As always I am very pleased with the Holiday Inn Express chain.. Met my expectations. Free breakfast, close to the strip, easy check in, nice/clean bathroom and short walk to room... The staff was also very friendly.. The only problem I had was with the hide a bed.. the linens that they gave us were WET !!! When I called in to get more linens they brought back more WET linens. So i sent those back.. On the 3rd try I finally got some sheets that were dry to put on the sofa bed.. The room was very comfy and quiet when we went to bed.. I did not notice the walls being thin at all.. (we also had the air on most of the time).. The holiday inn breakfast was great as always (altho the new omeletes kind of suck)... I love their cinnamon rolls.. The pool and hot tub were very nice as well and each time I went to them I was the only person.. (which I love!!).. The gym however was lacking. They had a treadmill, eliptical and a stepper. And a SMALL dumbell tree with dumbells only up to 10lbs.. (the holiday inns usually have a universal weight machine, but this one doesnt)... This place is a must if you rent a car as you can escape all the craziness of the strip when its time for bed..

Our family of five stayed here for three nights, this was the only hotel that I could find that was able to accomodate us all in the one room in Las Vegas. All the other hotels on the strip wanted us to book two rooms, which would have made our trip twice as expensive.

The room we had was at the front of the hotel and offered a great view of the strip, it was lovely to look out at the lights at night, when we returned to the hotel. The room was very big, it had two double beds and a double bed settee. It was clean and comfortable. The kids loved the heated pool and were in it late at night and early in the morning. The breakfast was just alright.

The actual strip was surprisingly close by and we did not feel that disapointed on the hotels location (to far to walk though). The hotel offered a shuttle service every half hour to the Mandalay Bar/MGM. We did not have to use our hire car and made full use of this service while we there, which was great..

Only negative was on checking in, we had been on the road was seven hours and arrived quite tired in the evening. When I spoke to the receptionist to give the family name, he just replied 'I need to see your id'. I told him that my actual passport was in my suitcase and I needed to unpack it to give it to him, his abrupt reply was 'well you are not checking in until I see it'! His unwelcoming attitude and abruptness nearly made me walk away, so I had no choice but to uppack my case in the reception in front of other guests walking by . I must add that all the other receptionists were great and extremely helpful.

We usually go to Las Vegas each year for a business convention and have discovered the great deals of a few years ago no longer exist so we decided not to stay on the strip and opted for the Holiday Inn Express South Las Vegas.

It was a good choice, just far enough away from the frenzy that is Vegas, but close enough to get to shows/restaurants etc.

The hotel proivdes a shuttle service to the Mandalay Bay Hotel (where the convention was being held) every 30 minutes, and to the MGM Grand on the hour, so both my husband and I made good use of both these services. The MGM Grand was a better destination for me as it put me closer to the monorail or the bus service, whereas, getting off at the Manadalbay still meant a good 15 minute walk to the strip or to the monorail to the Excalibar Hotel.

The hotel itself is standared Holiday Inn, rooms are functional but somewhat impersonal, but the beds are FANTASTIC, most comfortable bed I think I have ever slept in and the pillows are great too. They offer an express breakfast which is ok, cereal, yoghurt, toast etc, all on throwaway plates but it is included in the room rate.

I would definitely stay here again, just for the simple fact there is no casino to have to walk through to get anywhere in the hotel is a bonus for me!

I think this is the third time I've stayed here in three years and it has been relatively consistent, though I think it is a bit overpriced for what you get these days.

The Good: hotel property and the rooms well maintained and clean. Friendly, helpful staff.

The Bad: Thin walls - you can clearly hear conversations and the TV from the next door rooms. The breakfast leaves a lot to be desired. I didn't touch the hot food since it looked very unappetizing and I didn't want to risk getting sick on the plane home. The cold food was all on the cheap end of the scale. Not the worst 'free' hotel breakfast I've had, but nothing better than middle of the road - I expected more for the room price. Though the surrounding area seems relatively safe, it is mostly light-industry and, if you are not spending time on the strip, it is a bit of a drive to find a decent restaurant. The wireless internet connection was decently fast, but was out in the morning which prevented me from printing my boarding pass and completing some last minute flight preparations.

Overall: I give it an average rating. More care given toward breakfast would put this hotel into the above average category.