Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG

2.5 star property

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Suite, 1 Bedroom | Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, in-room safe
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub | Premium bedding, down duvets, pillow-top beds, in-room safe
Suite, Multiple Beds | Living area | TV
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Exterior

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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3961 Lake Tahoe Blvd, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
  • Place, Heavenly Gondola
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, The Shops at Heavenly Village
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Lakeside Beach
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Lake Tahoe, CA (TVL)
    ‪13 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Extra Floor Space)

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(15 reviews)
  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(43 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(53 reviews)
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(4 reviews)
  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, Multiple Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(14 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG

Hotel with free breakfast, 7-minute walk to Heavenly Gondola
Along with an outdoor pool, this hotel has Access to hot tub and coffee/tea in a common area. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a seasonal outdoor pool, a business centre and dry cleaning are on-site.
Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG offers 89 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors, and features a safe and coffee/tea makers. Pillowtop beds feature down duvets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. Satellite televisions are provided. Guests can make use of the in-room fridges and microwaves. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit.

This South Lake Tahoe hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

An outdoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

The free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Heavenly Gondola. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and a business centre
  • Guests have great things to say about the breakfast and the location
  • Within a 10-minute walk of Heavenly Gondola and The Shops at Heavenly Village
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG offers its guests an outdoor pool and Access to hot tub. Public spaces have free WiFi. You'll find a business centre on site. Free breakfast is available daily. A vending machine, multilingual staff, and ski storage are also featured at the business-friendly Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this South Lake Tahoe hotel.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Ski shuttle nearby
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Hot tub
  • Outdoor pool
  • Ski passes
  • Ski storage

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff

Business services

  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool

More

  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Down comforter
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4 PM; check-in end time: midnight

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

An adult aged 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 30.0 per day.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 30.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a smoke detector and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open on 26 May and close on 01 October.
  • Registered guests are the only ones allowed to be in guestrooms.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Hotel South Lake Tahoe
Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe Holiday Inn Express
Holiday Inn Express Lake Tahoe
Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe Hotel South Lake Tahoe
Holiday Inn Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe Holiday Inn
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Holiday Inn Express South Lake Tahoe by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 469 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 329 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 105 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 50 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 49 out of 1002 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mariano

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
comfortable bed
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

reinaldo, Oakland Park

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast, easy parking , very clean
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Yuhuan

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Air conditioning(heating) is effective, Parking is easy, but many parking space are under the tall pine trees.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Easy to park, easy to check in. We requested a roll-in bed and they delivered on time. Clean room, bathroom has a shower stall and a bathtub. A popular Italian restaurant was just steps away from the front desk area. Free breakfast was good. Location was close to highways, grocery stores, department stores, but the hotel area was quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Huirong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peggy

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

2/10 Terrible

Harry

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

joel

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property is in an area where there are a lot of bears. Rather than spend money on trash cans that bears can not get into, they have regular old garbage cans that bears can get into. Every single night, every single trash can gets knocked over and pilfered through by bears. Have you ever been confronted by a large bear when coming back to your room at night? It's not fun at all and very dangerous. Why this property refuses to only allow bear proof trash cans like other local businesses is beyond me. Additionally, the wifi is slow and has a very weak signal. This too could easily be fixed with money but they choose not to do anything about it just like their bear issue with the trash cans.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Bonny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Mahnaz

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very noisy
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Rafal

Travelled with family and small children
I always choose Holiday Inn when im on vacation. But unfortunately this time i was extremely disappointed. The location was close to all our ventures for my sons soccer tournament. But our room had mold then they moved us to another room with one bed whixh was very disappointing because they didnt have anyting available. When we wanted a refund it was refused and was reluctantly given another room. While in this new room not only did out keys constantly stop working buy at night time a couple came into our room while we were in bed. The ventilation in the rooms is poor. The carpet is very dirty can't walk barefoot would not stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chiharu

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leonicia Veronica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It is convenient to walk at the main center,
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

daniel

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Im totally amazed with its staff, they were friendly and kind in every situation
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Salvador

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only one issue is they some had mixed up that I had checked in already when I hadn’t. After 20mins they sorted it out and we selected a room of our choice. Other than that, room was good, close to shops, quiet, had a bear at our front door and breakfast was sufficient.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christian

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All good except we had some trouble with the agreed and reserved rate.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Juana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay!

Great breakfast Room was great. They let us park there even if check in wasn’t until 4 pm , which was convenient
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ray

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jason

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025