I have stayed at this Holiday Inn on many business trips to the area and I find this establishment to suit my needs ... The desk clerks have always been very pleasant and helpful ... Check-inn’s are always speedy and check-out's always accurate ... The hotel is old and tired looking but I have always found the room to be very clean and tidy, with the occasional carpet stain here and there ... The beds and bedding are superb and very comfy ... The TV's are older and dated but having my favorite cable channels makes up for the old 19" square tubes ... Wireless throughout the property is very speedy and easy to connect ... The work space in the room was ample to spread out my laptop and necessities ... I have never seen an elevator so if you get a second floor room it is a hike up the steps ... Ample restaurants in the area so if hotel food isn't your forte you should do just fine elsewhere ... There is an inside courtyard with a heated pool but I always seem to check in after it has closed for the night ... It's not the best Holiday Inn I have stayed at but for the dollars spent it has earned my respect and continued business ...

Have stayed at this Holiday Inn several times. In Clarion on business at the university. Hotel booked by the university. The rooms are large. The beds comfortable. The bathroom tub, remarkably, had a fast flowing drain and good water pressure for the shower.
The room, the halls and the other public areas are clean but tired. The most obvious defect shows in all the permanent stains on the carpets, the patched paint on doors, the peeling paper near floors and corners.
There is an open courtyard that once held a bar, I believe. The pool is indoors and heated but small for the number of people that frequent the hotel. The end of the courtyard away from the pool is used for catered meals. Every time I have come to this hotel, it has been on a weekend and every time there has been a conference of some sort serving meals in this area. The drawback is that the section accessed by outside door A cannot reach the lobby when this area is occupied. I have a recent injury and walking a full circle around the building to reach the lobby was a strain for me.
The bar which has lobby access opens at 5:00. I've always had an evening activity at the college and when I return at 11:00 it is closed and empty. Others may have had a different experience.
Check-in time is 3:00. This also seems to be administrative time therefore the one person at the desk had interruptions from an administrator, consequently an unnecessary line formed.
The hotel has ADA compliant rooms but no power door openers or assists.
The laundry facilities for housekeeping was at the end of the hall from my room. To counteract the heat from the dryers, the doors are held full open allowing heat noise and view of detergent dispensers and laundry supplies in full view. Not an appealing picture.

We did an overnight stay and weren't looking for a 5 star but expected more from Holiday Inn.
Bar and restaurant employees were very nice and provided good service. The front desk seemed disinterested when we expressed our view about the room which was very old, the bathroom had mold around tub and the room smelled (hotel allows smoking for an upcharge).

Stayed there for clarion univ homecoming. Rooms are old but clean. They even gave free breakfast and handled the big crowds well. Only problems were that most of the vending machines had big out of order signs on them. Also our toilet ran constantly. They need to update the restrooms. All staff were very nice as usual.