I had my worst hotel experience of the year when I stayed here. It started when the hotel directions from their website weren't correct. Apparently Peoria has completed some recent road renevations and things have changed. When I informed the front desk of the problem, I was told "that's impossible". After getting my key from the front desk I parked in the garage and then was forced to walk through several smokers so I could get into the hotel.

When I finally got to my room I was greeted by an HVAC sytem that wouldn't control the temperature, a shower that was either scolding or freezing, and a toilet that ran constantly and couldn't be fixed because there was a bar over it to keep the lid on. The worst part was a lack of lighting by the beds. The only lighting in the room was on the opposite wall. Once it got dark, you had to sit by the desk.

The only positive about this place was the food. I did get a good meal.

All in all, not a bad place. The staff have been friendly ( I checked in today), the wireless works good, lots of TV channels and the room is clean. I have not slept on the bed yet, but from lying on it it seems ok. The past reviews are pretty bad and I do not think it deserves those reviews, unless this place was very different before thier renovation.

There seems to be plenty of places to have a drink or a bite to eat close by.

I stayed at this hotel in early January, 2008. I found the room through Hotwire and was quite nervous after reading some scathing reviews, particularly on Yahoo. The party with whom I was meeting expressed concern when she heard where I was staying as well. The word around Peoria was that it had gotten so bad it lost its "Holiday Inn" charter for a while. However, the official web site for the hotel said that they had just completed phase one of their renovation and it seemed to address many of the criticisms I read.

In a nutshell: check in was easy, the staff was very nice and the room was just fine. It seemed clean and well maintained, and while the bathroom was not as new as the rest of the room (yet, that is phase 2 of the renovation) there was nothing wrong with it. The pool was closed when I was there (for renovation), not that I cared.

One minor knock - the continental breakfast was sub-par. But hey, it is the HOLIDAY INN in PEORIA.

I hope not to have to return to Peoria too often; but if I have to, I would stay there again.

I stayed at this property over the holidays visiting some friends, and I was pleasantly surprised. I had heard bad stories but it is the only chain in the downtown area so I trusted the Holiday Inn name. The rooms have recently been renovated (the pictures on this site look very old and outdated, nothing like the room I stayed in). The pool was huge and warm and the service I received everywhere was incredibly friendly. I had lunch at Bennigan's (which I'd never eaten at before) and was very satisfied. The servers were very friendly and accommodating. I will stay here again the next time I am in town.