Booked this hotel 3 weeks before and got the worst room you could ask for. Looking out to a roof with a big light over window shinning in all night long. Asked to be moved to another room and they said they were full. Later that day I was walking by the front desk and someone else was switching rooms.
Asked for a late check out and the made it for 1:30pm. At 12:00 noon they called our room and told us we that we didn't have a late checkout and we needed to leave. She have us until 1pm or would be charged for another day. When we got to the front desk the girl said she made the mistake and didn't see the ticket. And they shut off the lobby so we weren't able to hang out until our next game and it was 102 outside. When we asked them to open it they said they were cleaning and didn't want us to make a mess. They opened it and told us to please keep it clean.
When we left Sat morning the cleaning lady was two doors down and I thought, oh good, our room will be clean when we come back. We came back 3 hours later and it wasn't clean. I the middle of my daughter's nap they came by and we just told them to give us some clean towels and soap, and that would be fine.
Next year we will stay at the hotel next door, when our whole team comes again.

The Turlock Holiday Inn Express was a very negative experience for our group. We were in Turlock for a girls' soccer tournament and had quite a large group 10+ rooms. The check-in staff was very rude to some families by informing them, at check-in, that one warning for noise and we would be asked to leave; the family hadn't even checked in yet! The only large room that could accommodate us all for time together was immediately locked up after breakfast. When we finally did get permission to use the room, a hotel staffer came through the room a number of times to inform us it was our job to clean the room when we were finished; it was quite rude. We did ask for late check-outs but were informed that only a certain number of rooms could be used for late check-outs (at 12:30...real late, don't bother) and then received a nasty call from the front desk reminding us to vacate our rooms. The icing on the cake came when our girls and families were waiting in the air conditioned lobby, as the large room was unavailable, only to be told we couldn't be waiting there. Where do you wait then? After a parent agreed to be responsible for the waiting room, we were allowed to use the large room for our group though the cleaning lady made numerous trips through to "watch" us. Considering the hotel was far from full and that they made $2000+ from our group for our two nights of stay, it seems the hotel would have been happy to have us though we felt we were a burden to the company and would never stay there again; we probably will avoid all Holiday Inn Express Hotels after this experience and go to Marriott or a friendly company who appreciates nice families.

We traveled to Turlock for a soccer tournament. As a group we bought a block of about 11 rooms at the Holiday Inn Express for Friday and Saturday nights (there is a Fairfield Inn and Suites next door - stay there!). We travelled for hours to get to the hotel and arrived just after 10pm. The agent that greeted us told us immediately that if she received any complaints at all about the kids, that she was 'within her rights to give us one warning before she asked us to vacate." That left a nice warm feeling with us since we just walked in the door and that was how we were greeted.
We asked for late checkouts and were refused and then they reluctantly opened the room off the lobby for us. Once they did open the room, the housekeeping lady kept walking through the room telling the kids to make sure that they picked up their trash and cleaned up after themselves. The kids were playing bingo, mancala, and other quiet games. One of the dads asked her to stop addressing the chlldren since all the parents were also gathered in the room. She basically told him that he needed to be quiet and listen to her.
In addition to the unaccommodating hotel staff, the coach did not get his reservation honored and had to pay the regular rate instead of the discounted rate. No matter that he had a reservation, the rude agent at the front deks told him that he woudl have to wait until Monday and take it up with someone else.
The hotel itself is OK, decent rooms. However, it is right on the traintracks and the train blows all night long!

I stayed four nights on a business trip to CSU Stanislaus. The hotel was selected by university and was an excellent choice. All the staff were very friendly and helpful--front desk, maid service, breakfast room attendant. The room was large with a king bed, desk and chair, and a view of the pool. The bathroom was also large with nice amenities and a coffe pot. The breakfast room was a fair size and crowded each morning. There was a nice array of hot and cold foods, including fresh fruit; the coffee was even good! There was a workroom where the business meeting was held, and it was satisfactory for a group of 15.

The hotel is across the street from a Starbucks and within walking distance of several restaurants. There is a Home Depot close by and a Costco, Target, and other stores a few minutes away. The campus is about 10 minutes away and a nice drive.

I would stay there again for business or pleasure.