My family of 4 stayed here while spending a day at Six Flags Magic Mountain, which is right across the freeway. For a Holiday Inn, the Hotel was very nice. There was a free breakfast included and also free cookies at night and a free newspaper in the morning. There are many decent eating establishments in the area. I would stay there again.

Nice clean and quiet hotel - friendly staff, nice pool area and pretty good breakfast. The only problem with the hotel was that we were on the bottom floor and the room above us was full of VERY noisy teenagers. We could hear everything they were doing! So if you stay at this hotel, make sure you request a room on the second floor. Excellent location for Magic Mountain and good value for money. We would stay here again.

We just came back from a visit to Magic Mountain. The hotel is in close proximity to the park and is right off the freeway for easy access. In fact you can see Magic Mountain from the hotel. Despite the hotel being close to the freeway, the rooms were extremely quiet. I reserved 2 rooms because we brought our 2 teenage boys and 2 of their friends along. Again, I thought we were in for a rough night being right next door to 4 active teenagers, but we couldn't even hear voices through the walls! How great is that?! The rooms were spacious. Ours was a standard room with a king and the other room had 2 queens plus a sitting room with a queen sofa sleeper. Both rooms had a table so the boys were able to play cards or if they wanted there was Nintendo 64 on the TV. There was a microwave and small refridge as well as plenty of storage space for snacks. The bathrooms were CLEAN and shiny. What a pleasure! The hotel offers a complimentary continental breakfast on the main floor that is quite nice. There is a 24hr. fitness room, pool and hot tub that remains open until 10pm. There are no bell hops to help you with your bags, but there are service dollys in the lobby for your use. If you're looking for style and all the frills of a fancy hotel you need to look elsewhere. But if you're content with quiet, clean and convenient then this is what you're looking for. Oh and don't forget that there is a Denny's right next door. In fact you can order from a menu in your room and go down and bring it back to your room. Which may be the way to go, because the service there is very slow. Almost forgot, they offer cookies in the lobby and fresh fruit. Nice touch. As for price, I would say it was moderate. There were definately plenty of more expensive places to choose from. This is ideal for a family with children of any age.

We have been to Magic Mountain three times in the past three years. Our first trip, we stayed at the Comfort Inn in Castaic. I would not recommend that, as it is in a questionable area. The next trip, we stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn. It was fine - no complaints. For our most recent trip, I noted that the Holiday Inn Express was less per night, included breakfast, and was higher rated on TripAdviser. Against the wishes of my wife and kids, who were quite happy at the Hilton, we stayed at the Holiday Inn Express.

The Holiday Inn Express is almost as close to Magic Mountain as the Hilton. It is on the east side of the freeway (I-5). The driving time to / from Magic Mountain is about the same, maybe a minute longer.

The Holiday Inn Express was built in 2002, and still seems very new. The hotel has few frills, though in room high speed internet is free, and a refrigerator and microwave are standard. We stayed in what was called a suite, though it really wasn't much bigger than a standard room. It did, however, have a fold out couch-bed in addition to the 2 queen-size beds.

The Holiday Inn's strengths were how clean and quiet everything was. We were a bit nervous when we pulled in, as the parking lot offers an excellent soundtrack to the freeway noise from I-5. Once the hotel doors shut behind us, however, it was remarkably quiet. This was true even in our second floor room - a room which faced the freeway, giving us views of some of the larger Magic Mountain rides.

I would definitely return to this hotel over the Hilton Garden Inn. Combine the lower price with the slightly larger room (if you get the suite) and the free breakfast, and the Holiday Inn Express Valencia is a great value.