Is parking available at the property?

Self parking is available on-site for a fee of GBP 5.00 per day. Limited parking spaces are provided, and a reservation is not required.

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

A complimentary on-the-go breakfast is served daily from 6:30 AM to 10 AM, providing a convenient start to the day.

Are pets allowed at the property?

Pets are allowed in specific rooms only, with a fee of GBP 20 per pet, per night. Service animals are exempt from fees.

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

Check-in is from 2:00 PM, and check-out is by 11:00 AM. Late check-out is available for a fee of GBP 10, subject to availability.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers limited wheelchair accessibility, including step-free entrances and accessible public areas. However, specific features may vary, so guests are encouraged to inquire directly for detailed information.

What is the location of the property in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located in Trafford Park, within a 5-minute drive of Trafford Centre and Bowlers Exhibition Centre. It is approximately 2.4 miles from Old Trafford and 2.7 miles from Old Trafford Cricket Ground.

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, although specific age limits are not provided.

Holiday Inn Express Manchester TraffordCity

Average nightly price at Holiday Inn Express - Manchester - TRAFFORDCITY by IHG by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$95
February	$113
March	$103
April	$111
May	$108
June	$115
July	$105
August	$100
September	$113
October	$127
November	$123
December	$112

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Express - Manchester - TRAFFORDCITY by IHG, travellers highlight friendly, helpful staff and a convenient location near the Trafford Centre and tram links, with generally comfortable, quiet rooms delivering good value for short stays.

Breakfast is popular and included, though several guests found the selection basic, service chaotic, or items running low toward the end of service. Cleanliness is usually strong, but recurring reports note stained carpets or linens and occasional housekeeping misses. Facilities are practical with on-site parking that may incur a small charge, a simple gym, and a bar that can be slow or pricey; occasional maintenance issues involve weak showers or faulty air conditioning. Overall, expect a convenient, no-frills stay.

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Facilities

On-site parking is convenient but often carries a modest charge and can be tight or busy. The small gym is limited with some nonworking equipment, and the bar is serviceable though service can be slow or prices high.

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Glenn

Nov 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean and staff were great nothing was a problem. Breakfast was tasty and everything clean and tidy with enough staff to handle the demand. Not complaints these but: 1. Car park is very tight with large vans That take more than 1 space in main car park would suggest these vehicles directed to the gravel over spill. 2. Room 321 safe does not work

8

steve

Jul 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel well placed, need a proper gym

10

Peter

Mar 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Convenient location with good parking arrangements.

6

John

Feb 15, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I have just stayed at the Holiday Inn Manchester for the 3rd time as usual all of the staff were very professional and helpful. On this trip I wanted to use the GYM and specifically chose this Hotel so that I could have a work out, even tho the gym is very small. When I went in to the gym I noticed the exercise bike and cross trainer weren't even plugged in, not only that there wasn't even a power lead to plug in on either! That just left 2x treadmills working. I did mention this to reception when I checked out. My room carpet was so dirty and stained (see photos below) I didn't even want to walk around bare footed. On my previous visits the hotel has always been very clean. I'm not sure if i would stay again?

6

David

Dec 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast staff were very nice, polite and helpful. The bar was very expensive.

10

Robert

Mar 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were friendly and helpful, clean comfortable modern room. Decent breakfast and a good amount of parking (which was cheap). Convenient location for the Trafford centre and Salford. All in all, perfect for a short business trip.

8

Martin

Jan 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

As always a great place to use as a base for business in the Trafford area. Great location, superb staff and rooms. Disappointed that they have felt the need to charge for parking now. Although not expensive, it was frustrating to see this is now in place.

8

Lauren

Jul 14, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Ideal hotel for location and comfort. Parking can be annoy as often very busy and if you get there late hard to find a space.

6

Sam

Oct 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Mattress was uncomfortable. Stood at the bar for a while waiting to be served. Besides that stay was good

8

Luke

Nov 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was clean but leaning on the tired side. Charge for parking seemed odd when parking at the Trafford Centre is free.

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Cleanliness

Many guests found the hotel and rooms clean, but there are recurring reports of stained carpets or linens and occasional missed items or rubbish left behind.

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James

Jul 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Used condom was left in the bin. No soap gel in the shower

8

Mathew

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location, plenty of parking. Spotless room, comfy bed. Just what was needed

8

lisa

Apr 2, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel with free breakfast but in room we found a sock which was not ours

8

Neal

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A modern excellent hotel with decent breakfast. One staff member (Ellis, who was excellent) doing check in at ~2:15pm. A queue of at least 10 groups waiting to check in. He was working ++ to clear the backlog whilst using his personal charm to chat with guests. Room cleanliness excellent apart from crisp packet, Maltesers and empty milk cartons lying on the floor under the beds.

6

Sarah

Mar 10, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

The first room I was given had a nasty smell, a stained pillow and a hair on the pillow that no one wants in their bed!! I was able to move rooms which was fine although really cold and a badly stained carpet! On arrival there were pizza boxes in the corridor and bits of food! The cleaners didn’t come until 5ish on the first day! I had just finished work and wanted to relax so just took some clean towels! Friendly staff though!!!

8

Chelsey

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Ideal location for shopping in Trafford centre , hotel staff were lovley and so was the food & service Down point was the cleanliness of the room floors all dirty marks comfy chair in room stained and sticky & dirty marks on towels and bed sheets. Noticed when stripping bed leaving the hotel that the mattresses where dirty sell as the mattress protectors so I’m assuming they have not been changed previously before out stay

10

Robert

Mar 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff were friendly and helpful, clean comfortable modern room. Decent breakfast and a good amount of parking (which was cheap). Convenient location for the Trafford centre and Salford. All in all, perfect for a short business trip.

10

Louise

Sep 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Such good value for money. Brilliant staff, great sized room and very clean.

4

Lottie

May 23, 2023

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Really disappointed in our stay. The carpet was heavily stained throughout, the bedsheets and towels were also stained. The bed was barely made, with the mattress protector rolled up under the sheet. There was a layer of dust, grime and drip marks on surfaces and walls and a large wooden coat hook precariously hanging off the wall. Personally I don't believe the room had even been cleaned, but either way it wasn't up to standard so to have a piece of paper in the room declaring their high cleaning standards was even more of a joke. Friendly staff and good location, and modern enough inside, just filthy, so wouldn't recommend. We did complain but simply got an apology!

10

lisa

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean hotel. Incredible staff who were so friendly. Couldn’t do more to help. Comfortable rooms with lovely beds. Can’t recommend enough

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Rooms

Rooms are modern, generally comfortable and quiet, though some are small with sofa beds less comfortable. Several guests noted weak shower pressure, air conditioning faults, occasional noise transfer, and minor in-room maintenance issues like TV glitches.

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Antony

Feb 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Woken up by a loud bleeping noise coming from air con 1.00 am in morning . Couldnt turn it off had to phone reception to sort it out. Couldnt sleep for the next few hours . Staff in morning said it was a computer malfunction. ? Terrible nights sleep, No real apology from staff in morning.

10

Toby

Apr 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything perfect for what we needed it fore! Only minor minor thing was the water pressure not being great. Other than that all good!

6

Phil

Nov 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

It’s a pretty modern hotel. The rooms are a bit small, and the pull out sofa bed for our child wasn’t very comfortable. I was particularly unimpressed with the breakfast as they ran out of items before 08:30. Don’t think I’ll be back really.

8

David

May 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent hotel in good location for our visit to watch a man utd game. Only criticism would be the shower in both our rooms had awful pressure and dribbled out which was disappointing.

8

Gayle

Feb 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel - new and modern with a good breakfast. Beds were comfy too. The pressure in the shower was terrible though which really let the stay down.

10

Nicole

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The Staff are all extremely friendly. We found the beds comfortable and rooms were quiet. Easy travelling on the nearby tram.

8

David

Jun 18, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The carpet in the rooms are stained. Air condition in a sweltering day was not working. Complained and reception transferred to another room. The air conditioning in this new room was also not working!!!!

10

RICHARD

Apr 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Tv hardly worked, but otherwise quite decent. Helpful staff. Good breakfast, plenty of parking.

8

Berkeley

Dec 9, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This was a really nice hotel. Really close to the Trafford Centre (walkable in nice weather) and a tram stop for access to Manchester city centre. Even though it was on a main road it was really quiet inside the hotel. We were impressed with the room being very quiet despite being opposite a lift. The room was clean and very large, which was great. The bathroom was small, but with good facilities. We were impressed with the USB ports on every plug and the helpful lighting. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. The included breakfast was good, but the hash browns were pretty disappointingly hard and it was sad that there were no mushrooms (hence not giving 5 stars). But the crockery, cutlery and glasses were all very clean which I was impressed with.

8

Chris

Apr 15, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I stayed here for the Manchester marathon weekend as I did last year. A bit noisy overnight, could hear my neighbours coming and going, door slamming, light switches clicking. Not really much you can do but it disturbed a restful night. That being said the hotel is very good, conveniently located with a tram stop close by and the Trafford Centre less than 5 mins walk. Breakfast and convenient parking are also a real positive

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Service

Service is frequently praised as friendly and helpful, with staff resolving issues and arranging room moves efficiently. At times, guests reported queues or slow bar service and a few instances of unhelpful or rude interactions.

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rafiq

Apr 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was good the room is pretty clean and comfortable. The breakfast services and provision needs a major uplift. Staff with sad gloomy faces. Food options very limited. There was no mushrooms and the hush brown was very suggy. 30 minutes before end of breakfast and they had already run out of food options.

4

Steven

May 5, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Couldn’t locate my booking. Breakfast was a poor.

10

Jennifer

Nov 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Ellis at reception was outstanding

8

Neal

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A modern excellent hotel with decent breakfast. One staff member (Ellis, who was excellent) doing check in at ~2:15pm. A queue of at least 10 groups waiting to check in. He was working ++ to clear the backlog whilst using his personal charm to chat with guests. Room cleanliness excellent apart from crisp packet, Maltesers and empty milk cartons lying on the floor under the beds.

10

Andrew

Dec 4, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Great staff, great location.

8

Deryck

Jun 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I have stayed here several times for work and always found it consistently good. On this occasion the room I was provided had an issue with the air-con and given the 28-30 degree heat it was a need! When I raised this with reception an alternate room was located without fuss or hesitation. Excellent from Kelsey at the front desk 👏

10

Rob

Jan 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Staff made the stay, all very helpful and friendly!

4

katie

Feb 5, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good = Great location. Nice breakfast. Restaurant staff very helpful with gluten free options. Bad = Room smelt of cigarettes / illicit substances when the bathroom fan was on in the evening. Shower drain was also blocked with someone else’s hair which meant I had to clean it out as the tray filled up and flooded bathroom floor. A member of the reception staff was sadly v rude when we checked out. Failed to ask how our stay was on check out as he was too busy giving me a lecture about having charged my credit card for parking without anyone highlighting the parking charges when we checked in.

10

Jennifer

Apr 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent check in service! Huge thanks to Ellis who checked me in and really went above and beyond to make me feel welcome and better as I had a cold! Ideal location for the trafford centre. Lovely breakfast included, nice rooms and comfortable beds!

10

lisa

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean hotel. Incredible staff who were so friendly. Couldn’t do more to help. Comfortable rooms with lovely beds. Can’t recommend enough

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Location

Very convenient for the Trafford Centre with easy access to nearby tram links and major roads, making it handy for shopping and events.

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10

nicola

Dec 2, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

I always stay here when working in the Trafford Centre - easy to drive to and walk with parking onsite

10

Jayne

Nov 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent hotel ideal location for Manchester and the Trafford centre tram stop just outside to go into Manchester and a ten minute walk to the Trafford centre will definitely be going back

10

Rana

Sep 1, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

A very nice, tidy and clean place. Handy for shopping at Trafford park. Accessible from all the motorways arround.

10

Roisin

Oct 20, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Great hotel. Excellent location close to Trafford centre and tramline. Free breakfast with friendly staff. Clean, no complaints.

10

Angela

Aug 2, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good clean comfortable hotel, 10min walk to Trafford Centre.

10

Cameron

May 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Always have a great stay here. Very helpful staff - Bing, as ever, goes above and beyond. Great location for Trafford centre and for hopping on a tram (not my thing - but appreciate why people would want it). Clearly plenty of eating options around. Good breakfast included.

8

Salah

May 9, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The hotel was pleasant, with a good location just a 10-minute walk from the shopping mall. It was very quiet and relaxing

10

Alina

Aug 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great location with good metro links.

8

Berkeley

Dec 9, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This was a really nice hotel. Really close to the Trafford Centre (walkable in nice weather) and a tram stop for access to Manchester city centre. Even though it was on a main road it was really quiet inside the hotel. We were impressed with the room being very quiet despite being opposite a lift. The room was clean and very large, which was great. The bathroom was small, but with good facilities. We were impressed with the USB ports on every plug and the helpful lighting. The staff were all very helpful and friendly. The included breakfast was good, but the hash browns were pretty disappointingly hard and it was sad that there were no mushrooms (hence not giving 5 stars). But the crockery, cutlery and glasses were all very clean which I was impressed with.

10

ross

Apr 16, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

great breakfast good sized room for twin sharing easy walking distance to trafford park

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Dining

Breakfast is often described as good with decent variety and included in the rate. However, multiple reviews mention limited choices, lukewarm food, items running out, or a chaotic buffet during busy times.

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Mfry

Jan 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Polite staff .A Great breakfast plenty to chose from . Rooms spotless

4

rafiq

Apr 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Check in was good the room is pretty clean and comfortable. The breakfast services and provision needs a major uplift. Staff with sad gloomy faces. Food options very limited. There was no mushrooms and the hush brown was very suggy. 30 minutes before end of breakfast and they had already run out of food options.

8

Antonia

Sep 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very friendly receptionist but awful breakfast - at 9.45am there was hardly any hot food left

8

Christopher

Aug 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Breakfast was very basic, could have done with a bit more choice.. eg, some tomatoes and mushrooms to go with the a bacon, sausage and beans, scrambled eggs were on offer but kept running out, so people left with food on plate but needed to wait for eggs thus other food went cold. No fruit left or yoghurt and this was 9am on a Sunday with 1 hour still to go..

8

Marie

Jun 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Arrived late in the evening so wasn't able to rate all options other than what is listed. Our breakfast was unfortunately only warm but was tasty.

10

Alison

Aug 14, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Great customer service, staff very friendly and helpful. Clean rooms and lovely breakfast.

10

James

Jun 25, 2024

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Very good breakfast. Wonderful staff. Nice clean room.

10

Wendy

Oct 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room very nice for a free breakfast it was excellent All staff where amazing

10

Andrew

Oct 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

For a holiday Inn express it was much better than expected, room was clean, few bits of damage to furniture but overall good condition. Staff on checking in were quick and efficient, good have been a little more attentive to start though as we were ignored until a supervisor highlighted to one member of staff we were waiting. Breakfast was good for an included in the rate breakfast however it is chaotic, it's a buffet style and there's no real system so it's a free for all, they really should implement a queue at one side and work your way along system, you end up with people joining at both ends others randomly pushing into the middle, frustrating to say the least. Overall a good hotel, few bits to polish on but we'd recommend it to anyone looking for a cheap and cheerful stay for a night

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Jennifer

Aug 16, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

This hotel was excellent, only let down by poor breakfast. The coffee machine was either broken or needed refilling . There were no croissants left by 9:00 am . In fact little was available by that time. Also 9:30 is too early closure for breakfast.

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1 $55	2 $82	3 $135	4 $114	5 $65	6 $129	7 $215
8 $153	9 $76	10 $143	11 $150	12 $100	13 $234	14 $343
15 $68	16 $91	17 $147	18 $140	19 $134	20 $207	21 $213
22 $61	23 $91	24 $177	25 $122	26 $93	27 $144	28 $260
29 $93	30 $72

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed (With )

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Standard Room, 1 Twin Bed, Accessible

Standard Room, 1 Double Bed

Standard Room, 2 Twin Beds

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