Holiday Inn Express & Suites Washington DC - Noma by IHG
A modern NoMa hotel offering fluffy beds and free breakfast, slowed down by persistent elevator delays.
The verdict
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Built in 2022, this 247-room hotel provides clean, spacious accommodations within walking distance of local spots. Guests appreciate the comfortable fluffy beds, daily housekeeping, and free breakfast with cinnamon rolls. However, long waits regularly plague the property because only one small elevator is working, and early morning train horns can wake light sleepers. 92
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What travelers noticed
- Guests consistently praise the comfortable, fluffy beds with queen setups and plenty of towels. 9
- The hotel provides solid in-room amenities, including Dove shampoo, body wash, and hand soap alongside microwaves and fridges. 2
- Front desk staff members are regularly described as helpful during check-in and when assisting guests returning late. 9
- Travelers appreciate the convenience of free Wi-Fi and modern accommodations close to local attractions. drawn from the full read
The catch
Who it's for
- — Sightseers exploring central DC
- — Travelers wanting free breakfast
- — Guests prioritizing comfortable beds
Skip it if
- — Anyone needing fast elevator access
- — Light sleepers bothered by early train horns
How to book
Score breakdown
How the 64/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Food
86Location
47Noise
84Room
80Service
60Bed & Sleep
60Value
70- “Comments Section [deleted] • 5y ago We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. Cheap and close to transit.” 3
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-10
Where it sits
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Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
Falls short of what $ usually buys
Scores 18 points below the modest median of 82, across 404 hotels in the same bracket. In Washington DC it sits 24 points below the local median of 88.
- This hotel
- 64
- Bracket median
- 82
- Index median
- 86
Based on 404 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
No reviewer has yet described a room, floor or aspect specifically enough to act on at this property. Room intelligence appears here the moment they do.
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 33 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “Comments Section [deleted] • 5y ago We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. Cheap and close to transit.” 3
- “Breakfast in the morning was good, was it amazing? No, pretty standard, but the coffee was excellent, and they had Chiobani yogurt which I love.” 2
- “The breakfast is same each day. Eggs, bagels, sausage, muffin, bread, waffle. You won't be able to eat it after 2 days. Juice cups are so small that one will keep spilling the juice under the juice machine. Extremely poor quality cereal and Apple juice. Definitely needs an upgrade and additional variety of breakfast items.” 9
- “I've stayed in multiple Holiday Inn Express hotels. I've never had a complaint. The free breakfast is actually quite good.” 2
- “it keeps the glare off the tv. also, those cinnamon rolls at breakfast. ugh so good! i'm traveling to KC this week for work and hoping i can find a HIX to treat myself lol” 2
- “it keeps the glare off the tv. also, those cinnamon rolls at breakfast. ugh so good!” 2
- “Breakfast is decent enough for an included hotel breakfast.” 2
- “Breakfast is decent enough for an included hotel breakfast. I also appreciate that most have microwaves and fridges in the rooms.” 2
- “There's one in Memphis we love so much that we keep going back. The breakfast lady is amazing and has offered us her family & friends discount.” 2
- “i am a huge fan of HIX. especially the new ones with the headboard backlighting, that's so nice. it keeps the glare off the tv.” 2
- “Room service wasn't good as the housekeeping did not provide the room service completely e.g. no toilet paper, trash nit cleaned in the bathroom, no coffee cups, no coffee pods left, no bathroom amenities refilled.” 9
- “It was a great stay, the staff was friendly and rooms were very nice, with the only con being the train horn blasting at 6 a.m. every day, which wasn't a total deal breaker since you're right in the heart of the city and can't really avoid noise.” 3
- “in the meantime the hotel called and told me my room was ready for my arrival and this was at 11:30AM. It was really nice, and they were nice.” 2
- “The front desk was friendly and I had already completed online check from the email link I received so it was quick and smooth check in.” 9
- “Front desk staff members are helpful.” 9
- “I arrived check in was great. I had joined their points program, but booked my stay via Booking.com and was asked for my membership number and they attached the stay to the account so I got points.” 2
- “especially the new ones with the headboard backlighting, that's so nice. it keeps the glare off the tv.” 2
- “The desk was most helpful at helping get back in after a night out stumbling back from celebrating me and my cousins birthday.” 9
- “I complained to the manager who accused me of "trashing " the room and would not provide a refund. He kept talking about having me on video in a creepy, aggressive way. He then threatened me by saying if I complained I would lose my status with IHG.” 5
- “Otherwise look in Arlington or Alexandria. Just went to DC a couple weeks ago and stayed at the Holiday Inn, which was super convenient to walk to the National Mall, museums, monuments, etc.” 3
- “I arrived and the location was quiet none of the folks hanging around out front i read about.” 9
- “Comments Section [deleted] • 5y ago We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. Cheap and close to transit.” 3
- “Just went to DC a couple weeks ago and stayed at the Holiday Inn, which was super convenient to walk to the National Mall, museums, monuments, etc.” 3
- “After checking in and entering the room I noted dirt and leaves on the floor (the room had not been cleaned).” 5
- “My room was awesome and great size. Was nice and clean. Even had pretty artsy shape made on the toilet paper.” 9
- “the room was clean with Dove shampoo, body wash, hand soap and body lotion. That was a great surprise since Hilton often doesn't have hand soap.” 2
- “The lobby was clean, the room was clean with Dove shampoo, body wash, hand soap and body lotion.” 2
- “I went back to my room and sat in a really awesome chaise lounge chair that was so comfortable, I kind of tucked into the corner and read for a while.” 2
- “The toilet clogged but I was able to change room.” 9
What we still don't know
What we can’t tell you yet, said plainly. These close as we read more coverage of this hotel.
- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- Nothing reliable said about position on the floor.
- Bathroom rests on 1 source — too thin to rely on.
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How much we read
Light coverage · 52/100We read 12 sources for this property, and pulled 41 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-09-11.
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- 9Holiday Inn Express & Suites Washington DC- NoMAmyguidewashington.comReview site2026-08-24Current12 quotes used
“The breakfast is same each day. Eggs, bagels, sausage, muffin, bread, waffle. You won't be able to eat it after 2 days. Juice cups are so small that one will keep spilling the juice under the juice machine. Extremely poo…”
Read originalmyguidewashington.com - 5Holiday Inn Express Washington DC N-Silver Spring by ...reddit.comForum thread2026-08-11Current2 quotes used
“After checking in and entering the room I noted dirt and leaves on the floor (the room had not been cleaned).”
Read originalreddit.com - 2Holiday Inn Express : r/hotelsreddit.comForum thread2024-01-21Ageing18 quotes used
“Breakfast in the morning was good, was it amazing? No, pretty standard, but the coffee was excellent, and they had Chiobani yogurt which I love.”
Read originalreddit.com - 3Two Chilenos want to know where to stay in Washington DCreddit.comForum thread2021-11-26Ageing7 quotes used
“Comments Section [deleted] • 5y ago We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. We normally stay in pentagon city at the Americana. Cheap and close to transit.”
Read originalreddit.com - 1Holiday Inn Express & Suites Washington Dc - Noma By Ihghotelsofwashington.netReview siteDate not statedRead originalhotelsofwashington.net
- 4Holiday Inn Express & Suites Washington Dc - Noma By Ihgquality-inn-suites-new-york-avenue.washingtondchotel.infoReview siteDate not stated2 quotes used
“Las habitaciones cuentan con distribuciones espaciosas con camas queen y servicio de limpieza diario.”
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