Holiday Inn Express & Suites Longview – North

I’ve stayed a few times in this property over the years. It’s starting to show some wear but they are adding a new addition on the back side. They said the old rooms will be upgrade when the new rooms are available. The people on the checkin were friendly and helpful. The breakfast is about standard for HIEx. The price was ok so had a good stay.

My stay at this location was fabulous. I had the Jacuzzi Suite, paid $ 179.00 tax included. It was large, clean, the bed was HEAVEN as was the tub. Everything you could want was provided, iron, ironing board, mini fridge, coffee pot (the kind that makes a single cup). It would have been great to have had a little more than 1 pack of sugar and 1 cream but I enjoyed not having to get dressed right away to get coffee.
The gym was right across the hall but I didn’t use it. I did see that the machines looked new, clean and expensive. There is an indoor pool but we couldn’t find an entrance. The free breakfast was dismal. If you just want some juice and coffee, yogurt you should be fine but anything further and you will have some issues. Simple toast was IMPOSSIBLE. The toaster did not work, at all, and the attendant told me that «at least it got the bread a little warm, you should be fine» ugg. Eggs and sausage looked processed and microwaved. They do have a fancy machine that makes pancakes but even with people struggling to figure it out the attendant busied herself microwaving more eggs.
The front desk was a dream from start to finish. Very helpful, she had a personality and gave us some pointers on where we might find some entertainment for the evening. The lobby is very nice and they have current magazines laid out for guests to read while waiting. WiFi was not even spotty, it was non existent in our room. Step outside and it was fine. Not sure what was up with that but it’s not anything I would use as a deciding factor about another visit because I could have been trying to access wrong.

Extremely friendly staff. The décor is interesting. They have a jungle theme going on above the door. Our room was big (2 queens) came equipted with fridge, and microwave. I always immediately check for bed bugs, didn’t find any or any other kind of species in room 207.
Like the previous Unilocaler said, AVOID THE EGGS AT ALL COST. Processed eggs and processed juice. Stick with the bagels, fruit, milk and/​or coffee.

Pros: It’s clean, has a very nice pool, and located near a Luby’s which gives it many kudos points.
Cons: Pillows are lumpy.
Breakfast is decent. Eggs should be avoided (Powdered eggs are the bane of my existence). Orange juice is odd too, don’t drink it unless you like sugary orange water with fake pulp. Stick with prepackaged yogurt, cereal and fresh fruit.