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Reviews of Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Grand Rapids-North, an IHG Hotel

2.5 out of 5

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 312 out of 617 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 197 out of 617 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 56 out of 617 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 617 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 27 out of 617 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

wesley

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place shouldn't even be open for business. The entire lobby and former area for breakfast is under construction, as well as floor 2 where we stayed. Check in is in a tiny office with one person working on a desk top computer in the entry way of the hotel. There were 3 people ahead of us and it took 30 minutes to get checked in. The 2nd floor has all the carpet torn up, bare concrete floors, the walls are damaged, there are plastic drop cloths up everywhere, the doors to rooms being renovated are wide open so the gutted rooms and construction materials and tools are on display. There are construction materials stored everywhere throughout the hotel. The temporary breakfast area was pathetic, understocked with the limited options available and dirty. The toaster was set up on a chair in the corner. There was broken glass in the parking lot from the time we got there until we left, 3 days. The garbage can was overflowing at the entrance. All but one of the front desk staff was rude and dressed totally inappropriately for customer service. Definitely the worst experience I've had a hotel and I've stayed here in the past and it was fine. Also,our TV stopped working on the 2nd night, no solution was offered.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It would have been nice to know that this hotel was under construction as we probably would have stayed elsewhere. The construction in the lobby started at 7am with pounding hammers and we were right above the lobby. The office was crammed into tight quarters at the front and the breakfast was in the basement and was sub-par at best. The rooms were clean though so that was the most important part. Location was ok but next time will stay closer to downtown GR.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Would have liked to know that the lobby was under construction.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Liked: Staff & service
they were very much into construction, everything was a mess, the room we had was re done, very nice, clean, up to date. Breakfast was nice.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Ramona

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
The Hotel was under remodeling and we found trash in our room
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Sheets were dirty. Paid for bed and pull out couch but no couch in room.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chris

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worst hotel stay in 10 years. Whatever chemicals they clean the sheets and pillow cases with gave me a rash all over my face, I was itching all night and whenever I could fall asleep the loud af vintage HVAC went off every 45 minutes waking me back up. To top everything off there was no hot water in the morning to shower with only luke warm, I told the front desk clerk and she was going to have maintenance inspect it and call me back. Never received a call back.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stacy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything went smooth.. i like that!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

4/10 Poor

Crystal

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The ground floor room had very cheap plastic blinds and no curtains, so I had to put a sheet over the window for privacy. The lighting was awful (bright cool lights). Shower drain was very slow so it filled the tub when I showered.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Karri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Willard Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Staff, very professional
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

Stephanie

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stay was fine. Just wish that housekeeping would remember to restock towels fully. I had to go to front desk one of the days of my stay to get face towels as they restocked the bath towels but not the towels to wash face. Major inconvenience upon waking up to shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great facility.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

James

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Under construction, but clean and good staff
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jieguang

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Joan

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Room was supposed to be ready by 3 PM. We arrived at 4:30 PM and room was not ready. Staff didn't seem really motivated about getting the room ready but she did supposedly give me some extra points
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in person was very courteous
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Team on 2024/4/16
Thank you for your review and feedback, we appreciate the input. We are on the final stretch of our renovations, which I know can interrupt a guests experience. We hope you will come back soon when we are 100% complete. Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Traveled with group, Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice breakfast, especially the egg white omelets. I was surprised our beds were not made during the day while we were away. I guess everyone is cutting down on staff. Nice place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

8/10 Good

Judith

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Great breakfast, comfortable bed. Adequate fitness room. Only drawback is we could hear people stomping around in the floor above.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

lawrence

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
could regulate tempature in room
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Team on 2024/4/16
Thank you for your review and feedback, we appreciate the input. We are on the final stretch of our renovations, which I know can interrupt a guests experience. We hope you will come back soon when we are 100% complete. Make it a great day!

8/10 Good

Stacie

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is remodeling. No noise issues during my stay just areas blocked off by plastic, missing cove base throughout the hallways and a general sense of construction. The ladies at the desk were very friendly and helpful. The pillows are TERRIBLE
Response from Holiday Inn Express Team on 2024/4/16
Thank you for your review and feedback, we appreciate the input. We are on the final stretch of our renovations, which I know can interrupt a guests experience. We hope you will come back soon when we are 100% complete. Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Lee Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Team on 2024/4/16
Thank you for your review and feedback, we appreciate the input. We are on the final stretch of our renovations, which I know can interrupt a guests experience. We hope you will come back soon when we are 100% complete. Make it a great day!

8/10 Good

Tieka

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Average stay at an average hotel. It was clean, and looks like they had recently updated the furniture, etc. Good location, access to lots of restaurants/shopping. My biggest complaint is that the TV only had about 5 basic channels, the rest were static. And the housekeeper entered the room even with the "do not disturb" sign on the door.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/3/4
Tieka, Thank you for the review in regards to your recent stay with us. We are working through the last of our kinks from renovations and NEW TV's. Come see us again when we are 100% complete! We will address the DND issue with our team, we have a few new associates still in training. Make it a great day!

6/10 Okay

Stan

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
It get renovated
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Team on 2024/4/16
Stan, Thank you for your review and feedback, we appreciate the input. We are on the final stretch of our renovations, which I know can interrupt a guests experience. We hope you will come back soon when we are 100% complete. Make it a great day!

8/10 Good

Alice

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was clean and bright. They are remodeling, soon everything will be brand new, although not needed. Fantastic breakfast options. The staff were all helpful and very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Alice, Thank you for the great feedback, we look forward to completing our renovations and providing a great new product for our guests. We hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

Richard

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
The employee working the breakfast room just kept talking to all the guests and let all the hot food run out and did not refill because she was to busy talking!! to the guests trying to eat. I left and went to a restaurant
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Richard, Thank you for the information in regards to your stay with us, we will address this with our team, and hope to see you again soon! Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Ryan, Thank you for the great 5 star review - we hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

JULIE, West Bend

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Property was clean. Front desk people always sitting in back room. Help not always available. Decent breakfast. Nice pool area. We were stuck there in a snowstorm- no snowplow and staff didn’t shovel front walk- we did it for them. Staff didn’t know when plows would be coming. Seemed ambivalent to the situation with vehicles stuck in parking lot.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Julie, Thank you for the valuable feedback in regards to your stay at our hotel. We will be addressing these issues with the appropriate team members. We hope as we finish our renovations you will return and give us another opportunity to provide the great service you have come to expect from all IHG Hotels. Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is in the process of an upgrade and we were able to use one of the updated rooms. Very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Donald, We are glad you got to experience one of our newly renovated rooms, come back and see is when we are 100% complete. Make it a great day!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Under construction (remodeling). Breakfast was average at best.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Anonymous, Thank you for your feedback, we are diligently working to complete our renovations to improve all guest experiences. We will share your comments with our entire team! Make it a great day!

2/10 Terrible

Debra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We had no tv signal and when we went to the front desk they said it was weather related We stay in hotels at least 20-30 times a year and never had that issue
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Debra, Thank you for taking the time to bring up your concerns during your stay. As you have seen we are also under renovations, and in this process we are updating all of the televisions in the building. Currently we are using a satellite, which is still weather dependent, with the upgrades we will be switching away from this system. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you again in the future. Make it a great day!

8/10 Good

Jacob

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy to get to, far enough away from tge chaos of downtown, but close enough for any easy commute. Very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Jacob, We appreciate the feedback, and hope to see you again soon! Make it a great day !

2/10 Terrible

jon

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Jon, Our apologies that we did not meet your expectations, we are in the middle of our property renovations, and we all know how hard this can make your travels. We hope that you will come back to see us when we are all complete. Make it a great day!

2/10 Terrible

Chelsea

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The bathroom was in terrible shape, moldy ceiling, broken shower head, dirt coming out of faucet. The pool was over chlorinated, kids eyes and skin was burning. Loud, rude neighbors were dealt with in a positive manner by staff. Room was subpar, over priced.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management on 2024/2/12
Chelsea, Thank you for all your feedback, we share these reviews with our entire team on a regular basis. We are in process of renovations and hope that you will return when we are complete. Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

ashley

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

JoAnna

Traveled with family and small children, Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Beds are terrible. The heat wouldn’t work on automatic so I was up all night switching it on and off. The shower/bathroom was dirty with hair and it’s just old. I think I saw a sign that they would soon be renovating! Until then stay elsewhere!

10/10 Excellent

Monique

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sheila Lewis
Room was very clean. I am someone that pulls back sheets to look at mattress. Very clean as was carpet. My only disappointment was tv channels. Couldn't get ABC.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kitchen stove was not working on the last day and the breakfast selection was very limited.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

Christine

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Management Team on 2023/11/26
Ellen Thank you for the great 10 out of 10, we hope to see you again soon! Make it a great day!

2/10 Terrible

Amer

Traveled with family
I love Holiday Inn but this has been by far my worst experience.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Interim General Manager on 2023/11/6
Amer, My apologies that we did not meet your expectations, and we will work with our entire team to better all future opportunities. We hope that if you are in the area again you will give us another opportunity. Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Donald

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is in great condition. Staff was friendly and helpful. Quiet and a good night's sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Director of Operations on 2023/10/31
Donald, Thank you for the great review, we hope to see you again soon! Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Greg

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Director of Operations on 2023/10/31
Greg, Thank you for the great feedback, we appreciate all notes from our valued guests, we hope to see you again soon! Make it a great day!

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Interim General Manager on 2023/11/6
Peggy, Thank you for the great review, we hope to see you again soon! Travel Safe!

8/10 Good

Charles, West Branch

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stay was short and fine.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Director of Operations on 2023/10/31
Charles, Thank you for the great review and feedback, we appreciate all guest feedback, we hope to see you again soon! Make it a great day!

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were given a room by the exit door. Lots of traffic, room had holes and chip paint, able to hear everything, fridge kept making noise. Would not recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Front Desk Staff on 2023/9/27
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate each and every one of them. I do apologize for the issues you ran into. Please know that we just started going through renovations so these issues will be taken care of.

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Front Desk Staff on 2023/9/27
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate each and every one of them. I am pleased you enjoyed your stay while you were in the area.

10/10 Excellent

Sonya

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Front Desk Staff on 2023/9/27
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

6/10 Okay

Mark

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Front Desk Staff on 2023/9/27
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.