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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Clara by IHG

Google (370) 4.3
Tripadvisor (161) 4.1
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1700 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050
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About this place Holiday Inn Express & Suites Santa Clara by IHG

This Holiday Inn Express & Suites is a standard IHG hotel at 1700 El Camino Real, across the road from the Best Western University Inn. It's a mainstream hotel, not a gay venue. Breakfast is included, and the place is set up for business travellers and people passing through Silicon Valley. It holds a 4.3 Google rating from about 370 reviews, and guests mostly mention clean rooms and helpful staff. You'll want a car or rideshare to get around. Santa Clara has no gay bar; the nearest are Splash and Mac's Club in downtown San Jose, about 15 minutes' drive.

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Card payments accepted Reservation required WiFi Year-round Free breakfast Gay-friendly (straight venue) Air conditioning

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4.3
★★★★☆
370 reviews

Based on 370 Google reviews.

Miguel Robles
Miguel Robles Aug 2026
★★★★★

Very good services,

Milk King
Milk King Aug 2026
★★★★☆

Pro: - Firm mattress and pillows with some give to them - Good water pressure and a spacious shower - The shampoo, conditioner, body wash and lotion were great - Good breakfast with plenty of options - The sofa bed was great to sleep on

BT
BT Aug 2026
★★★★☆
Pam Church
Pam Church Jul 2026
★★★★★

Very clean and breakfast was great

Melissa Murphy
Melissa Murphy Jul 2026
★★★★★
K Ham
K Ham Jul 2026
★★★☆☆

I’ve stayed in many of the hotels in the surrounding area for many years now. This was my first time at this Holiday Inn express. The front desk staff was very helpful allowing me to store my refrigerated items before checking time. The cleanliness was Questionable. Once we got into our room in the evening the bathroom smelled mildewy and a bit of urine. The shower and floor had someone’s hair (not ours). I let the front desk staff know the next day as we were tired. The front desk person had housekeeping clean the bathroom and change the shower curtain. The bathroom smelled a bit better once the shower curtain was changed. The breakfast is standard to holiday express. They have a washer and dryer to use for free! (they sell Tide pods for $1 each , you can bring detergent or see if someone has extra). As a basic standard, all hotels should be clean and have helpful staff. I unfortunately saw this hotel was lacking cleanliness at first. For $200/night, I would expect better. Unfortunately for the area, they charge a lot and skimp on basic standards. The front desk staff were nice. I hope they make sure their housekeeping does their job properly.

Chris Kellen
Chris Kellen Jul 2026
★★★★☆

Staff was very nice and helpful. Stayed for work trip.

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Last updated on 25 October 2026

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