Spent two nights at the Holiday Inn Express for a Spartan Football game. It’s just a few miles from campus, a quick couple of minutes down the expressway. It’s on West road which is a little tricky to find. When you exit the expressway the GPS didn’t have a chance to warn you about the next turn. The hotel location is a little deserted, a lot of office buildings next door. Not within walking distance of any restaurants, while it looked safe, the roads where dark with not many street lights. There is a Kroger, Meijers close by and plenty of restaurants a ½ mile away and many more across the expressway.
The hotel lobby is nice and check in was quick and efficient. We had a third floor room, spacious room a bit bigger than most hotel rooms; bathroom was good sized and looked to be recently updated. Nice selection of pillows to choose from but the beds weren’t the best. While I have slept on worse they had a plastic mat that crinkled when you moved and seemed reflect the heat back to you making it hot. I thought it was just me but others said the same thing. A nice pillow top mattress pad would have made for a better sleep.
While we came on a football weekend and expected the crowd to be a little rowdy, the thin walls made it hard to sleep. Flushed toilets sound like the water is rushing right next to you and doors close with the sound of a gunshot. This with uncomfortable beds made for poor sleeping.
We were pleasantly surprised by the breakfast served. Nice choice of breads, muffins, yogurt and cereal. The main course was and egg and cheese omelet, bacon and patty sausage. While it’s not a gourmet meal, it was a nice way to start the day. It was well maintained and never seemed to run low.
It was family weekend and MSU so the room rates were inflated. I paid $150 a night and considering the room I would call that on the high side. The place is only worth the weekday rate ($95).

Pros: Double room was large and appeared clean. Beds were comfortable with nice selection of pillows. Very safe location with a lot of shopping and restaurants nearby. Free internet. Hot breakfast.

Cons: My room smelled! I can't pinpoint the smell but it was unpleasant. The staff were functional but weren't overly helpful. The pool was FREEZING cold. Also there were a lot of small annoyances: lame treadmills, no ice machine on my floor (2), no gravy for biscuits and gravy, a fly buzzing in my room, and no tv guide/menu.

Stayed two nights while attending a nearby conference. The room was clean and pleasant, located across from the pool. Staff were helpful. The continental breakfast was well laid out and even offered fresh pancakes. Several nice restaurants and good shopping nearby.
However, I do feel it was overpriced ($165/night) for a place that was nice but nothing fancy.

As others have posted, the hotel is difficult to find the first time. However, the room (suite size) was large, clean, and comfortable. The bed was very nice. Breakfast was good, and staff was friendly. A nice place to stay.

However, they raised the price of the room by $100 that night because of a big MSU game. Also because of the game the place was packed with revelers. They gave us a room on the second floor, in the front, and directly above the entrance. The noise until 4 a.m. was too much for me to sleep. In addition, the room above us must have been populated by elephants – late into the night and early morning they also helped keep me awake.

While the big game was not the hotel’s fault, I would recommend staying on the top floor and not in the front by the entrance. It was disappointing that for so much extra money I got only two hours of sleep.