I stay at Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels a lot for work, so I've sampled what this chain of hotels has to offer. While there was nothing exactly wrong with this hotel, I wouldn't choose to stay here again if in the area for a few reasons:
- The hotel is laid out so that some of the rooms do not have an outside window and instead overlook the "courtyard," where the pool is. I think this layout also increases noise in the hallways. We were awoken on both days by people walking by/talking outside of our room.
- The pool is open in the middle of the hotel, so the whole place sort of smells like chlorine.
- The building itself/the rooms are not that new and seemingly haven't been renovated in a long time. The bathrooms are cramped and a there was what looked like water damage on the ceiling of our bathroom.
- I know this shouldn't be a big deal, but I didn't get anything special for being an priority club member. I travel a lot for a work, so I appreciate it when you throw a free bottle of water or snack my way.
- There only shampoo in our room was an almost empty bottle (though the front desk did quickly get me more shampoo). I also found an old pair of pants someone had left behind the luggage rack in our room.
All that said there are some good points and reasons you might want to stay here:
- The beds are actually quite comfortable and up to Holiday Inn standards.
- It is, in fact, very close to Crocker Park, if that's something you're interested in.
- It's right off the interstate and very easy to get to.
- Parking is plentiful and easy.
- There is free interent.
The two star review reflects these traits and the fact that I value a few things highly that were lacking, but I don't think this is a horrible place to stay. It was mostly very clean (except those mystery pants in our room...) and the beds were very comfortable.