Holiday Inn Express - Manchester East
Holiday Inn Express - Manchester East. Stayed November 2018.
What is your Priority Club status?
Spire Elite
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay?
Reasonably.
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked standard double – received same.
How are the rooms?
They are all right. Basic with a TV, iron, mini ironing board and double bed. All very clean. Small bathroom with shower only (no bath). Usual HiX bathroom unguents in containers fixed to the walls. Ok for a brief one night stay.
How is the exec. lounge?
There isn’t one.
What was good and what was bad?
Bad:
Check in – reception was a bit like a zoo- children and random people everywhere. Staff seemed busy although there was only me waiting to check in.
No aircon in rooms – just a small electric wall heater in bedroom with an electric fan for hot weather.
Not the sort of area to go for a wander after dark.
Middling:
A couple of vending machines in reception area selling drinks, snacks etc.
Rooms quite basic but functional – liquid soap/shower gel etc in containers fixed to the wall.
Sufficed for a 1 night stay.
Good:
Room very clean and modern looking. Plenty of electric sockets with usb ports.
Ample free car parking - car park well lit at night.
10/15 minutes drive to Manchester Airport depending on road conditions.
Complimentary breakfast reasonable by HiX standards.
Value for £ or Priority Club Points?
Not too bad for £55 per night I paid.
Would you return?
Probably not. I prefer the CP actually at MAN, but this sufficed for a one night 'pre-flight' stay (mainly so I could claim the 30,000 extra ihg points for staying at 3 different ihg brands).