Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Defiance, an IHG Hotel

Last minute I booked a room for two nights to attend a funeral. I looked on both the website and Expedia to make sure that the hotel had a pool and breakfast for my kids. When we got there the pool area was under construction, with a sign at the front desk saying sorry for the inconvenience, kinda wished that was disclosed online since that was the sole reason for my stay there, but you know it’s whatever. The next morning we had breakfast at 8, it was poor of quality as it was not freshly rotated out with new food yet and there were only 2 cars in the parking lot; this is relevant due to the fact that my room cost was $160 for that night and the hotel without a pool, but that did include breakfast, down the street was only $85 a night. The second night was not better, as my room cost increased to $170 but the car influx only increased by 4, it was on this day that I noticed that their designated smoking area was directly beside the gas main for the hotel. I also discovered this day, that the elevator has a slight lurch that maybe unsettling to some. Overall the rooms were clean and no signs of bed bugs, but the beds were uncomfortable and I’d recommend bringing your own pillows. Probably will not be returning to another holiday inn or their affiliates.