Stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in Alexandria on August 16, 2008. Positives: Clean, the Air-Conditioning worked well,and the breakfast was decent. Negatives: The lighting in the room and in the bathroom was poor, making it difficult to apply makeup and find lost car key! The room was noisy, with very little or no insulation or accoustics between rooms and... more

Hotel is new, clean, efficient. Very (surprisingly) friendly staff from front desk to chamber maids (Multi-lingual front desk staff - French, Spanish, Arabic and English). Complimentary Wi-Fi in rooms, Complimentary use of computers with internet access in business area. Complimentary USA today. Cooked breakfast included as well as the usual pastries, bagels, cereal etc. Beds are comfortable with good sheets... more

Hotel rooms in Louisiana can be dicey. I chose this property based on reviews on TripAdvisor. This is a new property, and I was very impressed by the room. Room was very spacious, the bed was comfortable, large flat screen TV, and nice work station set up. Our rate was slightly over $100 but you get whacked with a City,... more

My wife and I stayed at the HEI Alexandria Sept 22-24, 2007 for my brothers annual reunion. Like so many hotels in this era are so much alike they remind me of the '60's song, "Little Houses" (they're all made out of ticky-tacky and they all look just the same). The directions seemed relatively straight forward, but a small sign... more

Hotel has no security. For the price of $117.00 per plus $20.00 in taxes per night it seem the hotel would have security cameras on more than the front row of the parking lot. My vehicle was broken into and the stereo system stollen. Hotel personel would not contact mangement. There were several other vehicles broken into as well. Holiday... more