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Howard Johnson Helena

2.0 star property

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Business centre
Lobby
Free daily on-the-go breakfast
Standard Room
Standard Room

Reviews

5.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

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2101 11th Ave, Helena, MT, 59601
  • Montana State Capitol
    ‪14 min walk‬
  • Cathedral of St. Helena
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Carroll College
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Helena, MT (HLN-Helena Regional)
    ‪4 min drive‬

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About the area

Helena

With a stay at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Helena in Helena, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Montana Historical Society Museum and Montana State Capitol. .This hotel is 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Cathedral of St. Helena and 1.9 mi (3.1 km) from Original Governor's Mansion.

What's nearby

  • Montana Historical Society Museum - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Montana State Capitol - 14 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Cathedral of St. Helena - 4 min drive - 2.5 km
  • Carroll College - 5 min drive - 3.5 km
  • Helena Civic Center - 5 min drive - 3.5 km

Getting around

  • Helena, MT (HLN-Helena Regional) - 5 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Town Pump - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪1889 Coffee House - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Lewis & Clark Brewery & Tap Room - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Howard Johnson Helena

Hotel in Helena with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Helena offers 71 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and ceiling fans. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 71 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, ski storage, and tour/ticket assistance. This hotel also features a banquet hall and a vending machine.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Helena? This hotel has 2824 square feet (262 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary on-the-go breakfast each morning.
Longhorn Saloon - Onsite bar.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge); wired internet (surcharge)

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

  • Longhorn Saloon

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Ski storage

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,824 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 17 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector and a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Count on Us (Wyndham)
Masks are required at the property for guests without COVID-19 vaccination
Property Registration Number BUSI-002747-2025

Property is also known as

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Howard Johnson Wyndham Helena Hotel
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Howard Johnson Helena Reviews

Reviews

5.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 80 out of 683 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 165 out of 683 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 125 out of 683 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 154 out of 683 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 159 out of 683 reviews

5.8/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

5.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jennifer Neufeld

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Deplorable, at best. Avoid at all costs.

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tyler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Its connected to a little casino. The rooms are not in very good condition, uncomfortable, and dirty. My wife and I walked into our room and before we could set our bags down, walked back out and told the front we arent staying there. Very poor quality and cleanliness. The front desk was not very helpful with anything.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Enter at your own peril...

Place should be shut down until remodeling is complete. At least put a up a "pardon our mess" sign, instead of acting like its normal. Upon checking in another guest was complaining about the broken items in his room. Mine included bulb out, toilet no flush, bathroom fan seized, carpet had patches and stains, sink was slow to drain and the handles and spout were loose. Key card stoped working(not kept near cell phone or cc) and i just stopped closing the door all the way. Great for security huh? It was literally like a slum lord just got it barely ready and said "send it". I'm not picky with hotels, and in my lifetime this is the second worst one I've ever stayed in. That low price is their for a reason. Think of this as the Frontier Airlines of the Helena Hotel system. At least the staff was trying to be helpful. The a/c was cold. As for the rest...see title description
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Kathryn, Bozeman

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our room was not clean. One of our pillows didn't have a pillow case and there was an apparent blood spot on the pillow. They never brought a new pillow case or new/extra pillow after requested. Room and hallways didn't appear to have seen a vacuum recently. The hallway smelled like urine. When I brought up my concerns to the motel, the front desk person essentially rolled her eyes and showed no indication she even cared. We ended up not even staying our (uncancellable/unrefundable) 2nd night. And cancelled the 3rd night. Not recommended. At all.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

2/10 Terrible

Teresa

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was very dirty. The website said there was breakfast offered but when I asked about it we were told there was none offered. The hotel was very run down and I would have left but it was to late to cancel my reservation.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Robert, Gold Beach

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Dirty. Old. Minus a pillow case.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Just like the best 1 Star in a third world country

One of the worst condition, dirty, run down hotel I have stayed at outside of 3rd world countries. 2nd floor reeked of some terrible smell, dirty, and dingy. Room was dirty, dresser had broken drawers hanging in place, curtains were half ripped down. Bed had broken box frame or frame as mattress was significantly bowed to the middle, a lantern was sitting on the floor with no table. Hotels.com should not allow this decrepit of a property to be listed.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Donald

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pierre

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Excellent location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jorge

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good place
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Wayne, Billings

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was too small and had to much furniture Couldn't maneuver wheelchair other than two feet into the room. Could not get intothe bathroom even with. Walker.hubbby had to take me .
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Don

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not good

Needs major reno
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

steven

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the nastiest hotel I have ever stepped foot in.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Thomas

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Travis

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
No hot water, stains on sheets and towels.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Beth

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Should have listened to the reviews I read before booking this. EVERYTHING bad that I read applied to our room. The sheets hadn’t been changed and someone with greasy skin had slept in it previously. It was very late when we arrived so we slept on top of the sheets (which was ok because it was so hot in our room and either the compressor was shot on our air conditioner/heater or it didn’t have one). Temperature was close to 80 and the window wasn’t openable
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Ross

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Good value for money. Bathroom was not clean. Room was unbelievably hot, too hot to sleep even with a/c running. Breakfast was pathetic, a breakfast sandwich, yogurt and coffee. Expected more when advertised breakfast included.. lots of dog messes around property.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Evelyn

Disliked: Cleanliness
Disappointing to say the least. Very dirty throughout, including entrance, elevators and rooms. Beds not made well, looks like not made; large stains on bedspread and side of box springs. Barhroom light not working. Bfst included was limited, only 3 items.....yogourt, microwave mcmuffin in packette and weak coffee. Staff not friendly and uncaring. Will not stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shari

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Front staff was amazing. Friendly
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Brandi

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Travis

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean, quiet and affordable for a stay near the airport. Felt safe
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Andrew

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Don't normally leave reviews but this was bad! I booked a room for 4 nights the guy that checked me in was more worried about what was on his phone then helping me I had to have my key cards re done everynight. It Looked like someone thru up on the stairway. The mattress cover had brown stains on them floor looked like it hadnt been vacuumed in a month. roof in the bathroom looked like it was about to collapse from water damage mold around the shower. mattress felt like it was missing a few springs. And i could say more i would give this place 0 stars if that was an option. Hopefully i save someone from waisted there money on a room.