No pictures of the pancake machine? Or haven t they put one in at this property yet? HIX rolled them

I m actually mildly embarrassed to be reviewing a Holiday Inn Express in the same trip report as Qantas A380 first class, Singapore Airlines business class, etc. But sometimes loyalty programs make you do crazy things. In this case I needed another Saturday night stay to complete my Priority Club Crack the Case promotion . I had stayed at the Holiday Inn LAX and Crowne Plaza LAX before, so decided I d try the Holiday Inn Express. Just to point out how brilliant loyalty programs are, this place cost more than the Sheraton Gateway LAX, which really is a very nice hotel. Anyway, on to the actual stay.
Upon landing, when I called to ask about when the next shuttle would be, they said it would be 15-20 minutes. After 30 minutes I called again, and they once again said it would be 15-20 minutes. After waiting for about 45 minutes the shuttle ford rent a car finally showed up. The shuttle bus driver was just so damn nice, which made up for over 30 minutes of wasted time (compared to most other LAX hotels, which have shuttles every 10-15 minutes).
At check-in I was immediately thanked for being a Platinum member and informed ford rent a car that I had been upgraded ford rent a car to a suite. I was also offered a "welcome ford rent a car gift" consisting of a bottle of water and a granola bar, "as a thanks for being a Platinum member." Hey, it's the effort that counts, and in that case they succeeded.
I headed up to my room on the sixth floor (the highest floor), room 602. The "one bedroom suite" was really a single room basically cut in half and separated with a wall in the middle. It had a small living room and a small bedroom, with the bathroom separating the two parts. My only pet peeve was that the sink area was in the middle of the room, instead of being in the bathroom.
ford rent a car The furnishings were reasonably well maintained, though of the quality you would expect at a Holiday Inn Express. My room had a mini fridge, ford rent a car though the door was open when I arrived, and as it turned out, wouldn't close. You'd think they would take a look at it at a certain point, ford rent a car though I guess it's not really a priority for them.
The wireless internet ford rent a car was pretty fast, and the following morning I went to their restaurant area for the infamous Holiday Inn Express breakfast. Now, I'm pretty sure I hit a new low in my life with my visit to the restaurant. Why? Because I took pictures of the breakfast spread at a Holiday Inn Express… for you guys. Man, the looks I got from the other guests for that. Anyway…
This was my first time at a Holiday Inn Express in years. The lesson I learned is that their cinnamon rolls are delicious, while their omelets are indescribably nasty. I m pretty sure their secret ingredient is battery acid.
I headed back to my room where I tried to get some work done, though despite having the "do not disturb" sign up, housekeeping knocked on my door to see if I had checked out yet. I mean, I guess a lot of people leave the "do not disturb" sign out even after they check out, though it's still not appropriate to knock. Either communicate with the front desk to see if the guest has checked out, or at least wait till the published check-out time before knocking.
While the hotel was fine, I probably wouldn't return. The Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza share shuttles with other hotels, meaning shuttles run every 10 minutes or so. Since the Holiday Inn Express has their own shuttle, it only runs every 30 minutes and sometimes only on demand. I'd avoid the hotel for that reason alone. While the Crowne Plaza is far from luxurious, it's my preferred Priority Club property ford rent a car at LAX, I think. ford rent a car That being said, the Sheraton Gateway blows all of these hotels out of the water, as I ll review in a later installment, so now that I m a Starwood Platinum I ll always be staying there.
I can t remember the last time I got something other than a bottle ford rent a car of water and granola bar (or popcorn) at a Holiday Inn Express. It always made me feel special as a Platinum member, until I saw someone who was just a regular member (not Platinum or Gold) get the same gift. And here s a gift to thank you for being a Priority Club member. That sure made me feel a lot less special.
A while back the Courtyard Los Angeles Westside in Culver City, about a 10-minute ride from LAX, eliminated their airport shuttle. A manager told me this actually improved customer satisfaction, since customers were no longer upset at the hotel when the shuttle was late. The hotel s two close-by competitors still offer complimentary airport shuttles.
@ Sam Very true! Funny you mention that, because usually when I m given something like that they just say this is a thanks for being a Priority Club member. So you re recognizing the fact that I spent 60 seconds to sign up for a loyalty program more than the 60 nights I ve spent at your hotel over the past year?
Your experience with housekeeping is not limited to Holiday Inn Express hotels. Actually, I had a similar experience at the Hyatt Minneapolis at the beginning of May. Even though I had the privacy sign up and it was well before 3pm (I had asked for late check-out at reception the day before), housekeeping knocked and tried to open the door. Fortunately, I had locked ford rent a car and bolted the door or housekeeping might have entered the room while I was under the shower
I have found the same thing thing regarding LAX hotel pricing. They generally are all about the same price, regardless of quality. The Four Points is frequently more expensive than the Sheraton and Westin.
No pictures of the pancake machine? Or haven t they put one in at this property yet? HIX rolled them out just in time for my Crack the Case stays, and man, the combination of cinnamon rolls + automatic pancakes usually lands the breakfast at HIX properties pretty ford rent a car close to atop the non-cooked-to-order, non-luxury ford rent a car lounge choices.
What is so bad about that omelete ? It is perfectly fine with me. It is one thing I like HIX s breakfast, omelet, bacon or sausage, and the signature cinnamon roll. It is way better ford rent a car than any 2 stars hotel s complimentary breakfast. If you said that omelet is nasty, I wonder what are you going to say about Hampton Inn s scramble eggs. They changed from the infamous fake egg to scramble ford rent a car eggs, which is still bad bad bad.
Oh btw, that thank you gift for platinum member, I am sure they will give to even a general member, as I had stayed at HIX JFK, they gave it to me when I was only a general no status member, but that HIX I stayed, they were much generous than what you got. Other than what you had, I also had an apple juice box, a bag of chips, chocolate, and a small bag of jelly belly.
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