We have stayed at the Holiday Inn Express multiple times, and we always find it to be just fine. Not fabulous, but fine. The breakfast bar is probably one of the best features with its wide array of hot and cold food including eggs, biscuits, sausage, gravy, pancakes, cereal, muffins, bagels and the like. The coffee is serviceable, and there are also many juices and milks. The property is fairly new so it is in good condition overall. I would say that every time we have stayed there when we take a shower then the room smells a bit stale. I think maybe it just doesn't get aired out much. You can only open the window about two inches (safety feature, I'm sure). Also, the window coverings are odd in that it has a sheer covered only on the outside edges by a heavier, light-blocking curtain that is apparently only there for decoration because it cannot be closed or pulled inward at all. We ended up putting a blanket over the window both nights we were there last for privacy and because we were on the ground floor and on the parking-lot side where lots of lamplights and headlights were shining in. It's the only hotel I've ever stayed at that didn't have privacy/light-blocking curtains that covered the windows. Another thing is that there doesn't appear to have been very good insulation installed between the rooms, because we were treated to screaming children, barking dogs, and a couple having sex mid-afternoon (\"Oh, yes! Yes! Yes!\") while we were trying to conduct a business meeting in our room. (By the way, we did inquire about the use of a conference room but were told it was $75/hour, even for guests. Yikesers.) Also, when we opened up the window to air it out a bit, our talking was almost drowned out by a worker power-washing the driveway area and various loud radios (not sure where those were coming from). Lastly, I forgot my pillow and when I called the next morning to inquire if it was turned in, the front-desk person transferred me to the laundry-room manager's voicemail saying they wouldn't be in for another couple hours. I've never had that happen before. Usually the front-desk people have the lost & found bin and know what has been turned in. Regardless, I still haven't gotten a return call. So, overall the hotel is fine for an overnight stay while traveling but just not the best hotel I've ever stayed in.
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