HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS ATLANTA / EMORY - Decatur GA 2183 North Decatur Rd. 30033 Georgia Map

4.0 out of 5 Based on 46 guest reviews, Very Good

Based on 57 traveler reviews

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“I like this brand, but they need attention to detail”

Apr 15, 2013 David B, Orlando, Florida, United States | Trip type: Business

This is the second of two different Holiday Inn Express locations I've stayed in this year. I like the brand. The decor is stylish, the rooms are very nice and... more »

“Thank you TA for...”

Mar 14, 2013 yumyumguy, Dallas, Texas | Trip type: Business

sharing the experiences I used to pick this place. I really had no idead where to stay or what direction to go in so I cam on to TA and... more »

“Would definitely stay here again”

Mar 14, 2013 PDESK, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Trip type: Family

We recently spent six nights at the Holiday Inn Express Atlanta - Emory University Area and were very happy with the hotel. The room was well appointed with a table... more »

We recently spent six nights at the Holiday Inn Express Atlanta - Emory University Area and were very happy with the hotel.

The room was well appointed with a table and chairs, a desk and comforable desk chair, a lounge chair, two beds, a wet bar area (with microwave, coffee maker, medium sized refrigerator, and faucet), and a bathroom with separate vanity area. We found the room to be comfortable and set up well.

The room was very clean and the cleaning staff did a great job keeping us stocked up with towels and toiletries.

The breakfast was a little repetitive, but the food tasted good and there were still enough choices that it was fine. They always offer muffins, bagels, cereals, pancakes, biscuits and sausage gravy, yogurt, fruit, delicious hot cinnamon buns, as well as coffee, tea, and juices. Then they switch between having scrambled eggs and sausage, scrambled eggs and bacon, and cheese omelets with sausage/bacon. There are enough things to choose from and it's included for free, so it was fine. I was a little disappointed to be in GA and not be able to have grits for breakfast. They had packets of grits where you add hot water, but I had expected they would have the real thing and was a little bummed, but cheered myself up with one of the cinnamon buns instead.

On Monday to Thursday, they also have a happy hour with wine, beer, lemonade, and iced tea, along with snacks such as cocktail meatballs, Chinese veggies, chips and salsa, hot dogs, and fruit salad. It was a nice bonus. We were there dealing with some tough family issues, so it was nice to be able to come back in the evening and settle down with a drink and some snacks. Every night they also have cookies out for the taking, as well as a bowl of apples.

The fitness center is small, but seemed to have good quality equipment. The pool is also small, but heated to a perfect temperature so we spent a lot of extra time swimming. It's also opened until 10 p.m., so we often managed to get in a swim in the morning and then a swim at night before we settled in for the evening.

The staff at the hotel was great. Everyone was friendly and helpful. We were always greeted with a smile whenever we saw any staff members. They really made us feel welcomed.

They also have a small laundry room with a washer and dryer. The detergent costs $1, and each of the machines is $1 to run. We washed a couple loads of laundry and each time had to run the dryer twice to dry our clothes. The front desk can provide quarters, so count on $4 to wash and dry a load and buy detergent.

We were also happy with the hotel's location, close enough to just about everything from downtown to Buckhead. Everywhere we went ended up being about a half hour drive, so we never felt too far away from anything.

There is a Publix grocery story about a block away. Across the street and down the road there are also a variety of restaurants from McDonalds to sushi to mediterranean cuisine. We highly recommend the Mediterranean Grill across the street. We loved the food there so much that we actually got several meals from there. The Community BBQ restaurant on nearby Clairmont Road was also great, everything we tried there was fantastic.

The only criticism of the hotel would be the super slow elevator. There is only one elevator for the whole hotel and it seems to run slowly regardless of how many people are using it. You wait even if no one else is using it. If stairs had been nearby we would have just used them instead, but they were at the ends of the halls, so we ended up waiting for the elevator. Not that big of a deal, but it was a little bit of an annoyance during an otherwise near perfect stay at a hotel.

I did a lot of hotel searching throughout the Atlanta area for this trip. There are other hotels around that are fancier or offer more amenities, but the rates they charge are outrageous. If you are looking for a clean hotel with easy access to everything, as well as having free breakfast, free happy hour, a fitness center, laundry room, friendly staff, and wonderfully warm indoor pool, all for an affordable price, then you can't go wrong staying here. « less

“Nice place, helpful staff”

Mar 9, 2013 agm2mom, Osceola Mills | Trip type: Family

This is a nice clean hotel. The breakfast buffet was mediocre, could definitely add some more fresh fruit. The pool was not warm. But the manager bent over backwards to... more »

“Keeps the Holiday Inn Express Promise -- To Be Average”

Mar 4, 2013 Ron D, Los Angeles, California | Trip type: Family

It has everything you want with no frills. The price is right, the hotel is clean and tidy and the rooms are just fine. The staff seems to actually enjoy... more »

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