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Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds
3560 Lakemont Boulevard, I-77 Exit #90, Lakemont Business Park, Fort Mill, SC 29708
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Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds

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3 of 5 stars
Cheshrliz 55 contributions
Lynchburg, VA
2/2 found this review helpful

My husband and I decided to use our Priority Club points to stay in the Charlotte area, and the Holiday Inn Express Carowinds had rooms available for the time we needed. The hotel is directly across from the park and not too difficult to get in and out of since there is a stop light. We had a very quick check in and were told that our room was in the rear of the hotel by the back door. The parking lot is small (though well lit) and the door is directly in the back. With your card key you can access this door which leads you up the stairs to the second floor where we were staying. We were pretty disappointed to find out that this hotel did not have an elevator and even more upset since the stairways were small and on the dingy side. Once we opened the door to the second floor we immediately smelled cigarette smoke, but after walking down the hall we noticed all the rooms on the floor were non-smoking. Thankfully our room did not have the smoky smell like the hall. With our points we got a room with a king bed, jacuzzi and sofabed. The room was laid out a little awkward, but still decorated nicely. The jacuzzi is in the living room area of the room next to a fridge & microwave and the sofa and desk. A little partition separates this area from the king size bed and tv stand. Around the corner from the bed are a sink and separate toilet and shower/bath. This room looked like it needed some work since the paint on the walls was chipping and the floors could use new tile. The jacuzzi was comfortable and worked well with no problems. The bed was very comfortable with a down comforter and duvet. They did not have in-room movies, but they do have a large assortment of cable channels. There are several restaurants nearby which we took advantage of since the breakfast buffet looked a little sparse for our taste. There was a large variety of cold cereal, pastries, fruit and then hard boiled eggs, French toast and biscuits & gravy. It all looked fine, but we decided we wanted something else. Check out was also quick and we think that the only problem is the age of the hotel. For the most part it was clean and the staff was friendly. We might stay again if we are in the area.

  • Liked — The comfortable bed
  • Disliked — No elevator to the second floor
  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Check in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay October 2006
  • Visit was for Other
  • Traveled with Spouse / significant other
  • Age group 25-34
  • Member since February 21, 2005
  • Would you recommend this hotel to a friend? Yes
  • I recommend this hotel for Girlfriend getaway, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Pet owners
  • I selected this hotel as a top choice for Other
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Great for Carowinds!

Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds

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4 of 5 stars
tmars 9 contributions
Axton,VA
3/3 found this review helpful

Our family of 4 stayed here on a trip to Carowinds. The entrance to Carowinds is right across the street. Our room was very clean and the beds very comfortable. The free breakfast was good, with biscuits/gravy, assorted danish, bagles, french toast, cereal, etc. The pool was small but so are all the other hotel pools we have stayed in this area. We would definately stay here again. The regular rate for a double room is 129.00 be sure to ask for the Carowinds rate of 85.00 .

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay June 2006
  • Member since October 04, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Pet owners
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"Bailed us out of a jam"

Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds

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5 of 5 stars
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2/2 found this review helpful

We were walked to this hotel at 1:00 a.m. on 03-25-06 following our room at the neighboring Sleep Inn being given away despite our having a reservation for over one month. The hotels staff was great and really went out of their way to make our bad situation much better. We were given a King Suite with a pull out sleeper non-smoking room. This was a huge upgrade over the room we would have had at the Sleep Inn even with the Jacuzzi not working.

The room had a 60-inch television, which my sons loved. The room was very clean and comforting. We were attending the opening weekend at Carowinds. The hotels desk clerk advised us of the short cut walk to the back (North) gate of the park. You follow the exit drive and cross the parking lot to the back gate.

We didn't use the pool, as it was outdoors and too cool. The breakfast bar was good with fruit, hard-boiled eggs, waffles, bagels, cereals, and biscuits and gravy.

The only downfall of this hotel was that it did not have an elevator and we were on the 2nd floor.

There is a Shoney's next door, which had a really good Barbeque buffet the night we ate there.

We stayed at this hotel for two nights. My teenage boys shared the King bed and I slept on the pullout. Good darkness in the room during the night, which I like. The towels and washcloths were plush and the showerhead was good.

We would definitely stay at this hotel again in the future.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay March 2006
  • Member since November 13, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Pet owners
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Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds

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4 of 5 stars
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0/1 found this review helpful

I was at this hotel for 1 night with a group. Staff was very friendly when we arrived and was helpful in letting us know about nearby shopping areas etc. My room was very clean and the shower was amazing. The shower head is HUGE. The only thing is that they are going through renovations right now, so during the day you may see ppl painting etc. Some of our group was lucky enough to get a renovated room and it was wonderful complete with nice fluffy white down comfortors. Continental breakfast includes:fruit, cereal, boiled eggs, french toast, oatmeal, fruit etc. Would definitely stay there again.

  • My ratings for this hotel
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
  • Date of stay August 2005
  • Member since July 03, 2005
  • I recommend this hotel for Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, Older travelers, Families with young children, Families with teenagers, Tourists
  • I do not recommend this hotel for Pet owners
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Awful

Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds

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1 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Tennessee
8/11 found this review helpful

We stayed at this Holiday Inn because we where going to Scarowinds that night and it was across the road. When we arrived our rooms where not ready although check in is at 4:00 and we arrived at 4:30. When I asked the young man at the desk when our rooms would be ready he said that he did not know. I ask to speak to his manager and he said that he was the manager. He was very rude and laughing at the fact that I was very quickly getting upset about the situation. I told him that we had driven six hours and just wanted to rest for awhile and that we really needed our rooms couldn't he give us a time which he would expect the rooms to be ready and he said that they where not yet cleaned and that he would have to ask the maids when they would be ready. He then stood and looked at me and I asked well could you ask them and he says to me I guess I could. He then returns not long after this and told me that our rooms where in fact ready. This was the worst experience that I have ever had at a hotel and I will never stay at a Holiday Inn again.

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Holiday Inn Express Charlotte - Carowinds Also Known As

  • Holiday Inn Fort Mill
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Address: 3560 Lakemont Boulevard, I-77 Exit #90, Lakemont Business Park, Fort Mill, SC 29708