NOT for a business traveler
I often stay in Holiday Inn Express hotels and have finally found the one that I would definitely NOT recommend. It is literally 50 feet from the 405 freeway--some rooms are at eye level with the traffic. The exercise room is located in the parking structure. The rooms all open off outside walkways--which feels less safe to me than in indoor hallway. The bed, tv etc. in the room was of Super 8 quality.