This is still one of my favorite hotels in Red Deer. I travel here often for work and like this hotel for how quiet it is, the staff and the Solace Spa located right in the hotel.
The king sized room I normally take is almost always quiet and spacious. The bathroom is luxurious and looks rich in color and appointments. I love the smell of the shampoo and conditioner that is available for use.
The Solace Spa is amazing as is the exercise room - both located in the basement.
Some of the things that bug me about this hotel:
The room doors are so heavy and when they close, they SLAM. This reverberates throughout the adjoining room. And I've found that most hotel patrons don't really care about the people staying in those adjoining rooms so are not very careful with noise.
The breakfast space is awful. The room is cramped, tight, hot and does not allow for more than two people to sit at a table together - contrary to other Holiday Inn Expresses that I have stayed at.
There are no complementary bottles of water in the rooms as there are in other Holiday Inn Expresses I've stayed at.
The bar is filthy, smells of old stale smoke and seems very old. I think I would feel more comfortable there if I knew that the chairs, floor and table were all clean. The bar has a very small drink selection and often the sections are closed off.
I love the hotel, the beds, the rooms, the quiet, the hot water for the showers, and the free parking.
- Holiday Inn Red Deer
- Red Deer Holiday Inn
