edlecting Orlando as a vacation destiny was a pleasurable event that lasted for over a year. We vacationed on International Drive at a Red Roof Inn that was very nice. Coming off of Interstate 4 I found the nostalgic building in what looked to be an OK area of Orlando and had some desire to stay there because it just looked like it had a charm that was gone by. you can see by the architectural design that was over embellished from the 1960s it was definitely once a Howard Johnson. Now it is Lake Holden Inn and it is anything but a Inn. From the road it looked well preserved,well that all changed once we pulled into the driveway Everything was worn out including the driveway! The pool was demolished and the only people staying there were people in some type of transitional program or running from the police. The entire grounds are well worn out including all the buildings. How the city allows it to exist is beyond me. we were amazed that we got out of there alive. Everyone was staring at our car. I'm blessed enough to drive a Mercedes and their blessed enough to own crack pipes we were truly scared. The manager of the property came out confronting us as if we were there to do something illegal, and he looked beat up and worn out with tattered clothing. It was like something from a bad comedy sitcom. Our two minutes there was enough to never need to go back. Its a...
Read moreI stayed here because I liked the retro looks of the hotel. It is really started to come along. The new manager seems to want to see it thrive again. They've started remodeling some of the rooms. It is coming a long way from how it once was. Thus hotel dates back to 1960s when it was Howard Johnson's. The former office seems to be being remodeled. The old restaurant is long gone unfortunately. But I will stay here again. And the prices are very reasonable.i hope to see this hotel get restored back to its former self and it will be great to...
Read moreIt's a nice little motel. It has a kit of retro charm. It dates back to being once Howard Johnson's motel you can tell when you see the restaurant that used to be the office. This motel is on nice property has a nice lake. And it's not over ran by tourists like the motels near Florida mall. Yet it's close to I 4 and all the sites. I recommend this motel. I...
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