We had a large room with two queen beds that was clean, comfortable and quiet even though the hotel is on a main road. Other rooms nearer the highway may have been noisier.

There was free wi-fi in the room and we had a warning message from our internet browser, but we used it and did not have any problems.

There was a buffet breakfast and we found plenty to eat – cereal, bananas, muffins, cinnamon rolls, bacon, and the pancake making machine was particularly good!

We stayed for two nights in the Holiday Inn Express & Suites during October 2011.

I know it's an HI Express, but come ON.... This place is still stuck in the khaki-trench-coat and hair mousse of the 90s. It's a bid tired-looking, could possibly use a refresh.

Gripes: feels like it's in a crummy area on the north side of Seattle (oh wait, it is). Curved shower rod = good; shower curtain not long enough to fully close = bad. Elevators? They're not feeding the hamsters to run fast enough - elevators take a while. Nightdesk doesn't like to brew fresh coffee, as I apparently found my iced Poor Man's Mocha after the first sip. And into the trash can it went.

Par: Beds are decent, guest laundry machines work well (they even gave me a Complimentary dryer sheet, thank you very much..). Bathroom hardware did its job, minus the ridiculous shower curtain. Hot breakfast is standard HIE stuff, didn't disappoint. Wireless internet appears to be working well, so no disturbing of my pet peeve there. This is a satisfactory place for business travel; but we're on vacay, so it's kind of a bummer.

Would I/we stay here again? If there wasn't anything cooler available, ok.

I booked this hotel because I knew I would need paking that is otherwise unavailable at the other 2 Holiday Inns downtown. It is a little further from the city center but still a straight shot to all the main attractions. We had to switch rooms due to the wifi connection not functioning in our room (too far from router) but other than that a good (fairly quiet), clean, comfortable stay.

Staff was friendly and breakfast was good. HOWEVER, the bathtub had hairs from previous occupant, the toilet was a mess, the bath towels were not clean at all (one still wet from previous guest) and inside the ice holder was a gross unknown substance.
Hotel manager was apologetic and let us leave with a refund.