Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Stes Kansas City Sports Complex by IHG

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Indoor pool
Lobby
Combined shower/bathtub, free toiletries, hair dryer, towels
Fitness facility

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pet-friendly
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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8551 E Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO, 64133
  • Place, Kansas City Zoo
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Kauffman Stadium
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Place, GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Kansas City, MO (MCI-Kansas City Intl.)
    ‪42 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

7.6 out of 10
Good
(29 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Extra Floor Space)

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds (Outdoor Living Area)

7.6 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 2 Queen Beds

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(10 reviews)
  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Kansas City

With a stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Stes Kansas City Sports Complex by IHG in Kansas City (South Kansas City), you'll be a 4-minute drive from Crane Brewing and 7 minutes from Kauffman Stadium. .This hotel is 3.5 mi (5.6 km) from Kansas City Zoo and 4.3 mi (6.9 km) from GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

What's nearby

  • Kansas City Zoo - 5 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Starlight Theatre - 6 min drive - 5.3 km
  • Kauffman Stadium - 7 min drive - 9.3 km
  • GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium - 7 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art - 11 min drive - 11.5 km

Getting around

  • Lee's Summit Station - 16 min drive
  • Kansas City International Airport (MCI) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Sonic Drive-In - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Hy-Vee Market Grille Express - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Funky Town - ‬13 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Stes Kansas City Sports Complex by IHG

Suburban hotel with free breakfast and a fitness center
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Stes Kansas City Sports Complex by IHG offers 81 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 42-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Kansas City hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Make yourself at home in one of the 81 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Wired and wireless internet access is complimentary, while 42-inch flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an indoor pool and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 6 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 6 AM and 9:30 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6 AM to 9:30 AM

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Cot (surcharge)
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting room

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 business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 10% of profits reinvested in community and sustainability
  • Built in 2010
  • Designated smoking areas
  • No plastic drinking straws

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 42-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday:
  • Indoor pool

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 50.00 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total (up to 15 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 50.00 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card 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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)

We should mention

Pool access available from 9 AM to 10 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Reviews

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Stes Kansas City Sports Complex by IHG Reviews

7.6

Good

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.2/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 366 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 294 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 146 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 107 out of 1002 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 89 out of 1002 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Brandon

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Place doesnt look anything like pictures plus bad area fire alarms were going off and staff couldn't figure out why fire department was there and left fast and alarms never shut off so we just left!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Mike

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was big and beds were comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cooper

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Robert

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
There was one working ice machine for the entire building. The staff lied about the pool being heated instead of just saying maybe it wasn't working and they continued to pretend it was heated the entire stay. Our curtains in our room had 30 plus holes in them like there was a gun fight and one of our bathroom lights was out as well. When you stay at a Holiday inn, you expect a certain level of quality and this lacked all of that.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Megan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Scott

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

8/10 Good

Lisa, Kyle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean a little noisy
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Shalon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Na
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ophelia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
NEED TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY NEED A DEPOSIT
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Joanna

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Good for a quick stop on the south side. I’d do another HIE closer to the airport next time
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mike, Omaha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
👍
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Jesse

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Diana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

kimberley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Good hotel to crash in.

I got this hotel because it was close to where I needed to be. I do need to be honest; my room was adequate and fine for my short stay, but needed refreshing. The carpet was clean but could stand to be replaced, the bathroom had water damage on the ceiling, peeling paint/plaster and some staining on the counter but again, it was clean and had plenty of clean towels. Water pressure was adequate, hot water was actually hot. They have Dove soap/lotion/shampoo/conditioner in the bathroom which was fine. Bed was very very soft, with lots of soft pillows. Not my favorite but its somebody's. It had clean linens and I made it work for the time I was there. Working Kureg, tiny refrigerator with small freezer and a microwave was included in the room. Their room coffee is a decent brand. Room AC was very cold. That appeals to some people (it got too cold for me) I didn't have breakfast though it was included(no time), and I didn't use any other facilities, so no comment on those. Parking lot is big. Staff was very nice (its Kansas City, thats expected) My biggest dislike was how it was situated on the road + walls/ceilings are thin. If you have people above you, next to you, they'll be heard (felt if they have heavy feet). The hotel itself near grocery stores, chain restaurants, gas stations and about hour to the airport. The price paid was fair. For short stays (for me) the negatives aren't deal breakers and can be worked through.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

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

Not up to par for the price they charge.

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Troy

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel has become second rate very fast- Long Gone!

I have watched the place become a garbage hotel in the last 4 years. Fourth year in a row Pool was down when I got there. Waiting on inspection. The breakfast was not Holiday Inn Express breakfast not same food, no cinnamon rolls. The Room air was poor, Internet was so bad unusable. All I can say is I have never seen a HOTEL become so second rate this fast. The owners, the Patel's, have cut every corner- this will be our last time here. Very concerned that this place caries a HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS- they use to have a nice standard-- LONG GONE!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Krista

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall the property was nice. The pool was closed and the ice maker on the lower level was not working. Continental breakfast could be improved by offering fresh fruit. Nice grassy areas around the property to walk a dog. Suggest putting in a dog waste station.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Laura

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Kimberly

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Hoyatte A

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Everything was ok except the water didn’t drain properly and the bottles of shampoo and body wash were empty or broken. They gave us new bottles. We never mentioned the drain on the way out
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Gwendolyn

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities
I’m here for 2 days, I will not be coming back, refrigerator in room does not work, no towels in the pool, waiting over an hour for a room just a very unpleasant day and I still have one more to go
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025