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Holiday Inn Express San Luis Obispo

2.5 of 5
1800 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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Ranked #10 of 30 hotels in San Luis Obispo
3.5 of 5 stars 112 Reviews
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  • Front desk staff(4)
  • Cal Poly(3)
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Tom2592
California
Senior Contributor
38 reviews
101 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2012

The hotel is a rehab of an older property and is very convenient to downtown SLO. I have stayed at 4 or 5 other Holiday Express properties, all of which had a very pulled together look. The staff is very friendly and amazingly engaged. Too bad the rooms do not compare favorably with sister properties or Hampton. Certainly nothing was... More

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Daniel M
Los Altos, California
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5 reviews
3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 20, 2012

Good , clean , efficent service , lacks any pretence of luxury , get up in the morning and get coffee and a bite to eat in the breakfast area , not a bad way to go when you are tired after a long drive . More

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Maria32999
Sacramento, California
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 18, 2012

I held a business meeting at the Holiday Inn Express in San Luis Obispo, California. The sales lady Sandy was great. She helped me to reserve a block of rooms and a conference room. The conference room was set up way ahead of time, and just the way we requested. The rooms were clean, spacious, with two sinks, and granite... More

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Trigirl92014
Del Mar, CA
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13 reviews
11 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 5, 2012
1
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First of all - the service at this hotel is equal to that of a five star hotel - NO KIDDING! Every person I encountered at the hotel from check-in to check-out after four days was fabulous! They did everything they could to make our stay comfortable. They printed a map for us to where we were going when simply... More

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pradipd25
New York
Top Contributor
100 reviews
75 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 2, 2012

How can one possibly review Holiday Inns or any other hotels in this category, when they all follow a formula, and barring any exceptions are true to that formula. This was yet another typical Holiday Inn. The location is central on a street that has many other similar hotels, but no restaurants or shopping or anything. But within a 5... More

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c p
Oxnard, California
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13 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 22, 2011
1
person found this review helpful

What a great job they have done. It is good place to stay for all the right reasons. They are close to Cal Poly and town. The staff is fantastic and very helpful. A Housekeeper took a luggage cart to my parents car when she noticed that they were trying to unload the car. Attention to service by all the... More

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HeresTheScoop
El Cajon, California
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4 reviews
1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed November 21, 2011

We stayed at the Holiday Inn Express by Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA two years in a row. We rated the Six Flags location the 1st year, giving it a low opinion of the quality of the free breakfast, but a good review of the facility/room itself. The 2nd year the facility/room was just as good and there was a... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 19, 2011

My husband, myself, two little daughters plus two dogs recently stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in SLO. The staff was excellent. They really went way out of their way to assist us while we were there. We can't thank them enough. The accomodations were nice and clean and it worked out great for our two dogs to stay with... More

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EricBellevue
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed October 17, 2011

My wife, 10 year old son and I stayed at the Holiday Inn Express in SLO for five days when we took our daughter back to Cal Poly in August. The service was excellent and the staff was always asking if we needed any assistance. Our room and bathroom was perfect. The additional sink/vanity outside of the bathroom allows a... More

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Dan7482
Melbourne, Australia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 23, 2011
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Good front desk staff, nice clean room, comfy bed. Wi-fi was busted when we came and didn't work besides the lobby. Best free breakfast I've ever had. Make sure you stay on a Thursday for the awesome farmers market in the main street. More

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Address: 1800 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

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