Holiday Inn Express

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 21 Jul 2008 rated 7 out of 10.

This lodging would be great for an overnight stay, but I would not recommend it for longer use. While the staff was very responsive, it seemed like some basic maintenance of the rooms was needed.

Positives: There was a fridge, microwave, and safe in room. The common areas were very nice and clean with a quality hot breakfast served.

Negatives: While well appointed our room needed maintenance, and the air conditioner did not remove the humidity from the room leaving everything feeling damp.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 23 Jun 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

Change the pillows and I would like everything about this hotel.

Positives: Very nice, beautifule hotel.

Negatives: Hated the pillows. They kept me from getting a good nights sleep.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 10 Mar 2008 rated 9 out of 10.

Nice hotel, I would love to see some work done on some of the walls that looked as if they had seen better days. The staff was very nice and was able to help in getting me everything I needed. The staff is by all means an A number 1 team.

Positives: They gave me an upgrade after just asking.

Negatives: Some of the wall looked like they were in bad shape.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 07 Feb 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

It wasn't bad, met the expectations we needed, got free breakfast in the morning and had cable at night. Liked it.

Positives: Free breakfast, pool, cable & hot tub.

Negatives: It looks like every other hotel of its kind.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 05 Feb 2008 rated 8 out of 10.

The advertised a heated pool but the pool was very cold. Good breakfast but no trays to bring it back to your room. Overall good hotel for the money.

Positives: The room was great, very clean.

Negatives: The pool was way too cold.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 21 Nov 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Our expectations were met with two exceptions. One the manager of the hotel stepped in when the person checking us in gave us false information. Because of her diligences, we got our room at the time we needed to check in. The person who checked us out was equally slow and rude. I attempted to use the business center and could not connect to my office. The computer has no virus protection. On the other hand, the location is great, right off interstate I-55. The hotel facilities are immaculate. The remaining staff was customer oriented.

Positives: Location and quality for the price.

Negatives: Poor service at check in and check out time.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 15 Nov 2007 rated 10 out of 10.

Great place to stay in Bloomington/normal. Far enough out of town that you don't feel caught in the college scene, but close enough to visit. Great new shopping near by. Clean, well kept with a friendly staff.

Positives: Gm very friendly and accommodating.

Negatives: A used plastic fork in our room.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 17 Oct 2007 rated 10 out of 10.

We had a great experience at the hotel. It was a little out of the way to our activities in Bloomington but the access to the highway was good for traveling to the other side of town. The staff was very friendly and helpful. I found this to be a good value.

Positives: The bedding updates are very nice.

Negatives: The breakfast hours were too short for the weekend.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 16 Jul 2007 rated 9 out of 10.

For what we needed, a Visit to ISU with our son, it was fine.

Positives: Nice clean room, good value for money.

Negatives: Not much around it.

Reviewer: Not provided on Wed 30 May 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Liked the hotel, but over priced for day and time visited. Would stay again.

Positives: It was clean and away from high traffic noise.

Negatives: Off the highway, not in immediate view, without directions, hard to find.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 22 May 2007 rated 1 out of 10.

I was expecting a room with 2 double beds and was abruptly told there were no rooms available after the reservation had been made.

Positives: Location.

Negatives: Accommodations.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 17 May 2007 rated 8 out of 10.

Great hotel for the money. Only two negative things: my room was not ready when I checked in (at 4:30 p.m.) So I had to wait in the lobby for 15 minutes. Also, TV is not good. Only about 9 stations, and the lodge net movie selection was only 7 movies. Other than that, a great experience at this hotel.

Positives: Room was large, excellent front desk staff.

Negatives: TV was very limited, room was not ready on time.

Reviewer: Not provided on Thu 03 May 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

I have stayed at this hotel twice and was not happy with my service both times. The front desk staff was not friendly and the rooms were not on-par with other hotels in the area. I am a business traveler and stay in many hotels around Illinois, Wingate ranks low to middle of the barrel.

Positives: Location is not bad-near the interstate.

Negatives: Beds are hard, rooms are small, trash found around facility.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 12 Mar 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

An average hotel for its type. No special flaws nor any unique features or services.

Positives: Can't think of anything.

Negatives: Same.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 05 Mar 2007 rated 5 out of 10.

The room that I was in had ants, the caulking that held up the sink counter was in desperate need of repair, the caulking around the tub was cracked and had mold, and the tub was badly rusted and damaged. The fridge had not been cleaned before we arrived. It still had food from a prior stay. On the date of checkout, housekeeping about broke the door down at 8:30 a.m. Then came and knocked twice more before 9 a.m. After a late night, I was hoping for another hour of sleep before I was awakened. I expected a lot more. I wasn't happy.

Positives: Room was quiet, staff at front desk was friendly.

Negatives: Ants, needed caulking badly in the bathroom, fridge still had prior renters food in it, phone on desk didn't work, room service started knocking at 8:30 a.m. For an 11 a.m. Checkout.

Reviewer: Not provided on Sun 18 Feb 2007 rated 7 out of 10.

The staff seemed unable to adjust the room type from the standard king to a room with 2 double beds. It took 4 phone calls on my part. Also, on one of my nights in the lobby, the staff was milling about and playing on the computer.

Positives: Close to the highway.

Negatives: Very difficult to adjust room type from king to doubles.

Reviewer: Not provided on Tue 26 Sep 2006 rated 9 out of 10.

Good.

Positives: Convenient parking, Nice Breakfast.

Negatives: TV was not too good - very few stations and fuzzy picture.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 14 Aug 2006 rated 4 out of 10.

I would not recommend this location to anyone. From the check in to check out I was not impressed. The person who checked us in was not dressed professionally, it took several attempts to get us checked into a room and he could not even make our room keys correctly. The condition of the bathroom was terrible. The room felt damp and musty.

Positives: Wireless Internet.

Negatives: The bathroom was not clean and mildew/mold was present.

Reviewer: Not provided on Mon 14 Aug 2006 rated 3 out of 10.

Hotel needs updating. Paint peeling, wall paper falling off. I had no towels or wash cloths. Disappointed!

Positives: Close to Show location.

Negatives: Not clean!

Reviewer: Not provided on Sat 05 Aug 2006 rated 9 out of 10.

This was a great hotel. My children and I stayed there for one night and they had a great time swimming in the pool. We were pleased at the long hours the pool is available. Overall a great place to stay.

Positives: Very clean and nice furnishings, had a great pool & hot tub that is open late.

Negatives: It was hard to shut our door.