Hotels near Varney Lake Park, White Bear Lake

I love holiday inn express

I’ve been staying in a bunch of hotels lately but this one was by far the best. Classy, polite staff. Our original room had a broken fridge, so they immediately gave us a new room. Most comfortable bed of all the hotels we’ve been in lately. Finally got a good night’s sleep.

A motel that has decent food, and so what if someone doesn't want to share a chair with you? I do not want some stranger sitting next to me now a days either...I am 5'8 and 140 and can turn around in the bathroom just fine, how big do you need a room to be? Pay for a 4-5 star place and maybe you will get more, but this inn is just what it is, an inn....

Pros- the room was large. We received a room on the top floor away from the elevator as I requested. I used a free night voucher to stay here one night after the mini state fair event. Cons- the room had an odd smell. Kind of like smoke mixed with something else bad. The sliding door that's supposed to close off the bathroom sink area was missing! There were no coffee cups, just clear plastic cups. The mini fridge was dirty inside. No laundry bag. There were sticky spots on the floors. The toilet was dirty inside (not stained, just uncleaned)! The cleanliness of the rest of the room was questionable. All the lights were fluorescent and not to mention blinding in the middle of the night. Nightlight in bathroom area didn't work. I could hear noise from the neighboring room all night and couldn't get any sleep. Finally turned the room fan on to try and drown it out, then fell asleep exhausted and woke up late. We made it down to breakfast at 8:40. The nasty rude breakfast attendant didn't refill half the items (no apple juice, both milks empty, no regular coffee, nothing in the fridge like yogurt), then at exactly 9am she shut the doors, even tho we and another couple were still eating! I have worked at hotels and I have been at over 100 hotels as a guest and I have never seen this happen! The correct action would be to ask if anyone needs anything else because she's about to close. If you don't have basic customer service skills you should not be in the hospitality industry. The view from our room was of a child care place with toys and garbage all over the ground inside and outside their fence. And as we were leaving we observed an Asian man cleaning his ears in the parking lot and after he finished he threw the used q-tips on the ground. Disgusting!! Front desk was friendly but we would not stay again, especially if we had to pay!

We really liked it here. Safe place. Pool was open and barely used. Friendly service. Breakfast was good. Would love to come back.

Stayed at the hotel due to the weather! Room was comfortable, quiet and clean. Staff was very friendly and helpful with dinner suggestions. They also did a great job clearing the snow early the next morning from the front entrance and parking lot. Will definitely stay again!