I stayed here for four nights on business in November 2004. I selected this hotel because a friend had stayed here two years earlier when I lived in Atlanta. When I arrived, I immediately noticed that what once seemed nice and new now seemed shabby around the edges.

The first room that I was given (streetside) was chilly and I am sensitive to cold. I tried to activate my in-room climate control system, but nothing happened. I called the front desk clerk and asked to change rooms, but she insisted on sending the maintenance man to check the system. The maintenance guy got cold air to flow into my room and told me to wait a little while for it to warm up. Forty minutes latter, there was still cold air blowing into my room. I called the front desk and asked again to change rooms. The desk clerk said that she would have to check with the maintenance guy again and that she would call me back. Twenty minutes later (close to 11PM) after literally waiting by the phone, I marched down to the front desk and firmly requested an immediate room change as I needed to get to bed. The clerk was curt to me me and never apologized.

I was moved to a room on the atrium side of the hotel. The climate control didn't work in that room either, but the room was warmer by virtue of its location. Unfortunately, the room was only half made up. While the bed was made, the pillow were all disheveled and there were long hairs on them. While the bath towels looked fine, the hand towels were used. Since I still had the key for my first room, I switched pillows and towels between rooms since I knew it would be a while to get any help if I called the desk.

On my last night, there was a ridiculously loud DJ-ed holiday party in the atrium area. The hotel has private event facilities in a separate wing, so in my opinion, because half the rooms face the atrium, parties should be confined to the event area out of respect for guests.

Spent the night in Decatur for business on 11/11/04. Booked room at this Holiday Inn only because it was close to were my business meeting was. I didn't do any advance check work. Rate was $104.00 @ night for a king bed, standard room. Parking is $5.00 @ night. Facility seemed secure. Very nice buffet breakfast was included in rate. I was pleasantly surprised. This Holiday in is somewhat like an Embassy Suites set up (internal atrium). Rooms were clean and service was good. Only downside was exercise room. I am getting frustrated with Holiday Inns that they seem to find it acceptable that their equipment (treadmills, lifecycles) are either antiquated or don't work (didn't work in this case). A minor blemish which I did not bring to the attention of management. Otherwise, a nice experience and I would stay there again.

The Holiday Inn is very reasonably priced and relatively comfortable though there were a few malfunctions while we were there such as a broken elevator and the movies on the TV menu were inaccessible. The hotel staff is very pleasant and the rooms clean. Location is excellent, particularly if you don't have a car. Lots of great shops around and an excellent place to eat breakfast-The Crescent Moon- is right around the corner.
Try to get a room that overlooks the outside rather than the inside of the hotel as its a bit of a depressing interior.

Newish, moderately large Holiday Inn Select is very convenient to Decatur--walking distance to MARTA, restaurants and shops in historic town. Hotel is modern, built around an atrium. Our top floor, south-facing, exterior room overlooked the hotel/conference center's loading dock--we were woken by delivery and garbage trucks. Interior rooms *may* be quieter (as may be exterior rooms away from this area).

Top floor is "executive" level. Furnishings were a notch above expected for a Holiday Inn. Priority Club frequent guest members can get a free drink at the bar and a free breakfast (one per room). Breakfast buffet was adequate, high cholesterol fare.

Hotel charges $5 day for garage parking.