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  • Hotel class: 3 of 5
  • Rooms: 168
Description: Modern Hotel set in its own grounds, adacent to Guildford University. This description is based on information provided by the hotel.
Address:
Egerton Road
Guildford GU2 7XZ
England
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“Will be going back”

Holiday Inn Guildford

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4 of 5 stars
Washington, England
24 Apr 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

We stayed for two nights at Easter when visiting family in Guildford. The outside looked very plain and Travelodge-esque, but as soon as we stepped inside we were pleased with what we saw. The decor in the lobby is the standard dark wood, red, gold and green furnishings that were popular with 4 and 5 star hotels over the last few years...I believe they are getting refurbished soon (no doubt white with shades of brown...very now). It certainly felt more luxurious than the exterior suggested.
Check-in was swift although the girl was a little aloof and she did not ask if we needed help with our luggage. Our room was massive!! (no.346..worth asking for) I don't think all the rooms were this big...we just got lucky as ours was on the end of a corridor and was just above the health suite. Our room had a corridor that we had to go through to get to the main room which had room for three king sized beds easily. The bathroom was huge too. It was excellent considering we were only paying £77 per night + breakfast. (Book online with hotel...you get cheaper deal)
The bed was really comfy and the room was immaculate. The furnishings were all dark oak, a little dated, but nice all the same. The bathroom was white, the only down side was the grouting on the floor was a little grey. (I have a thing about lovely white grouting!)
Breakfast was wonderful and really worth having. There was a really good choice of hot and cold foods and they went out of their way to make decaff coffee and tea for us.
We plan to stay here when we come to Guildford again. Reasonably priced and very comfortable!

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — The breakfast and the huge room.
    • Disliked — Snotty check-in girl, discoloured grouting in the bathroom.
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vacca's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2007
Travelled with: Spouse / significant other
Visit was for: Personal event (wedding, ...)
Age group: 25-34
Member since: 30 July 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
    • 5 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
Would I recommend this hotel to my best friend?
Absolutely!
I recommend this hotel for:
A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older Travellers, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children
I selected this hotel as a top choice for:
Other
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“Look around because there must be better”

Holiday Inn Guildford

2 Nov 2006
3/6 found this review helpful

Stayed here a few nights on a business trip in the depths of winter. Without a car it was hard to get anywhere, even the Tesco nearby was across several busy roads with no pedestrian crossing facility.
Hotel decor was nice, and the food OK, but my big problem was the bedsheets were so overstarched they brought me out in a rash. I tried to explain this to both some maids and another staff member (the maids trying to help but having little grasp of English). I was told that as all sheets are simply bussed out to be washed each day and then bussed back there was no way to fix this problem. I suggested they just not change the sheets, or just try rinsing and letting them dry to try and get the skin-scouring stuff of them but apparently this was out of the question. So I did it myself.

In all, a medicore hotel that, whilst not rude or nasty, is very inflexible, uncomfortable and in a poor location. For this money I could have had a better stay in a motel. Next trip to Guildford I'll try somewhere else.

  • This TripAdvisor Member:
    • Liked — Food was OK
    • Disliked — Bed made sleep impossible
    • Any tips/secrets for future travellers? — Don't go!
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Oceanhopper's Summary
Date of Stay: January 2006
Travelled with: Solo traveler
Visit was for: Business
Age group: 25-34
Member since: 02 November 2006
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Location (e.g., convenience, views)
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 3 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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“Just too little for too much money”

Holiday Inn Guildford

8 Jun 2006
7/8 found this review helpful

I am already in Holiday Inn for almost three weeks. and I am goanna stay there for another 5 weekes. But I would like to share my opinion so far. The hotel is just too overpriced! Rooms are not carefully cleaned every day. They don't changed sheets every day, something totally unexceptable for a 4 and 1/2 stars hotel with my room priced 190 pounds per night....
The hotel doen't have a lift and wherever you want to carry heavy laggage to room, it's just a torture...

The breakfast is far from characterized us nice and rich...bred and crouasants are often not fresh. There is no much variety and the most strange thing, the use the same pots for coffee and tea, something which means that your coffee might taste like tea some days...and the most annoying, a manager asking you if you want to check out during the breakfast...Come on Sir, breakfast is my time before I move out, you get your money....

Hotel's restaurant is another big disappointment. Overpriced dishes, slow but kindly service...

In conclusion and having another 5 weeks to stay in, I can easily say that is a nice place to stay but not less than 2 days...and that's the longest..

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“Pleasantly Surprised”

Holiday Inn Guildford

18 Apr 2006
3/4 found this review helpful

Stayed here on the Saturday and Sunday night over Easter with my Husband and 5 year old son. Was a bit concerned when we arrived to see how close to the busy A3 we were, but luckily from where our room was situated you could not hear any traffic, infact we didn't hear any noise atall. We had an excutive room and paid £66 per night which included breakfast for all 3 of us. Bearing in mind breakfast on its own was £15 each I thought this was a pretty good deal. I booked on their website using the "Best Available" rate. Breakfast was great with a very wide selection to suit everyone. We also used the pool which though small was very nice. I would definitely recommend this hotel to everyone.

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This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: April 2006
Member since: 18 April 2006
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“Very Nice as Always Should be a 5 star Hotel”

Holiday Inn Guildford

12 Feb 2006
2/2 found this review helpful

Stayed in this hotel on my return from the dominican republic and what a breath of fresh air it was - Clean Rooms - Room service for 5 poeple took 10 minutes and kids portions were VERY generous. Facilitys in Room VERY good mini bar very competative and Facilitys in hotel were Top Notch. Breakfast in the restaraunt was Clean Fresh and sophisticated. All in for £104 for 5 of us for 1 night it was Spot on. Well done holiday Inn i will be coming back

This review is the subjective opinion of a TripAdvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC
This TripAdvisor Member's Summary
Date of Stay: February 2006
Member since: 08 March 2005
  • My ratings for this hotel are:
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
I recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, Older Travellers, Families with Small Children, Families with Teenagers, tourists
I do not recommend this hotel for:
Young Singles, An Amazing Honeymoon, Great pool scene, pet owners, Families with Small Children
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