Not really a whole lot to review here. It's an average HIE with nothing really bad but not really outstanding either. The rooms were fairly well maintained, but the cleaning was a bit spotty. The staff was friendly enough; you couldn't complain about them. The location is convenient if you have business on the east side of town. It was fairly quiet at night too, being set back from the main road some. The entrance is a bit tricky to spot from the main road, or at least it was for me, as it was storming when I drove in. Sorry the review isn't more detailed, but if you've stayed in many Holiday Inn Expresses (as I have on business), there's just not a whole lot that stands out about this particular one. It's not the best you'll stay in, but not the worst either.

The title says it all. The hotel was located close to the interstate we were travelling but the facilities were in dire need of rennovation, which was under way. The staff was spectacular and the free breakfast hit the spot and was beyond a simple continential breakfast. Once the rennovation is complete, this will be a great place to stay for the price!.

This place is unbelievably bad and I don't know how they keep their franchise with Holiday Inn. Our troubles began right at check-in. We were given keycards that didn't open the door to the room, so we had to take our luggage cart back down to the front desk to get operating cards. By the way, only one elevator was working. We requested a non-smoking room but the smoking rooms are randomly located on the same floor and next door to non-smoking rooms. Obviously we could smell cigarette smoke on our floor.

The tv and internet would randomly go off and finally the internet connection quit. We spent a long time on the phone with tech service to fix it (front desk didn't care). The bathroom had dirty walls--yuck! Only one small wastebasket for the room plus bathroom. There was no orange juice for breakfast (this was early, about 7:30am, so it's not like they ran out near 10 am) and the food selection was very poor.

The most dangerous thing we found was an improperly installed tub/shower faucet. When we turned it on and *dialed* to reach a comfortable temperature it went to hot water first, then the cooler water. This is opposite of proper installation. Someone could be burned by this!

By far the worst Holiday Inn Express we have ever stayed in, and is right up there on our all-time worst list over nearly 50 years of travel. Avoid!

I had to make last minute reservations for a hotel due to a death in the family. This Holiday Inn Express was close to my destination. I was not expecting much more than a roof over my head for my one night stay, but this hotel provided so much more than that. The front desk staff was incredible - from printing out directions for me, to warm smiles and friendly conversation. The room was recently rennovated, and was extremely quiet and comfortable. Despite my early morning departure, I was able to enjoy the free breakfast, served in a very comfortable lounge on the first floor. Muffins, biscuits, eggs, bacon, juice, coffee and more. Thanks for making my 24 hours in Alabama so enjoyable!