This is a good hotel, it's located in downtown Dover, so it's very close to everything in town. There are lots of restaurants and shopping near the hotel. The Hotel Staff was very friendly and the hotel was very clean. The hotel decor needs some updating, but overall this was a great stay for the price. read more

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Please, please do yourself a favor and book somewhere else...anywhere else. This place is the absolute worst. It smells ya'll....just gross. And..... The ice machines don't work The pool doesn't work-not open covered in green slime Elevators are broken And not all rooms have a refrigerator and when asked if one could be brought to our room....wouldn't you know it. The answer was no. When we were checking in we were told "you might want to park your car near your room so you can watch it...we are by the freeway so, you know". I mean. Oh dear god. And the reason I had to stay in this "hotel" ... is due to my, what I like to call, noisy sleeping habits...my son calls it.."mom you better stop snoring or I'm going to smoother you" issues...I had to get a room last minute so my son could sleep to be rested for his lacrosse tournament...blah, blah, blah....and I'm in this room of horrors waiting for Jason Voorhees to knock on my door... He got the better end of the deal while sleeping in a clean, updated, safe room at the Fairfield Inn. What I do for my kids....but I digress..... So, do not stay here...do not volunteer as tribute....do not take one for the team....learn from my mistake. That is all. read more

Holiday Inn Dover-Downtown - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Dover, Delaware

We booked the hotel on the way headed back to Boston on a road trip from South Carolina. We arrived at the hotel around 1am. We loved the idea that check out was at 12 allowing us to sleep in later. We checked in and we headed to our room and went to bed. We woke up to housekeeping knocking on our door asking if we needed anything. We looked about the room a little closer. We noticed the room was a mess. There was a water bottle cap on the side of the bed. The bathtub had dirty marks that looked like butt stains. There was mold in the ceiling in the shower. The room door had a deep scaring that looked carved in. Even the picture had bubbling on it. The desk in the room looked like it had never been dusted/cleaned. The carpet in the room just needs a good shampoo. There were brown stains and red stains. Maybe blood and feces? Just for the heck of I decided to check the air filter in the heat/air conditioning unit. It looked like it had never been cleaned We went to check out at the front desk. They had a sticker on the COVID glass shield that said "We pride ourselves on cleanliness if there is an issue with im your room please let us know so we can make it right." We told the desk representative the room was disgusting and he gave us 30% off the room and apologized. He had said that the hotel was under renovation and when we came back the hotel would be a lot nicer. He also noted that we had switched rooms. When we hadn't. He was confused by this. It was then we realized that we booked a king bed and we received 2 queen beds. read more

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I stayed here on a business trip. Very fated and needs a fix up. Looks like it was a conference center at one time. Felt like a cheap motel. Rooms were old and worn. Furniture was beat up. Paint on walls and ceiling was dinged up and discolored. Carpet was very worn. The old steel door of the room didn't close al the way on its own and needed to be forced shut. Light pole in the parking lot flickered on and off like a scene from an old movie. Exterior could atlest use a a good pressure washing. Cords for the TV, microwave,lamp, and other things were crammed into a power strip. Although the room didn't feel clean, I think it was cleaner than it seemed. Staff was very helpful and friendly. read more

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This holiday inn wasn't up to par with others that I've stayed at. The building itself needs to be revamped or at least repainted. The swimming pool area isn't pleasant at all; a little trashy looking. The staff were very nice though, made my stay very pleasant. The lady behind the bar gave great tips about downtown nightlife. read more

Holiday Inn Dover-Downtown - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Dover, Delaware

This is not a "typical" holiday inn, and was apparently another chain prior to the name change. It is as clean as "very old" furnishings allow. The non-smoking area is permeated with the scent of old, moldy smoke. WiFi is existent in name-only; we had to go to Starbucks down the street just to download a very small update to our CRM system (125Mb). The hotel WiFi both in our room and in the lobby wouldn't allow us to download even a small file, let alone stream YouTube or Amazon Prime. The A/C is very noisy, and the beds are very hard. The property does offer pillows ranging from Limp Pasta to Concrete, while the beds are in the range of "hardened flour." That being said, it was the only hotel in the area with available rooms over the week including Memorial Day. I suspect it's the poor ratings and local knowledge keeping it essentially empty. Caveat Emptor, the "free" breakfast is a scam. You'll pay $7.00 for the McDonalds-quality breakfast available along the highway for around $3-$5.00. The front desk girl was exceptionally friendly in comparison to the restaurant and housekeeping staff, whose demeanor can be found under "surly" and "resentful" in the dictionary. We cheerily said "Good morning" to a housekeeper, who replied "not this early, it isn't." The restaurant manager merely grunted at us. The final oddity was the semi tractor/trailer parked under everyone's window on one side of the property; it was running all night long. Why it wasn't parked in the larger parking area out back, in addition to taking up at least 15 parking spaces is unknown. It would have been much better served for everyone had it been parked in the much larger area behind the motel, where the driver would have had turnaround space, not kept everyone awake with the idling engine, nor been unbelievably loud with brake hydraulics so early in the morning. Finally, on our third night, a crackhead/meth-head was found lying down in the wet parking lot at 2 a.m. The hotel management seemed to think it was no big deal, and 45 mins later asked them to leave. Instead, they crawled into the backseat of a car that was in the lot, filled with other people (see attached photo). This, in addition to night four, where there was a three-car tailgate party happening with a lot of loud music, beer, and kids running around until midnight. Overall...unless desperate for a room, I'd recommend looking elsewhere even if it costs a couple of bucks more. read more

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Well at least our room was clean. Visited this Holiday inn with my hunny over Memorial Day weekend. I had some rewards points I wanted to use so we figured why not? We had to wait a bit when we checked in but that wasn't a big deal to me. I did however have some serious issues with the lack of amenities. Pool wasn't open! Fitness center was under construction! NO free breakfast ! Seriously you all are offering your guests nothing ! I've never been to a holiday inn that did not offer free breakfast. We won't be back. read more

Looking for a low rate hotel room with a sid wof racism? Then this is your place. The staff was standoffish and unwelcoming at the front desk, and Deb. L this morning wanted to argue with us about our government rate hotel rooms and insist we pay full price for a room. When it was explained to her that we were well within our rights to use the govt rate she dug her heels in. Meanwhile we were passed by a white patron who said he used his govt rate and was never questioned. Racist much?! After she increased our rate we were then told in a snide tone to have a nice day! Wow. Luckily we were just passing thru but now we know why the parking lot was empty when we got there! read more

Very old hotel. Rooms are significantly outdated. Toilets are crooked, shower levers don't properly regulate temperature. I rarely review (but should because most often accommodations are acceptable!) but this hotel was WAY below standard. The hallway was dark and institutional, and the entire hotel was very musty. We were with a sports team, so were all in the same boat - no reason to complain while there because there was no other solution. read more

Stayed here for the weekend while my husband had reserve duty at Dover Air Force Base. I've seen some really crappy areas outside of military bases but this area wasn't as bad. The base is super close to this hotel, lots of restaurants to go to, and Dover Downs is only 5 minutes away. I liked the on-site lounge/restaurant as well as free HBO in our room. The area is a little rough but I did feel generally safe at this hotel where at others nearby I don't think I would have. read more

Holiday Inn Dover-Downtown - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Dover, Delaware

I had major car trouble and had to find a hotel which took dogs. I found this Holiday Inn, and boy was I lucky. Hotel was very clean and attractive. Stay was so friendly and helpful. I had not packed any personal item because I had planned on driving straight through to my destination, they had a comb,toothpaste and brush for my. I highly recommend this place....And this is all during the corona virus!!!!! read more

I was worried by reading reviews online, but I'm very happy my family and I stayed here. Stayed here over Memorial Day weekend. The hotel was nice and quiet, clean, and very convenient to be right down the street from the casino. 5 stars mainly because of Kelly working the front desk. She was absolutely amazing! Very friendly and accommodating. The room was short some towels and shampoos (there was four of us in a room with double beds), and she immediately helped me get them as soon as I asked and never made me feel like I was bothering her. The room was very clean. No problems whatsoever except I wish there was a mini fridge. There's also no continental breakfast, but they have cheap breakfast (around $7-9). Also there's a great diner (Hollywood diner) right down the street! Will stay here again next time we come to Dover. read more

1. The mildew odor on the third floor by the vending and ice machines. 2. Dark room with very little lighting. 3. Small television. 4. Paint chipped in the bathtub. 5. 'Debbie' told me that in order to get clean towels I would have to physically lug all my dirty linens to the front desk to exchange for clean ones. 6. The bartenders have no clue. 7. Graffiti in the parking lot. 8. Dirty pool with lots of debri that obviously hasn't been cleaned in days. 9. They don't change your sheets even when there are visible stains. 10. DON'T STAY HERE!!! read more

I stayed here for two nights (Oct. 19-21). Upon arrival, the night time front desk lady was super nice she had my room keys and paper work ready when I walked in the door..(My boyfriend had called in advance) When I entered my room, it was good for the price. Clean and comfortable. Microwave, Cable, and Refrigerator. I'm giving this hotel 2 stars due to the super rude encounter I had with the general manger along with the asst general manager! The asst general manager was so rude to me I was appalled. The fact that she treats her guest as such I will never be back at this hotel again!!! It's so much to this story this review would be pages long. Just know if you ever come encounter with the general or asst general manger with a concern, get ready to receive rudeness. read more

I'm here for drill weekend so, I didn't pay or choose to be here. The front desk clerk hit me with a ton of info when I came in, that can be good and bad. my room is close to the elevator which I like. I don't like that I smell a strong smoke smell as soon as I get off the elevator. The elevator fits 2-3 people at best buy there are 2 elevators. It's a large hotel so hopefully there's more elevators than the two I saw. The laundry facility looks old and busted and they want $2 to wash and $2 to dry. I wouldn't mind that if I wasn't using grandma's Kenmore from the early 90s. The restaurant area looks nice, especially for the Dover area. If I was paying myself and had a choice, I'd stay at the Hilton or the hotel next to it I forget the name...they are up to par for what I expect. This place here isn't to bad for drill wknd and it's not to far from base(not exactly close either) read more

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I've stayed here a few times before and thought it was generally clean, and OK for the price. However, my last stay was full of disappointment and regret. The floor I stayed on reeked of marijuana and it didn't appear that management was prepared to do anything about it. The smell became unbearable and began to seep into my room. When I brought it to the staff's attention, I was advised that they were investigating it. The next day the odor persisted and was accompanied by the smell of cigarettes. The morning I checked out, I saw freshly broken glass and a car missing a window in the parking lot. If you enjoy smoking weed, then this is the hotel for you. read more

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I booked a room here with my girlfriend in May for the firefly festival. We flew in from California only to find that our room reservation had been cancelled. I believe that more than 1 phone call and an email would have been appropriate to notify that our room would not be available. The manager was professional and courteous to our situation by finding us a place to stay but it resulted in us paying an inflated rate from the original price we paid booking with them. In the future I hope future patrons experience better customer service. read more

This is the worst Holiday Inn express I have ever dealt with. My daughter-in-law recently got orders in Dover and my husband and I were helping them get a room. They wanted my husband to send his credit card information in an insecure email. My husband had checked me in all over the United States and we have NEVER ran into this situation. Anyone familiar with Dover knows the availability of places to stay is limited and to charge a young couple who were recently married and away from home an exorbitant amount of money is beyond ridiculous. Shame on IHG as well because they were unable to help. To put icing on the cake-- they were ok to charge my husband the cancellation fee on his credit card without written authorization--- shame on you and Shame on you on how this holiday inn treats young service members. read more

This is a recently refreshed Holiday Inn. The carpet, linens, furniture, etc. all seem recent. The building itself is quite old and worn. The doors, elevator, bathroom fixtures, etc appear original. The elevator is quite a hike from the front desk. The pillows are curiously small (1/2 size) and uncomfortable. The matress was very hard and likely was not part of the refurb plan. Thankfully, I stayed only one night... read more

We're having no problems staying here. The room actually appears to be new and we're very comfortable. Fresh, bright and crisp linen on the King bed and huge firm pillows. Bathroom spotless (mini Bath & Body Works shampoo, condition and lotion), carpet appears new, no stains anywhere! Quiet hallways.... Clean remote (Yep, inspect and wipe those down too!) 32" flat panel TV, free wifi and cool faux leather headboard and maroon back drop. Good for a one night stay... Our room doesn't have a refrigerator not sure this is just some or all. Oh, and there is faint smell of smoke in the hallway which makes sense as they used to offer smoking rooms, not strong at all but still noticeable. The smell was limited to the hallway and did not affect the room we occupied. read more

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I was in town for a friend's wedding this past weekend (10/10/2020) upon waiting to be checked in the lobby smelled horribly of gas. Once I am checked into my room the room immediately smelled of mildew and mold so much so my partner and I's noses were stinging. After bringing this to the front desk's attention there was no sense of urgency or concern for the issue. No manager was brought out to speak with us all we were offered was another room (Yeah as if I would want to now stay in a hotel that stinks of fumes! No thank you!) and then was told they would need to open a claim in order to POSSIBLY refund my money which is now gone. Ontop of that the person at the front desk refused to give me their name and showed no caring at all towards the issue. Is this how you typically run your business? With staffing who could care les about the well being of not only yourselves but also your customers who pay good money to stay in your establishment? I have never experienced such a lack of customer service on a trip. Very disappointed and will now never stay at another Holiday Inn. read more

Used Priceline's name your own price and unfortunately got this hotel. They rated it 3 stars but it's definitely not. 1. No refrigerator 2, No microwave 3. No ice available 4. Cannot adjust the temp in the room at all 5. Beds hard and uncomfortable 6. Tried to order room service breakfast but they never answered the phone. 7. TV wouldn't work at first 8. Coffee maker in room only had 1 cup read more

Where do we begin? Check in was ok, got up to our room and the hallway reeked of pot. We left for a while. Came back around 11:00 p.m.. There was some sort of loud party going on in the restaurant area. There were a ton of cars and no place to park. We finally made it in. We got ready for bed, laid down and could hear the music from downstairs. We were on the second floor. I called the front desk and asked them if it would be possible to ask them to turn it down. They said they would check and see. The music persisted until early morning. I finally fell asleep about 2 A.M.. This morning spoke to the woman at checkout about the noise, the smell, a dripping faucet, shower that didn't drain and a dresser drawer that wouldn't stay shut. She was rude. Contacting corporate. read more

Rooms are just ok. Their grounds are not kept nice, grass isn't cut. They don't offer breakfast. Only two tiny bars of soap given for 4 days for two adults. Stains on the walls. Decor outdated. read more

At first glance this hotel looks great...at first smell, this hotel smells terrible. While every room is nonsmoking, nearly every room occupied by myself and others in my group smells of smoke. The beds are very uncomfortable. I've slept in hundreds of hotel beds and this ranks amongst the worst. There is a convenient plug in the lamp, but it is too loose to hold my iPhone charger and my iPad charger won't fit in the tight space. There is a rusty crack in the bathtub. Cool. read more

Planned on being disappointed based on prior reviews , but this was a true 3 star hotel. Clean, no bugs, good air and TV. No fridge or microwave but not missed. Great location for the area and nice staff. Higher price than I'd like but everything was booked and I'm racking up hotels.com nights...I'd stay here again. read more

I woke up in a room on the second floor from a nap with ants crawling on me. They gave me another room on the third floor, which didn't have ants, so that was a plus. I went down for breakfast at 7:15 AM. The restaurant opens at 7:00, but nobody was around. I asked the front desk if anyone was around to serve food. The lady said in a sarcastic tone, "Sir, the restaurant opens at 7:00, you'll have to wait." I told her it was 7:15. She said nothing, but huffed and turned away from me as she called the cook in his room. I guess he lives in the hotel. The cook wasn't awake. The groggy cook came into the restaurant wiping his eyes and putting on his stained cook shirt. He served me an expired cup of yogurt. I didn't eat it because it was expired. I halfway felt bad for waking him up, but then I realized he was 15 minutes late to open his restaurant. Then I told myself I should eat at a gas station next time. That evening, I asked the lady at the front desk if they had coffee in the lobby. She said, "The only free coffee is in the room. You can get coffee in the restaurant, but you'll have to pay for it." I didn't want to wake the cook again. Her tone suggested that she had been asked this question countless times before and was annoyed to hear it again. "I'm sorry angry front desk lady," I thought, but there are only so many questions you can be asked working at the front desk of a hotel. You might begin to hear the same ones over and over the longer you work here: Where is the pool? What time is breakfast? Can I have more towels? Why are there ants crawling on me? Do you have coffee? Can I please purchase some expired yogurt for breakfast? Where is the nearest gas station? Good thing their competition doesn't have containers of coffee in the lobby, free for their guests... Oh wait. The next day I went to Wawa for coffee and breakfast. Nothing was expired, and the cashier was smiling. read more

Simple, great price and friendly staff. This place fit the bill and we enjoyed it. Plus the breakfast in the morning downstairs was nice. We'll definitely consider coming back. read more

This is the worst hotel I have ever stayed at, driving in it looked decent. It was evident the place needed some work upon further inspection. Some of the rooms we looked at had broken furniture. The worst part was the night manager, she was totally incompetent. Her lack of understanding about customer service is astonishing. When loading our car another car pulled in, a woman got out, dropped her pants, and pissed in the parking lot (disgusting). The WiFi is slow! I would not recommend even pulling into this place. read more

Convenient hotel for firefly music festival, however pool was green, limited seating outside by the pool. Also the water coming out of the pipes in the bathroom and shower was brown . So for convenience yes great, however if you're expecting a nice hotel experience keep it moving. read more

Not sure how to feel about this place, it served it's purpose but I probably wouldn't come back here again. Room was fairly clean, it's an older hotel that has the smell of mold and wet carpet lingering as soon as you enter, room had broken faucet, their price for the night was ridiculously high and they've been clearly capitalizing on the crowds going to the ocean. If you are booking last minute and there are no other options go for it, otherwise keep searching. read more

Stopped here for an unplanned stop when vehicle broke down. As I am normally pretty content with holiday inns this one didn't seem up to par as most of them are. The pillows were awful, the bed hard and hotel seemed a little outdated in areas. The toilet in the bathroom leaked along with tub draining so slow hard to shower. The hotel was clean and staff was very friendly this my reasoning for a 3 star. Would I stay here again? Maybe if I brought my own pillows and had proper plumbing but never for an extended amount of time. read more

Best place in Dover after hours or whenever. I especially love how the waitress calls us babies.

It's a Holiday Inn. And it's in Dover. It's not the Ritz in downtown Manhattan and you can't expect it to be super nice. The bed creaked and the view out my window was of a Kmart that was going out of business, but it was clean and I felt safe. The gym was meh, but once again, look where I was. I came here for a girls weekend and we got the room for 65 a nite. MUCH CHEAPER than the casino hotel. The tv was a lil small but was flat and it had direct tv so it felt like home. It's also right down the street from the mall, casino, air force base, colleges and right near downtown old Dover. It wasn't the closest hotel to those places but I can only give my review for this hotel and it met all expectations. I would stay there again. read more

I stayed here for one night and I really wasn't too pleased at all. The cable on the tv didn't work properly it kept going out neither did the remote. I called down to front desk and told them it needed batteries and the guy asked me if I was pointing the remote at the box as if I was incompetent or something. He acted as if he didn't want to do his job by coming up to replace the mix match batteries. The furniture in the room was old and worn out the refrigerator didn't get cold, the comforter had stains and a cigarette burn hole in it. To top it off the next morning the water was brown in the toilet, sink and tub it took over an hour for it to clear up! I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. read more

This was the worst hotel stay I have ever had it was my anniversary weekend so we decided to go to dover downs at the last minute was not able to get a room at Dover downs casino they were all sold out so booked a room though Hotwire I got the holiday inn next to the kmart. I carry my own cleaning supplies so a not so clean sink or tub I can deal with but a bed with dirty sheets is just too much.there was hair and trash in the sheets when we called the desk they didn't seem surprise must happen often.wont be back there!!!!! read more

Came in town to see family, booked this hotel directly. Paid 145.00 for the night. Beds are like sleeping on a slab of concrete, there's an A/C unit in the room like you'd find at a cheap motel that is so loud it's difficult to hear the TV or another person speaking, there is no iron, no laundry bag, no cups to use to rinse your mouth with when brushing teeth; in the bathroom, there is a water drip into the exhaust fan that drips down into the tub; no refrigerator or microwave in room, and the pool wasn't even open and this is Memorial Day weekend! Would not spend this kind of money on this place. They have a vending machine by the exit door and our daughter bought some chocolate that was melted from the heat. The wifi signal was so weak, it didn't even register on the iPad. The water was brown and the employees didn't notify us not to drink it. She blamed it on a recent area fire. read more

The hotel front desk staff are very rude and racist. This hotel should be a motel, the room smelled like urine and mildew. The room was dark and old , we requested a microwave which had old food from years ago stuck inside. The elevator was made for two people and I only weight 125 and had to squeeze my kid and luggage on it. They over charged my account and tried to deny it. I called the front desk manager Deborah to dispute the charge and she hung up on me. I immediately contacted my bank and filed a police report against them. Please stay far away from this place, I think the people who check you in are on drugs and thieves. This place should be on news and shut down before it's too late. We left after being threaten in front of our young kids. The Fairfield inn is one block over from this crap hole , please stay there . The room was clean , we had towels, no mildew and the staff was very helpful in consoling us after being threaten at the Holiday inn Dover downtown. read more

If I was able to give zero stars I would. Worst hotel experience ever. I love holiday inn as a hotel but this one was above and beyond the worst I've been to. I'm a platinum member and I have never had such horrible service. This staff has no idea what's going on. They are rude, disrespectful and they should all be fired. Never come to this hotel ever! read more

I docked a star only because they didn't have a refrigerator in the room and the drain in the tub took a while to drain all of the water. As far as our stay in the room, I have no complaints. the room was solid and I didn't have any trouble sleeping at all. No complaints read more