Holiday Inn Express ALBANY - DOWNTOWN

grate place to stay. will return. excelent parking. helpfull staf. fast cab service. needs a bar.

Located right off the highway, but also an easy walk to the Egg, downtown, and restaurants. Above average complimentary breakfast, good free parking. Pool too.

I have stayed at this hotel before and tend to when I go to Albany for business. The rooms are clean, the hot water and water presure in the bathroom is awesome! On this stay the room was overly warm and I could not seem to get it to cool down much, but considering all the other good things this did not cause me to give a bad rating. The complementary breakfast is nice and the hotel is decidely close to the Capital Buildings.

Staff was great! Room was clean and well worth the price paid. Breakfast was good-not gourmet, but better than a lot of other hotels. The Sketchy neighborhood is far enough away that I felt completely safe leaving my car in the parking lot.

We were attending an event at the Times-Union Center. This hotel is just a short walk away so we didn't have to worry about parking/parking fees. Our room was very quiet and comfortable and clean. The woman who checked us in was friendly and gave us all the info we needed. We used the shuttle service, and the driver was really friendly. I would definitely stay at this hotel again. If I attend another Times-Union event, this hotel would be my only choice.

it was great location to the arena Times union center the staff was very friendly. the room was great will go again

Hotel rooms are to small very hot . Hair on the bed. I expected more from an Executive Room to expensive.Desk person was not to friendly either. Indoor pool was not to clean either. Sauna was cold also.I will not stay at this holiday express soon. this the worse Holiday Express I have stay in.

We booked this hotel since it was the preferred lodging for a nearby wedding. In that respect, it was very convenient. That said, the neighborhood is not great. The hotel is located close to what is considered the "waterfront" in Albany, but take my word for it, this neighborhood is not an area in which you would like to take a casual stroll...and the waterfront is not worth the walk. The waterfront is fairly barren, as is the neighborhood. The hotel is next to a bus station and a number of industrial buildings. After attempting a walk, we quickly retreated to our car and tried driving around the area. Unfortunately, we learned that this part of Albany is fairly economically depressed. Try as we might, the best that we could find was a section perhaps a half a mile away with a number of bars (and perhaps restaurants) spread over a two block stretch. We were sure that we were missing some area in which we could walk, take in the sites, and perhaps window shop...but both our experience and speaking with locals quickly dispelled this notion. It appears that many have abandoned the city for the suburbs...and there does not appear to be much left in the city for the average tourist. The good news is that the staff was super friendly and very helpful...and the rooms were clean. The views on the other hand...well, let's just say that if you get the view of the parking lot, you are lucky. Our view was of a highway and train tracks...and yes, the train comes by fairly often. In our travels we came across another HI Express further to the west that appeared to be in a safer, more suburban neighborhood. Again, it's not a walkable neighborhood, but I am getting the feeling that not many go to Albany to take in the sites. Sad. NY needs to invest more in their capital region.

They may have raised the rates because there was an event at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center at the time, but the hotel was a bit expensive. However, it had a shuttle that brought guests wherever they needed to go and provided breakfast in the morning. Great location and the shuttle definitely made it worth the stay because taxis are very expensive.

The staff was great. The location is accessible to the capital building.