# Ask somebody who actually stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night anything! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 21, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634 "2008-02-21T22:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/1 "2008-02-21T22:53:36Z")
Go! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/2 "2008-02-21T22:56:40Z")
What was it like? And tell this non-American Doper what is the significance of what you did. ---
**Author:** ![Mikemike2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikemike2/32/305_2.png) [@Mikemike2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikemike2)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/3 "2008-02-21T23:01:58Z")
Did you bring an ultraviolet light to check the room? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/4 "2008-02-21T23:40:45Z")
[QUOTE=Lobsang] What was it like? And tell this non-American Doper what is the significance of what you did. [/QUOTE] A hotel chain that there commercials often have the main character acting out something that he is not familer with then stating But i did stay at a holiday inn express last night. Here are some of my favorites [http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYk4z5cFgac](http://youtube.com/watch?v=IYk4z5cFgac) [http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ff9soPDP7Pc](http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ff9soPDP7Pc) [http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgX7i0C-IK4](http://youtube.com/watch?v=lgX7i0C-IK4) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/5 "2008-02-21T23:48:49Z")
Why didn’t you stay someplace nicer? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/6 "2008-02-21T23:57:02Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Why didn’t you stay someplace nicer? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Because he hadn’t stayed there yet, so he wasn’t smart enough to know better. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/7 "2008-02-22T01:23:18Z")
To quote Lynyrd Skynyrd: _Ooh, that smell… Can’t you smell that smell?_ ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/8 "2008-02-22T01:53:03Z")
Greetings, fellow HIE patron! You’re a Priority Club member, aren’t you? Sometimes those reward nights can score you a top-floor executive suite and free adult beverages. What do you think of the cinnamon rolls? ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/9 "2008-02-22T04:13:06Z")
Did you drink out of one of the supplied [drinking glasses](http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22250/39039-hidden-truth-hotel-drinking-glasses) ? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/10 "2008-02-22T04:24:41Z")
[QUOTE=blondebear] Greetings, fellow HIE patron! You’re a Priority Club member, aren’t you? Sometimes those reward nights can score you a top-floor executive suite and free adult beverages. What do you think of the cinnamon rolls? [/QUOTE] no but you are the second person to ask me that [QUOTE=Leaffan] Did you drink out of one of the supplied [drinking glasses](http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22250/39039-hidden-truth-hotel-drinking-glasses) ? [/QUOTE] Psh whatever its not like anything inside the cup has a chance to go bad. People worry to much about that kind of thing. How often do you think the door handles and elevator buttons get sanitized? ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/11 "2008-02-22T04:40:32Z")
How was the sex? That’s why you went, right? Why would anyone go for any other reason? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/12 "2008-02-22T05:16:09Z")
I stayed in one back in 2003; the small-town university where I was doing a weeklong visiting-lecturer gig put me up there. It was fine. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/13 "2008-02-22T06:22:28Z")
The last one I stayed at had what I fondly call “exploding toilets”. They were those low-flow ones with some kind of power assist and sounded like something approaching an atom bomb at 2:14 am. Please share, did they get rid of the exploders? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisBooth12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/14 "2008-02-22T19:01:25Z")
[QUOTE=Ruby] The last one I stayed at had what I fondly call “exploding toilets”. They were those low-flow ones with some kind of power assist and sounded like something approaching an atom bomb at 2:14 am. Please share, did they get rid of the exploders? [/QUOTE] Surprisingly enough i did have have the need for one. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/15 "2008-02-22T20:08:51Z")
[QUOTE=Leaffan] Did you drink out of one of the supplied [drinking glasses](http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22250/39039-hidden-truth-hotel-drinking-glasses) ? [/QUOTE] Holiday Inn Express provides shrink-wrapped, disposable cups instead of the glass ones that never get cleaned. Also, they have switched to pure white bedding, including the comforters, so if there are any scary stains they won’t be hidden. I have had nothing but great experiences staying at HIE, though I admit the toilets do flush VERY loudly. ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2008, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/16 "2008-02-23T07:06:36Z")
Ok, I have a question for you, what is the effect of Tramadol in the human body? ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/17 "2008-02-24T03:28:41Z")
Can you suggest a topic for my Software Maintenance term project? I’m desperate to think of something that will involve design and possibly code, rather than just trying to fill up 25 pages with writing. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/18 "2008-02-24T03:38:24Z")
What’s the sign in code when you reboot the Holiday-inn Property management system? ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-somebody-who-actually-stayed-in-a-holiday-inn-express-last-night-anything/438634/19 "2008-02-24T12:31:39Z")
I’ve stayed in the Holiday Inn Express near Times Square in Causeway Bay Hong Kong. Didn’t realize they have cool ads. Mine was small and had pretty loud street noises, but that’s pretty standard for HK