Features of the new design include: 

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• An open, pod-style front desk area that delivers a familiar and expedited check in and out experience;

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• Flexible seating in the Great Room, including community tables with built in wired and wireless charging where guest can collaborate with colleagues or relax with friends and family;

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• Refreshingly streamlined guestrooms that provide comforts and features that allow guests to be productive during their stay and have a great night's sleep, including a built-in niche which houses the under-counter refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker, and extra supplies in one central location that’s away from the guest bed to reduce noise and enhance quality of sleep, multiple points of power conveniently located throughout the room and functional storage allowing guests to live out of their suitcase or unpack into a variety of storage options.

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The complimentary Express Start® (Desayuno Express™) Breakfast offers a full range of breakfast items including a variety of healthy options, such as Chobani® yogurt, whole wheat English muffins, Kellogg’s® breakfast cereals, Quaker® oatmeal flavors in cups, fruit and a toppings bar for yogurt and cereal. Additionally, the Express Start® Breakfast offers pancakes from the brand's one-touch pancake machine, a rotation of egg and meat selections, biscuits, the brand's proprietary cinnamon roll /Cinnabon® Sweet Treats, and Smart Roast® 100% Arabica coffee.

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Additional amenities at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Plano – The Colony hotel include an on-site indoor swimming pool, a workout facility, a business center and high-speech internet in each guest room. There is a 1,100 sq. ft. of meeting space inclusive of a spacious meeting room complete with applicable meeting accessories and equipment available as well.

 

The hotel, located at 5290 Memorial Drive, is owned by Zeal Hotels Group and managed by Magnolia Hospitality Services. The Holiday Inn Express brand is part of IHG’s diverse family of

brands in nearly 100 countries and territories. The scale and diversity of the IHG family of brands means that its hotels can meet guests’ needs whatever the occasion – whether an overnight getaway, a business trip, a family celebration or a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  Reservations can be made by calling 1-800-HOLIDAY or by going to www.holidayinnexpress.com.

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The Holiday Inn Express brand participates in IHG® Rewards Club. The industry’s first and largest hotel rewards program is free, and guests can enroll at IHGRewardsClub.com, by downloading the IHG® App, by calling 1-888-211-9874 or by inquiring at the front desk of any of IHG’s nearly 5,400 hotels worldwide. All IHG hotels use the IHG Green Engage™ system, an innovative online environmental sustainability system that gives its hotels the means to measure and manage their impact on the environment.