Howard Johnson Columbia

Definitely not the nicest hotel you’ll ever stay at. Still, the CoMo HoJo offers a cheap spot to rest for a night or two right off of I-​70. The easiest way to describe our room would be to simply call it «sticky.» My brother and his wife described their’s as «smelled like cigarettes and piss.»
Well, what do you expect for $ 50 a night? At least there was cable TV and a mini fridge to stash our Keystone Light.

I WISH zero stars was an option! This was, hands down, the worst hotel experience I’ve ever had! I work in Columbia and live in St. Louis, so I stayed here while I was in town working. I checked in and my account was charged for the room fee. Off to a good start! But then… later that day, I was charged a no-​show fee equal to the price of the room. When I first contacted them to refund my money, they claimed they didn’t know what I was referring to. Finally, they admitted their mistake and refunded my money but it was a real headache! The staff is obviously not well trained, the manager isn’t helpful and the rooms aren’t very clean or nice. Skip it! You’ll be glad you did and there’s plenty of other hotels in the immediate area!!!

An OK stay, but nothing luxurious.
This HOJO is your basic budget motel. The room was clean and had some amenities. The room I stayed in had a microwave and fridge. The staff was friendly enough, but nothing stood out to separate this from other similar places I’ve stayed at. As far as HOJOs go, this was in the middle of the pack. Not amazing, but not terrible.
As far as the interior is concerned, it is an older building that could use some work. Cleanliness was fair, but one of the cups had some dirt inside it. How is that possible with a pre-​wrapped cup?
Since the price was low and I had no major issues, I’ll give them 3-​stars. If you’re stopping through and just need a place to spend the night, then you’ll be fine here.

If I could give this hotel no stars I would. This was the worst experience I have ever had a hotel. The lady at check in authorized mine and my two friends credit cards for over $ 300 each when it should have been for $ 55.24 each. Then we get to the room she bring us receipts showing us that she tried to fix it and when describing the receipts and who they belong to she rudely stated «this one is for your short loud friend». We were already extremely mad at this point but then it got worse –I noticed something crawling up the wall. COCKROACH!!! We killed it and let it go for about 30 min then, another COCKROACH!!! We were done after that. We took both bugs to the FD and tried to talk to them but they yelled at us to just get out of the hotel. I told them that I will be receiving my money back and he stated «Yes I don’t care get out of the hotel!» Mr Patel was his name and he was the worst GM I have ever encountered. Little did he know that the three us together have over 22 years of hotel experience and none of us would ever treat a guest with that kind of disrespect! Their corporate office will be hearing from us!

This place was hosting the National Small Farm Show. I called twice, first to get the rate and then to book the room. Both times the person I spoke to quoted the same rate to me. He took my credit card information and gave me a confirmation number. Three days later after getting lost and driving all day, I arrived exhausted to be told that they would not HONOR my reservation. Turns out that there is a football game in town and they can get more for my room. It was after 9 p.m. and yet the new rate is twice the rate quoted and reserved by my credit card. When I pointed out what HONOR means, they tried to tell me they weren’t the host hotel even though they knew exactly what I was talking about when I called AND I showed them their name on the website as hosts. The next day when I got to the show I found out that they had done this to others. They also reserved the rooms ahead of time at a set rate and when they got there were charged a slightly larger cost for the 1^st night and then the 2^nd night were told they would have to pay the full rate which was more than double what was quoted or they could leave and find somewhere else. This is awful and immoral treatment of guests and future guests. I am a cancer patient and needed badly to lie down instead I was forced to find another hotel because I was not paying double for a room with a hotel that would not stand by their word. Behavior like that should not be rewarded. It would’ve been fine if the higher rate was what I agreed to in the beginning. The hotel had no problem getting the publicity from Small Farm Today magazine but then they reneged when it came time to follow though. They should be ashamed of these types of business tactics and I told them so when I left.

It’s worth the three stars. Found a special on
for $ 50 total, and it provided a big room, comfortable bed, big bathroom and quietness.

It’s been a long time since I’ve stayed in a Hojo and it will be even longer until I stay again. The hotel was clean but Internet didn’t work, the coffee pot in room was dangerous and the staff were okay. It’s cheap so Friday night there were lots of high school kids on some competition and lots of parents «partying» in the rooms on my hall. Places are hard to find on busy Mizzou weekends and this place was acceptable (barely).

This place is perfect if your looking for a cheap place for the night. The rooms are nothing special nor was anything else about that place. But it gets the job done if your just passing through town.

On a cross-​country trip, I booked this hotel beforehand through Priceline. It was listed as pet-​friendly. When I went to check in, the hotel seemed nice enough, and very politely stated up front their pet policy of fees, and that all pets should be declared when checking in.
No problem there.
BUT:
When I told them my two pets were CATS, I was told that they don’t accept cats. Dogs? Yes. But cats? On no uncertain terms will they accept cats. Which they didn’t put anywhere on any of the e-​mails sent to me.
So while I’m sure this hotel is fine otherwise, do not take cats there, despite anything their website or another site tells you.
They will refuse to give you your room, even if you’ve already paid for it, then refer you to your booking agent for a refund. (I was forced to go through Priceline for a refund.)
Oh, and when I immediately called Priceline, who then called them to verify, they didn’t pick up the phone.

We had a HORRIBLE experience with this hotel. They were not supposed to charge my credit card in advance, but they did. Then when we got there to check in, it smelled HORRIBLE and the woman at the counter was very rude. I don’t think it had been cleaned in years. We could not stay there with our children, but they had already run my credit card and would not refund our money. BEWARE!!!

Really close to the freeway and get’s the job done.
The room was clean and the customer representative at the front desk was pleasant. The continental breakfast was better than most. The biscuits & gravy were a great touch and sent me on my way in the morning with a full stomach.
I would stay here again.

I spent a week at thi hotel while in Columbia on business. I found the room and daily service to be good. The hotel was quiet and conveniently located.