Developer Inn Highway, A Howard Johnson by Wyndham Kissimmee, FL

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Orlando Lake Buena Vista offers clean rooms, friendly service, and a great location near Disney. Considering the price, I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed my stay. It provides excellent value for travelers looking for comfort and convenience.

The room was very clean and looked amazing,But the bottom of the door needed to be fixed. As for the tv needed more channels. But overall the staff was very generous and helpful. I will recommend this location.

Bottom line up front: this hotel is NOT a Howard Johnson, charges fees for amenities supposedly included for “free,” and is a DIVE (see photos and roach video, if I’m able to post vid). Listen, I’ve stayed at DOZENS and DOZENS of budget hotels in the Kissimmee/Orlando area. This one is near the top of my “worst” list. Here’s why: 1) I booked through Priceline, took screenshots of the fine print, and even chatted with Priceline. They assured me that all fees were included in the price I paid. Like so many SCAM HOTELS in the Orlando area, this one will try to add an extra 20% to your bill in the form of fees once you're standing there at the desk. Fees for what? Roaches? Peeling paint? Long check in lines? Parking, breakfast, and WIFI were included, so not sure what the $29 in fees was for two nights. I talked to "Alex" at the front desk to try to get the fees reversed. I emailed the front desk to try to them taken off. They didn’t bother to reply. I phoned them after my stay, and the person just wanted to argue about the legitimacy of the fees (they clearly have prepared arguments and deal with this a LOT, which they wouldn’t have to if it wasn’t a SCAM), and they had NOT read my email of a few days prior. SAVE ALL OF YOUR FINE PRINT ETC. AND CONTEST IT THROUGH YOUR CREDIT CARD. 2) The entry to the hotel is difficult to find. 3) The parking lot feels more lot a prison cells looking down on a prison yard, with people hanging out on balcony railings, etc. 4) The front desk never had two people, even though it’s made for two people. So, expect a 15+ minute wait whenever you need something (check in, check out, towels, etc.) 5) This is NOT a HOJO. This is a “Developer Inn” that paid HOJO/Wyndham for a license to use their name. Expect to be treated as such, and to receive no help from HOJO/Wyndham. 6) The paint was peeling in the shower, and NOT just a little. Like, HALF of the shower. The exhaust fan also had lots of dust/mold. 7) There WERE ROACHES, and no, not the big palmetto bugs common outside in FL. These were German cockroaches, the kind that like to hitchhike back home in your belongings and are HARD to eliminate. 8) The walls are thin. I could clearly make out the neighbor watching The Outer Limits, and opera music playing somewhere from another building. Oh, and there’s a helicopter tours launchpad about 400 yards away from your front door. 9) Other issues: the pool is not close and not welcoming, like it was placed as an afterthought. No all-day coffee. The bus to the parks must be reserved and runs at hours that will have you missing HOURS at the parks (it’s like 845am and 745pm, leaving you in the park from like 10am to 630p before you have to make your way to the shuttle). Oh, and the shuttle only goes to two parks. The AC from the rooms drips water onto the badly-painted stairs, so BRACE YOURSELF!). Pubes in bathroom on first use. Towel delivery and room turndown only every two days. 10) Pros: AC was cold (but LOUD, and cycled on and off a lot). Blinds worked well. Let’s not reward this hotel any further for their deceptive practices! Write to another hotel and get a commitment, in writing, that there will be no additional fees, and go with that hotel. This one is NOT WORTH THE COST EVEN BEFORE THE FEES. End amenity fees in Orlando and beyond so that consumers can compare apples to apples when booking hotels! As for me, I gave this hotel a chance to make things right, and they dropped the ball at every opportunity. I will be disputing charges and reporting to BBB (and perhaps State of FL Attorney General Dept. of Consumer Protection), but wish I’d picked a more-expensive hotel where I didn’t have to now spend time doing that :(

Howard Johnsons have been around a long time. Like anywhere else that has been around this long are going to be hit or miss. This location was pretty good and the staff were great and very friendly. I’d stay here again.

I was truly surprised by how clean and beautiful everything was inside Lucio's room, including breakfast. I couldn't enjoy it because I left super early. I'll definitely make it one of my favorites.