Holiday Inn Express Bothell by IHG

Clean and friendly staff. Excellent breakfast variety

We needed to be in or close to Bothell, and this property seemed to be well reviewed and offered good value. Plus, we had an IHG free night certificate to use before expiration and used points for another night. Ultimately, we strung together three one-night reservations between my wife and me: one paid, one certificate, one on points. Despite this potentially confusing situation, Rebecca at the front desk was not phased. She checked us in for the first night, and made notes in the system to link each of the next two nights. As a result, while we had to stop by the front desk during the mornings after the first and second nights, we were able to stay in the same room. Rebecca also recognized my IHG status and gave us a nice room on the third (top) floor, and free soft drinks and snacks. We found the room clean and functional, with both a mini-fridge and a microwave, a safe, ample room to set up our luggage, a closet with adequate room and hangers, drawer space, a sofa bed and easy chair, desk space, ample lighting, and an adequate bathroom. The tub/shower was fine, the valve sensible, and the water pressure reasonable. The heating/AC system seemed to work fine and was quiet. The only thing missing from the room was an in-room coffee maker but the hotel features two good coffee machines on the first floor that are accessible 24/7 that makes good regular and decafe coffee, as well as hot water with a good selection of teas. We found this set up to be very convenient and did not miss the in-room coffee maker, since we didn’t have to worry about not being supplied decafe, running out of coffee or creamer, etc. The free breakfast offered in the room rate was typical for this chain, although the first morning, eggs and bacon had run out before 9 am and was not replenished until nearly the end of the breakfast time (9:30 am). We liked the fact that there was a bit of variation offered in the way of cheese omelette the second morning and a veggie omelette and veggie sausage the third morning. Plus, the Pancake machine” is always a treat. There were plenty of tables and chairs in the breakfast area, which was filled with light from ample windows. There seems to be an adequate amount of free parking around the hotel. We were glad the hotel did not nickel and dime us with parking charges. Although we did not use them, the hotel does have an indoor pool and a small fitness room. There were a few restaurants and fast food places that one could walk to from the hotel, if one did not have a car. We found the hotel to be generally quiet but on our final night, we heard snoring through the walls. Our next-door traveler must have one of those legendary loud snores!

Close to shopping and restaurants. Bed was very comfortable.

Was close to the stairs and could hear everyone going up and down the stairs

Good location comfortable

Smell musty in room

Very clean and comfortable.

Great hotel for the price.

Very clean and comfortable vibe, highly recommend!

Good breakfast area

Parking limited.