HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS - Moss Point MS 4800 Amoco Dr. 39563 Mississippi Map

4.5 out of 5 Based on 29 guest reviews, Very Good

Based on 34 traveler reviews

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“First 5 Star Rating”

May 10, 2013 David B, Hawkinsville, Georgia | Trip type: Business

My work is all travel and I've stayed in many hotels over the years. This is the first one I've given a 5 star rating. The reason I gave the... more »

“What it lacks in cell phone reception, it makes up in Pruritus”

May 5, 2013 Bbarre

Back in December I had stayed at an HIE in North Jackson and I was about to give this location sterling reviews. After all, the side door in proximity to... more »

Back in December I had stayed at an HIE in North Jackson and I was about to give this location sterling reviews. After all, the side door in proximity to my room at the end if the hall actually worked! Imagine that. Not one but BOTH elevators worked. The famous HIE pancake maker worked. These features were missing on my extended stay at that location and I was thrilled to have them for my extended stay on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. But, really, those features should be assumed.

What was not to like about the HIE Moss Point.
1) First impression. The second floor hallway had an absolutely over-powering odor of what turned out to be the bath soap. Imagine Ivory soap with a hint of pine and turn that pleasant clean sent up 100 fold. It provoked head aches and nausea. Like most foul odor memories, I still gag when I think back on my first whiff. They don't want you to use cologne and perfume in the workplace these days. Surely this has got to go as well. Over the course of a few days it faded, perhaps the year's shipment of bathroom comp's just arrived.

2) No cell phone reception. This is becoming a deal breaker for me. Just a call back home to the wife to tell her to call back is billed like an overseas call to Kabul. So there is the nightly sight of phone callers and smokers prowling around the side entrances. I got four bars driving past the Motel 6 around the bend, but I had to wait for the wind to blow right to get a bar or two to text the wife and kids poolside.

3) Pruritus. I don't know if it was due to taking the nightly phone call dip in the hot tub or whether my room had bed bugs but I was soon afflicted with itchy bumps on my arms and legs. Hint - Gold Bond Lotion with Menthol relieves the Pruritus enough to get a few hours of sleep.

4) Location - hard to get out when a fleet of Trucks from the next door Pilot is headed out. It is on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and it is closer to Biloxi than, say, Bangor, but not by much.

5) Front desk service - nothing all that bad, but I didn't need much but a pen to sign in. One day I saw a blinking light on the phone indicating a missed call from the wife. The access number was not printed on the face of the phone, so I called down to ask directions. The front desk guy did not know. C'mon, man. To his credit, he called back in 5 minutes with the answer but....c'mon, man.

6) Price - I think it has the highest price "in the block" - the cluster of chains off the exit. It should not command that price with the problems I listed.

Bottom line - you would probably enjoy a stay here. But I expect more for my money these days. « less

“Wish I could have stayed longer”

Apr 25, 2013 Sylvia S, Jacksonville, Florida | Trip type: Couples

We like to stay at Holiday Inn Express properties in general, but this hotel was way above and beyond! We were greeted by a pleasant, friendly, and professional concierge, who... more »

“Clean, comfortable, excellent”

Apr 5, 2013 AuntNeeee, Atlanta, Georgia | Trip type: Family

Having stayed in several Holiday Inn Expresses while traveling on business, I expected a clean, efficient hotel with just the basics necessary for a quick stop. I stayed here on... more »

“Awesome!”

Mar 27, 2013 lizadarlin, Jackson, Tn | Trip type: Family

We stayed at this location after a day in New Orleans and on our way to Panama City Beach. We were tired and were so happy to have a clean,... more »

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