Holiday Inn Express & Suites Akron Regional Airport Area

Stayed here for the Akron Marathon over the weekend. Nice place with nice staff. Was checked in right away. Since it was one of the official race hotels, it had a shuttle service to the start of the race, a perk for sure! Free parking, free wi fi, breakfast in the morning (which they started early for any racers that were staying at the hotel). Also have a fitness room and pool.
Rooms are nice and specious, plenty of outlets that actually work which is a plus. Bathrooms were good size and put together. Beds were comfortable, plenty of channels on the TV. A good place to stay for sure.

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I have used this place a few times now and have to admit, it was way better than I expected. Clean and decent sized rooms for starters and a nice bathroom with very good showers– unexpected and appreciated.
Super friendly front desk people no matter what time you pass through there. They always had a smile and a friendly word.
Free buffet breakfast in the morning to get you on the way, or if that doesn’t work for you, they are conveniently located near a large variety of restaurants as well.
Pool and fitness room are available. Good free wifi in the rooms as well.
Parking lot in front.

Looks nice and I had an okay stay but holy cow if a truck or motorcycle drove by on the highway even I woke up. I asked to move but it was fully booked (parking lot agreed so cie la vie). If you do have a choice though, don’t stay on that side of the hotel. Also, wifi doesn’t work in the fitness center, which I think is a bummer. Free breakfast and wifi and easy location.

Pros: Location. Close to alot of of restaurants and other amenities.
Free Wifi.
Fitness room/​Swimming pool available. Although please note that both are of a very small size. But still better to have than not. I used the fitness room and it was clean and equipped with towels, water and wipes to clean up after.
Also, they are located in the Lobby which unlike other hotels has rooms in it and the reception area is on the 1^st floor.
Cons: Breakfast was included and although it included the usual fare like coffee, eggs, yogurt, tea and such, it was not appetizing. The pancake machine was broken and made almost un-​cooked pancakes. Please take note. The eggs just seemed flimsy and sad to me but since I had worked out, I decided to eat some protein so i dunked them in salsa and peppers.
I read in the reviews before booking the hotel that certain rooms can get rather noisy so I asked to be roomed in a room which does not have outside noise and we slept like babies :)

Been stayed here for the past few weeks on business. I’ve had a great time interacting with the staff. They are very accommodating and personable. Always available for a snack, suggestion, or a quick conversation. Paul and Tammy have done a spectacular job keeping myself and my Co workers at ease and feeling at home. Best management I’ve seen in a while.

Kudos to John at the Front Desk for dealing with a Sold Out situation and helping us avoid staying in a «Smoking Room.» Great service from a reliable brand.

I’ve stayed here on several occasions never had any issues. This particular location is well managed and well maintained. The front desk has always been very friendly and works hard to ensure there are no issues. It’s tucked far enough off the freeway in a very peaceful setting so there isn’t any road noise.
The rooms have always been spacious and clean including the bathrooms. The parking is all located in front of the building and well lit. The breakfast is typical Holiday Inn Express nothing special but convenient.

This is the best HI Express I’ve experienced yet. For someone who is in hotels 4 – 5 nights a week it means a lot. We were here on Super Bowl Sunday in 2014 and Paul was more than helpful to making us feel like home. The staff is wonderful and very helpful. I would give more stars if I could.

I stayed here for a week while in town for work. I had a King room. The hotel itself suited my needs, but I did have some issues with my particular room. However, they weren’t bad enough for me to mention it to the staff or ask that it be corrected. I tend to just deal with whatever life throws at me instead of complain about it.
My room was on the first floor and the window faced the interstate. The traffic noise was so loud that I actually thought that the window was open and had to check to make sure that it was closed. It was the first thing I noticed about the room. The second thing I noticed was the welcome mug with Cup ‘O Soup, a Jolly Rancher, and ear plugs. It also included a little note. You can take a look through my photos to see the note. Apparently they have had lots of people complain about the noise, so they just started putting ear plugs in the rooms. I am a heavy sleeper, but it was difficult to ignore the noise all night. It was definitely loudest at rush hour. I had to sleep with the tv on to help drown out the noise. I didn’t use the ear plugs because I was afraid that I might sleep through my alarm. After a few days, I just got used to it and slept ok.
Then…I got noisy neighbors. It sounded like a room full of twenty-​something men. They were obviously drinking because I kept hearing them belch and actually heard what sounded like someone falling against the wall at one point. As if that wasn’t enough, they decided to go out and smoke every 10 minutes. Instead of taking a key, they just flipped the security thingy on the door and let it slam against it. It was such a hard bang that my walls were shaking every time it closed. I went out in the hall several times to see if I could catch them because I wanted to ask them to quiet down, but I didn’t ever see them. The entire hallway smelled like cigarette smoke though. I was surprised that the front desk let it go on for so long (and so late) because our rooms were only about 50 feet from the desk. I fell asleep at about 12:00, and they were still going strong. I suppose a less tolerable guest would have just called the front desk, but I was giving them the benefit of the doubt and hoping that they would have the common sense to quiet down. Obviously I was wrong.
The room was clean and updated, with the exception of the chair. It had some pretty gross, unidentified stains all over it. There was no way I’d touch it, let alone sit in it. It’s featured in my photos too. The bathroom was very clean, but the water smelled like sulfur. If you’re from the country and have well water, you may be used to the smell, but for about $ 100/​night, you would think that they could get a water filtration system. It was bearable while showering, but brushing your teeth with it was pretty bad.
Overall, this hotel was acceptable, but I wish there was something between Meh and A-​OK. :) If I needed to stay in Akron again, I would probably choose this hotel but only because I value the reward points. The hotel next door (I think it’s a Hampton Inn) is probably about the same noise level if you are close to the interstate, but maybe their water smells better…

Extremely impressive HI Express… maybe the best i’ve seen. Clean, modern, spacious rooms. There are power outlets EVERYWHERE (3 on the desk, 2 on each bedside lamp). The air conditioning is not so loud as to interrupt sleep. Walking distance to a variety of shopping and restaurant choices, prompt airport transportation. Kellianne at the front desk was extremely helpful upon our check-​in making adjustments to our reservation and recommending a restaurant for dinner.
Would stay again.

Great, new, clean facility with spacious rooms. The front desk staff was pleasant and quick to get me checked in. There have been times at other hotels that I have requested a non smoking and it smelled like stale smoke, this room was clean and fresh. Had a room on the first floor and nice from the outside/​cars was minimal. I would highly recommend for business or personal stays.

I travel 22 weeks of the year. This hotel is new, so it’s nice. However, last night I started coughing. Wasn’t sure why until this morning when going down to breakfast. The hallways are full of cigarette smoke. I noticed every other group of four doors (two across from each other) down the halls are smoking rooms. Every other group is non-​smoking Tonight, after being in my room with a wet towel under the door and my window open on this 24 degree night, I began coughing again. Can’t get the smoke out of this room.
The sign in my bathroom says the hotel with refund whatever does not meet my expectations. Will my entire trip be credited?

Newer hotel. Really clean and well taken care of. Great friendly staff !

This Holiday Inn Express is a newer (2009) built hotel. Service was good and the interior was not tacky nor fancy.
Room was comfortable, until I actual tried to sleep. My room faced the highway and all I could hear all night was the traffic. I would suggest requesting an non-​highway facing room.