I staid in the hotel 4 weeks, all january in 2012... I liked this hotel because always had nice people in front desk, like Marilyn G... always smiling and ready to help you. The room had all I needed, AC, TV, internet, also internet in TV, the housekeeper made a good job cleaning the room... so if I have to stay again in Atlanta, I am sure that I will look for Holiday In Express in Camp Creek.

Go for it...

Sergio Larrainza

Fantastic breakfast with nice clean rooms. Indoor pool big screen tv in lobby. Right next to Camp Creek Market . Best hotel in area by far.

We came to Atlanta Georgia for a 24 hr stop over on our way to Fort Benning then onto Costa Rica. The HI Express is an excellent hotel at a very reasonable price. The staff very accommodating and the rooms beautifully out fitted. But PLEASE all travelers HEED THIS WARNING. Georgia, especially the area by the Airport is a HIGH THEFT AREA. I am not saying don't go but PLEASE use caution and always be on your guard when it comes to your belongings. There are no visual signs that there is alot of theft in this area.

We had checked out of the hotel and had 2 hrs to fill. Since there is many shopping plaza's in the area we decided to pick up some last minute items for our trip to Costa Rica. Since we had just checked out our luggage was in our trunk.... our fatal error I know.... while in a shop buying a set of binoculars our car was broken into and ALL our luggage was stolen we were left with only the clothes on our backs!! We have traveled through out the USA, Canada and Europe and understand the importance of always being cautious but have learned a very hard lesson. Our Visa's were also taken so we have had to post pone the Costa Rica leg of our trip until we can get emergency passports.

The police, a witness, the car rental people and on and on not one person was the slightest bit surprised of the theft. Very sorry for us but it happens so often that its just a normal event unfortunately.

We stayed overnight on Feb. 2, 2012, before catching our flight home. Since the hotel has a 20% off offer right now, we felt it was a very good value.

Pros: Overall, best hotel we stayed in our entire trip in the Southeast. Wish we had stayed here another night. Great front desk staff. Brand new. Spotlessly clean. We asked for a king, nonsmoking, facing the lake, and that is what we got. Even numbered rooms overlook the lake bordered by trees, which is a great treat right next to the airport. Plenty of ice at end of hall. Ice machine is at the end of the hall next to rooms with higher numbers. Very quiet room. Only noise I heard was the distant whistle of a train around midnight, almost romantic, if you like train whistles, which I do. If I were already asleep, I don't think this would have awakened me. Big room, well laid out. Large vanity in bathroom with two long open shelves underneath, which I love. Very long tub. We have an 7-foot tub at home, and this tub was longer than that. Plenty of hot water. I like a very firm bed, but this bed had a slight pillow top, which made it a little softer, with less support than I like. But I know this is an individual preference. Didn't have a chance to use the TV. No restaurant in the hotel, but many to chose from nearby, with shuttle to take you. Good breakfast with all the usual, and scrambled eggs, sausage, sausage gravey and biscuits. At least two luggage dollies in the lobby when we needed them. Two computers hooked up to a printer for printing boarding passes. I use a CPAP machine and there was an unused plug on one side of the bed. Bedside table was large enough to accommodate my machine with plenty of room to spare. (I just put the phone on the floor.) Very comfortable chair in the room. Short drive to airport is acceptable, with gas station just on the other side of the freeway. The traffic does back up about a block at the Camp Creek/285 traffic light, but all the cars got through on the green, so don't panic about this. We did not use the shuttle service, since we turned in our rental car when we caught our flight, so we can't rate this service.

WWTTs (what were they thinking?): Refrig was very tall, as tall as the 3-drawer dresser. For folks staying overnight to catch a flight, what would they ever do with a refrigerator that big? Water pressure from the shower and tub spout was the lowest I have ever encountered in any hotel. Is this the wave of the future? Bathroom vanity was very very high, with the sink set far back against the mirror. I am 5'8" and could just reach the sink. If you are any shorter, you're going to need a step stool to reach the sink. They have this really long tub, with no rim in the back to lay your head. Best I could do was rest my shoulder blades on the 1" rim. The bottom of the bed is a solid metal, covered by a bedskirt. You find this out after you stub your toe on it a couple of times. Bed is also very high. If you're shorter than 5'8" you're also gonna need that stool to get into bed.

Cons: Fourth floor hallway had a funny pine smell, like it was from a cleaning solution. I like a pine scent, but not this one. There were five men drinking beer, carousing outside the front entrance at 11:00 p.m. at night, when we arrived. Even my husband was a little uncomfortable. If I had been traveling alone, I would not have gotten out of the car. As it was, we were so tired, we just got out, unpacked the car, and went in. When we left the next morning at 9 a.m., there was an empty shopping car wedged in the front landscaping. This hotel was in a shopping mall neighborhood, and you could see nice houses through the trees, but they probably need some round-the-clock outside security.