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Reviews of Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Marina - State Beach Area, an IHG Hotel

2.5 out of 5

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 361 out of 988 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 355 out of 988 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 146 out of 988 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 67 out of 988 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 59 out of 988 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Bradley

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Has no running water!
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 1 May 2024
Hello Bradley,We truly apologize for the unexpected water shut off. We were not expecting it to last the majority of the day. We would love to welcome you back for a more positive experience. Please come back and visit us again.

8/10 Good

gaby

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved that it was so clean and friendly staff. Also we had a good size refrigerator and microwave. Walls are very thin so everything from the other rooms to the hall way could be heard.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice stay, clean and lovely staff . Breakfast had a great selection for my kids.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from B Sangdot on 5 Apr 2024
Hi there! Thank you for leaving us a 5-star review. We're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us. We hope to see you again soon!

8/10 Good

XIALU

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Is good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from B Sangdot on 5 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive review with us. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay at the Holiday Inn Express. Your kind words mean a lot to us and we are grateful for the opportunity to serve you.Our team strives to provide the best possible experience for all our guests and we are glad that our efforts made your stay memorable. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back soon.Thank you again for choosing Holiday Inn Express.

10/10 Excellent

Regina

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from B Sangdot on 5 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review! We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that we met your expectations. Our team works hard to provide the best possible experience for our guests, and it's always rewarding to see that effort recognized.We can't wait to welcome you back to our hotel in the near future. If there's anything we can do to make your next stay even better, please don't hesitate to let us know.Warm regards

2/10 Terrible

Amanda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had no hot water the whole time we stayed here! I would not recommend staying at this property.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from B Sangdot on 5 Apr 2024
I am sorry to hear that you had no hot water during your stay at our property. Please accept our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused you. We take the comfort and satisfaction of our guests very seriously, and we regret that we fell short on this occasion. We have looked into the issue and taken steps to ensure that this does not happen again in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, and we hope that you will give us another chance to provide you with a better experience in the future.Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Simon on 21 Mar 2024
I wanted to personally thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and that our hotel met your expectations. We take pride in providing our guests with exceptional customer service and are so glad that we could make your stay memorable. Your review means a lot to us and encourages our staff to continue providing excellent service to all of our guests.Once again, thank you for choosing to stay with us, and we look forward to welcoming you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It has a nice breakfast. The gym is small but adequate. Walmart is within walking distance. Coffee in the room with Keurig k-Cups. Extra coffee available in the lobby.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 26 Feb 2024
Hello Amy,We appreciate so much the time you took to leave our hotel a review. We were happy to read the nice comments and amazing score. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed your stay and we cannot wait to see you back again.

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 26 Feb 2024
Hello Francisco,Thank you so much for the perfect score. We truly work hard everyday to ensure our guest have a pleasant stay and are happy to hear that we were able to do that for you. Please come and see us again in the future. Safe Travels!

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Mark,Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are ecstatic to have earned a 5 star review. Please come back and visit again!

8/10 Good

Cynthia, Fresno

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Cynthia,Thank you for choosing to stay at the Holiday Inn Express Marina. We appreciate you taking the time to leave a review. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you. We hope to see you back again.

10/10 Excellent

Mirian

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Mirian,Thank you for staying at the Holiday Inn Express Marina and for taking the time to leave us a review. We are thrilled to have earned a 5 star rating. So happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We hope you choose us again in the future.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
5/10
My stay was ok. My room phone didn’t work, breakfast was not good. One of the main reason I booked here was for the breakfast. The room was clean and bed felt amazing. I didn’t like I couldn’t get a receipt at checkout because I booked through Hotels.com. That has never happen before.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello,Thank you for choosing the Holiday Inn Express. We appreciate your thoughtful review. We will take all feedback into consideration and apologize that you were not able to obtain a receipt as Hotels.com should have sent an emailed receipt to you on the day of check out. We can always print a blank receipt for you but a detailed receipt would come from the third party you booked with. Please let us know if there is anything else we may assist you with. We hope you will give our Hotel another try in the future

10/10 Excellent

jerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Thank you for the five stars Jerry. Those stars make our day brighter, and we’re always delighted to serve happy customers like you.

2/10 Terrible

ZHIQIN

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a horrible experience staying at this hotel. On 6AM Saturday 11/25/2023, my family were waked up by noise from upstairs. The noise were constant and we had to get up around 7AM. I called front desk and was told that the two rooms I paid for was directly underneath the breakfast area. I asked hotel front desk(Elizabeth) to reflect this to the manager. I complained about hotel shall not sell the two rooms directly under breakfast area without telling customer upfront. I also requested front desk to have manager call me back. I'm very disappointed that it's been 4 days and no one called me back. My wife and my son suffered headache from the disturbance of the noise. The hotel clerk told me that they usually do not sell the rooms underneath breakfast area. Sounds like they are aware of the issue but still sold the rooms to customer without upfront disclosure. I'm sending complains to multiple agencies and demand hotel to refund my payment since the hotel failed to provide quiet enjoyment which I had paid for it. Not to mention the pain and suffering due to the greediness of this business.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Zhiqin,Thank you so much for taking the time to write to us. I wanted to let you know how sorry we are that you went through that difficult experience. I just wanted to follow up with you to make sure the situation was 100% resolved to your satisfaction.As you know, it’s important for us to provide our customers with stellar service. That’s why we would love your feedback as to how we handled your negative experience.And if we did fully resolve the issue, would you mind if we share your words with others? We love letting customers know that if a problem arises, we are totally invested in seeing it fixed for them.Thank you so much, and I look forward to hearing from you!

8/10 Good

Narcizo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I like the quite place
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Narcizo,We are delighted to hear you had a good experience. We are happy to hear you enjoyed the quiet environment the hotel provides. Please let us know how we can improve our brand and get the perfect score next time around.

8/10 Good

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite place. Staff are efficient and helpful. Pillows could be better. They are too soft and flatten after a few hours.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Jose,We appreciate your kind words. We’re glad to hear you had a positive experience and value the time you took to provide feedback and are taking immediate steps to address the issue you mentioned. We hope you will come and stay with us again in the future.

4/10 Poor

Triccia

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Richard, Los Gatos

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 24 Jan 2024
Hello Richard,Thank you for the rating. We’ll do an even better job next time around and earn those five stars.

6/10 Okay

Jose, Arroyo Grande

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
So much noice from room to room (toilet flush) can be heard from next room.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlene

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Dave

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and nice big clean rooms
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 20 Oct 2023
Hello Andrew,Thank you for taking the time out to leave us a review. With so many great places to choose from, it’s an honor that you decided to give us a try, and it sounds like we made a great impression. We hope you will come see us again!

10/10 Excellent

Fred

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 20 Oct 2023
Hello Fred,Thank you for leaving us a stellar review. We truly appreciate great guest like you! We work really hard to give our guests the finest experience possible, so reviews like yours are truly rewarding to see.We’d love to welcome you back soon, so don’t be a stranger. Thanks again!

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pricey with Minimum accomodations
The hotel was not what we expected, given the price we paid for it. When we walked in, the girl at the front desk was nice, but didn't smile much. When we asked about the pool and hot tub, she said it wasn't open, with no explaination. Our room was pretty basic. It felt like motel 6 with Hilton pricing. The breakfast was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 11 Sept 2023
Hello James,Thank you for staying at the Holiday Inn Express Marina and for taking the time to share your experience. Feedback like yours is valued by every team member here and it gives us the motivation to continue developing and growing as a company. Thank you!

6/10 Okay

Roger

Travelled with family
Spa out of service and appeared to be for some time. No notice given.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 11 Sept 2023
Hello Roger,Thank you for stay at the Holiday Inn Express Marina. We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We apologize that you were not aware of our spa being out of service, we do have it listed on our website and IHG application. We hope you will give us another opportunity once our spa is up and running. Thank you!

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 20 Oct 2023
Hello Barbara,We sincerely appreciate your business and your valuable feedback. Your satisfaction is what drives us, and we can’t wait to welcome you back for another outstanding experience at the Holiday Inn Express Marina. Thank you again!

10/10 Excellent

Zhenyu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 20 Oct 2023
Hello Zhenyu,Your 10/10 review motivates us to keep pushing forward and sets the tone for excellence in all that we do. We’re humbled by your support and look forward to being your preferred choice for lodging in the future. If there’s anything specific you’d like to highlight about your experience, please feel free to share!

8/10 Good

Guofan, South San Francisco

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Maria

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Downgrade from previous stays
I have stayed at this hotel several times. I was disappointed that the spa was under construction and not available. It’s understandable but still a disappointment. The breakfast is usually very good. This time, not so much. The sausage patties and egg omelets were very over cooked everyday and links were not an option. The breakfast is a reason that I opt to stay here at a higher price than other options. I’ll likely look at other accommodation options in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

luis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, they have breakfast and parking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank you for your help in arranging early check in so my daughter could get to her thesis defense on time!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Armando

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool area was closed
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Gogogadgets

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Loretta, Fremont

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing we didn’t like! Clean, friendly staff, great breakfast- great location, modern decor, great amenities, large bathroom, comfortable bed!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and functional
Friendly staff, good breakfast, big and clean rooms. The gym is a bit small, mainly cardio equipment and 1 rack off loose weights. Overall a good experience
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Erin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Jesus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the tranquility.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
New, clean and quiet! Great breakfast! 1 minute drive to the beach where parking was never an issue. A little on the pricey side for weekends but you get what you pay for. Definitely would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Harry

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

Erik

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Miguel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Marai

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diana, Los Altos

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a very good accomodation for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The property was in very good condition. Breakfast was good for being included, not great
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Response from Holiday Inn Express Marina Staff on 26 Jun 2023
Hello Paul,Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for the Holiday Inn Express Marina. We appreciate the feedback and are sad to hear that the breakfast did not meet your expectations. Please note that we will be reviewing breakfast to see where we can improve for our guest. Thank you!