Hotel is about 3-4 miles from the center of Ipswich so you will need a car, or use the park and ride; this is about 1/2 mile away, hotel was clean, rooms were basic and also well kept, food was well presented, and staff were helpful, if you are at the back of the hotel you will have a long... more

Well, its improved compared to a year ago when I was last here. In fairness, its a perfectly acceptable place to stay for a night when you're in town on business. The rooms are clean. Everything works - although the air conditioning in my room was centrally controlled which meant the room was a bit hot and meant I left... more

I have stayed there many times over the last 8 years. It's out from the city centre so not great if you don't have a car. it has a small gym and swimming pool and is one of the few in / around the centre to have this (which is one of my reasons for staying there). I pretty much... more

This is a good hotel, with no major problems, but there are a lot of minor problems which could easily be resolved. The first thing I noticed and that other guests commented on was how dark the approach road is, you cannot see the sides of the roads when you are driving and it would be easy to put some... more

The lesson learned when approaching the property directly is to ask the receptionist for her best rate - GBP25 below the rack rate at 4pm in the afternoon. they can assess whether the hotel will be full or not. The room was good, if something of a walk from reception. There is no elevator/ lift to upper floors There does... more

Stayed 1 night just before Christmas 2007.Very welcoming receptionist, helpful & freindly. Had room ugrade , no complaints from our family of 4. Room clean & modern , shower good but controls stiff & hard to use.Room was at the left hand side , no noise heard despite a large party going on. Breakfast was above average for this type... more

My husband and I went to Ipswich for a 50th birthday party. We booked the Holiday Inn as it was only 5 miles from the party venue. Check-in was reasonably smooth and efficient and we were pleasantly surprised by the nice clean room with lots of stuff like a sofa, tv, trouser press, kettle, toiletries and mini fridge.(No biscuits though.)... more

We had a fairly unexceptional night at this unexceptional hotel. All the staff we had dealings with were very friendly, helpful and welcoming apart from the girl manning reception when we checked out. We had booked 2 rooms via the Holiday Inn website and had to pay up front for them. Upon checking out the girl told us we had... more

I stayed one night at the London Road Ipswich Holiday Inn. Very surprisingly my room was a smoking room despite my non-smoking preference which I indicated when making the booking online. At check in I was told no non-smoking rooms were available. My room was very spacious with a sofa, flat screen TV and the window had no opening restriction... more