Name: Holiday Inn Leeds Garforth by IHG
Address: Wakefield Rd, Swillington, England, United Kingdom, Swillington, West Yorkshire, GB
Price range: $48–$165 per night
Rating: 7.6

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Leeds Garforth by IHG, travellers often praise friendly staff, convenient access to Leeds and the M1, and the bonus of a pool and gym, but note dated rooms and areas alongside occasional maintenance problems.

Cleanliness is mixed, with many clean rooms but recurring reports of damp smells, blocked drains, and missed housekeeping details. Breakfast ranges from excellent to lukewarm or short on items, and evening dining can be slow with limited choices. Facility access and layout can be challenging, with long walks to rooms, no lifts in parts, and corridor noise at times, though parking is easy. Expect kind service and a convenient base, but an older stay with variability.

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Facilities

On-site pool, gym, sauna and steam room are appreciated but small/tired, with occasional closures. Parking is easy and free.

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10

Julie

Jul 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to find and lots of parking. Very friendly staff. Lovely clean and quiet room. Nice swimming pool which we had to ourselves in the evening. Kind and helpful pool attendant. A great stay.

10

jenny

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel. We had an incident whereby on night one a neighbouring room had a very loud and aggressive domestic. Staff acted promptly and it was dealt with. I have to say the staff here are fantastic. Amazing with kids, go out of their way to be kind and helpful. The food is great. Pool is an added bonus. Rooms clean, warm and good hot water shower. Ticked all the boxes for us. Bus stop across the road so east access into Leeds too. Definitely will be booking again when back in Leeds

10

Linda

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A room to keep our bicycles in over-night would have been good. The swimming pool was a lovely way to relax after the long drive we had. The meal we ordered was very tasty and all the staff were very helpful

8

Freddie

Apr 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were great, it was very clean. Felt a little dated in the pool/sauna area, but overall very very satisfied.

8

Caroline

Oct 2, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Great little stay friendly staff. Pool attendant a bit over the top but didn’t spoil our stay.

8

g

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

staff where great food was good bit disappointed the steam room was out of order would have nice after a days work gym was well equipped

8

Richard

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here for one night while visiting Leeds - great value for money for the room and the staff were fantastic. Breakfast was amazing value - evening meal was a slight challenge and very slow service. The Pool, Sauna and Steam Room are a little tired and could do with a refurbishment.

10

Isabel

Apr 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great hotel, better quality but much cheaper than Travelodge for the date and location we wanted. Free wifi was a bonus! Parking was easy and free and the staff at reception friendly.

8

DAVID

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very well appointed Holiday Inn with pool and gym onsite. Lots of rooms and food was excellent but be aware that unlike most Holiday Inns that we have stayed at, breakfast is extra.

6

Kathryn

Apr 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were all lovely but the pool was having maintenance work carried out which was one of the main reasons we booked the hotel. We were offered a free drink each in the restaurant as compensation but myself and my husband do not drink alcohol so was not really anything in comparison. The sofa bed for the kids was ridiculously uncomfortable, flat as a pancake and lumpy. The breakfast was lovely the next morning and all staff were friendly and nice.

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Cleanliness

Cleanliness is inconsistent: many find rooms clean, while others report dirty bathrooms, rubbish left behind, and damp or musty smells in corridors and some areas.

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4

daniel

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We checked in late after a very long drive, went into the room and found old stale fries on the floor under the desk and hanging cobwebs and dust from the ceiling. At the time there was no one on the front desk so was just easier to clean it myself and go to sleep

6

hilda

May 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was quite dusty with spider webs and also there was linen lying around directly to our window. So, the view wasn’t pleasant. Maybe the hotel should organise cleaner to maintain the hotel. Service was outstanding especially during breakfast. Breakfast was good

8

Najir

Sep 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly staff and good stay overall. Only downside the hallways had a strong damp smell.

6

Gary

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room desperately needs updating, stains on walls, old used Elastoplast on the room floor when we got there. Bathroom door all damaged on the bottom.

8

Melissa

Nov 4, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location and clean rooms

8

Chung Ping

Dec 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean and quiet

8

Catherine

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Very comfortable room. Nice and clean. Easy to follow heating instructions. Staff very courteous. Didn’t have food. Will stay again as in walking distance of my sons home!

6

John

Mar 3, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There was rubbish under the bed. The breakfast was cold. The exterior of the property was covered in rubbish all over the place.

6

Sally

Oct 20, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty bathroom and towels.

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Nick

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This is an awful hotel. The building is from the 80s, it’s run down on the inside, a real time warp but not in a good way. My bedroom smelt damp, there were ceiling tiles not fitted properly on corridors exposing the cables and plumbing etc. I couldn’t check out fast enough come the morning.

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Rooms

Rooms range from comfortable with big beds to small and dated, with some noise from corridors and occasional in-room issues like heating or TV problems.

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Ian

Dec 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy check in, premium room with huge bed and fridge stocked with water, Pepsi and Kit Kats. Shower worked well, all good. Across the road is a Steakhouse which was also very convenient and good.

10

jenny

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel. We had an incident whereby on night one a neighbouring room had a very loud and aggressive domestic. Staff acted promptly and it was dealt with. I have to say the staff here are fantastic. Amazing with kids, go out of their way to be kind and helpful. The food is great. Pool is an added bonus. Rooms clean, warm and good hot water shower. Ticked all the boxes for us. Bus stop across the road so east access into Leeds too. Definitely will be booking again when back in Leeds

6

Chris

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was ok but in need of decorating. shower was amazing but there’s no vent in the bathroom so everything is getting damp and mouldy around the bath and in the grout. Staff are very nice and the breakfast is very nice too.

6

Laura

Aug 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was as you would expect from a holiday inn. Our TV didn’t work initially but a very helpful member of staff came down and fixed that for us. Bit disappointing that the apps don’t work/can’t connect to the internet so there is only the option on live tv. We used the pool which was nice (it’s only a small pool so we didn’t stay long as was getting quite busy (any more than 4 people really and it’s too much). Staff were friendly here, We returned to the hotel after a night out and went in the hunt for snacks. A lady at reception told us if we waited at the bar somebody would come and serve us. Nobody came after about 15 minutes so we went back to reception and the other member of staff was quite rude and said ‘well the bar is shut - we opened it back up for those other people but not doing it again.’ Absolutely fine if we had missed the cut off but no need to be rude about it. Anyway that put a bit of a dampener on the stay but otherwise it was fine.

6

Christopher

Jul 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Room small tap not working as it should Alarm noise

10

Roshan

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and clean, quiet spacious rooms.

6

Philip

Jun 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Although clean, the room (51) was small and cell like, and unfortunately further compromised by 2 very noisy swinging doors right outside the door. So, very expensive at £104.00.

8

ian

Mar 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel. Great position near motorways. Upkeep of room required.

8

Patricia

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Walls let in noise from hall which disturbed sleep.

8

Kathryne

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Some rooms require an update

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly and helpful, but service can be uneven with slow restaurant/bar service, check-in or room-allocation errors, and occasional rudeness.

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Claire

Nov 9, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

We had lovely time and the staff were so friendly and helpful.

6

Debbie

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

At check-in there was a guest with one receptionist so I went towards the other without looking up indicated with his hand for me to go to the other receptionist, it was so rude I was speechless! When more guests arrived behind me, the receptionist busy with a guest asked for assistance, he completed what he was doing then checked me, handwriting on the room was so bad could not read WI-FI code!

10

L

Jun 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We arrived around 14.30 ready for a 15.00 check in. As everyone was already doing the same thing we were asked to wait which wasn't an issue. We got a coffee and just waited. We could see others checking in but still we waited. A lovely lady called Emily came to us to check us in as we were near enough the last people. She apologized profusely for the delay but it didn't matter at all to us Because of the delay we were offered any drink be it hot or cold The room was very clean and comfortable. Could've have asked for more. We had booked to go to The First Direct Arena to see Billy Ocean so asked Emily if she knew the bus timetable. She went above and beyond to sort everything out for us A true and very valuable asset to the company. Many thanks Emily Steve and Linda

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Willow

May 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Awful stay, booked for a overnight stop off after driving 7 hours from the Scottish highlands, reception gave us the wrong room, no cots available, no sheets for pull out bed, food was very expensive & completely dissatisfying if im completely honest pathetic quality & quantity, definitely dont get your moneys worth!! Ended up leaving after a few hours as my partner and i ended up having to squeeze in a bed with our son after not been given a cot or sheets for the sofa bed and after all that all we could hear was multiple different neighbours partying. So if you are looking for a relaxing stay, avoid this place at all costs. What a waste of money.

8

Christopher

Jul 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The restaurant staff weren’t very friendly or helpful and half the food choices weren’t available on the menu. Otherwise heck in staff were great and stay was fine.

6

Andrew

Oct 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is ok, perhaps not newest and part could do with being touched up. Check in was great, very friendly! Room was comfortable, bed comfy although a few spring had gone. A wheel had came off the chair in the room (as I sat on it). Food and beverage service was awful. I went to the bar and a member of staff was looking confused at the credit card machine and did so for 5 minutes. She then walked away and came back and looked confused at her card machine again. At no point did she acknowledge me, make eye contact, apologise etc which was frankly bizarre. Not just bad customer service but bad being a human! In the morning for breakfast welcome was more friendly and some people got a full explanation of how breakfast worked some didn't. Not that complicated but had to figure out mugs are on the tables and there were no glasses for juice but they brought some when I asked. Table set up was a bit random, tables that were set out with random missing items and I don't think it was because people had taken or used them. Anyway hotel was ok, staff at reception great, food and beverage staff poor.

8

Sharon

Jul 29, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel itself was fine, the rooms comfortable and clean. The staff are helpful and approachable. There is, however, some basic problem with staff training. On checking in, we found another customer had been allocated the room we were meant to have but hadn't updated the system to reflect this. We were a late check in, after eleven, but we'd been at the hotel before check in was available and had left our luggage so the hotel knew we were coming. It took the night reception staff about 45 minutes to sort this and find us a room. The length of time wasn't ideal, but their actions were good and they were apologetic even though the issue was not their fault, I have no problem with them. They told us we would need to move to another room for our second night, which was a bit strange but no problem. The following morning we packed up and went to the desk, where the receptionist had no idea why we'd been told we'd need to move but said it would be no problem, we'd get sorted out later. Later came, and the first room we were given was already occupied. The room had been given to a customer and not been updated as occupied on the system. We did get a room after this with a updated bathroom which was very nice (the previous night the bathroom was dated and shabby) and we were given free drinks as an apology, so I'm still happy overall. High points. Staff. Low. Staff training. And the stair lifts for those with mobility issues weren't working.

6

Glynis

Sep 15, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

There was an issue at the reception as a member of staff had a complaint from a customer so when i was checking in he had to help her out but didnt finish my booking in or ask if i would wait to do this which i thought was a bit rude

8

Louise

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a very pleasant stay. Food good, staff friendly and helpful. We chose this hotel for its location, but it is always a pleasure to stay here.

6

Joshua

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I've stayed at this hotel several times and everytime there is an issue with the key cards not working correctly. The system is ancient and the owner really needs to invest in a better system. The food at the restaurant is a warmed up Brakes catalogue and is a complete rip off. The Staff are a real saviour of this place and are always helpful and friendly.

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Location

Convenient for the M1 and an easy drive to Leeds; several guests found it quiet and suitable for stopovers and events. Ample parking supports easy access.

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Ian

Dec 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy check in, premium room with huge bed and fridge stocked with water, Pepsi and Kit Kats. Shower worked well, all good. Across the road is a Steakhouse which was also very convenient and good.

10

Natalie

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed just outside of Leeds as an affordable option to spend the weekend in the city. It was an easy 15 min drive from the city centre, the room was clean and quiet. We had a little bit of an issue checking in, but staff were super helpful and sorted it out straight away which was brilliant. So service is a 10/10. The pool could do with an update but for the price it was fine and the kids had fun!

10

Jo

Jan 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Parking and convenience for city centre

10

Roshan

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location and clean, quiet spacious rooms.

8

Melissa

Nov 4, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Great location and clean rooms

8

Amelia

Jul 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice hotel with friendly staff in great location near city centre but not busy

10

Linda

Sep 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location - very easy to find. Clean with friendly staff. On site facilities are also very good.

10

Melanie

Jan 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was very welcoming and friendly staff, justbright for commuting and visiting some nice laces in the area.

10

Andrew

Nov 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

One night stay as location convenient.

8

Michael

Oct 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Easy to access from M1. Broke up journey to North East.

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Dining

Breakfast feedback is mixed, from excellent and good value to lukewarm or missing items. Evening meals often draw comments about slow service, limited availability, and occasional poor quality or high prices.

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Meirion

Oct 22, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Food and service poor, difficult to get receipts.

8

Robert

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our stay was in 2 parts Friday was an ext night sat: sun was the official break ( footfall shopping) First night we notic a leak in the bathroom. They were very prompt to assist With the problem But consider to bigger job So we were relocated to a much nicer room 5 stars for the help with this Meals sat morning breakfast was lovely & hot Sunday not so good lup warm no lids on food to keep it hot Monday morning very busy so again food not hot eggs hard But in general everything else was fine Hotel could use a face lift looking tired in places

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Mabel

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Breakfast was terrible

8

Richard

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Stayed here for one night while visiting Leeds - great value for money for the room and the staff were fantastic. Breakfast was amazing value - evening meal was a slight challenge and very slow service. The Pool, Sauna and Steam Room are a little tired and could do with a refurbishment.

6

Meltem

Dec 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First day full English breakfast was warm but on day 2 we had cold scrambled eggs and sausages were not hot either. Tasty but just lukewarm. Staff friendly and decor was nice

8

DAVID

Oct 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very well appointed Holiday Inn with pool and gym onsite. Lots of rooms and food was excellent but be aware that unlike most Holiday Inns that we have stayed at, breakfast is extra.

8

Jeni

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very clean and excellent breakfast. Beds not very comfortable and noisy toilet ongoing water trickling through the night

8

Wendy

Jan 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a comfortable stay. The room itself was dated and tired looking and not really worth the price we paid. However, the actual bar and dining area were lovely, modern and bright. The evening menu was very accommodating for dietary needs and the food was very nice. The breakfast was amazing, great choice of hot and cold foods.

8

Louise

Oct 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

We had a very pleasant stay. Food good, staff friendly and helpful. We chose this hotel for its location, but it is always a pleasure to stay here.

4

Barbara

May 13, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Flat Prosecco and taking 2 hours to have a meal was less than impressive. Staff seemed more interested with setting out tables for breakfast next day than serving our deserts which we had to remind them to bring. We had to go in search of someone to pay for our meals.

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Month	Average price
January	$82
February	$80
March	$84
April	$82
May	$116
June	$93
July	$95
August	$99
September	$95
October	$93
November	$94
December	$92

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5 $100
6 $68	7 $106	8 $147	9 $124	10 $75	11 $63	12 $84
13 $49	14 $79	15 $103	16 $96	17 $74	18 $64	19 $119
20 $55	21 $77	22 $100	23 $106	24 $80	25 $72	26 $92
27 $48	28 $77	29 $157	30 $97

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $72	2 $58	3 $76
4 $55	5 $77	6 $165	7 $96	8 $74	9 $63	10 $80
11 $53	12 $78	13 $94	14 $89	15 $76	16 $72	17 $95
18 $53	19 $74	20 $93	21 $97	22 $67	23 $63	24 $102
25 $56	26 $73	27 $93	28 $93	29 $76	30 $69	31 $88

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