Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge West Boylston,MA
Former Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge located at 181 West Boylston St. in West Boylston,MA. The motor lodge is now independently owned and operated under the name Classic Inn & Suites. Somehow the gate lodge has remained intact and free from any stucco placed over it. The owners are very proud of their last remaining, most intact “Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge” mentioning both www.orangeroof.org and www.hojoland.com as great websites presenting the history of the HoJos brand. I had quite a lengthy talk with the manager who stated that there are no plans to demolish the iconic gate lodge. The manager continued on to tell me that it was the Howard Johnson name they had to give up to keep their property from being altered to meet standards set by a large conglomerate. Its unfortunate that the Howard Johnson name has been wrecked by corporate greed over the years leaving longtime franchises to make great altercations to their motels or remove the Howard Johnson(s) name altogether. The motel is not on a major highway, which has likely helped in keeping the place looking almost exactly like it did more than forty years ago! The restaurant is now occupied by an independent restaurant, which is operating under the name PJ’s New England Bar and Grill. Unfortunately the restaurant has been altered from its original state leaving very few holdovers from Howard Johnsons. Nevertheless there are a few (former) Howard Johnsons restaurants retaining their orange roof but no gate lodges in such great condition so it’s a fair tradeoff.
Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge West Boylston,MA
Former Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge located at 181 West Boylston St. in West Boylston,MA. The motor lodge is now independently owned and operated under the name Classic Inn & Suites. Somehow the gate lodge has remained intact and free from any stucco placed over it. The owners are very proud of their last remaining, most intact “Howard Johnsons Motor Lodge” mentioning both www.orangeroof.org and www.hojoland.com as great websites presenting the history of the HoJos brand. I had quite a lengthy talk with the manager who stated that there are no plans to demolish the iconic gate lodge. The manager continued on to tell me that it was the Howard Johnson name they had to give up to keep their property from being altered to meet standards set by a large conglomerate. Its unfortunate that the Howard Johnson name has been wrecked by corporate greed over the years leaving longtime franchises to make great altercations to their motels or remove the Howard Johnson(s) name altogether. The motel is not on a major highway, which has likely helped in keeping the place looking almost exactly like it did more than forty years ago! The restaurant is now occupied by an independent restaurant, which is operating under the name PJ’s New England Bar and Grill. Unfortunately the restaurant has been altered from its original state leaving very few holdovers from Howard Johnsons. Nevertheless there are a few (former) Howard Johnsons restaurants retaining their orange roof but no gate lodges in such great condition so it’s a fair tradeoff.