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Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District

2.0 star property

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Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool
Lobby
Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

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3295 Shepherd of the Hills Expressway, Branson, MO, 65616
  • Place, Highway 76 Strip
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, White Water
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, Titanic Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Branson, MO (BKG)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Exterior Corridor) | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Exterior Corridor)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (Exterior Corridor) | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (Exterior Corridor)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub (Exterior Corridor)

  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor) | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor)

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor, Tub w/ Grab Bar)

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Jetted Tub (Interior Corridor)

  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor) | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Room, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor)

  • 39 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Patio (Interior Corridor)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Balcony (Interior Corridor)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Patio (Interior Corridor)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking (Interior Corridor, Tub w/ Grab Bar)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking, Balcony (Interior Corridor)

  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District

Motel with free breakfast, a short walk to Highway 76 Strip
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free motel has a microwave in a common area and a seasonal outdoor pool. Free self-service breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, laundry facilities, a 24-hour front desk and express check-out are on-site.
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District offers 131 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Premium cable televisions are provided. Rooms have partially open bathrooms. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and complimentary toiletries.

This Branson motel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

An indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site.

Children aged under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they enjoy the free breakfast at Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Highway 76 Strip. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an indoor pool.
  • Free self-service breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking
  • Take a swim in the indoor and seasonal outdoor pools
  • Amenities include laundry facilities, a terrace and a vending machine
  • Guests speak favourably about the clean guestrooms and the value of their stay
  • 10 minutes by foot from Highway 76 Strip and a 3-minute drive from Titanic Museum
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District offers its guests an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. WiFi is free in public spaces. Free breakfast is served daily. A terrace, a vending machine, and laundry facilities are also featured at the business-friendly Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District. Self parking is free.

This Branson motel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free self-service breakfast on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and at the weekend from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free self-serve breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekends

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini-fridge
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • 2 floors
  • 4 buildings
  • Built in 1990
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 22-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities will be closed during October, November, December, September, January and February:
  • One of the swimming pools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 20.00 per pet, per night
  • Only dogs are allowed
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Children 18 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 50.00 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 20.00 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in June and close in September.
  • Children aged 18 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.

Property is also known as

Southern Oaks Branson
Southern Oaks Inn
Southern Oaks Inn Branson
Southern Oaks Hotel Branson
Southern Oaks Inn
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District Motel
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District Branson
Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District Motel Branson

Reviews

Howard Johnson by Wyndham Branson Theatre District Reviews

6.6

6.6/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

6.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 257 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 231 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 189 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 149 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 174 out of 1000 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ashley

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Staff was great. I was pleasantly surprised with how nice the room was. Bed was super comfy, jacuzzi tub was AMAZING. Outdoor pool was sooo relaxing and nice. Don’t judge a book by its cover! We will def stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Shanerika

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
indoor pool was a plus.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Anne

Travelled with family
The pools were nice but crowded. There was mold in the bathroom over the shower. The parking lot had food wrappers, dirty diaper. It was a pet friendly hotel. We took our pet. There was really nowhere to walk her because there was glass in the grass area.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Debra

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Needs refurbishing!

The room & motel is rundown. The breakfast has little to offer. Had to change room to 2nd floor because of noise, they were nice about helping with that. We will not return…
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good for a night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

DAN, Independence

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
We booked an interior entrance we were given an exterior door. It was a smoking room!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Howard johnson

Pool was down 3 days. Breakfast sucked. Water and flour gravy and biscuit every day. Not as good as last stay on momth ago.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Donna

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Valerie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Raven

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Decent Price

Rooms were a good size, staff was friendly, never had any personal issues. My issue was that we celebrated my birthday here (July 14) and I wanted to lay out by the pool and swim but they shut both pools down at the same time. Didn’t let us swim at all. Why shut down both if you have 2 and offer pools? We also had to sleep with the tv on every night because the outside noise was insanely loud throughout the night, and then on check out day, they sent me an automated text asking me when I was going to check out, so I selected 11am, then 30 mins later at 9am the staff comes by knocking on my door that had a do not disturb sign on it asking me when I was checking out. That was very irritating. But all in all, other than those things, it was a decent stay for the price and did have very friendly staff.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Madelynn

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

FLEAS!!

After checking in we went to our room. Immediately we smelled cigarette smoke. I stopped the worker who was outside and asked if we could move to another room, unfortunately there was nothing available so we stayed. After being in the room for 10 minutes my husband noticed there were TWO fleas on him. I was in the middle of changing my daughter on the bed, when I looked over I also saw a flea on the pillow. Of course we immediately got our belongings and I went to the front desk. The lady was very friendly and apologized. She told us we would get a full refund for the two days that we had booked. It has now been almost two weeks since and we have received nothing. I contacted hotels.com and they did not receive any refund on their end. When the representative contacted the hotel he said that they would not be refunding me for the two days but they can refund one day. I then called and spoke to the manager myself. He was super unprofessional, said I was a liar and hung up on me. We were in Branson on 4th of July weekend, so finding another hotel was a struggle! We had no reason to make up a lie and leave, knowing it would be hard if not impossible to find another place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Sue

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast sucked and the room was lit at night!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Gayla

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service

Ok for the price

For the price it was not bad. The WiFi don’t work at all. That could have been cause we were in the very back of the hotel. Pools could use morning cleaning for sure. Vending machines took money but got nothing out of the machines. We never got the breakfast due to the long walk to the front. Every one said was not worth the walk up to the front for it. The rooms could be a bit cleaner.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

wyvonne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very good breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Cindy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The outside door that you were supposed to use code to get in was broken, so anyone could get in. The door to the room had to be slammed to lock the first time. There were no towels in the room had to go get some. Bathroom sink faucet was about to come loose
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disappointing

Never book here again pictures are very misleading. Dirty
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Veronica

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
When we were walking to our room it was a bit scary it seemed like a horror hotel. The rooms and beds are so old, the bathroom was kinda of dirty. I was literally not comfortable at all spending the night. We woke up at 6:00am and left immediately. We didn't even shower there because the water would not drain fast enough and it would fill up. Same thing with the left sink. We couldn't wash our teeth because the water would stay. Never again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Positive: hot water in shower and good water pressure. Free parking. Friendly staff at check in. Soft towels. Negative/s: garbage outside side entrance for the entire stay. Side entry door is a numeric push key pad and was wide open for anyone to enter, was broken so had to be shut very hard. Very uneasy about this! No lighting in the same entry hall to the building my room was in, it was a dark enclosed hall to another door just to get in the lower level. Smoke alarm battery alert sounding at 6am hanging from the ceiling in the room. (Was resolved) A/c was off on arrival and it was stifling hot in the room, had to leave and come back to be able to tolerate it. It was 94° outside and July! Very run down aesthetically. Not a huge or appealing selection for breakfast. Inconvenient accessibility to front lobby.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would not stay here again.

This hotel was not very clean and the WiFi was so horrible, you couldn’t even use it. The hair dryer didn’t work. I’m surprised there was no microwave in the room. The beds and the sheets on there were so uncomfortable and so old looking and feeling. The carpet felt sticky if you were on it barefoot. My daughter’s feet were black from walking on it barefoot only after 15 minutes. The shower didn’t spray properly and would get outside of the shower and the curtain would not stay closed. Definitely not staying at this hotel again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

jessica, grandview

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The first room the toilet would not flush. So they moved us to a room that the AC kept freezing up in. The breakfast was not great. Food and toys or left under the bed from previous people.The front office lady was super helpful or I would have given it a one star. All of this was to be expected since it's a cheap place to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

John

Travelled with partner
The rooms were clean but the beds need to be updated and the curtains in room 115 need to be fixed so the light doesn’t come in so much and the hole in the wall needs fixed the breakfast really didn’t have any fruit other than apples and no eggs or sausage or bacon
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

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

Disrespectful Wannabe Manager Lil' White Girl

The hotel room had a very old and barely functioning A/C unit from 1985, broken front panel is technically needs important pieces to properly WORK like : air flow direction control slats/louvers- A/C was wasting time blowing cold air at the carpet instead of up towards the ceiling without any help if a circulation fan for the room; next black mold was inside every single little cracks of the A/C's radiator; next the refrigerator was a black mini but the ICEBOX was one solid block of ice and the fridge door wouldn't close and it made grinding noises all night long then a crushing clunk sound then started leaking water with hissing noises bringing a chemical smell causing bad head pains, which turned out was the main chemical the Refrigerator uses to keep food cold, now leaking from the pipe that burst when the frozen icebox started thawing out after the fridge compressor finally died in the middle of the night, the hotel tried to blame us for their equipment failure, luckily I knew better to say something ASAP to a manager about any problems in the FIRST minute to avoid being blamed by another Human Being without a single shred of personal integrity or lack of values and/or principles for the unnecessary destruction of anything inside the hotel room, i.e., Doors, Walls, toilet seats, mirrors, Beds, TV & Phone quipment, microwave and mini fridge---the hotel is definitely the ones at fault for not cleaning the excess frost growing all over the icebox from turning off A/C
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff was so friendly, the room was excellent. We will be back as regular guests. We absolutely fell in love with the place
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025