Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brainerd-Baxter, an IHG Hotel

About the hotel

Along with a water park (surcharge), this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and a restaurant. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a 24-hour fitness center, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are onsite.

Nearby attractions

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brainerd-Baxter, an IHG Hotel is located in Brainerd. Crow Wing State Park and Mississippi River reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Nisswa Family Fun Center and Paul Bunyan Land. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's happening at Brainerd International Raceway or North Central Speedway.

Popular amenities

Family friendly

Arcade/game room

Children's pool

Free cribs/infant beds

Indoor pool

Laundry facilities

Lazy river

Microwave

Refrigerator

Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Snack bar/deli

Waterslide

Wifi

Available in all rooms: free wifi and wired internet

Available in some public areas: free wifi

Food and drink

1 bar

1 restaurant

Free continental breakfast available daily 6:30 am–9:30 am

Guest services

24-hour front desk

Daily housekeeping

Dry cleaning service

Laundry facilities

Accessibility

Accessible bathroom (select rooms)

Assistive listening devices available

Braille signage

If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.

In-room accessibility (select rooms)

Roll-in shower (select rooms)

Wheelchair-accessible parking

Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Things to do

24-hour fitness center

Arcade/game room

Children's pool

Indoor pool

Spa tub

Water park access (surcharge)

Conveniences

Atm/banking services

Banquet hall

Elevator

Free newspapers in lobby

Front-desk safe

Gift shop/newsstand

More

Fireplace in lobby

Smoke-free property

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Family Reviews

for Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brainerd-Baxter, an IHG Hotel

4 out of 5 stars

32 reviews

Review data

5 star reviews

50%

4 star reviews

19%

3 star reviews

19%

2 star reviews

3%

1 star reviews

9%

We have selected a sample of reviews which reflect what families have said about Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Brainerd-Baxter, an IHG Hotel

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Latest reviews (32)

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Jodi

4 Jun 2024 - 5 Jun 2024

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

I love the pool area. It was awesome. There are two slides for adults-one with a tube and one without. There is a pool a lazy river, and a large area for young children. There are also two hot tubs-one for adults only. I would highly recommend this hotel. I went with my 13 year old daughter and we had a great time.

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Tessa

26 May 2024 - 27 May 2024

reviewed on hcom

5 out of 5 stars

Overall had an amazing stay there. My kids loved the waterpark . We had a small issue but the manager and staff corrected it upon leaving so therefore I gave 5 stars all around. Will go back for sure

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Courtney

26 Apr 2024 - 28 Apr 2024

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

I liked all that you could do there. But there were a lot of kids running around going crazy and doing things they shouldn’t

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Soni

18 Apr 2024 - 22 Apr 2024

reviewed on expedia

5 out of 5 stars

Other than the plethora of children running up And down the hallways it was a fantastic stay! Very clean! Breakfast was great every morning!

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Dustin

1 Mar 2024 - 2 Mar 2024

reviewed on expedia

1 out of 5 stars

Door does not latch closed. Attached door wasn't locked, two young kids walked into our room. Damaged furniture, hole in carpet.

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JoEllyn

2 Feb 2024 - 4 Feb 2024

reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

Staff in the swimming area were not really observant most of the time when it wasn't as busy. Only two slides, but the kids still had a lot of fun. Lots of options for smaller kids.

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Nicholas

19 Jan 2024 - 21 Jan 2024

reviewed on hcom

4 out of 5 stars

Had a great time at the water park. The bar/food area within the park had limited hours. The hotel itself needed a 2nd elevator. There was constant traffic at it and it was pretty slow. Breakfast had decent selection. The breakfast area needs to be bigger as it is over run with people. Hockey families were staying there at the same time and were running around the halls and leaving garbage around. Otherwise it was a a decent stay. Lots of food options nearby.

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Karen

27 Dec 2023 - 29 Dec 2023

reviewed on expedia

3 out of 5 stars

The water park nice overall. The lazertag and arcade were fun. The staff is nice and helpful. The breakfast was welll stocked. The hotel is clean, but a bit run down. Also, the walls/floors are not sound proofed in the rooms. I could hear kids running/jumping around above us often and the TVs at night. Also, you could hear conversations in the other rooms. The main beds were comfortable, but our pull out bed was broken and had not been cleaned. The area around the hotel seemed safe.

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CHERRYLANN

24 Nov 2023 - 26 Nov 2023

reviewed on expedia

4 out of 5 stars

Property is dated, but the kids enjoyed the Waterpark

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Karen

21 Aug 2023 - 23 Aug 2023

reviewed on orbitz

5 out of 5 stars

Rooms were very nice. The water slides were fantastic. Very nice place for kids