Holiday Inn Express- Sequim, Washington
What is your Priority Club status? Platinum
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay? -yes
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive? booked two queen standard on points, got two queen standard
How are the rooms? pretty much what you'd expect for a modern-looking American HIX build fairly recently. The staff seems to be trying hard to not let that shiny new glow fade away.
How is the exec. lounge? N/A but there is a very nice rooftop deck and garden area for all the guests to use when it's not raining
What was good and what was bad?
Good-
Very good example of a HIX- rooms still seemed new and housekeeping kept them very clean
Part of their eco-friendly thing is that they'll give you 1,000 bonus points for skipping housekeeping for a day on a longer stay
Staff didn't just do the minimum- a problem with the cable box on our room tv was resolved that night by a front desk clerk instead of punting the problem to the morning shift. Breakfast bar staff kept refreshing food right until the close of breakfast.
Not much in the way of well-kept three star properties on the Olympic peninsula so they're meeting a need
Bad-
I like really hot showers and part of their eco-friendly thing seemed to be turning down the temp on the water heater. The system seemed to have to work a little hard to get to my preferred 'lobster boil' temperature
A little further from Olympic NP than the options in Port Angeles, so if that's the reason for your stay, it's about another extra 40 minutes of driving a day to get to the more noteworthy park areas.
Value for $ or Priority Club Points? Would you return? It's only 25K a night for points right now, which is a great value compared to some of their summer rates, especially on weekends. If they've got award rooms available, buying points through Points + Cash might get you a better rate than paying for the room outright.
Would definitely return if I was in the area- they're a good option for the NP if you're looking for the elusive well-kept middle market property in a region that tends to either be a lot more expensive or old one star motels and cabins.