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Reviews of Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Kansas City Sports Complex, an IHG Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

8551 East Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64133, United States of America

#86 of 114 hotels in Kansas City

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 132 hotel reviews

6.9

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.6

  • Comfort

    7.4

  • Location

    7.5

  • Facilities

    7.2

  • Staff

    8.6

  • Value for money

    6.5

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  • Reviewed: September 23, 2022

    8.0
    WISH we could have stayed longer
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great location , rooms spacious

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 27, 2022

    8.0
    I wished the Packers would have won the football game!!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Feature Queen Room with Two Queen Beds - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night

    The air conditioner didn't work very good!!

    Good location Good help. I'll stay there again!!

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: August 17, 2022

    6.0
    ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    counted 5 cockroaches on 3 different walls and a bed within 2 minutes of check-in

    good food; comfortable bed

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: July 12, 2022

    7.0
    Not bad
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything everyone has said about the hotel is pretty accurate. It is located RIGHT off a busy highway, so be prepared to stop quickly. It's definitely an older Holiday Inn and you can tell by all the stains everywhere. The room was smelly but clean and once we got the cold air on and circulating, it wasn't that bad. The hallways definitely smell like weed. Lol. My 12 year old asked me if there was a skunk somewhere. Overall, my husband and I would probably stay again by ourselves but not with the kiddos.

    The staff was great even though we could tell they were short staffed. They were excellent! Location to event was good.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: June 16, 2022

    7.0
    Inspect your room before unpacking
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    In our room for 2 guests, there were only 2 bath towels, 1 wash cloth, & 1 hand towel. I guess we are supposed to share? When we arrived, our tv/direct tv wouldn't work until we plugged into a different outlet. Mini fridge was not cool enough to store our food with no place to turn it down. Our ac did not work at all, the fan would run but the compressor would not kick on. After sweating for a couple of hours, we decided it was just too hot in our room to sleep, so we had to switch rooms before bedtime. The new room had an ice cold ac, but the fridge was not cold in this room either with no place to turn it down. Same towel shortage problem in this room as well.

    Staff was super friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Everything was very clean. We felt very secure here and parking lot was very well lit.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: June 15, 2022

    6.0
    Decent hotel near the highway
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

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    Large rooms

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: June 14, 2022

    7.0
    This was good value for the purpose of my trip.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The shower tub must be clogged because it filled up quickly. The vending machines were cash only.

    The room was clean, the bed was comfortable, and the AC unit worked well.

    Stayed in June 2022

  • Reviewed: February 1, 2022

    7.0
    great value and location for sports
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    lack of hot water room needs refreshing/updating

    location to arrowhead

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2022

    6.0
    Best staff! That's about it,
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    The room was something to be desired. No hot water!!! It eventually got warm(using this term lightly). The heater would not get hot. I would not stay here again. Sorry

    The staff was very helpful and friendly. Clean and spacious .

    Stayed in January 2022

  • Reviewed: January 2, 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Toilet broke and they said they would send up maintenance. Checked back several hours later and was informed that maintenance had left for the day. The hotel was full so they couldn’t move us rooms. They did adjust our price which is why I rates the staff high but the facility low.

    Staff was friendly.

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: November 14, 2021

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Feature With Jacuzzi - Non-Smoking
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room did not have a refrigerator.

    The breakfast was good. The staff was professional and friendly.

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: November 6, 2021

    8.0
    We would stay again.. over all very nice
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I don’t like the highway merge right away. Some very rude drivers flying by. We didn’t have enough towels in the room for all of our guests

    The location wasn’t bad. I liked the comfy bed and clean room. I enjoyed the completely hot tea in the the room. The entire hotel appeared clean inside and out which was very nice.. thank you

    Stayed in November 2021

  • Reviewed: October 11, 2021

    8.0
    Worked out ok.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Thought price was a little high. Didn’t grant our request for two rooms together after we stopped early and they said they could make it work.

    Breakfast was good! Room was cool temperature wise. They got us extra blankets we requested. Helped us arrange transportation to Chiefs game with Clyde. He did a good job.

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: October 5, 2021

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Only one bed in room for two people, booked two beds. In addition hotel booking recept didn't match invoice at checkout C

    Good

    Stayed in October 2021

  • Reviewed: September 30, 2021

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    One very slow elevator. Booked two rooms got there at 6:30 and only one was ready. And it was not the right room. They were to be matching but the dirty room was much smaller. No compensation offered.

    Clean and bed was nice.

    Stayed in September 2021

  • Reviewed: September 11, 2021

    8.0
    Comfortable, however could have been more enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Executive Queen Room with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The curb side appearance was severely lacking, 5 Dead Trees, medians were not cut and some of the bushes needed to be trimmed Smell in one of the rooms quickly corrected by the staff and tv remote did not work in one of the rooms. Breakfast was a little lacking. Drink dispenser was out of order. Choices to drink were coffee, milk, orange juice, apple juice. No cold tea, water or ice available.

    Breakfast Food was good for the situation (eggs, sausages, biscuits, waffle station, yogurt, etc) The electric car charging stations are a good addition. Staff was very professional, polite and responsive. Close to scheduled events

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 28, 2021

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Daily OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT for facility needs great improvement and more accountability…plus there should be nighttime hotel maintenance staff, other than just a one front desk person working alone as..TV remote did not work. Breakfast juice dispensers were not working. Treat’s Vending Machine worked on Coins only. Room had no insulated coffee cups to make coffee. When I called the front desk to report…the nighttime desk man’s answer was that “there is nothing he can do about it at that time of night (10:00 pm) But he will inform the General Manager about all of this and ask for a Discount $$$ instead”. So, no help from anyone, and no Discount given. Need more help from additional staff.

    Nice faculty with good front-line staff.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 25, 2021

    7.0
    Nice Hotel. Terrible Location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Location

    Overall the hotel is nice, but location is terrible.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: August 12, 2021

    7.0
    The stay was good, I just don’t think it was worth the price we paid.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We came back to our room once and our door wasn’t shut all the way from the cleaning staff. Anyone could have went into our room. I think the cost of our stay was a little pricey for the overall quality of the hotel. The pool was not in good shape, our bathtub had dirt in it, the hairdryer had someone else’s hair all over it. Towels were kind of just thrown onto the shelf, not folded nicely. The tv stand was dusty. Didn’t seem like there were extra covid cleaning policies in place because of that. Just small things that could have been avoided.

    Breakfast was great. Staff was very friendly.

    Stayed in August 2021

  • Reviewed: August 1, 2021

    7.0
    This hotel met my expectations and had a very friendly staff if anything was needed.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The location was very close to the Royals game we were attending. This was my main reason for choosing this location. Breakfast was very good, lots of choices for warm and cold items. Food was very fresh and the biscuits and gravy were very delicious.

    Stayed in July 2021

  • Reviewed: July 26, 2021

    8.0
    ok hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Queen Suite with Two Queen Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    One of our kids needed to sleep on the sofa bed. it was literally springs with cloth on them. thankfully we had extra blankets with us and laid on over the sofa for her to sleep on and it was fine. if we had planned on staying longer, I would've called down about it.

    The location was fine for us. The staff was very sweet and friendly and check in was quick. The beds were comfortable enough for our stay. We only needed to stay one night, as we were headed home from across the country, so we didn't take advantage of anything besides sleeping.

    Stayed in June 2021

  • Reviewed: June 26, 2021

    8.0
    Even though it was Memorial Day weekend and very busy, everyone was so nice!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Getting to the location is a little difficult if you’re coming from the opposite side of the road. Pulling out on the highway to immediately turn is scary.

    The staff was very busy that weekend and was still very kind to us!

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: June 16, 2021

    6.0
    It was a nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The location was a little farther from downtown KC then expected and I expected a little more from the room overall.

    The overall quietness was pretty great however the walls were pretty thin.

    Stayed in April 2021

  • Reviewed: May 11, 2021

    8.0
    Overall it was a pleasant stop.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The hotel can be difficult to get to from the north.

    The breakfast was good. It just didn’t have much variety.

    Stayed in May 2021

  • Reviewed: October 27, 2022

    2.0
    The ants must be smoking!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The hallway and room smelled of smoke, I didn’t like that but it was something I could tolerate. Went to take a shower and the tub was stained and looked dirty but smelled of cleaner so I’m guessing it’s just old and needs updating, I decided to pass on the shower when I sat on the toilet and got attacked by ants. Again not ideal and I saw what the staff was doing when I checked in so I went to the store and got ant spray. I was booked for another night but decided to cancel it since I didn’t want to shower there and ants were all over the bathroom. Went to lay down and found an ant in my bed. I expect more from a holiday inn. I wasn’t staying at a $40 a night super 8 this was over $150 a night!!

    The staff was very friendly and tried to be helpful. They were dealing with multiple issues with rooms and trying their best to accommodate.

    Stayed in September 2022

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