Holiday Inn Express Mira Mesa, PowayHoliday Inn Express Mira Mesa in Poway, United States has a corrected score of 3.2 ± 0.6 (thin evidence, no platform scores), ranked 5 of 9 hotels we score in Poway. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.3 before correction. Rooms from about $181 a night (cached, not a live quote).Holiday Inn Express Mira Mesa is a 75-room, 2.5-star hotel on Mira Mesa Boulevard in the Mira Mesa district of San Diego, just off Interstate 15 and about a mile from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It sits roughly 13 to 15 miles north of downtown, so it suits road-trippers, business travellers and visitors to the air base rather than people wanting to walk to downtown attractions. The hotel runs 24 hours a day and offers an outdoor heated pool, fitness centre, gym, business centre, secure parking and in-room Wi-Fi. Guests commonly mention clean, comfortable rooms and helpful staff. The trade-off is the suburban freeway-side setting, which is practical rather than scenic.What stands out

Comfortable beds and clean rooms

Friendly, helpful staff

Outdoor heated pool and gym

Easy access to Interstate 15

Watch out for

Far from downtown San Diego attractions

Freeway-side location, not scenic

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