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Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Indoor pool, open 5 AM to midnight, sun loungers
Daily buffet breakfast (USD 15.95 per person)
Exterior
Terrace/patio

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking available
  • Pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Gym
$94
includes taxes & fees
Dec 14 - Dec 15

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1021 Wilkinson Trce, Bowling Green, KY, 42103
  • Place, Sloan Convention Center
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, CrossWinds Golf Course
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Western Kentucky University
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Accessible Tub)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 Bedroom | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(24 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(33 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Mobility Accessible (Accessible Tub)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible (Accessible Tub)

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Roll-in Shower (Communications)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications)

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower (Communications)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible (Accessible Tub) | Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Mobility Accessible (Accessible Tub)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed, Roll-in Shower (Communications)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Premium Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communicaitons, Allergen Treated)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible (Roll-In Shower)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Premium Room, 2 Queen Beds (Allergen Treated)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Pillowtop beds, in-room safe, desk, laptop workspace

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG

3-star Bowling Green hotel steps from CrossWinds Golf Course
An indoor pool, a restaurant, and a fitness center are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free WiFi in public areas, a free area shuttle, and a free theme park shuttle are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a 24-hour business center are onsite.
Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG offers 218 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. A pillow menu is available. 43-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG features an indoor pool and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and 15 meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 19580 square feet (1762 square meters) include a conference center. This business-friendly hotel also offers a terrace, a vending machine, and multilingual staff. An area shuttle within 10 mi and a theme park shuttle are complimentary for guests. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.

Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG is a smoke-free property.

Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
Children aged 12 and younger eat free breakfast.
Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG has a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free area shuttle up to 10 mi
  • Free shopping center shuttle
  • Free theme park shuttle
  • Uncovered self parking on site (USD 8 per night; includes in/out privileges)
  • RV/bus/truck parking (surcharge) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; USD 15.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Hartland Cafe

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Piano
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Free area shuttle
  • Free theme park shuttle
  • In-room crib
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared microwave
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 15 meeting rooms
  • 24-hour business center
  • Computer station
  • Conference center (19,580 square feet of space)

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

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
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Pillow menu
  • Pillowtop mattress

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • 43-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 2 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
Guests booked in breakfast included rate plans receive breakfast for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Breakfast fees apply for additional guests.
Guests booked in dinner included rate plans receive dinner for up to 2 adults who are sharing a guestroom. Dinner fees apply for additional guests.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 75 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children aged 12 and younger eat free breakfast
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 15.95 per person
  • Uncovered self parking fee: USD 8 per night (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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, debit card, or cash deposit 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
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

Pool access available from 5 AM to midnight
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

Holiday Inn University Hotel Plaza-Bowling Green
Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green
University Plaza-Bowling Green
Bowling Green Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Bowling Green
Holiday Inn University Plaza - Bowling Green Hotel Bowling Green
Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green Hotel
Holiday Inn University Hotel

Holiday Inn University Plaza-Bowling Green by IHG Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 484 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 265 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 129 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 72 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 53 out of 1003 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sheryl

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dirty bathroom

The bathroom floor was sticky, bottom of the toilet had urine stains. The counter had hair.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edwyn

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chapin, Louisville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is a little dated, but is still nice enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Christine

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is our go to when we visit our daughter at WKU. Clean, convenient and very friendly staff!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sheridan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff is wonderful. Regular expected room housekeeping is very poor.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Gerald

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Overnight trip for football game

1 of our rooms wasn’t ready until after 5pm because of a football team late check out. Also factored in was our request for connecting rooms. It all worked out in the end. Overall, we enjoyed the stay and would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

ALAN, Burbank

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
All in all this property is very good. The breakfast was excellent, You do have to pay extra for breakfast and I would suggest if you have the option to prepay for it to do that because it's less expensive or make sure you pay for it the night before at the front desk or they will charge you more the day of.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
We were there for Tri-Five car show our room had not been swept before we went in and the room had not been cleaned for the 4 days we were there we had one cup one coffee pod and one sugar in the room nothing to stir with and the last night we were there we had to go get towels to take a shower and they had to bring them later
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Logan

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

10/10 Excellent

Randy

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

10/10 Excellent

Rhea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place!!!! Breakfast wasn’t free so we didn’t try it out. Also we booked here for the shuttle but the shuttle wasn’t running because of the event that we were in town for. It kind of defeated the purpose of paying extra for this place so we’d have transportation & not have to worry about parking.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

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

10/10 Excellent

Mike

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

8/10 Good

Emily B

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Rhoda

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A well establish hotel in the community well known need to be updated freshen the rooms as in the carpet and the bedding
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

tiffany, smiths grove

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diego

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

10/10 Excellent

audrie

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Cori

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kristi

Disliked: Staff & service
I was trying to sleep and the housekeeper was outside of my door loudly mouthing about not knowing if she was supposed to clean my room- despite me having a do not disturb sign on the door.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nataliia

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