We stayed one night at the Holiday Inn Express in La Porte. The lady at the front desk was very nice and helpful. The room was large and roomy. The sheets on the bed were very nice.

Ok, the problem we had was that there was a dirty plate in the sink of the room we checked in. It turns out that the cleaning crew had showed up late and must have rushed through cleaning the room. As soon as we told the lady at the front desk, she volunteered to do something, but everything else was fine and we were on the way out and just didn't want someone going in the room or hassle with changing rooms. So, even though there was a little problem with the room, they were very friendly about it.

Whoever runs the breakfast bar must be dense. The biscuits were literally hard as rocks. They could not be bitten and when we threw them away, there was a loud thunk! The gravy was as thin as water. How could these people NOT KNOW that this is ridiculous. I choose this hotel because it was an Express. I always choose to stay in an Express hotel.

Everything else in the breakfast was good.

I would stay at this hotel again, mainly because the lady at the front desk was awesome.

Nish, the manager, and his staff are very accomodating!! The hotel is vibrant with guests checking in and out and is also a great networking place for cruisegoing guests. The rooms are cozy and comfortable. Did I mention that the hotel is 20 minutes from one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the US?

We always try to stay at HI Express hotels when we travel because we are consistently satisfied with their high levels of quality. The rooms are large and clean, there is almost always a pool (We have kids - very important!), and there is the breakfast spread with those Famous cinnamon rolls!

This hotel met - and in some ways exceeded - our standards of what an HI Express should be. The beds had the updated linens and the pillows are labeled "Soft" and "Firm", which is great for "picky pillow people" like me! The room had modern furniture and a huge leather desk chair. The bathroom was clean and bright.

The breakfast area was also very modern, with black leather chairs and a flat-screen TV. There was a good crowd at the breakfast on Sunday morning, so things did run out, but the attendant was right there refilling them quickly. A funny thing - they had the make-your-own waffle station and the waffle iron was shaped like Texas! : )

We didn't need the on-site "convenience shop", but they are great to have for those forgotten items or just a late-night snack!

We were very please with this hotel. It is pretty new - built in October 2006, according to the desk clerk. We would recommend it it and we will be staying there on future visits to the area.

The management is extremely unfriendly and not helpful at all. The front desk staff is very incompetent and obviously not trained to solve problems.