WELCOME to the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Salinas/Monterey Located minutes from downtown Salinas or just 20 min. from scenic Monterey, Our hotel will provide business and leisure travelers a stay in a 100% Non-Smoking Facility, that is productive and entertaining. The hotel offers convenient features like a business &  fitness centers, indoor pool, and meeting facilities. Nestled in the heart of the Salinas Valley, you are a few moments away from the top agricultural companies in the U.S., such as Dole, Fresh Express, and Tanimura & Antle.  Also Salinas plays host to the majority of the Monterey Co. offices.  If you want to venture out, you will find this historical area is home to the National Steinbeck Center, or you may enjoy Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Fisherman’s Wharf and Carmel.  Yearly the Salinas/Monterey area plays host to races at the Laguna Seca Raceway and provides access to world famous golf courses such as Pebble Beach and Spanish Bay.