air freshened odor, curtains falling down, stains on ceiling.

"Don't Do It " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/29/2011 Vote

5. The room smelled of animal odors, and bugs were crawling across the carpet.

"A great location near Fenway Park, but awful room. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/12/2011 Vote

6. Hotel is non-smoking, but our room did have a stale nicotine odor (we were glad we packed air freshener).

"Unmatched proximity to Fenway Park " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/5/2009 Vote

7. The staff is polite and seem responsive, although they are unable to do anything about the odor or A/C.

"Smoker's Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/30/2009 Vote

8. The second room was mildly better, but still had a strong smoke odor.

"Smoker's Hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/30/2009 Vote

9. But the last straw for us was on the second day there was the definite strong odor of marijuana wafting down the hallway as we walked with our 7-year-old grandson.

"Would not stay here again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/8/2009 Vote

10. I immediately went to the drugstore next door to buy a candle to attempt to mask the odors.

"Very Strong Smoke and Mildew Odors " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/17/2007 Vote