The Howard Johnson Hotel - Grand Island offers affordable accommodations for budget-conscious travelers. The hotel is located approximately 15 miles from the Central Nebraska Regional airport. For onsite recreation, enjoy the hotel's indoor pool, whirlpool, and game room. If you'd like to work out during your visit, take advantage of the hotel fitness room. Garden Cafe and Bakery on property is a full service restaurant, open from 6 a. to 9 p. The Garden Cafe has a wide variety of menu items, including breakfast items served all day long, lunch specials, and everything from sandwiches, potato casseroles to steak and shrimp for dinner. Tiffany's Lounge is a convenient spot to relax with evening cocktails. To suit guests' needs, the hotel offers a 24-hour front desk, meeting space, free newspapers, laundry facilities, free local telephone calls, a safe deposit box, complimentary parking, free breakfast (Monday-Friday only). The hotel allows pets, but restrictions and fees apply. If you plan to bring your pet, please contact the hotel before your arrival to confirm the current pet policy. There are 182 rooms at the hotel. Non-smoking rooms and rooms equipped for the physically challenged are available upon request. Standard amenities include an alarm clock radio, cable television, coffeemaker, hairdryer, telephone, irons and ironing boards in every room, refrigerators and microwaves in business rooms, free wireless internet in specified rooms.