Holiday Inn Meridian, Meridian

The kingsize bed was fabulous. Wonderful hot breakfast: eggs, cereal, biscuits, gravy, sausage, juice, bagels, milk, coffee. Great service. Pool was great for the kids tho I didn't get in. I highly recommend it and will go there again when in Meridian!

This was my 4th stay in a Holiday Inn in the last 2 weeks. This was by FAR the worst of them all. The people were nice and the service was great. The overall cleanliness was bad. There was bed bugs in the crib mattress and the comforter had gum on it.

GREAT POOL. GREAT FOR KIDS. WE HAD OUR ENTIRE SOCCER TEAM THERE AND THEY HAD A BLAST. ITS DEFINETLY NOT NEW, BUT IT IS CLEAN. LOTS OF GRASS FOR KIDS TO RUN AND PLAY. NOT A LUXURY HOTEL, BUT LOTS OF FUN. HALF THE PRICE OF THE NIEGHBORING HOTELS. BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK!

Being extremely tired from driving for hours I stopped at the Holiday Inn Meridian at 10:30 pm and booked a room in Nov. 05. I was told the price was $105, and it was the last room w/no micro or frig. I immediately went to bed planning to leave next day mid-morning. I noticed on the door, the posted room rate -- which was $95 so naturally I assumed the $110 included taxes.Posted on the wall was a guarantee that if I wasn't 100% satisfied, Holiday Inn would either fix the problem, or I wouldn't have to pay for that part of the stay. I awoke early-- about 5AM, very hungry, and decided to take a relaxing bath and then order breakfast from room service. Well, to my astonishment my room had no running water!!! I couldn't make coffee, brush my teeth, take a bath or shower, and could not even flush the toilet!!! In fact I had used the toilet during the night and now there was no water in the bowl. I immediately called room service and they informed me matter of factly that the entire motel had lost water service around 1 pm and they had no idea how long it would be before it was fixed - probably later in the afternoon. I then remembered their "guarantee" and stated that I felt very unsatisfied and would like to receive at least a partial refund. I was told to talk to the manager. The manager very coldly informed me that they were not giving any credit whatsoever for the water problem, as it was not their fault. I responded that it wasn't my fault either, but I had paid for a room that included running water and didn't get it, and they should honor their guarantee. He was unbelievably rude and ordered me out of his motel, in front of several other people. Being a woman traveling alone I was flabbergasted and humiliated. Also, they were price gouging everybody because the room rate on the door was $95 but I was charged $105 PLUS tax. The motel was full of Hurricane Katrina workers & displaced people from the Hurricane. I asked to return to the room so I could take a copy of the rates, and he refused to let me return. I left stating that I would never again stay at a Holiday Inn for the rest of my life. I reported this to the parent company and they sent me an apology and said they hoped the Meridian Holiday would do something, but nobody did anything to compensate me for this horrible, embarrassing experience.