This is our second stay at this hotel and it was every bit as good as the first. We were headed into town for the Thanksgiving weekend, originally planning to stay with family. Owing to keeping third-shift hours we decided on the way we'd rather get a hotel.

I phoned from the car, inquired about availability for a King-bed, non-smoking room, and asked if we could check in early. The gentleman on the phone looked up our info from our previous stay, reserved our room and confirmed it would be ready when we got there. The whole call took about a minute and a half and that was only because he paused a several points waiting for his computer to refresh.

We arrived and checked in to find the room was waiting on us and exactly what we had asked for. We grabbed a few hours of much needed sleep and then headed off for Thanksgiving dinner with family.

The only thing that woke us during our stay was a family across the hall that had several children and a dog. Given that this was 4pm, we didn't hold it against them and turning on the fan in the room's AC unit provided enough white noise to sleep comfortably.

For the most part the room's climate controls worked well, we had a bit of difficulty at one point with the AC not working only to discover that the switch on the thermostat was just slightly off. Though it looked like it was in the "On" position, the fraction of a millimeter push to the left kicked it on and restored the room to our set temperature.

Though the hotel does have WiFi, we weren't able to get signal on the second-story (front-right corner). Fortunately the room had a wired-ethernet connection so I was able to set up my laptop and create a wireless network to use with our phones and iPad. If you're planning on using a WiFi-only device you may have better luck with a room on the first floor.

The cleanliness of the room and bathroom was superb, nothing that made us feel uncomfortable in the least. The room was also quite spacious, with an easy chair and work desk with chair. Though it was a standard hotel room layout, the room is quite a bit larger than what I've experienced in other hotels. Not a huge deal, but if you often feel cramped by a room that barely has enough space for a bed and television, you should have no problems here.

We didn't have the opportunity to try the breakfast this time because of the skewed hours we kept, but it is worth noting that the hotel sits adjacent to a lot with a 24-hour Sonic drive-in and within a mile of several all-night convenience stores. The point is, if you happen to be up at odd hours, there's food and beverages very close by.

Check out was quick and painless, just a call down to the front desk to confirm everything was in order, and we were off and headed back home. The staff was excellent once again; helpful, friendly, and professional. We have no hesitation in recommending this hotel and will very likely be staying here again ourselves.

I stay at this hotel quite often given its proximity to UK. It's what you'd expect from a Holiday Inn Express. Nothing super fancy but everything is clean, serviceable, and reliable. Internet access/speed is good. Hotel is within a mile's walking distance of UK and is particularly close to the hospital complex. Also within walking distance of a pretty good Thai restaurant, a few other places to eat, and a gas station/convenience store.

but as other reviewers have stated, the rooms are a bit old, other than that a typical, and clean holiday inn express. Location is great for exploring Lexington, campus, and tailgaiting for football games

Having stayed in many Holiday Inn Express hotels, we got a distinct feeling that this hotel didn't start out as a Holiday Inn. It felt like an older hotel with a new facade, new dining area and obviously a brand new pool area. The people that work there were SO nice and extremely helpful and we truly loved the pool and hot tub area. It was clean and lovely. Unfortunately, when we walked into our room the first thing we saw was a crooked old floor lamp standing in front of an extremely stained luggage bench. The room was small, the carpet needed a good cleaning. The decor was so dark that it made the room look even smaller and, unfortunately, the mattresses were in need of replacement. Wish we had noticed the train tracks very close by before we went to bed! This hotel is in a good location so some things are a trade off. Some of the other reviews mention large rooms but we surely didn't stay in one.