Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires

Advantages: The People, Atmosphere, Gateway to South America, Partying
Disadvantages: Distance, Expense

...influence, Buenos Aires looks more like Paris, with wide boulevards lined with palatial mansions. The city throngs with bankers on the make and sophisticated dressers mingling with the gaunt beggars and unemployed from the surrounding shanty-town suburbs. Downtown, the Plaza de Mayo is the traditional focus of activity, while nearby Avenida 9 de Julio is popularly known as the world's widest thoroughfare and is truly a pedestrian's nightmare. Avenida Santa Fe is the most fashionable shopping area. Buenos Aires is an expensive city but regardless whether you are after a cheap or a top-end hotel, it is possible to stay right in the centre of things. Congreso is a good place to look for inexpensive lodgings, while mid-range hotels are concentrated on Avenida de Mayo. Food bargains can be had in the suburbs of La Boca and San Telmo. Downtown... Read review

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Advantages: Clean large room
Disadvantages: Have to pay for parking and breakfast.

...On my last trip to Los Angeles, I decided to investigate the Howard Johnson chain of hotels. I decided to book into their Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. From their internet website, I had a choice of 2 double beds, 1 queen bed or a king bed. They also provided both smoking and non-smoking rooms. I decided to book myself the non-smoking room with the king bed (I always wanted to know the difference between a king and a queen bed!). [Check-in] Arriving at the hotel, the checkin was relatively simple. A proof of identification with the passport, confirming my reservation, I was soon handed a keycard and off I went to investigate my room in the hotel. [Room] The room was large and spacious. On entering the room, there was a mushy scent because the aircon was not switched on. A contraption attached... Read review

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Disadvantages: errors can occur

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