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Reviews of Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tacoma, an IHG Hotel

2.5 out of 5

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 393 out of 898 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 278 out of 898 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 129 out of 898 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 52 out of 898 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 898 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Fernando

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great stay good hospitality
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharita

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was a very nice affordable place with breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from victoria on May 21, 2024
Thank you so much for your feedback, we hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Kimber

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from victoria on May 21, 2024
Thank you for your feedback, we hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Courtney

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice customer service and great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from victoria on May 14, 2024
thank you for your feedback, we hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from victoria on May 13, 2024
thank you so much for staying with us, we hope to see you again

6/10 Okay

Yvonne

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Felt unsafe outside the hotel. Lots of rundown buildings surrounding and obvios drig users
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on May 7, 2024
Hello: we are very sorry that you did feel safe during your stay, as you know the hotel is located in a rough Neiborhood, but we are working hard to make sure our guests are safe once they check in.

4/10 Poor

jessica

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There were bed bugs in my room and all they did was move me rooms. No money back or anything
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 30, 2024
Thank you for letting us know about this issue. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience or discomfort you experienced. I want to assure you that we take reports of bed bugs very seriously. Upon receiving your complaint, we promptly took action by relocating you to a different room and arranging for an inspection by a professional pest control expert.the inspector came and did an inspection and there was no evidence of bed bugs nothing was found in the inspected room.we deeply value your feedback, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused

8/10 Good

Nayeli, Forest Grove

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
area is a little sketchy but overall it was a decent stay
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 30, 2024
Thank you for your feedback and for giving us the opportunity to serve you, we hope to see you again

6/10 Okay

Janet

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I know this is not totally the Holiday Inns fault but at 4:00 am we were woke up from loud music on a floor above us. Also when we were woke up at 4:00 am from the loud music there were a bunch of people in our hallway that were very loud. Not the most pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 29, 2024
I am very sorry to hear that, it is very important for us that our guest get a relax night on quiet hours. I hope you report this issue to the front desk. I hope you had a nice day.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Bathroom door could use a little work, nothing serious, just the knob seems a little beat up frlm time
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you so much for letting us know about this issues we will work on this as soon as possible. we hope to see you again soon

8/10 Good

Golda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The services and the room comfy
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for your preference we hope you stay with us again.

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Traveled with family
Nice room, good breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for feedback, we hope to see you again

10/10 Excellent

Salonge

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The complimentary breakfast was tasty, the indoor pool was a hit with my kids and all of the staff was very friendly and accommodating. Would definitely stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for you review and kind comments we hope to see you again soon

10/10 Excellent

Selena

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very happy with how clean are room was (: staff was friendly, free breakfast in the morning biscuits and gravy was a hit for sure . Good decent pool size . I do wish the hot tub was working though . But the hotel was very nice and I will stay again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for your feedback we appreciate it

10/10 Excellent

Sandra and Rene

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to review our hotel we hope to see you again soon

2/10 Terrible

Crystal

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
The location of the hotel gives the impression of high crime. You cannot get into the hotel, unless the Desk Clerk is ACTUALLY paying attention to customers intended to enter. If this isn’t enough to start the stay on a bad note, how about the “hotel policy” of changing your debit card a $100 “incidentals fee” and then being told your card will be refunded in 5-days. When asking if this is necessary because we’re on a budget for our trip, was very rudely advised “this is hotel policy”. Seriously, what happened to hotel policies where they’d charge your card for damage at checkout for “incidentals”. Pre charging for services that are not intended to be used or for pre charging for “damages” is so distasteful! Especially when the Desk Clerk states “the incidental charge is because you paid through Expedia and if you paid at the hotel you wouldn’t have this problem”. Friendly or even customer service minded, are definitely NOT words I would use to describe this experience.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for your feedback, as you mentioned the hotel is in a rough area and it is our priority to make sure our guest are safe and comfortable and that's why we lock the door , the 100 incidental deposit or fee, that we required at checkin is for all our guest and it is an authorization (a temporary hold) on your card , we do not charge anything, at check out we release the amount to your bank and most of the times it takes to the bank to release it 3 to 5 business days. I am very sorry that our staff did not explain this procedure correctly.

4/10 Poor

Alma

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
I was going to reserve a hotel in downtown Tacoma but we had to paid for deposit and parking lot. So instead I went with Holiday Inn express and suites in Tacoma cause it was closer to our event. What I didn’t like was that the hotel doesn’t specify on Expedia their terms about a $100 deposit that they do take off your bank account. Also it was very noise you could hear everything from the next room and the footsteps. The front desk ladies were not very welcoming and kind.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Angie- GM on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for choosing to stay with us, We understand your concern regarding the deposit fee, and we apologize for any lack of clarity on this matter. While third-party booking platforms like Expedia strive to provide accurate information, they may not always be able to specify individual hotel policies due to the vast number of properties they work with. We will address these issues with our team to ensure a more comfortable and hospitable stay for our guests.

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel is clean, the hallways smell clean but once we entered our room the smell was not the same! They need to air out the rooms. We had a horrible check in experience, the girl that was there for the Thursday night shift was rude and not customer service friendly at all! All the rest of the staff were amazing and super nice. The lady that prepped the breakfast and kept the eating area clean was so friendly and welcoming!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Angie- GM on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for sharing your recent experience with us. We're pleased to hear that you found our hotel clean overall, We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the odor in your room and the less than satisfactory check-in experience. Rest assured, we take your feedback seriously and will address these issues promptly to ensure they are not repeated.

8/10 Good

Sivanandan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Angie- GM on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for choosing to stay with us during your recent visit, your feedback is invaluable to us as we continuously strive to improve our services.

10/10 Excellent

michelle

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nicely updated; very clean
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Angie- GM on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you so much for your recent stay with us and for taking the time to leave such a positive review. We're thrilled to hear that you found our updates to your liking and that you appreciated the cleanliness of our facilities.

10/10 Excellent

Yen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms, main area and main floor bathrooms were clean. The bed was SUPER comfortable and the staff members were polite and attentive, Totally recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Angie- GM on Mar 21, 2024
We appreciate your recommendation. If you ever find yourself in the area again, we'd be delighted to welcome you back. Thank you for choosing our hotel!

8/10 Good

Jeanine

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from victoria on Apr 23, 2024
Thank you for you review we appreciated your business

10/10 Excellent

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Angie- GM on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for choosing to stay with us during your visit. We noticed that you left us a 5 out of 5 score, and we sincerely appreciate your positive rating.

8/10 Good

Kelsey

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Kimberly

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All good considering surroundings
The stay itself was fine. Tee surroundings were not great and made me weary of staying. We were there for a volleyball tournament and the girls were encouraged to swim to help stretch their muscles, but the pool was too cold and the hot tub was dirty. If the pool could be warmer and the hot tub cleaner my review would likely be 5 stars becuase you can't control your surroundings. The breakfast was surprisingly good with great options
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tarsha

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The bathroom needed upgrades. The area around has homelessness tent camps
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property is not the standard of quality I am used to when staying at Holiday Inn Express hotels. The hotel is very obviously an old, run down hotel that was given a face lift. Despite paint and carpet and new furnishings, the elevator and room still smell like smoke / smells like stale air. Lots of patchwork in walls and ceilings, and directly out our window is a gas station car was and what looks like a homeless camp. Multiple suspicious looking people with backpacks walking around the parking lot. You have to drive thru a strip mall parking lot to get to the hotel, but the strip mall is condemned and boarded up and fenced off. Will not be staying here again. Very disappointed.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay!
We definitely enjoyed our time. Room was very clean!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

John

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall, this is a nice facility. Drawbacks include the rising crime in the surrounding area and limited parking available in the facility parking lot.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean. Good beds
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angel, chantilly

Traveled with group
Todo excelente
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joaquin

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good breakfast selection
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and security
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sy Hong Phuc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Jungann

Fair
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Teresa

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel was excellent. I couldn’t ask more better service and staff. Just in wrong location. If you are willing to not venture out of parking lot and definitely dont venture out at night thisbis great. I did enjoy watching the people at night.. made Halloween feel more real! Hot tub was very relaxing and again the staff was amazing!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Sohreet

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin, West Kelowna

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly, hotel was clean and breakfast was great!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Barry

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visitvwith daughter
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The area behind the property looked like a homeless encampment had just been moved out. Also they closed own they elevator right at check out time which was really a problem when you are trying to bring down suitcases and are on the fourth floor and have to use the stairs.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Franco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice relationship cost-benefit hotel
Very nice hotel, good breakfast, everything you would expect from a Holiday Inn standard.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gayle

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it!
Nice and clean. Beds were really comfortable. Friendly staff. Excellent continental breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveler
Overall, amazing experience. Staff super friendly and knowledgeable. Decorates really cute for Halloween. Very clean and room was really spacious and comfortable. Neighborhood a little questionable but felt safe once in the hotel. Thanks for a very smooth and satisfactory experience.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Bradley

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room 407. Had an issue with someone entering my room. Room was not serviced. Toilet backed up and flooded whole bathroom. Ended up having to clean it myself.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

SHIHHSING

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023