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Hotel overview

Welcome to the Holiday Inn Rochester NY Downtown The Holiday Inn Rochester NY Downtown is located in the heart of downtown Rochester NY and overlooks the Genesee River. Our Rochester NY location is convenient to popular restaurants and entertainment. Business travelers can enjoy a short walk to Local, State and Federal Government offices, Kodak, Carestream and 10 minutes to most corporations. Take advantage of an easy commute to Harris Corporation, University of Rochester, Eastman School of Music and RIT. This hotel is only six miles from the Greater Rochester International Airport with easy access to the interstate. We are the perfect spot to stay when exploring The Strong Museum, George Eastman Museum, Susan B Anthony House, Erie Canal, Rochester Museum and Science Center and Highland Park home of the Lilac Festival. Relax in our quiet and comfortable guest rooms while enjoying complimentary Wi-Fi after a long day of work, attending a conference or visiting family. Our River Club and State Street Grill provide delicious breakfast and dinner options. Enjoy your daily work out routine in our Fitness Center and catch up on laundry in our guest laundry room. The Holiday Inn Rochester NY Downtown has over 12,000 square feet of meeting space, which is perfect for a successful meeting, wedding or special event.

Property information

Year Built: 1968
Accessible rooms: 10
Double bedrooms: 167
Floors: 7
Nonsmoking rooms: 217
Single-bedded accommodations: 35
Suites: 5
Total rooms: 217

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General policies & fine print

Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 11:00 AM
Kids Stay Free Policy Maximum number of children per paid adult: 0Maximum child age: 19
Pet Policy Pets can get lonely and scared when left in unfamiliar hotel rooms. Please take your pet with you when you leave your hotel room. Pets cannot be left in the guest room alone at any time. There is a 50 Dollar pet fee to cover special clean up per stay.

Ratings & reviews

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TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_3.5 169 reviews
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 2.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Under construction…avoid for now.

    This is not renovated…yet. It is currently pretty tacky, with musty rooms, closed amenities, rodents, and non-working elevators(!) Avoid this if you have ANY other options until they actually do renovate it. The location in downtown is good, but the hotel is really a mess. Ugh.

    Jun 06, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Broken elevators, no hairdryer, but plenty of fighting

    The hotel's elevators are broken, which apparently is a constant thing. They never really explained this at check-in, but told me to follow the signs to the elevators, which are in a back office area. That one is for laundry and garbage and the door didn't close, so I only took it once. The room was 65 degrees and it took about 12 hours for the heat to really kick in. The heater is blown-hot-air type of thing on the upper wall, so imagine a high pitch whine all night long blowing around air. There was no hair dryer and the room phone didn't work so I couldn't call for one. I tried taking the stairs only to get off at the second floor because the stairs didn't go all the way to the first. I found myself in the middle of an MMA event being held at the hotel that night, complete with people warming up right in front of me and a giant cage with competitors fighting in the main ballroom. Wyndham wouldn't refund my money for this stay, but instead invited me to join their members program. It is a terrible hotel and you should avoid it as much as possible.

    Jun 06, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Don't Go!

    The front desk was very unfriendly and the place was creepy. It is huge but feels very empty. Lots of reviews showed mice in the rooms, which we didn't see until after we booked it so we didn't end up staying. Stay clear of this place. Go to the Courtyard Marriott instead.

    Apr 07, 2025
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 1.0 star tripadvisor rating
    A disaster in Holiday Inn downtown Rochester Ny

    Up on arrival rooms where not ready.we understood since we arrived at noon. But weren’t able to check inn at that time. So we left and enjoyed the day . Around 5 pm came back and had to wait for more than 1 hour in line to check in. Our room 646 was not clean at all and heavy cigarette smell. Carpet full of crumbs , Asked for service but never came. The next day room was never cleaned again even after asking the receptionist for service several times. A complete disaster. I do not recommend this hotel at all . Marc

    Apr 09, 2024
  • TRI_LOGO_ANCILLARY_ 2.0 star tripadvisor rating
    Stay elsewhere

    I had to wait for an hour to check in. There was a line and for some reason it took a very long time to check each party in. I was given a 20% off coupon for food or drink as compensation, but I wasn't interested in spending more money at this property. Garage was trash-strewn and had water dripping from the ceiling. My 7-year-old got out of the car and immediately found a razor blade on the ground. Tub was stained and there was a tile loose in the bathroom ceiling. Lobby strewn with construction materials. Breakfast was not made to order as at other Holiday Inns but was instead a buffet.

    Apr 09, 2024