Holiday Inn Houston East - Channelview by IHG

The rooms were clean and nice, but the service was poor for what they charge. Nobody was there to host the 'restaurant' or greet us. Once inside, someone would just come up and ask random people for their room numbers. The food was a letdown too. With the price and the way the place is advertised, I left disappointed and wouldn't come back to this location.

The rooms had plenty of space and were fairly clean, but there wasn't much to say about the design or architecture, and the simple breakfast only covered the basics. The bigger problem was the highway right beside the hotel. With such poor insulation, sleeping at night was impossible.

The free WiFi worked great, and Uber was easy to get for trips to the shopping centre or restaurants. There are lots of food options, restaurants, and shopping complexes about 6-7 miles away. The hotel has around eight Tesla chargers in the parking lot, and all were working. There are also eight beers on tap, though they didn't have Blue Moon. The rooms were good and the bathrooms super clean, but they give you bar soap for the shower instead of body wash. The kitchen has set hours: 6am-10am, 11am-1:30pm, and 5pm-10pm. On Saturday and Sunday it opens at 7am, with the other hours unchanged. Nobody is available to take orders outside those times. The breakfast buffet was okay for $15, with scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, bread, hash browns, muffins, coffee, strawberries and blueberries, yogurt, tea, and other basics. Good place to stay. I'd come back if I get the chance.

I drive a Chevrolet Bolt, not a Tesla, and bought an adapter so I could use Tesla Supercharger stations since more charging options are helpful. The hotel had several Tesla Superchargers, but they didn't appear in the Tesla app, so I had no way to charge my car.