Holiday Inn Express & Suites East Greenbush (Albany-Skyline) by IHG
About Holiday Inn Express & Suites East Greenbush (Albany-Skyline) by IHG
Holiday Inn Express & Suites East Greenbush Albany-Skyline by IHG is located in Rensselaer, within 3.6 miles of Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak and 5.6 miles of Albany City Hall. Featuring a fitness center, the 3-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The hotel has an indoor pool and luggage storage space. At the hotel, rooms are equipped with a desk. The rooms at Holiday Inn Express & Suites East Greenbush Albany-Skyline by IHG come with a seating area. Guests at the accommodation can enjoy a buffet breakfast. Free private parking and a business center are available, as well as a 24-hour front desk. Times Union Center is 5.8 miles from Holiday Inn Express & Suites East Greenbush Albany-Skyline by IHG, while The Egg Center for the Performing Arts is 5.8 miles from the property. Albany International Airport is 10 miles away.
Amenities
- 24-hour front desk
- Meeting space
- Fitness center
- Bar / lounge
- Café / coffee shop
- Business center
- Express check-in / check-out
- Concierge
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- In-room refrigerator
- Pool
- Spa / sauna
- Family friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
- Airport shuttle
- Smoke-free property
- Air conditioning
- Elevator
- In-room safe
Reviews
The hotel is generally praised for its cleanliness, comfortable rooms, and friendly staff. However, some guests have encountered issues with the breakfast service and certain amenities, such as the pool and gym, were not up to their expectations.
- Cleanliness of the hotel
- Comfortable rooms
- Issues with breakfast service
- Certain amenities not meeting expectations
- 4/5
The room was very clean and staff were friendly. We stayed just one night. We could not see to the bottom of the 4 foot deep pool and when we arrived at breakfast at 8 am ( it was available until 9), most of the tables were dirty with crumbs from previous diners and several food choices were gone.
- 4.5/5
Superb
- 1.5/5
Poor
- 5/5
Breakfast was great. Everything was well stocked. Room was clean. Beds were comfortable.
- 4.5/5
Room is spacious, well appointed for our needs, and had a comfortable bed. Additionally, it was quiet, there were no slamming doors, people conversing loudly, or other distractions making sleep difficult. Breakfast was good in the morning with a nice amount of food and drink options to accommodate just about any diet and palate. Staff were friendly, joked with me when I did with them, engaged to talk about the community and offered suggestions for area food choices when asked about their personal preferences. I've stayed in this HIES multiple times previously and when my travels take me that way again, I look forward to booking and staying again in the future. The shower could be a bit bigger. I'm a big guy and prefer a little extra room to move and not feel like a bull in a china shop. The pool area was unattended for a while as there were several towels on the chairs and tables. Also, the pool water was a bit cloudy. There were no off-putting smells, chlorine was definitely present, just want clear water.
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 4.5/5
Superb
- 5/5
This was amazing stay, very convenient to see near the location where we were supposed to be. Staff very friendly and helpful. I will definitely return. Enjoyed my stay very much.
- 4/5
very good breakfast. great location. staff was very friendly. the place was in great shape other than one of the shower doors One of the shower doors would not stay closed but would keep sliding open. I fould the room lighting too bright for me.
- 4/5
very good breakfast. great location. staff was very friendly. the place was in great shape other than one of the shower doors One of the shower doors would not stay closed but would keep sliding open. I fould the room lighting too bright for me.
- 2/5
Given a room above a very loud party! They played head banging music for 5 hours straight!!!! Called twice to complain. Told only a few more minutes by staff!! Total lie!! I know there were other rooms available because we were asked what floor we wanted to be on!! Should have been told about room in advance. Very disrespectful to paying customers. My floor vibrated for 5 hours!!!!
- 5/5
Very nice place , the staff was excellent Clean
- 5/5
Very nice place , the staff was excellent Clean
- 5/5
Friendly and helpful staff. Breakfast tasty and easily accessible.
- 5/5
Good choice, reasonable price for the excellent service , housekeeping, staff , good breakfast, available free parking,free wifi
- 5/5
Polite staff and clean room
- 5/5
Polite staff and clean room
- 5/5
Breakfast was good especially the egg white veggie omelettes. Also the cheese omelette.I stay at this property every time that I come to Albany, have never had a problem with feeling unsafe.Have several restaurants in the area
- 2/5
Had request 2 adjoining rooms ,was told had tok wait about 3 or 4 hours when we got there at 1pm so had to take 2 other rooms..
- 5/5
Staff en parking are very nice.
- 5/5
Nothing. It far exceeded our expectations.
- 4/5
Very good
- 5/5
Exceptional
- 4/5
Self parking. Staff friendly and helpful. Room sufficient, king bed, noise from upstairs at night. Toilet paper holder in very uncomfortable location.
- 4.5/5
Close to everything, easy to get to our cruise bus stop and very clean with friendly staff Well there was a couple that were fighting all night and ended up pulling the fire alarm at about 3am which made our stay less than pleasent. We never were able to go back to sleep and was up till we checked out. That was when we were told that the fighting couple pulled the fire alarm and it was a false alarm, however we did not know that at 3am and were not sure what was going on and if we should have packed up and left or not.
- 4.5/5
Well there was a couple that were fighting all night and ended up pulling the fire alarm at about 3am which made our stay less than pleasent. We never were able to go back to sleep and was up till we checked out. That was when we were told that the fighting couple pulled the fire alarm and it was a false alarm, however we did not know that at 3am and were not sure what was going on and if we should have packed up and left or not.
- 5/5
I got the best night sleep I’ve gotten in months!!! The rooms are very nice! The staff are very pleasant! I almost was tempted to stay another night!
- 3.5/5
Breakfast, staff Bed was not comfortable
- 3.5/5
Bed was not comfortable
- 5/5
The breakfast area was always kept clean.
- 5/5
The breakfast area was always kept clean.
- 5/5
Very clean, friendly staff. Easy checkin.
- 5/5
The heat worked great for a damp, chili night/morning. Thank you!!!
- 2/5
Fire alarm went off at 3 am. I ran downstairs in my pajamas and no one was outside but me. I went into lobby and asked clerk what was going on and his answer was “there’s a lot going on”. I waited a few minutes while I witnessed some policeman arresting a guy for threatening to kill his wife. I asked the clerk if it was ok to return to my room and his answer was “I guess so”. Needless to say I didn’t sleep that night
- 5/5
Rooms are clean and staff is veey friendly
- 5/5
Parking was safe and esay
- 5/5
Clean and friendly staff
- 5/5
Clean room, friendly staff.
- 5/5
We enjoyed our stay at Holiday Inn express. The room was spacious and the property overall was well managed. The breakfast menu was excellent. We utilized their gym and pool during our stay too. Loved that towels were available in both areas. Glad we stayed here overnight as a family.
- 5/5
Clean room staff was great
- 4/5
Friendly staff Breakfast was good
- 5/5
We had great stay. The staff was very friendly, the rooms were spacious. We enjoyed the complimentary coffee. The location and price were great. We plan on returning when we see another show in the area.
- 5/5
Alls good
- 5/5
Clean room and comfortable bed!
- 4/5
The room was very clean, but there was limited access to water and when it was available at breakfast it was warm.
- 5/5
Awesome place and staff
- 5/5
Friendly staff, renovated room.
- 5/5
Good Food Heat & Hot /Cold Water Great Service Television service good
- 5/5
Friendly staff, clean rooms, comfortable beds
- 5/5
Easy from arrival to departure. Clean and friendly. We loved staying here!
- 4/5
Clean room
- 4/5
Breakfast area very inviting
- 4/5
Staff
- 4/5
However, I really love my morning showers, but the water was on the colder side of luke warm , which was very disappointing especially being the first one in.
- 5/5
The room was clean. Staff great. Breakfast amazing. Even have a show out the breakfast window of local birds at the feeders the staff maintain.
- 3/5
The bed is one of the worst I have had. Like laying on boards.
- 5/5
Friends visiting our church stayed here -- and they thought it was great! Treated very nicely by the staff; great view of Albany's skyline.
- 5/5
Oir room was clean and comfortable. The entire staff
- 5/5
Clean, quiet, and comfortable stay. The staff was polite and very helpful throughout my visit, and as a solo female traveler, I felt completely safe and at ease. I didn’t try the breakfast, but it looked and smelled great when I passed by. Would definitely stay again!
- 5/5
Clean room large friendly staff
- 5/5
The staff was very friendly and helpful.
- 5/5
Clean spacious rooms, Helpful and courteous staff. Hot and healthy options for breakfast. Hotel is in quiet area on hill overlooking city.
- 5/5
Everything about our stay was excellent. No issues whatsoever.
- 5/5
Hotel was clean room was clean and exactly what we needed.
- 5/5
The staff is amazing and not only does it look clean it smells clean! Very nice room as well!
- 5/5
View
- 3/5
This was a very loud hotel. Children running up and down the hall and a very loud walker above us. We had asked to be moved to another room but was told that the hotel was fully booked. The mattress felt like it was 20 years old and very uncomfortable. The Fitness Center was nice and the breakfast had many options.
- 4/5
The room was nice but it wasn’t a handicap accessible shower like I wanted.
- 3/5
Room 309. The bed was so comfortable. But the carpet was dirty and sticky, and the room smelled like spoiled milk. The pool was green, so we didnt feel like going for a swim.
- 5/5
Next time would like to get a room with a view.
- 5/5
The hotel was VERY CLEAN and they offer cleaning services daily. The room I stayed in was BEAUTIFUL overlooking the skyline. It was an amazing moment to stay there. There was great air conditioning, access to the pool, 24 hour gym, and breakfast every morning.
- 4/5
Well maintained and clean rooms.
- 1/5
Hotel was fine. Customer service was awful. I was at an event when someone called me about my card not working (it had expired). It was too loud to take a call at my event. I had to leave the even THREE times to get it taken care of. I told the person “this happened at our last hotel and they called and said no problem, we’ll get the card when you get here”. After wasting my time and taking me out of the event multiple times, he said “I could have done that.” BUT HE NEVER OFFERED THAT OPTION. Also. He said I needed to tell him when we would arrive. Well, as I had told him MULTIPLE times, I was at an event! An event I had traveled all the way across the country for. He could have made it easy, but he went out of his way to make it difficult.
- 4/5
This hotel was good, easily accessible from the freeway with food options around. The breakfast was a standard hotel breakfast. Room was clean and quiet, however the beds were quite hard for both of the adults. I wouldn’t have wanted to sleep there more than one night.
- 5/5
We had a great overnight stop on a long trip. The building looked new, everything was clean, breakfast was good.
- 5/5
Very nice hotel with friendly stuff
- 5/5
Well maintained hotel with easy access to the highway. Overall, the room was clean and comfortable.
- 5/5
Great front desk staff. Really good cookies. Walkable to Walmart. Beautiful view looking towards the city.
- 5/5
Vary
- 5/5
It was a nice quiet end to a day with college friends from way back. My room had a beautiful view of Albany in the distance and the lights were beautiful after dark. Nice breakfast before hitting the road at 7am. I stayed here last year and will again when I’m out this way.
- 4/5
Decent rooms and clean. Pretty good for the price point.
- 5/5
Very nice accommodations; very clean & affordable pricing!
- 5/5
We stay here often
- 5/5
great place to stay
- 5/5
Just a very basic property. It served the purpose for us spending the night while we are traveling. The breakfast in the morning was hot and had several options. I was really happy to discover that there was a washer and dryer for use by guests, as we were desperately in need, and going to the laundromat was out of the question.
- 5/5
Priced economiically, this was a fabulous place to stay. Had a view of the valley. Was clean, rooms well kept and breakfast was good. Would definitely stay here again.
- 5/5
Property was very clean and updated!
- 5/5
Room was very nice. Staff very friendly and helpful.
- 5/5
Just a breath of fresh air no issues
- 5/5
Excellent and affordable place to stay overnight on a visit to Albany.
- 4/5
Great for the price
- 4/5
friendly staff
- 5/5
Great view of the Albany skyline
- 5/5
I like the place i would come back
- 5/5
Cruise
- 2/5
The hotel was nice but there were rude, entitled guests in the pool who continually almost kicked my kids in the head. There were no pool towels and when we asked the front desk workers said she didn’t have any. So we had to walk through the hotel soaking wet. We also had 5 people staying in a room and only 3 towels…again when we asked for more towels for our room we were told that there weren’t any. So we had to shower with wet, used towels.
- 5/5
We had a great experience!
- 5/5
The heated pool.was fantastic
- 5/5
Loved it
- 5/5
Great
- 5/5
customer service was excellent.
- 4/5
Very friendly staff and rooms were comfortable and clean. Pillows weren’t the greatest, very soft even though some said “firm”. The tub was also rather slick despite a “mat” being on the bottom and no grab bars were in the shower… potentially could be dangerous for those with balance problems.
- 5/5
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- 5/5
2nd time staying and still as nice as the first time last year .
- 5/5
Customer service was EXCELLENT.
- 4/5
Took my family to stay there because my dad is in the hospital in Albany . Few thing I didn’t like . 1 Service the check clerk was rude and pushy . 2 The beds were uncomfortable first time this has ever happened . But the price was right l and breakfast was good
- 5/5
Nice, comfortable hotel, convenient location.
- 3/5
They had canceled our stay even though there was previous contact between myself and Expedia, and Expedia and the hotel.
- 5/5
Great hotel
- 5/5
Very nice hotel will stay again!
- 5/5
Clean, large rooms. Quiet
- 2/5
My room was not cleaned, no housekeeping, no towels, coffee, etc. Front manager on last day was rude. When I asked about a small discount due to lack of housekeeping services, manager said, "well, did you come down for fresh towels and coffee?" rather than apologize. They could use some help with customer service.
- 5/5
Great hotel friendly staff. Clean rooms great breakfast
- 5/5
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- 5/5
Needed a convenient hotel off the highway with free breakfast. I find these hotels to be consistently good.
- 5/5
The lady that checked us in keeper was exceptionally wonderful
- 4/5
easy to go to train station
- 5/5
Nice and clean good staff
- 5/5
Front desk staff were the best part of the experience. Super helpful.
- 5/5
Great stay
- 5/5
Very clean and looked so festive for the holidays!
- 5/5
Great hotel and staff was friendly. The rooms are large and the beds are comfortable. The pool area is great. Breakfast is hot and has variety. Highly recommend and will most de be back!
- 4/5
The property meet all of our expectations.
- 4/5
Anyways apart from that mess. Very clean and that breakfast?! Amazing!
- 5/5
The girl that checked us in was very friendly and helpful.
- 4/5
Very nice place to stay. Staff was friendly
- 5/5
Very clean and very nice staff.
- 4/5
Shower didnt have enough pressure
- 5/5
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- 4/5
Very close to state highway…This hotel is great for a short stay…noise level will vary depending on the room floor level…overall good and great breakfast options.
- 5/5
Always a great stay here. Everything is accessible
- 4/5
Slightly overpriced for the decor, but certainly clean, comfortable, and safe. A 4 overall because we got what we expected and nothing more.
- 5/5
Good location for where I was going the reason for my visit.
- 5/5
Room was clean. Bathroom in excellent condition. Room was quiet.
- 3/5
Service desk personnel were very helpful. Room was ok. Worst part was multiple traffic circles at hotel and not well marked, we knew how to navigate but others did not and we were almost hit twice. The location of the hotel was difficult to get to, and while maps indicated restaurants nearby, was also difficult to get to. For these reasons we will not stay here again.
- 5/5
Loved the hotel. Clean friendly
- 5/5
Hotel was in great location. Not much to do in the area was a dislike.
- 4/5
The hotel is easy located from major highway and is a short drive to several dinning options. The rooms are spacious and clean.
- 2/5
Started out bad. First room they gave us stunk so bad we couldn't stay in it. Second room was better but I don't think they ever checked the first room. Breakfast was disgusting and the coffee tasted like they had made it the week before and just re-heated it. It was about the worst coffee I have ever had. Took about 2 sips and through it away. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone.
- 4/5
Lovely view, easy to walk to dining and shopping. Friendly, helpful staff. Clean. The walls were a bit thin, easy to hear people in nearby rooms.
- 5/5
Clean, quiet, and comfortable rooms with a pretty good breakfast
- 5/5
The hotel was brand new so everything looked and smelled great! All the staff were friendly and nice; breakfast was great. The only negative we had was that the guests in the room above us were very noisy and we even heard intermittent banging noises well past midnight!
- 4/5
Room was nice. The pool water was green and needed some attention.
- 5/5
Very nice front desk staff. Average breakfast. Easy parking. Nice area for a morning walk
- 3/5
I specifically booked a room to watch the Olympics in the Primetime offering but Channel 4 was not working. I called the desk and apparently there had been that problem for a couple days. I would think that after a “couple days” it would have been fixed. Other channels did work.
- 5/5
Great customer service. Clean and comfortable room. Great breakfast options
- 5/5
Place is top notch always
- 5/5
Used this hotel for years. Consistently great
- 5/5
Very clean!
- 5/5
Great pocation
- 5/5
Great location, very clean and the staff is always friend.
- 5/5
Front desk is super friendly. If you need help or have a request they are able to help you out.
- 5/5
Nice place to stay before an early morning flight!
- 5/5
Will return.
- 5/5
Perfect for my 14 rooms people going to HVCC University
- 5/5
It was a great stay!!
- 5/5
The hotel is clean and new. Bathroom is shiny. Need is comfy. Breakfast is standard but the breakfast last was wonderful. She was very helpful and kind. The person at reception must have been having a bad day.
- 3/5
There was hair in my bed from a previous guest.
- 5/5
The area is quiet and in close proximity to needed facilities - eatery
- 5/5
Very nice and clean
- 4/5
Very nice staff. Clean, comfortable. Great shower.
- 5/5
We were in the area to attend a family wedding. Although, we were there less than 2 hours, the accommodations were great! The hotel was clean, comfortable and modern. The staff were friendly and helpful. It was located close to the highway which made it easy to find.