Holiday Inn Manchester Airport

I stayed here a few years back and was impressed with it which is why I booked it again for this past weekend. It’s a great location within proximity to the airport, restaurants, the mall and a major highway. We were booked in a room with two queen beds which comes with a mini fridge and microwave. Overall the room was clean with the exception of dust above the headboards and armoire. You wouldn’t typically notice that but when your husband is a housekeeping manager he looks at everything. The bathroom is incredibly small which I can get over but it would be improved if there was a fan.
Check in could definitely be improved. While she did thank me for being an IHG rewards club member, she failed to tell me any features of the hotel and didn’t tell me what time check out was. Thankfully I was able to find the info on the IHG app. She didn’t even explain that my room was ready or where it was located, she just provided me the keys with the room number on them. At least I got the wifi password and the room was technically ready before check in time. Although it did cause me concern that the reservation was made in my maiden name but all identification given was in my married name and she never seemed to notice. I had brought my marriage license for no reason apparently. Check out was great! We paid for the room using a different card early in the morning but explained that we would still be using the room till 12pm. The woman at the desk (different from check-​in) said it was not a problem and checked that we enjoyed our stay.

Comfortable room size, clean and convenient location. Housekeeping walked in on my naked boyfriend in the morning (knock louder or wait till after 8:45am???). Bed felt like plywood with a sheet on it. Shower curtain was falling off the wall, only covered middle section of tub… leaving the tile floor by door SOAKED.

I stay here at least 4 times a year while traveling. The staff is always very friendly and prompt. I like the attention. It does the job.

There are 2 Holiday Inn’s in Manchester, this regular HI is by the airport and the other is a HIE down near the mall off South Willow Street. I’ve stayed at both numerous times, and for me it’s really just about which is cheaper. This one hasn’t been renovated in some time, and evokes the older look of the chain of hotels. It’s very convenient to the airport, the staff is friendly, and the rooms are clean. There is an Airport Diner attached to the hotel which is OK, but not amazing. I prefer to be down on Willow where there are more restaurant options, and although not great the breakfast is free at HIE.

I really liked this hotel. We stayed for one night and had a great stay. The pool and hot tub were great, the hot tub was the perfect temperature. The staff when we checked in was friendly, and the check in process was really quick. They also have plenty of parking. It’s right near the airport but everything down town is a bit of a drive. The room was also spacious, clean, and the bed was really comfortable. The mattress was pretty firm though, so I guess that is subjective based on what you think is comfortable. There is also a 24 hour diner attached to the hotel which is super convenient! You can also get a room for a pretty cheap rate even on the weekends. I highly recommend this hotel if you are looking for a place to stay in the Manchester area!

4 stars with the caveat that I am not comparing this to a 5 or even 4 star hotel. I was feeling overwhelmed by work and needed a one night weekend escape in MA/​NH/​ME. I had points to use, so I checked out Holiday Inn brand hotels under $ 150. But … The thing I wanted most was a jacuzzi.
I play in a hockey league and all the cold arenas and brutal checks to the glass were taking their toll. Surprising thing is out of about 30+ Holiday Inn hotels within a 1.5 hour radius, I could find only 5 which had a jacuzzi.
I called each of the 5 and its a good thing because 3 of them (Milford, MA, Tewkesbury, MA and one other) had their hot tubs closed. My options were the Holiday Inn or Holiday Inn Express in Manchester. Both said that they had their jacuzzi open, however the HI Express said they had only 6 rooms left open vs. The HI which had 65 open rooms. It was a no brainer I would choose the HI and run a lower risk of running into kids/​people in the pool.
The bummer … While at night the hot tub was empty and warm, in the morning it was cold and felt like sitting in a fountain. Oh well …
The hotel is a typical Holiday Inn. Dated but clean … Drab furniture. Semi-​depressing rooms but simple and no surprises good or bad. Was upgrated to a suite because I asked to be … And have high status with IHG. It was great to have the extra space. The worst parts were the rock hard bed (I prefer soft) and the hard pillows. Also, the room was always too hot or too cold. No in between.
Parking was ample and well lit … Even though there is a very busy diner attached to the hotel and they allow people to park for a week at a time. (Of course the hotel was almost empty). The diner was great. Better than your average HI dumpy restaurant.
Tip … There are package deals available if you book through Holiday Inn’s website. For $ 15 you can get 1,000 bonus points + breakfast, for $ 30 extra you can get a week of parking and shuttle to/​from the airport, or for $ 30 you can get a package that includes a $ 50 gift card to the nearby outlet mall and 3,000 bonus points if you show $ 150 in receipts.
Wasn’t anything special but few Holiday Inns are. Aside from the hot tub malfunction in the afternoon and the world’s hardest bed, I had a good one night stay. Right down to the Otis Spunkmier cookies at the front desk.

Great experience at this hotel! Courteous friendly staff, great location right off the expressway! The only negative that I would say is that the diner gets too congested in the morning to have a quick breakfast on your way out but there are nearby dining options. My room was clean and orderly with everything in great working order. If I’m ever in the area again, I wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

I can’t express how pleased I was with this Holiday Inn. It could be because I was in the midst of a delirious travel experience, but I thought that pretty much everything about this hotel was excellent.
Every staff member I encountered was not just pleasant but also voluntarily helpful (and sympathetic to my cancelled flight and disrupted schedule). The room was extremely clean, the furnishings were very comfortable, and the attached restaurant was pretty good. The hotel offered a shuttle service back and forth to the airport, which was nice (and expected, given the proximity), but I also saw the shuttle driver volunteer to drive a couple to the nearby mall so they could do some shopping.
I would highly recommend the hotel, and I would definitely stay there again – though I hope to never be stranded overnight in Manchester anytime soon :(

Hotel staff has always been great! Rooms are typical for Holiday Inns– prefect for business travel. Cell reception never works in my room if I’m not on floor 1. Free shuttle and they will take you to places other than the airport. The dinner is 24 hrs and the food is good if you aren’t looking to save in calories– if you are go somewhere else ;)

At the risk of sounding like a snob — wait — I AM a snob — this hotel was pretty damn good. We had a very early flight so opted to stay by the airport. Holiday Inn was offering the best AAA rate, so we figured we’d take it. After all, it was only one night.
What a pleasant surprise to enter a hotel that had been newly recently renovated and was smoke-​free. Our room was pretty large and very quiet, despite the fact that it faced busy Brown Avenue. The furnishings were comfortable and we even had a choice of several different kinds of pillows, which came in handy when I took a long nap that afternoon.
My hon of hons husband was pleased with the large flat-​screen TV, even though he had to watch the Patriots instead of his beloved Forty-​Niners. I loved the pool, which I had all to myself.
Check it out if you are in the area — just say no to the on site restaurant, the Airport Diner.

Hotel has good and not so good features, the room is very nice, the bed (we had a king) is very comfy. The shower has some mildew in grout which seams unnecessary. The Airport diner down stairs is great. And prices are all around reasonable. We are on the fourth floor and can still hear a lot of traffic and aircraft noise. Wifi is poor, had to use my own. Coffee from the cute little coffee maker is not so good. Staff is friendly

Great location and service which I find to be offered by all of the Holiday Inn’s «AIRPORT» locations. They get you in fast and out fast all for a great price. This location offers a indoor pool and poplar Dinner, which is pretty good.

I’m waivering between two and three stars. On one hand, the location is great — I stayed here on a business trip to Manchester, and it was super easy to get around. You can jump on and off the highway in no time.
On the other hand, the hotel itself isn’t anything exceptional. It’s your run-​of-​the-​mill, standard Holiday Inn. The lobby is tiny, and the rooms are clean, but not sparkling clean.
I’ll give them 3 stars because they do have a business center where you can print off your boarding pass or other important documents. And free wi-​fi. And free coffee.
I like free.

I’ve eaten here several times and each time the food has been decent. It can get a bit noisy and there is too long a wait on Sundays.
Atmosphere: cute, retro style — lots to look at (great for people like me with a short attention span!)
Food: decent (some things are done well — hard to mess up an egg and some could improve — burgers)
Prices: very affordable
Portions: too much food

This is a review for the hotel, and not the diner that most people have reviewed here.
I’ve never stayed at a Holiday Inn before, but I always heard very bad things. Contrary to what I heard, this Holiday Inn was actually very nice. The guest room was huge with a king size bed and a big couch and coffee table. The hotel was very clean and looked like it was recently renovated.
Would I expect this from other Holiday Inns? No way! But I’d definitely recommend this Holiday Inn if you need a hotel to stay in Manchester.

Lunch/​Dinner: 3 stars
Breakfast: 1.5 stars
Lunch or dinner here has always gone well. I really like their clubs & the hot dinners I’ve tried were good also. I think it’s a solid choice & the portions are pretty generous too :) I really like the sweet potato fries & carrot cake.
Having said that, the breakfast here has been terrible. I keep going back every couple of months trying again because others recommend it and say it’s so great. It’s really not. The new menu touts their being voted best breakfast x years in
Manchester, but I don’t see how.
Just this morning the waitress flat-​out lied to me. I had a choice of beans or home fries. I like both, so I asked how the home fries are done. The answer? On the grill with onions & seasoned salt, they’re soft. I order them, as this sounds great… In reality on my plate? Deep fried, no onions, not even any seasoning. They were shriveled hard little bricks. I seriously could have broken a tooth. Needless to say, but they were NOT eaten :(
Another disappointment was the special option ($ 1 extra) to have ‘walnut pancakes’ instead of plain. I would assume, and this might just be me, that this would be pancakes with walnuts cooked inside. Nope. This was a handful of raw chopped nuts sprinkled over normal pancakes. I’m fairly certain it’s their sundae topping nuts. Very badly handled.
I am just going to forget that The Airport Diner does breakfast & not go before noon.

Am I the only one that gave this place 5 stars!!!
I found a diner that has helped me through my diner withdrawl after moving from NY to NH. Good coffee, cheap food. Thats all I wanted.
I had the Hash Omlet and coffee. My husband had the blueberry pancakes and coffee. Both were DELISH. And… CHEAP. Most items were under $ 7 on the breakfast menu. A far cry from the Friendly Toast’s $ 10 on the average.
Our waitress was awesome. Very nice and attentive.
I left full and content. The bill was about $ 20 with the $ 5 tip we left.
Despite the reviews below, I found the place to be clean, organized and the food was great. I will go back weekly for when I have diner food cravings.

I’ve been watching a shit-​ton of Kitchen Disasters lately. It’s Gordon Ramsay’s OTHER show, in which he visits restaurants on the brink of self-​implosion and transforms them into viable choices for dining out.
I’ve also been watching lots of Family Guy. In one episode, Stewie G. sits in his highchair and comments:
«You know, mother, this could almost have passed for a palatable banana pudding, but without Nilla wafers it’s just another one of your wretched culinary abortions. Now clean it up!»
My «Southern Breakfast» at the Airport Diner was wretched. Undercooked bacon. Dry Biscuits covered with gray gravy. Rubber eggs squirting pale yellow yolk-​goo.
Homefries were almost edible if you can deal with al dente potato bits. Coffee was also okay. The ice water was the star of the show. They use crushed ice. Had they used regular cubes or chips, I woulda had to go with one star. Also, it was my first meal after getting off a never-​ending string of airplanes from LA, so maybe my pissed-​off bone was already tickled a little before I even stepped foot through the door.

Close to the Manchester Airport and an easy in, easy out, parking.
Huge menu, diner fare that is decent.
Fairly quick to get in and out of.
I would not go out of my way to go here unless I was just headed out on a flight.
Decent ordinary food.

The Airport Diner has a retro dining atmosphere with an aviation theme of small painted murals with flying planes (above the lunch counter), classic signs, framed pictures, small toy planes, gumball machine, and a Coca Cola clock. The classic dining area has tile floors, red vinyl booth & table seating, and red & turquoise stool chairs at the high top tables and lining the long lunch counter.
The menu offers the typical diner fare including breakfast (served all day), appetizers, salads, salad bar, sandwiches, burgers, pasta, comfort food dinners, seafood, ice cream treats, and homemade desserts. There’s a display of homemade pies, cakes, & large cookies in the cooler near the entrance.
On my last visit, I stopped here for a weekday lunch and the place was busy. I was told I could sit at any high top table. The waitresses wear different colored Airport Diner T-​shirts including a cool red tie dye. I ordered the Shepherd’s Pie ($ 7.99) and added the Salad Bar for $ 2.89 more with entrée purchase (or $ 7.99 as a meal).
The Salad Bar located behind the far end of the lunch counter had items such as iceburg and romaine greens, basic garnishes & dressings, cherry tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, cottage cheese, macaroni salad, German potato salad, fruit salad, jello, and butterscotch pudding. The items tasted fresh, but the macaroni salad (no mayo) with vegetables was bland and I used some dressing to add flavor. However, the German Potato Salad was pretty good.
The Shepherd’s Pie was baked in a large ceramic bowl and served with a roll and butter. Under the baked mashed potato top, there was lots of creamed corn and ground beef, which produced lots of OILY GREASE. I prefer less grease, but I mixed the the grease into the mashed potatoes to add some extra flavor, not bad at all.
For dessert, I had a bowl of some good creamy Butterscotch Pudding from the Salad Bar. The service on this visit was decent (food and drink brought out quickly) during the lunch rush: «Food on the fly.»
The Airport Diner is open 24 hours, adjacent to the Holiday Inn located near the Manchester-​Boston Regional Airport. This diner is a part of The Common Man family of restaurants (including the Tilt ‘n Diner). Free WiFi here!