Holiday Inn Express Solvang - Santa Ynez Valley

Good location, short walk to town. Plenty of underground parking. The room was fine except for a weird odor in the hall way and the room. Smelled old and musty. Turned on the A/C, opened the widow, about 3 in. That helped a little, but didn't solve the problem. We stayed in room 307. WiFi was strong and connected quickly. The only problem was the two plugs in the desk lamp for plugging in your devices didn't work. I had to unplug a light and use that socket to get power to the laptop. The breakfast was the standard HIE menu, nothing special. We would stay here again.

Place is a bit aged, however the location is great! Walking distance to everything in Solvang.

High price and building is old and dirty. Carpet dirty. My room had a green lady’s top. That was in the bed.

Overall hotel was nice. Rooms and hotel itself were slightly outdated, but beds were comfortable and room was clean. Parking was somewhat limited, but we did find a space. Breakfast options were acceptable and items were well stocked. Breakfast area was large and pleasant with windows and nice scenery (vs just staring at a parking lot like most hotels). Pool was small but heated which made it very pleasant for us to enjoy with our kids! Everything in Solvang was within walking distance. Only complaint would be that we ended up with a room along the main road through Solvang, so it was a little loud early in the night and in the morning; but requesting a room at the back of the hotel would probably solve this problem.

The room was nice and clean. The only downfall was that the windows have blinds and the light shines in. I would suggest maybe some curtains to cover.