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Holiday Inn Express Stafford by IHG
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated May 2026 · paw rating built from 2 verified guest reviews mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You're happy with a standard hotel-room stay where the property explicitly welcomes dogs
- You're basing yourself in Acton Trussell / the Other UK and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong — Agoda guests rate this 8.7/10 overall
Worth knowing
- Paw rating is based on 2 reviews — limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published — confirm directly with the property before booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 2 pet-mention guest reviews sourced from Agoda — guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover — we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 3,499 Agoda guest reviews overall, averaging 8.7/10 — the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: May 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet policy at a glance
- A pet fee may apply — Agoda flags this property as charging extra for pets. Contact the hotel for the current amount.
- Service animals are explicitly welcomed.
- Dogs are specifically listed as allowed (not all pet-friendly hotels include cats — check directly if travelling with a non-canine pet).
- Pets may not be left unattended.
- When travelling with pets, please note that an extra charge of GBP 20 per stay applies. If booking a Double Room with Sofa Bed and you require the hotel to set up the extra bed, please inform the hotel via the Special Requests box during the booking process.
Pet-friendly summary
Paw rating: 4.0/5 — based on two confirmed pet-traveller reviews of the Holiday Inn Express Stafford by IHG, a 3-star chain hotel set just off the M6 on the southern edge of Stafford.
Guests travelling with dogs flag the property as a workable but not exceptional dog-friendly stop. The strongest positives are the convenient M6 access for long-haul journeys, the on-site breakfast buffet (rated well across reviews), and a straightforward policy that lets dogs share the standard rooms rather than restricting pet-owners to specific room types. Service animals are explicitly welcomed in Agoda's hotel-side policy.
The main practical caveat is the pet supplement. Agoda's hotel disclosure lists a £20-per-stay pet fee, but one recent guest reported being charged £30 for their dog, so confirm the current amount with the hotel before arrival — particularly if you're comparing against London chain hotels where £10 per stay is more common. There are no advertised pet amenities on site (no bowls, no dog beds, no designated walking areas), so plan to bring your own kit; and the location at a motorway junction means the immediate surroundings are not ideal for long, calm walks — drive five minutes to the canal towpath or village green at Acton Trussell for a better off-road stretch.
Best suited to: calm, well-house-trained dogs on a motorway-driven overnight stop, where the chain-hotel predictability and easy parking outweigh the supplement and the unremarkable immediate surroundings.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Easy M6 access for long-distance journeys
- Pet fee disclosed — confirm exact amount at booking
- Service animals explicitly welcomed
- Dogs allowed in standard rooms
- No on-site pet amenities — bring own kit
- Motorway junction setting — drive for proper walks
About this hotel
Holiday Inn Express Stafford by IHG is a 3-star chain hotel in Acton Trussell, just off the M6 a few miles south of Stafford. It offers standard IHG Express rooms, on-site parking and a breakfast buffet, positioned for travellers needing a motorway-adjacent overnight stop.
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Location
Acton Court, Acton Gate, Acton Trussell, ST18 9AP
