Just got back from a one night stay at the Holiday Inn, generally everything was ok, but nothing special.

The staff were friendly in a scripted kind of way, but thats common in these big chain hotels. They took a swipe of my credit card on check in, but when I tried to charge dinner to my room, it was not possible, apparently the swipe on check in only guaranteed me for the room rate, this needs to be addressed because many guests charge things to their rooms when staying in hotels, especially at a chain like Holiday Inn. I was also informed that paying for dinner with my Amex card would incur a £3.50 charge!

The room was fine, clean and functional and quite modern, beds were comfortable.

The food in the hotel was one of the big positives for me, breakfast and dinner both very nice, so would not hesitate to have dinner here again next time I stay.

I came to Preston on public transport, but I can see why previous reviews talked about the car parking at the holiday inn - the car park was tiny, maybe 20 spaces maximum, and some cars were even parked on the double yellow lines in the car park outside of the spaces. Would be extremely irritiating to arrive here after a very long drive and not be able to park. I appreciate this is not the hotel's fault though.

Overall the hotel was fine and I would have no problem staying here again in the future.

I stayed at this hotel for one night on business in January 2012, It is very clean, spacious and staff are very attentive.
I had dinner in the restuarant and it was nice, good food nice and hot and the service was good
The breakfast was qute nice, plenty of choice, full english if thats what you want and as I prefered a healthier option

Me and my partner stayed here for 2 nights for a short break. The rooms where nice and clean and very modern, the service was average from the front desk and our towels where not changed for clean ones. We decided to stay in for a meal with room service on our last night. We ordered our food which is not nice at all, it was like it had been pre-cooked and left on the side and then re-heated again. The next day I threw it all back up again, so I would not recommend to order food but we slept very well which I suppose is all that matters.

First the good points. The room was well appointed and spacious. Bathroom a good size and everything was spotless. Good housekeeping.
Bad points access to the hotel is very difficult and arking is very limited. If you don't get there early you have no chance so the only option is the 24 hr car park over the bus station opposite. Its not the best palce to leave your car but cheap. The quality of the food is what you expect for a holiday inn but quite expensive. I would suggest you eat at the bar. You get the same quality but at half the price.