In-room safe, desk, laptop workspace, blackout curtains

Reviews of Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites San Mateo-San Francisco SFO, an IHG Hotel

3 out of 5

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 382 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 293 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 170 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 87 out of 1001 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 69 out of 1001 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Laundry machine was not working which created an unexpected line.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from General Manager on 26 Apr 2024
Dear Alexandra, We apologize for the inconvenience caused by the laundry machine issue, resulting in an unexpected line. Your feedback is appreciated, and we'll work diligently to address this matter to ensure a smoother experience for our guests in the future. Thank you for bringing this to our attention

10/10 Excellent

donna jill

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked it ok
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from General Manager on 23 Apr 2024
Dear Donna,Thank you so much for the five-star review. We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay with us, and we hope you will consider staying with us again soon.

8/10 Good

Christen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice people, well appointed
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from General Manager on 23 Apr 2024
Dear Christen,Thank you for all of your kind comments and for choosing to stay at Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO. We are so happy to hear you thoroughly enjoyed our friendly services and amenities. We look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Rafael

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Winston

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good services
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from General Manager on 28 Mar 2024
Dear Winston, Thank you so much for choosing to stay with us at Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO. We are thrilled to learn you had such a pleasant stay, and we are proud to have earned your five-star review. We hope to see you again soon, as it was a pleasure having you.

8/10 Good

Danielle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
There isn’t a lot of stores/gas stations close by. Seemed to be a little drive to things with lots of traffic everywhere. But everything about our room was good!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from General Manager on 25 Mar 2024
Dear Danielle,Thank you for your review. We're delighted you had an enjoyable stay with us while visiting San Francisco! It was a pleasure having you here, and we hope you return soon.

10/10 Excellent

MaRheaa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We felt very safe and surrounding is super clean. Staff are really nice and friendly as well!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from General Manager on 21 Mar 2024
Dear MaRheaa,Thank you for being our guest and sharing your kind review. We know how important clean, safe accommodations and friendly staff are, so we are delighted you were impressed. It would be an honor to welcome you back for another lovely stay.

10/10 Excellent

Alexander

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room , great value
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Response from General Manager on 18 Mar 2024
Dear Alexander,Thank you for taking a moment to leave us a review. We are thrilled you enjoyed your stay. It is a pleasure to know that you appreciate our commitment to cleanliness. Thank you for choosing Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO and we hope to welcome you back again soon.

8/10 Good

Kim

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Margaret

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Safe place to stay
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from General Manager on 5 Mar 2024
Dear Margaret,We're delighted to know you felt safe during your stay with us. Ensuring the security and comfort of our guests is a top priority. Thank you for choosing Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO, and we look forward to your next visit.

8/10 Good

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient, but can be loud because it’s next to a freeway.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from General Manager on 1 Mar 2024
Dear Andrea, Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO was thrilled to have you as our guest. It's wonderful to hear that you loved our convenient location; we are in the perfect spot! However, it is a bustling area and it saddens us to hear that the noise level affected your stay. We will be sure to keep this in mind when making future changes, as we want our guests to enjoy every minute of their time with us. We do hope you'll stay with us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Hector

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean , great customer service,parking available Definitely recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Response from General Manager on 1 Mar 2024
Dear Hector,Thank you for the kind review and recommendation! We're glad our clean, welcoming accommodations impressed you, and we look forward to seeing you again at Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO.

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia, San Antonio

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Vi

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenny

這兩天剛好下雨,不方便上落,淋著大雨去停車場。
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from General Manager on 6 Feb 2024
Dear Jenny,Guest satisfaction is important to us, so we're happy to see aspects of your stay were pleasant. We hope the weather is more pleasant next time, and we invite you to stay with us again soon.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Visalia

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Huge room, lots of space. Nice and quiet 🤗
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from General Manager on 30 Jan 2024
Dear Paul, It was a delight to welcome you to Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO during your recent visit. We're happy to hear that our spacious rooms and peaceful atmosphere made for an excellent stay. Thank you for the five-star rating, and we look forward to seeing you again soon!

8/10 Good

Douglas

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Renil

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Alysha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Christina

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Jeanne

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I felt welcome. Housekeeping came without having to telephone the desk...rare these days. no complaints
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from General Manager on 13 Jan 2024
Dear Tina,Thanks so much for your review of Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO! We're delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay, including our excellent service. Ensuring our guests have all they need to enjoy their stay to the fullest is our goal, and we will share your recognition with our housekeeping team. We'd love to welcome you back anytime you find yourself back in San Mateo.

10/10 Excellent

Sandeep

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from General Manager on 25 Jan 2024
Dear Sandeep,It's always a pleasure to hear that our guests have had such an enjoyable experience! From all of us at Holiday Inn San Mateo-San Francisco SFO, thank you for sharing your positive rating, and we hope to have the pleasure of your company the next time you're in the area.

6/10 Okay

PRISCILA B

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Sherry

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Rosaura

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Safoura

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
In the hotel site and Expedia hasn’t mentioned about parking charge, however, the hotel charged us $19 for every night seperetlly
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from General Manager on 9 Jan 2024
Dear Safoura,Thank you for staying with us and for your review. We apologize for any misunderstandings regarding the parking fees. It was nice to have you visit, and we hope to see you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

thao, spring

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room is big, nice and comfortable will be back
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

4/10 Poor

britney

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff was unfriendly, food was overpriced for quality, someone who was non staff tried to access our room with a working key card, room was never cleaned or picked up.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from General Manager on 28 Dec 2023
Dear Britney, Thank you for your review. We appreciate that you took the time to share your recent experience; however, we do find it very distressing. Our primary goal is always to provide our guests with an enjoyable experience. Your feedback will be forwarded to the respective teams so improvements can be made. In the future, we hope you consider returning and giving us another chance to impress you.

10/10 Excellent

Jess

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wenpin

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room are very clean
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from General Manager on 23 Dec 2023
It's wonderful to know that our clean accommodations were the highlight of your visit! We trust that everything else was in order for your stay and we hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

Renee

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

6/10 Okay

Alina

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet location, a 30-minute walk to downtown San Mateo via the pedestrian bridge. From negative: cleaning service never showed up during my 3-night stay. There are no real blackout curtains to shield from the bright light next door, so it was a challenge to sleep. plus my windows were overlooking the parking lot and I had to keep the lights off for privacy reasons due to no blinds.
Response from General Manager on 18 Dec 2023
Dear Alina,Seeing that you were a fan of our quiet and convenient location is wonderful. We hope you had a fantastic experience exploring the area. As we work to improve the overall guest experience, you can be certain that we will discuss your helpful feedback. Thank you for sharing. It would be an honor to have another chance to provide you with a better stay in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Amir

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Kimberly

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

Yerim

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Eric

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

robert h

Liked: Staff & service
We didn't like the heating system. We liked the spacious room.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Dear Robert,We appreciate your feedback, and we're glad our spacious rooms added to your experience. However, we apologize for any concerns about the heating system, and we'll keep your comments in mind. Should you be in the area again, please come back to see us.

4/10 Poor

John, Park Ridge

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We left this hotel after one night of a 7-night stay. There was no soap in the room. No hair dryer. Three hangers. The hotel charged $17 a night for parking, which I would never choose to pay. No free breakfast, a standard for most hotels these days. The place was being renovated, and it didn't seem very safe. All bad. We won't return to this hotel again.
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2023
Response from General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Dear John,Thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback. We regret to learn of your disappointment with our amenities. Please know that parking fees have become an industry standard, especially in major cities, and we are priced competitively for our area. Additionally, we want to assure you that while we are making improvements to our facility, the well-being of our guests is of the utmost priority, and we ensure a safe environment. Take care, and we wish you safe travels.

6/10 Okay

Stacy, Enfield

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Close to airport easy in and out
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Dear Stacy,We always aim to offer travelers a prime location for their flights in and out of town, and we're glad you appreciated this. Based on your rating, however, it seems we could have served you better. Please let us know where you feel we have room for improvement so we can ensure your next stay meets your expectations.

8/10 Good

Cheryl

The price was really good and I was pleasantly surprised but I didn’t know about the $17.00 daily parking fee which seemed too high. Overall we were satisfied.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023
Response from General Manager on 5 Dec 2023
Dear Cheryl,We are happy you found value in our accommodations! Regarding our parking fee, we do regret you were unaware. This information is noted on our Expedia page under "Parking and Transportation." Nevertheless, we're glad you enjoyed your stay, and we hope to see you again!

6/10 Okay

Randolfo

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We stayed for 4 nights in an accessible room. Drawers are ALL broken, keep sliding open. Carpet is filthy. AC is broken, I called front desk and told them that the AC is not cooling enough and I cannot change the temp setting. They sent a maintenance guy and all he did is clean the filter and said it should be ok now when it still showing an E8 code which is an error code. They know that there are 3 people in the room but they keep giving only 2 towels. Why? When I first call in for the reservation I request 2 accessibility room next to each other and the guy confirm that they have it available. When I check in they don’t have it. Very disappointing.
Response from General Manager on 28 Nov 2023
Dear Randolfo,Thank you for staying with us. We are genuinely concerned about the issues with your accommodations. It's disappointing that your requests regarding the air conditioning and towels were not adequately met. We take your feedback seriously and will address these concerns to prevent such occurrences in the future. We value your patronage and hope for the opportunity to provide you with a stay that better reflects our commitment to guest satisfaction.