Holiday Inn Express & Suites Bradenton West

Worst hotel I have ever stayed in. Smelled bad and customer service was horrible. Sheets weren’t clean and when asked to be changed they said they were but spots still there. Told me I could change myself. What a dump.
Tried to call front desk but shocker phone didn’t work.

This place is terrible. I flew in town for a wedding, booked it online, and I checked in after the wedding. The room smelled so bad, like cigarettes & throw up, that we immediately went to the front desk to ask for a non-​smoking room which is what we booked. They told us all the rooms were non-​smoking, so lucky us we just got a disgusting room. So we asked to get a new room, and the hotel was completely sold out. This is the customer service we received from the front desk guy «Well, I don’t know what to tell you.» Good job Holiday Inn, looks like you train your employees well with handling matters like this. We called over to the Marriott and all the rooms were booked, as well as 2 other hotels we called. After a 5 hour flight to Florida, and my best friends perfect wedding, this is how it ended. I barely slept and felt sick the next morning from smelling that disgusting room. Never. Again.

I give the front desk and maintenance staff five stars all the way! Super friendly and accommodating. Michelle was happy to check me in early at 10am and the maintenance man even found me a box fan for my room. (Which helps me sleep so much better). I just can’t leave five because of my room. It’s not awful, it’s just not great either. It could use a good scrubbing in the bathroom. Like in the corners and such. I travel with Clorox Wipes, regardless)
The bed is fine, firm which I prefer. Plenty of pillows too. Pool looks great, maybe I will have time tomorrow to check it out.

Strange unpleasant smell throughout. But friendly staff, lovely pool & hot tub, complimentary hot breakfast. Very close to my son’s football camp at IMG Academy. Easy 10 minutes to beach.

Pleasant comfortable good breakfast helpful front desk, staff was good, we had a pleasant stay for 3weeks.

Clean, VERY FRIENDLY STAFF at the counter. Everyone smiles at you. Upgraded me to a king suite at no additional just cause it was available. I highly reccomend this place.
The only downfall is ask to stay in the back of the hotel. If you sleep up front there is alot of noise outside as you are by the entrance.

Only reason why I am giving them a three is because of the customer service. They were all understanding and extremely Anazing.
My complaint is that the room was absolutely horrible. We checked in around 3:30am so when we got to the room we noticed a bad smell but ignored it because we were so exhausted. Well when I woke up I immediately went In to a panic attack. Pictures to be posted way way to much to explain.

Poolside room, comfortable, a few minute drive to the beach… not too shabby!
There’s a nice variety of amenities at this location. Free cable and HBO (of course), a place to workout, free breakfast (I’d check some of the local places first though…“Sage Biscuit”), friendly staff and clean rooms.
You’re only a hop skip and a jump from Anna Maria Island too. Get your «fun on» at one of the local hangouts and belly up to the bar or grab some sun at the beautifully groomed beach.
Do yourself a favor while you’re visiting and follow the advice of Unilocal when you dine out (of course… you’re already doing this) as the ratings are pretty spot on.

Three star hotel at a three star price. The room: Clean, comfortable, well-​appointed. The beds were memory foam and new. The coffee maker and blow dryer in the bathroom worked fine. The pool and hot tub were nice and clean.
I have seen several reviews complaining about the free hot breakfast. Most hotels only offer a «continental» (pastries) breakfast if they offer anything. The hotel was fully booked for the Fourth of July weekend and the breakfast staff had trouble keeping up with demand. I give them kudos for doing as well as they did. I could have availed myself of the Golden Corral All You Can Eat breakfast only 3 minutes away if I was unhappy with the hotel’s breakfast performance. Really folks this is not a restaurant! Give the staff a break!
Anyway, I got what I want from a hotel. Clean comfortable room, conveniently located, at a modest price.

Like this hotel. Here for several days for daughter’s high school graduation. Room is a suite with an actual door you can close between sleeping and sitting area. Sitting room has micro fridge, microwave, tv and fold out couch.
Clean and quiet location. Free ample breakfast with pancakes, etc. The workout room has an elliptical, stationary bike and two treadmills. A bathroom with scales! Supplied with towels. They have a contract with fitness facility next door if you require more. Show your room key for access at the private gym.
Publix grocery store and shopping center is very close to walk to keep the fridge in your room stocked. Consecutive night stay and was very comfortable.

Just stayed here for Memorial Day weekend.
Pros:
Lobby/​hallways and room were clean.
Pillows and bed were comfortable.
Shower got hot quickly, remained hot and had good water pressure.
Cons:
Only 1 person working the front desk on a holiday weekend, not smart.
The breakfast area is insane. Way too many people in small quarters. We ended up getting breakfast elsewhere. It just wasn’t worth the chaos.
I would stay here again.

Holiday Inn Express West Bradenton
Great Location, Awesome Staff and Well Maintained…
Likes
Location — Walking distance from Aldis, Movies, Restaurants (Italian ****Irish Pub) and Sports bar…
Minutes from the beach *****
Reasonably Priced ****
Staff — Truly accommodating, friendly *****
Breakfast — Variety and Hours ****
Free LA Fitness *****
Pool — Nicely situated, Clean with Jacuzzi *****
Room and Hotel Cleanliness *****
HDTV w/​Comcast SportsNet *****
Dislikes
Funky Industrial Smell in one section of first floor *
Twin beds and comfort level **
Smokers area — seems like the smokes congregated on a bench located right next to the lobby entrance *
Asks
New beds — Need to move to the new hotel grade pillow top/​foam technology
Designate a smoking area away from the lobby
More outside area seating
Suggestions
Utilize the front retention pond, by cutting an path and installing a small boardwalk to gazebo for sitting/​smoking/​coffee area…
Would return!

Hotel hell, had a view of a wall so I asked to move and they gave me another view of a wall. Maid knocks on and opens door when my do not disturb sign is out and I’m sleeping. Soccer mom hell on the weekends loud people in the hallways. I asked for extra pillows and got them a day later after asking a second time. Nothing but fast food near by. Not a good location. Strip malls everywhere. Ok price and breakfast but you get what you pay for in this case. good luck.

Nice hotel, clean rooms. Interior of hotel could’ve used some fixing, but nothing too terrible. Friendly staff, decent breakfast. Good location. Moving to the area, will suggest it to friends and family.

Really nice hotel and room friendly staff and a free pass to the gym behind the building. RECOMMEND

This hotel is 15 minutes from Anna Maria Island and 35 minutes from Siesta Key Beach. There are many supermarkets, stores, and restaurants in the area. The front desk person, Paul, was very nice. My room was clean. The bathroom was spotless. It had plenty of towels, shampoo, and soap. The wifi and cable were great. My double bed room had a fridge which was an added bonus because when I made the reservation I was informed that only suites have a microwave and fridge. The hotel’s gym is located in the smoking area of the hotel. It’s small with a few treadmills and bicycles. I was informed by the front desk after I asked that you can use the Lifestyle/​L. A Fitness near the hotel at no charge (another added bonus). The breakfast was very good. They had fresh fruits, coffee, tea, cinnamon buns, muffins, bagels, bread, cereal, yogurt, bacon, biscuits, gravy, scrambled eggs, pancakes, hard boiled eggs, milk, and juice all included with your stay. nice! The pool and spa were also clean. I must mention that the hallway carpets need some cleaning but other than that all was fine.

Much better than I expected and definitely delivered on the Express factor. I got upgraded to a suite because I am a member of
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