Howard Johnson Torrance

Room was decent, staff was really nice and accommodating! Continental breakfast was pretty basic but better than nothing. Location is front and center in Torrance and very conveniently located near «restaurant row», Del Amo fashion center.

Posted photos. It was a gem of a room and clean and quiet great bed!!! Zack and Ian were my hosts.

Nice hotel. 2^nd time here. They are renovating and it’s going to be even nicer. The night auditor is a really cool guy with a great personality. He had me in and out the lobby. Offered coffee, breakfast etc. will definitely come back and recommend this place to anyone

We were very disappointed with our stay at Howard Johnson Torrance. There was no hot water for the bath tub /​shower. We had to take cold, cold, cold, cold showers on a cold morning. I will never go back because all they did was… Nothing about it! I feel like I should have been offered my money back, but got nothing.

I’ve been staying at HOJO in Torrance for quite a few years, have only had a few issues! This last stay, was probably the best! My room was very clean, and the bed was the best yet! Very comfortable! The wifi worked great! This hotel is very centrally located in Torrance! My
Main issue is the parking, I have a full size truck and sometimes it’s hard to find a parking spot it will fit in, the one thing needing improvement is the parking situation! Yes it’s an older hotel, no pool and not very updated, but it is very
Comfortable and i am very much at home there! Employees are very pleasant and friendly! Thank you!

First off I wouldn’t even rate this place, just for the fact that the manager is a complete fail to the meaning of hospitality. I don’t get why he went into the hospitality business he is very rude and judges people on what they appear not who they are. Also very disrespectful to non English speaking people. Thinks everyone is out to get the hotel, treated me and my whole family with the presence of pure discrimination. I would not recommend you stay here the Marriott next door beats them hands down in all aspects of customer satisfaction.

I stay for 2 months It’s the best hotel in California it’s clean and cheap and good place for relaxing and the location its very good and all the staff are smiling and helping I won’t to thanks mr Masood he is very helpful and any think we need he bringing as soon thanks mr Masood and thanks for all staff.

Stayed here for 3 nights. At it was Okay to say the best. Towels smelled like chlorine bleach, and there were ants on the bathroom counter. When I called down to the front desk they said housekeeping would be right up, then someone showed up at the door with a can of raid bug spray. & no one ever came back to check if the problem was resolved. I was thinking of requesting a different room, but they were booked for the weeknd. The beds we’re soft & free breakfast wasnt bad. For the price I guess it was okay, but I wont be staying there again.

The rooms were filthy. I had to get changed 3 times to find a room without ants and spiders. The days I stayed, the wifi was terrible. It didn’t even work. Currently, there was an issue at the time that they wouldn’t even bother fixing. I would constantly call the front desk asking for when it would be repaired. Their response would always be «the next day». Just fix it already. The breakfast wasn’t that great either. I wouldn’t recommend anyone to stay here and I would not stay here again.

THEE worst $$ I ever spent – my son had a small stroke and a blot clot in his brain– in Torrance CA. I live 65 Los miles away – I’m 62 yrs old. I rushed to be by my son’s side and got a room two blocks from the hospital. 11PM: Ran the water in the shower for 10 minutes NO HOT WATER– cold shower! I told the check out desk the next morning and the young kid behind the counter just looked at me and said «Sorry about that» !!! That’s not good enough when a PAYING CUSTOMER can’t even take a hot shower!

I stayed here for one night, and it was decidedly okay. Comfortable bed, microwave and fridge, plenty of space, easy parking. No wifi though, which is absolutely ridiculous. It’s the 21^st century, and this is LA. Come on.

We stayed here for a few nights while our house was being fumigated for termites. I was unsure about this place at first. But it was perfectly fine.
Here’s the lowdown: It’s bare bones, nothing fancy, no pool, basic continental breakfast. But it’s clean, a little worn and could use some updating, as the rooms feel a bit old and the misplaced furniture makes the room a bit cramped, but again, it’s clean and inexpensive. The sheets were clean (no stray hairs), the towels had no stains. The bathroom, while a bit outdated, was clean. Free wi-​fi! And walking distance to a range of restaurants and a grocery store, if you need anything. There’s also room service (delivered by restaurants they have a deal with). So, what else do you need? If you’re a light sleeper, I’d bring earplugs, since the floors and walls are a bit thin. But honestly, I’d put up with some noise for a clean room.
The front desk clerk said they changed owners recently, so maybe the clean, decent rooms are a result of the new ownership.
I’m giving it a high 3 stars only because they could use a little remodeling and not sure the mini fridge and microwave are really necessary, especially when they’re located in a weird place in the room. But at least it’s there if you need it and the rooms are clean and the place is safe.
I’d stay here again.

Honestly, I was a bit nervous about staying here while visiting California because of all the bad reviews this Inn was getting. But it’s honestly, a great place. Well worth your money. I would recommend this place to anyone who is looking for an affordable place to stay.
The Inn is close to many restaurants, grocery shops & etc.
The workers are nice and helpful.

Good place to stay. Nice beds and great service. Good and free breakfast. 24 hr coffee and help was very friendly.

Words cannot describe just how frustrated and disappointed this place is. We always heard negative reviews about Howard Johnson hotels. So when my wife and I booked through Hotwire, we were hoping that it wouldn’t be chosen. Of course with our luck it was picked.
The first day we got there our room was upgraded which was very nice. But when we got to the room we weren’t pleased one bit. The rooms are disgusting!!! There were ants and spiders crawling all over the blinds, bathroom sink & even the bathtub. The walls looked like they were just worked on because they were covered up with what looked to be a type of plaster. It’s as if they made no effort to even make it look professionally done.
The beds were extremely uncomfortable and even broke the second day we were there, when my wife put her luggage on it. If there was a rating lower then one star I would definitely give it to this place. The complimentary free breakfast was juice, bagels & cereal. What a joke! The staff there (outside of the gentleman the day we checked in) were rude, uneducated and very unprofessional. When we decide to complain about the poor conditions, the female manager said she refused to help us because we wanted the corporate number to complain. Basically if we kept our mouth shut she would make it worth our wild. I would advice everyone to NEVER stay at any Howard Johnson hotel, especially the location in Torrence. Spend a little bit more money & stay at a better hotel. Remember you get what you pay for.

Friendly, clean, outdated, has cribs/​pack & plays for babies. Water pressure in shower is really weak.

If I could give a lower grade than 1 star I would for this location. When I arrived at the hotel several of the parking spaces were piled high with old furniture that looked like it had been pulled from the rooms. Not a great first impressions. I checked in and then made it to my room. A SPECIAL NOTE HERE: all rooms and access to those rooms are outside and on the 2^nd and 3^rd floor of this hotel. My room was located on the 2^nd floor.
Walking by all the other rooms with the air conditioning units outside you will see under each unit a Howard Johnson’s ice bucket to catch water from the AC. The buckets look really bad and the water inside those buckets looked even worse.
Now the room, I had asked for King sized bed and discovered the bed was on the floor with no frame. The bed felt like they had pushed two mattresses together and there was an obvious dip right in the middle of the bed. I was able to get some sleep but the room walls are paper thin. Taking a shower was another adventure. The water pressure was less than desired and the water temp did not keep constant so you had to be careful.
Overall a terrible experience. I just kept thinking about the old saying, first impressions are the best impressions. In this case, first impressions of this hotel I should have run for the hills.

Ok, good rate still means minimal expectations must be met.
1 Sweep or mop the bathroom floor. (found pub hair)
2 Blankets should not have smoke holes in it.
I posted pics of the bath tub with some cheap quick fix.

They made a mistake on our reservation and upgraded our room that was cool. The one thing we can’t overlook was the place’s hella dirty unfortunately. There were ants in the bathroom. We decided to try the continental breakfast (one of the rare occasions we get up early on the weekend). That was a mistake they had fruit flys all around the cut pastries. We sampled the cereal but the milk was questionable. Apple and orange juice seemed bland and watered down. The only good breakfast item was the waffles. But waffle maker — be careful it’s hot! We requested a late late check out but front desk wanted to charge $ 50 which would’ve been the price for a whole nother day for us (booked hotwire).
Chances of return — ZERO