I stayed in a double room with 2 friends while on vacation from Aug 31 -Sept 5, 2012. Our goal was to see San Francisco (1.25 hrs away), and all of Carmel & Pebble Beach (40 min away). Salinas is small, quiet, and perfectly located if you have your own car and enjoy driving. Don't be alarmed by the surrounding low budget motels when you get near the Holiday Inn. It is VERY nice and clean. The ladies who make the daily complimentary breakfast keep the area clean and well stocked with food (breakfast is from 6-10am and get there before 9:30 if you dont want to miss the last of the fresh food). I got a sneak peak of the kitchen one day and Wow - that is a clean kitchen! Seeing it made me feel much better about the breakfast. The lobby was so nice that guests hang out with their families there on busy nights. The rooms are spacious and really clean. Housekeeping comes through around 9-10am, and if you want your room cleaned same day be out of it by then. There are lots of outlets in the rooms and all of ours worked. There is a blow dryer, microwave, and mini-fridge in some rooms along with free internet. There are only 2 open computers near the lobby, so business travelers should keep that in mind. The hotel has easy access to major roads and freeways. For the first time ever I used the laundry facility at a hotel, and theirs is clean and inexpensive ($1 per wash/dry). Definitely bring your own detergent or bleach, and the front desk will give you quarters.

An added bonus (unrelated) is the In-N-Out burger 2 doors down! I would definitely stay at this hotel again.

Caution: Do not eat at Margie's Diner next door. It's really bad food and really old.

Very nice property, right off the freeway but set back enough to be quiet in the hotel. This Holiday express is well kept, clean & the staff very friendly & helpful. It has a nice large pool & hot-tub with showers in a detached enclosure kind of like an atrium. The rooms have refrigerators & microwaves an an air conditioning system that would make even polar bears happy. The breakfast area is large with ample seating. breakfast itself has a nice selection of fruits & breads, eggs, pancake machine, as well as milk & assorted juices. at night hot coffee, cocoa, tea & juice is available for guests. The media area is right off the end of the dining area and has 2 computers hooked up to the internet & a printer. My Wi-fi worked well here also. the staff was knowledgeable of the surrounding area & suggested a great place for dinner as well as provided us with discount for local attractions (Monteray aquarium, chart house & Famous Dave's & whale watching). While this hotel is about 15 min from bay area... it is priced way below ones actually in Monteray bay which makes a great value.

Near the highway, with a bit of noise, but not too bad. Clean, modern room. Breakfast quite good, nice selection of bread, fruit, cereals. Great advice from reception for dinner- Los Altos, just down the street with delicious, cheap authentic Mexican food. Noisy but fun. Thanks for the great suggestion!

Last night of our California vacation, stayed at this nice property enroute to the airport the next day. It was very clean, felt like a new property, friendly staff, spacious room, nice pool house, excellent breakfast.