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Reviews of Holiday Inn Express Davis-University Area, an IHG Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

1640 Research Park Drive, Davis, 95618, United States of America

#1 of 12 hotels in Davis

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 184 hotel reviews

9.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.4

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    9.3

  • Staff

    9.4

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: May 19, 2024

    10
    Great….. no dogs barking in the room next door
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room - Disability Access
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No towel racks in the bathroom….. we don’t use maid service daily and would appreciate racks for drying our towels.

    Breakfast was good

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 6, 2024

    8.0
    Comfortable beds, great hotel for a weekend soccer tournament
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything was great, nice staff. Thank you Bach!

    Really comfortable beds, good size room. Very clean

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The bed was very comfortable.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 3, 2024

    9.0
    It was a very pleasant stay! Staff were all nice (front desk, kitchen, housekeeping).
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The towels can be softer, the hot tub and pool water could be free of floating stuff

    Staff were all really courteous and nice, room and common areas are clean, breakfast was very decent, price was good

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 25, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Big room. Great breakfast. Quite too.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 29, 2024

    10
    Lovely cost efficient stay at this Holiday Inn.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Room - Disability Access
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Noise from above. I was on the bottom floor, there for a conference with UC Davis. It was hard to sleep as I could hear a lot of noise from above.

    Everything was convenient, there was a full breakfast area. I really enjoyed how seamless everything was. My room was big and had everything I needed. Also, great gym for when I needed to run.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 5, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed - Disability Access Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It ticked all the boxes, great hotel and staff

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: November 29, 2023

    10
    Very pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Clean, free breakfast, comfy bed, daily housekeeping

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: September 10, 2023

    10
    Comfortable stay with friendly staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast quality was 7/10.

    We loved the bike option.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: September 5, 2023

    8.0
    It was a comfortable stay for 3 nights. Very clean. Had all the essentials.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The breakfast area was small

    The rooms were spacious enough to accommodate my family of 5

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 5, 2023

    10
    Love the staff, hotel, town, and school (UC Davis). Town people are super friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Nothing to do with the hotel. First day after we arrived, we went over to order a bacon burger from Carl's Jr next door for my 9 year old son. He got food poisoning 30 minutes later. He couldn't sleep the first night and woke up throwing up every 2 hours the entire night, not eating, not drinking, and running a fever. Good thing spouse is in the medical field. So, nothing she couldn't handle. He got better the 2nd night and total fine on the 3rd day. On day 3 morning after we checked out, I threw up along our way home. When we got home, my daughter threw up a few times with diarrhea. Out of 4 people on our trip, 3 got whatever stomach bug it was. The saving grace is it happened near the end of our trip. So, the trip wasn't interrupted and we got home safely. We just got home and while I am doing better, my daughter is still trying to stay hydrated. So, don't eat at Carl's Jr next door. Didn't want to go there and complain. The staff at Carl's Jr is pretty friendly. Sometimes, things happen. IHOP might be fine. We didn't try.

    Pretty much everything. Perfect friendly. The best out of all the hotels on our college tour trip. Hotel is every clean and super nice. Staff is exceptional. The town (Davis, CA) is so so nice. Nice that everywhere is 5-10 minute drive. Very bike friendly. Love the hotel has bikes for rent.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2023

    8.0
    It was ok but could be better
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night

    They put me on the lower floor. She didn’t asked me if I was ok with that. Since I was a regular customer she should have asked me.

    Adequate. Location good

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: May 7, 2023

    8.0
    Great value hotel close to Davis' city center, big airy rooms and modern facilities!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night

    We had a room on the ground floor, near the breakfast area, which I would avoid in the future as it became quite noisy early in the morning. The jacuzzi water looked a little unclear - not so clean so we did not try it.

    This hotel was one of the cheapest of our Californian trip yet it was one of the most modern, cleanest and offered the biggest room! Really good value for money. We enjoyed the pool, we loved the big airy room, very comfortable bed! The staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The included breakfast was just what we needed to start the day off and very uncomplicated - which we liked.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 4, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was everything a hotel should be and more. Having just returned from a cross country road trip, we wish we had hotels as nice as this one. We will seek out Holiday Inn Expresses on our next trip.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: May 4, 2023

    9.0
    Lovely- would definitely stay again
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing comes to mind. Had an excellent stay!

    Located in nice area. Quiet hotel. Recently updated. We borrowed two bicycles and rode into Davis, enjoyed our stay very much. Great breakfast options

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: May 4, 2023

    10
    peaceful stay with family
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights

    quiet property. very good breakfast . very comfortable bed. toiletries are great quality

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2023

    8.0
    Nice hotel in Davis area, the only minus is air conditioner / heater in the wall
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing can be done about air conditioner / heater. It blows air so strongly, that we kept it going on for several minutes and turned it off. You can be sick easily if you leave it on for a night. Also the unis is loud. This is only minus in this hotel. We will stay here for one night as needed, so for one night it's OK and somehow we will manage. Probably if the hotel offers central air conditioning, the room price will be much, much higher.

    Rooms in both suites were large, very clean, beds and pillows are very comfortable. Staff was pleasant to deal with. Breakfast was very satisfying, much better than in many hotels we stayed previously. We definitely will stay here in Davis again.

    Stayed in May 2023

  • Reviewed: May 2, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast was fair but offered plenty of options. Location was good! Nice pool! Beds and pillows very comfortable and the shower was awesome!

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: May 1, 2023

    9.0
    Booking Buddy screwed up.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Booking Buddy failed to inform the hotel that I changed the reservation from a king to two queens. That was a problem.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 25, 2023

    9.0
    Staff were lovely, helpful, and friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    1) the hallway was stifling hot. There were no windows, or a/c on. I was on the 3rd floor 2) the bed/mattress was extremely high. It was difficult to get into the bed. Not all of your customers are tall. Some of us are barely 5" and would benefit from a foot stool to assist.

    Didn't eat the breakfast at hotel because the choices were not appropriate for my dietary needs, which was very disappointing. Need to have more gluten-free choices.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 17, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Travelers with friends
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It would have been nice if there were some vending machines.

    The rooms were very clean. The bed was comfortable & the pillows were awesome! The person working the front desk was very friendly and accommodating.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: April 6, 2023

    10
    I’d come here again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Sofa Bed - Disability Access Hearing Accessible
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    everything!

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: March 19, 2023

    10
    Convenient and very vomfy
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    Quietness

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: January 17, 2023

    10
    Happy to find a great place to stay overnight close to our daughters new apartment!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • One-Bedroom Queen Suite
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Found The way the room was designed so ergonomically, made ease of use great for electrical outlets and luggage and easy with a wheelchair. Very comfortable bed and room was super warm during a chilly December stay!

    Stayed in December 2022

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