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Holiday Inn Express Hillsborough (Durham Area – reviews, photos

2.5 of 5
202 Cardinal Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278
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Holiday Inn Express Hillsborough (Durham Area
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Holiday Inn Express Hillsborough (Durham Area
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Holiday Inn Express Hillsborough (Durham Area
Holiday Inn Express Hillsborough (Durham Area
Ranked #2 of 3 hotels in Hillsborough
3.0 of 5 stars 30 Reviews
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Moyock
1 review
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
“Rude and smeeled like mold”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 August 2011
8
people found this review helpful

We used hotel .com. We asked for 2 rooms one pet friendly. We went to check in we were told that hotel.com did not let them know that we needed a pet friendly room. We were informed because we used hotel.com we could not cancel that room but my son and his wife could not stay there. They found them another room in another motel. The desk clerk was very rude. We stayed in the hotel. The hallways had no AC and had a mold smell. The room smelled like mold also. The free breakfast was not fit to eat. Food was brought out from the kitchen cold. Cold sausage and gravy cold eggs. When we called Motel.com to try and get the charge removed from our credit card they contacted the hotel then told my us that they could not remove the charge. My husband called the hotel and asked to speak to a manager. He was informed that the manager was the only one that could help him and he would not be back for a week. Worst place I have ever stayed in

  • Stayed August 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Mount Airy, North Carolina
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95 reviews 95 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
49 helpful votes 49 helpful votes
“Best place to stay in Hillsborough”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2011
1
person found this review helpful

This is by far the best place I have stayed at in this town, I've tried the other two hotels on this exit on previous trips Holiday Inn was clean and had a hot breakfast included. It was a little hard to find, but if you'll look up the hill just behind McDonalds you will see it.

  • Stayed June 2011, travelled on business
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Unimpressive”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 April 2011
6
people found this review helpful

No frills but clean. Don't stay here if you can find something else. $139 for an outdated room that takes me bake to the 60's.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Very nice experience”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 August 2010

My mom and I took a friend of the family to a doctor's appointment in Hillsborough and we made reservations at this Holiday Inn for one night. The hotel is very nice on the outside. We booked two rooms--one with two queen beds for my mom and myself and one wheelchair accessible room for our friend. Both rooms were very nice and spacious; however, the interior of the hotel does need some attention. There are a few places where the ceiling needs some work and our fridge was not working (however we did not call it in so the front desk probably was not aware of this.) The hotel is very quiet and the breakfast was your usual cereal, danishes, and juice. It also had scrambled eggs and sausage. The best part of the entire experience was the friendliness of the front desk staff. They cheerfully pointed us in the direction of the best restaurants for dinner and talked with us about our hometown during breakfast. All in all, it was a very nice experience and we are very happy we stayed here.

  • Stayed August 2010, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Jackson, MS
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Everything was fine but the toilet and the disbelief”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 August 2010
4
people found this review helpful

the following is my the letter I sent to their customer service. It was dismissed (well, they offered toi enroll me in the Priority Club and give me 2,500 points. A $100 domestic voucher is 29,000 points).


I wrestled over whether or not to file a formal complaint, because I really only have one grievance in what was an otherwise unremarkable stay in a typical low-frills hotel. Actually, if not for my one grievance I would say the stay was great, especially since I was given the cheaper group rate even though I booked my room well past the July 1 cut-off date. But my grievance has been nagging.

I was given room 309, a fine room with a broken toilet. The morning of the 24th my toilet stopped and then overflowed. It was most unpleasant. I complained, and the issue was addressed by the poor lady in housekeeping. My usage of the facilities, I assure you, was normal (especially, I would imagine, when compared to the horrors hotel toilets must be exposed to regularly). I grew up in a large family in Mississippi, and my siblings and I learned to value every square.

The morning of the 25th my toilet clogged again (I am nothing if not regular). I went to the front desk and told the lady there that she can no longer rent out that room until this issue is remedied. I asked for a plunger so that I could deal with it myself, figuring that once-in-a-weekend was enough for the poor housecleaning woman. I could shoulder the burden myself that morning. The front desk lady was snide, and disdainfully implied TO ME AS I WAS ABOUT TO PLUNGE THE DAMNED THING MYSELF that I obviously had no idea how to properly use a toilet. To be clear, I am a 35-year-old man who has been faithfully flushing his morning constitutionals without error or incident for over three decades. Even this poor ole Mississippi boy knows his way around an indoor commode. Well, turns out I was the short-sighted one there, as the toilet would not plunge (though that morning it thankfully did not overflow). I left an apologetic note/forewarning on the toilet lid for the poor housekeeping woman I had hoped to spare from my latest indignity. I had a ride to catch to the airport, and frankly already felt plenty humiliated and had no desire to go another round with the front desk lady.

This is my grievance. Thanks for your time.

  • Stayed July 2010, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 202 Cardinal Drive, Hillsborough, NC 27278
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