Holiday Inn Express
Athens, Georgia
Holiday Inn Express is a hotel located in Athens.
Enjoy Our Downtown Hotel's Athens, GA Location Located just two blocks from the University of Georgia campus, our hotel's facilities feature an excellent location in downtown Athens, making the Holiday Inn Express Hotel Athens - University Area the place to stay for Bulldog fans. When in Athens for business, our hotel's corporate guests can use the on-site Business Center whenever they please. Other amenities include six meeting rooms that can accommodate up to 200 people.
We are also near several area businesses, as well as schools like UGA and the new UGA Medical School. Besides being near the University of Georgia, our hotel's guests also find themselves close to the vibrant downtown area, so it's easy to enjoy the shopping, dining and entertainment for which Athens is justifiably famous. While in the area, set aside an afternoon to explore the State Botanical Gardens of Georgia or to tour the Taylor-Grady House. At the end of the day, attend a spectacular show at The Classic Center. If you're in the mood to go shopping, you'll be pleased to know we're near the Georgia Square Mall. Before beginning their day in Athens, our hotel's guests can "Stay Smart" and visit the complimentary, hot Express Start Breakfast Bar, which we serve every morning. We also provide free high-speed, wireless Internet access throughout the hotel, and we have an outdoor pool and Fitness Center on-site. Book today to take advantage of great deals and rates!
Places to eat within 5km of Holiday Inn Express include Ginkgo Tree Restaurant & Lounge, Last Resort Grill, Big City Bread Cafe, and The Globe.
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Holiday Inn Express reviews
Rated 8 out of 10 with 15 reviews
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Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 09 Sep 2009 rated 7 out of 10.
Great hotel for the price.
Positives: I liked the fact that the room had a fridge and microwave, even though I did not use either, I appreciated that they were available.
Negatives: I did not like the fact that there was no newspaper on the weekends.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 09 Sep 2008 rated 8 out of 10.
It was clean, comfortable and convenient, good price.
Positives: Clean and convenience to seminar location.
Negatives: Really nothing.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 15 Jul 2008 rated 6 out of 10.
Stay was fine, other than maid service.
Positives: Convenient to downtown.
Negatives: Maid service didn't return and clean room.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 10 Jul 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
The personnel was very nice and helpful. Breakfast was good - great coffee! It was an enjoyable visit.
Positives: Very comfortable, good location.
Negatives: The AC did work but it still seem humid in the room.
Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 14 Apr 2008 rated 7 out of 10.
Hotel is clean and is situated right Downtown, so easy to walk to Downtown restaurants.
Positives: Room was clean.
Negatives: Probably hotel reception - not really welcoming.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 03 Apr 2008 rated 10 out of 10.
Overall, very good choice for my stay in Athens.
Positives: Very nice convenient. Super beds.
Negatives: Parking.
Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 28 Feb 2008 rated 8 out of 10.
Very good hotel, people, food. Don't leave anything behind.
Positives: Friendly staff. Decent breakfast.
Negatives: Left a valued personal item in the room after check-out, which was not there a few hours later per hotel staff.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 23 Jan 2008 rated 9 out of 10.
GREAT location for nightlife and Downtown action. GREAT location for University of Georgia basketball game. However, wouldn't feel safe walking around at night by myself in that area. Staff EXTREMELY friendly. Very clean bathroom.
Positives: Comfy bed.
Negatives: Bathroom teeny-tiny.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 16 Jan 2008 rated 9 out of 10.
Room and bedding were very clean. Staff was attentive. Felt safe staying the night. More than enough towels. Had a lot of pillows on the bed to prop your head on. I have never seen that before. I was impressed. I will use them again when we visit again.
Positives: Very clean. Security was very good, even had a security guard.
Negatives: Room was supposed to be non-smoking, but detected smoke smell in room. They promptly took care of the problem.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 01 Jul 2007 rated 9 out of 10.
Great for short stays. Convenient to downtown Athens. Nice pool and good breakfast. Staff is very helpful with recommendations.
Positives: Clean, friendly, good breakfast, reasonable price.
Negatives: Small fitness center, hallways were hot.
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 08 May 2007 rated 9 out of 10.
If you want to go drinking in Athens, this is a great hotel to stay at. It's close to everything.
Positives: Location.
Negatives: The hallways looked scary. Like something out of the shining.
Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 23 Jul 2006 rated 10 out of 10.
The hotel was clean, had many amenities and was convenient to our ultimate destination (UGA). The staff was friendly and helpful. We would stay at this hotel again.
Positives: The staff was most friendly and helpful with questions we had about the area.
Negatives: The bathroom was smaller than expected.
Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 07 Jun 2006 rated 9 out of 10.
Stayed here based on closeness to university, and because my son's college baseball team was here as well. Very nice room, best bed I've slept in for a motel in quite some time. Nice selection of food for breakfast, close to town and the university.
Positives: VERY comfortable bed, very good breakfast selection.
Negatives: Parking lot is pretty tight and restricted (due to geography)
Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 28 Mar 2006 rated 3 out of 10.
The room was fine no real problems until we were ready to go to sleep the elevator shaft was behind the wall in our room and made noise all night. At 3:00 a.m. we were awoken by security banging on the door of the room next to us this happened twice needless to say we did not sleep very well. The elevator and security problems made this stay very unpleasant.
Positives: The room was fine no problems cleanliness was good.
Negatives: Our room was next to the elevator shaft very noisy security problems at 3:00 a.m. woke us.
Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 01 Aug 2005 rated 7 out of 10.
Thanks for the stay. As a room with my family, worked out well.
Positives: Appreciated the service
Negatives: Wasn't as clean in the corners, aura of dinginess
Additional details
This hotel is committed to providing accessible facilities under the American Disabilities Act. If your accessibility needs are not met, please contact the Hotel Manager on Duty. Should you require additional information regarding accessible facilities for guests with disabilities, please call 1-800-Holiday (U.S. and Canada) or contact the hotel directly. For the hearing impaired, TDD service is available at 1-800-238-5544 within the U.S. and Canada.
Amenities
Accessible facilities. Buffet breakfast. Car rental desk. Color television. Complimentary newspaper in lobby. Cribs. Direct dial telephone. Dry cleaning. Free parking. Gift/News stand. Golf. High speed internet access for laptop in public areas. High speed internet connection. Housekeeping - daily. Housekeeping - weekly. Interior corridors. Ironing board. Late check-out available. Meal included - continental breakfast. Meeting rooms. Non-smoking. On-Site parking. Onsite laundry. Outdoor pool. Parking. Pets allowed. Safe deposit box. Satellite television. Tennis court. Transportation. Transportation services - local area. Valet same day dry cleaning. Voice mail. Wireless internet connection. Wireless internet connection in public areas.
Location details / directions
Ben Epps (ATH) 5.00 Mile SE. Hartsfield-jackson (ATL) 75.00 Mile NE.
Starting at Ben Epps Take a left out of the airport on Winterville Rd. Take a right on Lexington, go 3 miles, this turns into Broad St. Take a left on Newton Street, hotel enterance is on your right.
Starting at Hartsfield-Jackson Follow signs to I-85 north. Take HWY 316 East towards Athens , stay on HWY 316 the entire time, no turns. Once you get into town we are 4 blocks past the Varsity on the right.
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