Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens by IHG

2.5 star property
Hotel in Athens with free breakfast and a fitness center

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Free buffet breakfast
Exterior
Suite, 1 King Bed (Additional Living Area)
Exterior
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Pool
  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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1119 E Tyler St, Athens, TX, 75751
  • Place, Athens Scuba Park
    ‪20 min walk‬
  • Place, Trinity Valley Community College
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Henderson County Fairgrounds
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Airport, Tyler, TX (TYR-Pounds Regional)
    ‪50 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(30 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(19 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed (Additional Living Area)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility, Accessible Tub)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Mobility, Roll-In Shower)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 2 Queen Beds (Additional Living Area)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility, Transfer Shower)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Athens

Heart of Athens.Stay at this Athens hotel and you'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Cinemark Athens Cinema 4 and 2 miles (3 km) of Athens Scuba Park. Henderson County Historical Museum and Cain Park II are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Athens Scuba Park - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Trinity Valley Community College - 3 min drive - 3.3 km
  • East Texas Arboretum - 5 min drive - 5.2 km
  • Henderson County Fairgrounds - 5 min drive - 5.5 km
  • UT Health Athens - 7 min drive - 7.0 km

Getting around

  • Dallas-Fort Worth Intl. Airport (DFW) - 101 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Burger King - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪SONIC Drive In - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Whataburger - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Chili's Grill & Bar - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens by IHG

Hotel perfectly located for exploring Athens
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens by IHG offers its guests an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a fitness center. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. Business amenities include a business center and a meeting room. Free breakfast is available. A library, multilingual staff, and a picnic area are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens by IHG. Free self parking is available.

This Athens hotel is smoke free.

  • 66 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Buffet breakfast (free)
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Business facilities
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library
  • Convenience store
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • No smoking on site
  • Water dispenser
  • 1 conference room
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens by IHG offers 66 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Athens hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is offered daily and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Library

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • LED TV with premium cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available.

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, Diners Club, debit cards, and cash. Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed. Cashless payment methods are available for all transactions. This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG).

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Athens Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens Ohio
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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Athens by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 462 out of 855 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 216 out of 855 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 92 out of 855 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 48 out of 855 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 37 out of 855 reviews

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Great property except they need to post at the pool is not open and the pool is closed. They do not show that on their website.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Teri

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We got the feeling it was an older building. The shower in our room only gave very hot water no matter where you turned the handle. No towels replacement, but we did notice that at other places if more than a one night stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

stephanie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great. Clean enough.unfortunately room 202 smelled very bad. Like moldy air condition or carpet. Reported it and hopefully will get fixed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cody

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Becky

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very nice. Very friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheryl

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, great breakfast buffet! The only place I'll stay in Athens.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

heather

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We were in town for a baseball tournament. The hotel was in close proximity to the baseball fields. The breakfast was well stocked and fresh each morning. The pool was awesome. The first night was a little crazy with kids and adults running in and out of the open pool windows. We were not given any large towels for the bathroom. This was not noticed until I was through with my shower, in which at that point, I just used one of pour beach towels that I had brought for pool time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Earl

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Becky

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anita

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Kevin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They took very good care of us, very friendly staff. Cleaned our room everyday, but usually failed to leave us clean towels
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Becky

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Everything!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Cara

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
When I walked in, Christie was overwhelmed (because the cleaning crew had quit, and she had to call in a girl off her vacation to come help clean the rooms to get them ready for the next guests. She was stressed for obvious reasons but handled the situation with kindness and professionalism. The people who came to help (who didn’t even work there, deserves a lot more than a thank you. The employees that still work there deserve major bonuses and acknowledgements from the upper management. Treat your workers better, and you will have more of them.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Belen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Thomas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madelyne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was very helpful and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chrisandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hotel in Athens Tx. The kids can swim and play and had a wonderful breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Carlton

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Pamela

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Exceptionally clean compared to others in the area
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great front desk staff! Very easy check in.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tisha

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Christie was wonderful! Her personality and friendliness was super fun and welcoming. 10/10 on the welcome glad you’re here vibe ❤️
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Troy

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025