Is parking available at the property?

Self parking is available on-site for a fee of GBP 10 per night. Limited parking spaces are provided.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 2:00 PM until midnight, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers step-free entrances, wheelchair-accessible facilities in public areas, and accessible rooms. Elevators are available for ease of access.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is centrally located in Chester, just steps from Chester Racecourse and a 10-minute walk from Chester City Walls. It is approximately 3.2 miles from Chester Zoo and 0.3 miles from The Cop.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children are welcome at the property, and kids can stay for free up to a certain age. Specific age details are not provided.

Holiday Inn Express Chester Racecourse

Average nightly price at Holiday Inn Express, Chester Racecourse by IHG by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	US$79
February	US$89
March	US$92
April	US$101
May	US$119
June	US$137
July	US$126
August	US$128
September	US$123
October	US$103
November	US$105
December	US$108

What guests think

Holiday Inn Express, Chester Racecourse by IHG draws praise for its walkable racecourse-side location and consistently friendly staff, while reviews highlight straightforward rooms and convenient on-site parking charged at about £10 per night.

Common downsides are hot rooms due to no air conditioning and notable noise from thin walls, traffic, trains or deliveries; several guests requested rooms away from the road. Cleanliness is generally rated well, though a few guests reported dusty areas, musty smells or maintenance niggles. Breakfast earns frequent praise for variety and value, but coffee quality and keeping hot items hot or replenished are recurring complaints, and there is typically no evening restaurant. Overall, expect a simple, good-value base near the centre rather than a quiet, full-service stay.

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Facilities

On-site parking is convenient but typically costs about £10 per night. Facilities are basic: free hot drinks are available, a bar operates with limited hours, there’s no regular evening restaurant, and vending/EV charging can be unreliable.

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gary

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was ok, but at the front if the hotel you can not sleep, the main road is just far to busy. Staff were very good and re located to a room on the rear if the hotel on the 2nd night. Trays were empty of food on the 1st morning, but all full the next morning. Very good location with parking at the hotel and very close to the centre, but I very much doubt I will stay here again unless I could guarantee a room at the rear of the hotel.

10

Miriam

30 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Only problem was with the vending machines! took the machine but did not dispense the goods (water and crisps) luckily the guy on duty was able to give me the goods, he had no idea about how to fix the machine though, not his fault he was very pleasant and helpful.

8

Andrew

25 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No issues other than no meals available for dinner.

10

Alison

14 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast lovely lots of choice, room clean but basic, plenty hot water. Warm and comfortable, staff pleasant Handy for Chester, could walk in to town, car park next door £ 10 per 24 hrs

8

Peter

2 Aug 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Last time I stayed parking was free to guests, now its charged. Breakfast became very samish after a week. Close to town, cheaper parking across the road.

6

Mark

29 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Unfortunately having to pay parking on top, as this wasn't stated when we booked. We booked the hotel because we have electric car and wanted to charge onsite, the chargers were on site but NOT belong to the hotel, so none of the staff could assist, the sign associated with the chargers was not the same as the suppliers, so were unable to call for assistance too, the chargers we couldn't get to work, so we had to travel off site to charge the vehicle, disappointing. Now we know the hotel is not responsible however assistance should be there should your clients require any help? Or it should not be advertised as EV chargers on site, unless responsibility is taken to help patrons should they need it, not to simply state " they are not the hotels and we cannot help, sorry"

10

Ros

10 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The hotel was in excellent condition and staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast was good and availability of tea, coffee and other drinks excellent.

4

Mark

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was not as comfortable as other chain hotels we have tried. Room too hot, provided fan was way too small to make any impact. Shower water pressure was awful. Close to town a significant plus, a necessity however, as no evening food was being served when we arrived. Average breakfast but obvious lack of attention to refilling available food.

10

Ian

3 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Car park immediately next to the racecourse

10

Darren

29 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was great when checking in. Staff were really helpful. The hotel bar was good but closed when we came back with no residents bar. The breakfast was buffet style and average. Location is great and the room was brilliant value.

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Cleanliness

Most guests find rooms and public areas clean and well kept. A minority reported dust, musty odours or occasional missed vacuuming and maintenance grime.

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Stephen

11 Feb 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect location,easy walking distance & parking available on site. The lady on reception was extremely helpful and gave us plenty of information about the property. Only problems were the rooms could have been a bit cleaner. Stained carpets,unhoovered floor & underwear between the beds from the previous guests. The next door neighbours were uo very late having loud sex which woke us up,however we understand this can happen anywhere.

6

Catherine

27 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff really friendly, stains on carpet and there was a musty smell in the room.

10

Mark

17 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean, modern and great location

8

Ka Lok

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, and nice breakfast

6

Amy

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel itself is fine for a decent priced stay but the lack of air con in the rooms when it’s hot made it a poor nights sleep. It gets very warm as it’s made with a lot of glass. Bed was clean but there was chocolate on the desk chair thankfully seen before we sat down. Floor had not been vacuumed or most of the floor was missed if it had. Just didn’t feel like any attention had been paid to the room cleanliness. Breakfast is included so couldn’t complain but it was chaotic,low quality and ran out of items. We gave up and went out instead there are lots of lovely independent coffee shops a few minutes walk away. The parking was very handy and at £10 for the night not badly priced.

10

Alison

14 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast lovely lots of choice, room clean but basic, plenty hot water. Warm and comfortable, staff pleasant Handy for Chester, could walk in to town, car park next door £ 10 per 24 hrs

10

Laura

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was good quality and delicious. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Room was lovely and clean.

8

Lesley

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room. Brilliant staff. Really lovely breakfast. Only thing that let it down was the noise from the road

4

Sara

31 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room smelt of urine. Think it may have been drains. We should have known as our window was left wide open as if the cleaners were trying to air the room. The sofa bed was extremely uncomfortable and the rooms were dusty. Bed linen and towels clean but room felt grubby. Staff were polite.

10

Gavin

27 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were all fab. The rooms were spotless and the breakfast was wonderful. If im being super critical, there were two bulbs out in the room but never got round to reporting.

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Rooms

Rooms are simple and generally comfortable, but many report noticeable noise from thin walls or connecting doors and from road, rail or deliveries. The lack of air conditioning can make stays warm in hot weather, and some beds or sofa beds feel small or uncomfortable; some rooms have pleasant racecourse views.

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gary

15 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was ok, but at the front if the hotel you can not sleep, the main road is just far to busy. Staff were very good and re located to a room on the rear if the hotel on the 2nd night. Trays were empty of food on the 1st morning, but all full the next morning. Very good location with parking at the hotel and very close to the centre, but I very much doubt I will stay here again unless I could guarantee a room at the rear of the hotel.

6

mr martyn

27 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Bed was comfy. Noisy next room with connecting door

10

STEPHEN

18 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The property, room and breakfast was perfect. The only issue really is that there is no AC so during the heatwave it was pretty tough to sleep. However, they did offer lighter sheets and a desk fan to help ease the heat. Highly recommend this holiday though!

6

Julie

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Hotel is nice & breakfast is good. The room was in the road side and even though window was kept closed all night, the traffic noise did disturb me.

8

Richard

6 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Comfortable hotel but we had issues with the TV in the room which they weren't able to resolve and the room we had, for some reason a disabled room, was noisy with the sound of a boiler or some other equipment turning on and off throughout the night.

6

Felix

21 Nov 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Beware: walls are PAPER THIN. You can hear your neighbors coughing during the night. If you're lucky, they will be quiet, otherwise bring ear plugs.

10

Jason

26 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is just a 5 minute walk into town with parking that is £10 a night, the only downside side is the walls are thin and if you’ve got a neighbour whose got their tv on loud , like I did, you’ll get no sleep

6

Diana

17 Aug 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

The service and staff were wonderful. The heat of the rooms were unbearable and the pull out sofa for my daughter gave her a backache and she is small. There was no a/c only a fan but the window only opened about 4 inches with NO AIR FLOW.

8

Simran

1 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Love this hotel and the location! The price is amazing, the breakfast is standard full english, cereals, bread and fruit. My only negatives are that the parking is £10 a night which i think is extremely steep, no AC in the rooms (but we did have a fan) and the wifi is non existent!!!! I connected so many times and still had no signal at all in our room. If you’re just looking for somewhere to sleep thats close to a lot of places then it is amazing and i would stay there again.

6

N

1 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Perfectly acceptable 10 years ago. No air conditioning, top floor was rather hot. Windows didn’t block sound when closed or allow air flow when open

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Service

Service is consistently described as friendly, welcoming and helpful across reception and breakfast teams, with staff often going the extra mile. Occasional slow moments are mentioned.

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10

Victoria

21 Sept 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Lovely hotel with friendly and helpful staff.

10

Ceaser

27 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We Stayed one night and from the time we arrived to the time we left, the service was excellent. The staff were really friendly and nothing was too much trouble. We asked for a last minute late checkout and they were able to accommodate us.

10

Christopher

6 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Reception staff the best at any hotel stayed at

10

Kevin

14 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

On arrival greeted with an efficient and friendly welcome by Angela who is a mine of information and went on to complete the registration process expertly

10

Mary

21 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very helpful and friendly staff

10

Colin Christopher

20 Oct 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel in a very good location for Chester city centre. We got a great deal through Hotels.com. Parking is not free anymore £10 a night paid to the Racecourse. Very helpful staff and very nice breakfast.

8

Stephen

19 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The staff were very nice hardworking and always polite and friendly

10

Alan

17 Nov 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent staff really helpful and friendly room was great couldn’t fault it will definitely be back 👏👏

10

Donnalea

18 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very welcoming and friendly staff. Incredibly helpful with any queries we had. Would happily stay again and recommend to others.

10

Gavin

27 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff were all fab. The rooms were spotless and the breakfast was wonderful. If im being super critical, there were two bulbs out in the room but never got round to reporting.

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Location

Central, walkable location beside Chester Racecourse and an easy 5–10 minute stroll to the city centre is a major plus. Convenient base for sightseeing and events.

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Lynne

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I booked this hotel on a friend's recommendation and it did not disappoint. The city centre was within 10 mins walking distance and even the hop on tour bus stopped outside the hotel. We had an enjoyable day on the bus including a river cruise. The hotel room, staff and breakfast were lovely. We had an enjoyable stay and would not hesitate booking again.

10

Mark

17 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Clean, modern and great location

10

Andrew

7 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Been here several times. Friendly staff. Excellent buffet breakfast. Rooms clean. Parking £10 for right outside hotel and just a short walk into Chester center. What more do you need if your out for a night on the Booze

10

Nathan

1 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean hotel, staff were friendly & helpful. Ideal location for city centre, walking distance to city wall & castle.

8

Jane

28 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Location is great for walking to town

10

Frank

24 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great location, on Chester race course, short walk into town & tourist areas. Good parking paid, overnight ( till 2 pm next day).

10

Alison

14 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast lovely lots of choice, room clean but basic, plenty hot water. Warm and comfortable, staff pleasant Handy for Chester, could walk in to town, car park next door £ 10 per 24 hrs

10

Clive

11 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Closeness to the town centre, excellent parking, racecourse view and the best staff we have ever known in a Holiday Inn Express

10

William

22 Oct 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

Walkable to Chester centre,breakfast very good,parking secure

8

Adam

13 May 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

A short walk into Chester centre. Parking onsite, Angela was particularly helpful.

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Dining

Breakfast is widely appreciated for being included with good variety and value. Repeated critiques cite poor coffee, hot items served cold or overcooked, and busy periods with slow replenishment; there’s usually no evening restaurant on site.

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Karen

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Overall really good, just wish they would serve good coffee for breakfast, it's awful. Premier Inn can do it so why not you.

8

Kenneth

28 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

No Restaurant in the evening breakfast buffet was cold hotel was okay staff were nice

8

ELIZABETH

21 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

All good , although the coffee was undrinkable!!

8

Ka Lok

10 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, and nice breakfast

8

Steven

5 Jun 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location. Awful breakfast - mainly inedible. Coffee ok

6

Amy

15 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel itself is fine for a decent priced stay but the lack of air con in the rooms when it’s hot made it a poor nights sleep. It gets very warm as it’s made with a lot of glass. Bed was clean but there was chocolate on the desk chair thankfully seen before we sat down. Floor had not been vacuumed or most of the floor was missed if it had. Just didn’t feel like any attention had been paid to the room cleanliness. Breakfast is included so couldn’t complain but it was chaotic,low quality and ran out of items. We gave up and went out instead there are lots of lovely independent coffee shops a few minutes walk away. The parking was very handy and at £10 for the night not badly priced.

10

Alison

14 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast lovely lots of choice, room clean but basic, plenty hot water. Warm and comfortable, staff pleasant Handy for Chester, could walk in to town, car park next door £ 10 per 24 hrs

10

Laura

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast was good quality and delicious. Staff very friendly and welcoming. Room was lovely and clean.

4

Mark

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was not as comfortable as other chain hotels we have tried. Room too hot, provided fan was way too small to make any impact. Shower water pressure was awful. Close to town a significant plus, a necessity however, as no evening food was being served when we arrived. Average breakfast but obvious lack of attention to refilling available food.

10

Elaine

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Large group, stayed for 2 nights over a weekend.. great location for chester night life, basic room, clean, beds comfortable, bathroom clean, Breakfast was good, a little busy waiting on food to be replaced, cutlery was an issue both mornings, staff friendly,

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1 $75	2 $85	3 $119	4 $132	5 $102	6 $101	7 $141
8 $74	9 $89	10 $116	11 $117	12 $92	13 $100	14 $180
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22 $77	23 $94	24 $117	25 $125	26	27 $236	28 $294
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