Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG is a three-star hotel in Queretaro. The hotel offers a gym, parking and wifi. 1435 guests rate it 4.6 out of 5. Observed 2026 prices start at US$112 per night.
About Queretaro: Querétaro splits its hotels between a centre that charms and an outskirts that works. All hotels in Queretaro →
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Guest reviews
4.61435 reviewsA good option if you are passing through or on business, the hotel is very clean, the service is good and above all it is very quiet, the ideal environment to rest and/or do home office if you need to, since the rooms even include small office areas with a desk.
Staff at front desk and breakfast area were fantastic. Breakfast options were pretty decent although I'd recommend a second tortilla warmer since everyone wants to use it so you may have to wait a while to get to it lol. Parking was crowded but they will park for you so that helps. They also retrieve the cars pretty quickly. Cons: the room was supposed to have a full kitchen, mine was missing a refrigerator. Like it was supposed to be there, there's a hole for one, but was not for some reason. Wasted some leftovers I brought back from a restaurant since I couldn't keep it cold 😢 Also the AC…
I’ve been here for a couple of times. Unfortunately, this time the shower seemed that hadn’t received any maintenance as the water stream even hurt and you could see it was clogged with water hardness. If you’re just using the hotel to sleep, this is a good option price wise, though, they need to pa attention on these details.
Planning your trip to Queretaro
When to go
Querétaro is dry and temperate all year: 1,820 metres, strong daytime sun, cool nights. June to September brings afternoon rain and a green countryside — it is also harvest season at the nearby vineyards, festivals included.
The price pattern is double: executive hotels drop at weekends, while the Centro rises on Saturdays with the Mexico City escape crowd. The annual peaks: Holy Week, long weekends and December.
For the quiet, cheap version of the city, aim for Tuesday-Thursday in the Centro or any weekend in the executive zone — the same trip, two different bills.
A cultural-calendar nuance: Querétaro's Christmas festivities — parades, monumental nativity scenes — and the city's July anniversary animate the Centro without saturating it: good dates to coincide with. The saturated exception is any long weekend with good weather, when half the capital drives up the highway.
Getting there and around
From Mexico City the practical route is the bus: departures every few minutes from Terminal Norte, about 3 hours for MX$300-450 at 2025 prices, arriving 10-15 minutes from the Centro. The airport sits 30-40 minutes out, taxi about MX$450-600; its route map grows yearly.
The Centro Histórico walks entirely — pedestrian andadores, chained plazas — and stays alive and watched at night. For Juriquilla and the industrial corridors, apps or a car.
The region is the argument for renting a car: Peña de Bernal 45-60 minutes away, the cheese-and-wine route through Tequisquiapan, and vineyards with tours and tastings. Without a car, day tours cover both classic routes well.
A transfer footnote: arriving from Mexico City by bus, get off at the Querétaro terminal and take a registered taxi with a prepaid desk ticket — about MX$80-120 to the Centro in 2025 — rather than hailing outside. Apps also work well from the terminal.
Where to stay, zone by zone
The Centro Histórico is where a visitor should sleep: mansions turned boutique hotels around the Plaza de Armas and Jardín Zenea, with the walkways, arcades and restaurants on foot. Our 2026 scan put the city's typical rate at US$74 with entry from US$23 — colonial charm here costs less than in San Miguel, its famous neighbour.
Juriquilla, north, is the modern district of lakes, campuses and gated communities: new hotels, comfortable with a car, 25-35 minutes from the Centro. Useful for work or if your plan orbits the northern vineyards.
The 5 de Febrero corridor and industrial zone line up the executive chains that live off manufacturing Querétaro: practical, predictable, and of no touristic interest. The simple rule: tourism to the Centro, work to its corridor, and do not let 5 de Febrero's rush-hour traffic surprise you.
By profile: weekend escape from Mexico City, the Centro on the walkways; wine-and-cheese trip, the Centro as base or directly a vineyard hotel around Bernal-Tequisquiapan; work, the 5 de Febrero corridor or Juriquilla; family with a car, Juriquilla and its space. Querétaro's Centro is among the safest and best-kept in the country — walking it at night is part of the draw, not a concession.
A pin note: industrial-corridor addresses toward the airport read 'Querétaro' and sit 30-plus minutes from the andadores with nothing to walk to. If the trip is pleasure, keep the pin inside the historic grid.
Eating and going out
The Querétaro table mixes Bajío and capital: enchiladas queretanas, gorditas de migajas, guajolotes — the local night-time torta — and a fast-rising scene of restaurants in colonial courtyards. The market register — La Cruz, Escobedo — serves meals for about MX$70-130 in 2025.
Cheese and wine are the regional specialty: boards, tastings, and Centro shops that gather the route's producers. The summer harvest is the perfect excuse.
Nights belong to the andadores: 5 de Mayo and the blocks around the Plaza de Armas chain bars, mezcalerías and terraces until midnight, pitched at drinks and conversation more than clubs. On Saturdays the whole Centro is the capital crowd's moderate fiesta.
An evening tip: the Centro dines early by Mexican standards — many kitchens close at ten — while the walkway life runs to midnight on drinks. Book the table for eight and leave the stroll for after, not the other way round.
Booking well
A stable, two-city market: 63 hotels with real prices in our 2026 scans, from US$23 with a typical rate of US$74. Midweek the Centro has rooms to spare; Saturdays reward one or two weeks' notice, Holy Week and long weekends a month.
The city's trick is crossing the patterns: an expensive Saturday in the Centro is usually a cheap Saturday in Juriquilla and the executive corridor — 20-30 minutes by app. Decide what weighs more, the door onto the andadores or the bill.
Local checks: the Centro's mansions carry the genre's traits — few rooms, stairs, bells — and hotels on the walkways hear Saturday's nightlife: interior room for light sleepers. Prices on this page are 2026 observations, per night; the live rate is in the widget.
Two regional notes: the route's vineyard hotels sell out harvest Saturdays (July-September) weeks ahead and cost double the Centro — decide early which side you sleep on. And Bernal saturates from mid-morning at weekends: if the Peña is the plan, sleep in Querétaro and start at dawn, or sleep in Bernal midweek.
Frequently asked about Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG
How much does Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG cost?
In our 2026 scans we found rooms from US$112 a night. Rates move with dates and occupancy — check the live price with the availability widget on this page.
Where is Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG?
Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG is at Av.5 De Febrero 110 Bis, Queretaro, Mexico, in Queretaro, about 3 km from the centre. You can open the exact location in Google Maps with this page's "View on map" link.
What facilities does Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG have?
Facilities the hotel reports include: 24 Hour Front Desk, Air conditioning, Alarm clock, Bars, Bathroom and Business Center. The full list (47 facilities) is in this page's facilities section.
How do I book Holiday Inn Express Queretaro by IHG?
Use the gold button or the availability widget: choose dates, see the live price on app.impt.io and complete the booking there. Most rooms allow free cancellation, and every booking removes a tonne of CO₂.
