Holiday Inn ExpressIHG Hotels & ResortsAnkara, Akyurt★★★★125 rooms
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A 125-room, 12-floor Holiday Inn Express about 4 km from Esenboğa Airport, set inside the Otonomi car-trade complex on Özal Boulevard, with breakfast included, free parking and a free airport shuttle Monday to Saturday. It works best for early or late flights and business trips to the northern industrial zone, not for sightseeing in central Ankara.
Room advice
Before you book
Breakfast
Included · extra charges possible
Parking
Available · free
Parking is free, with 35 spaces in an outdoor, partly covered lot.
Pets
Accepted · paid
There is a pet fee of 10 EUR per stay.
Airport transfer
Available · hotel shuttle · free
The hotel runs a shuttle to Esenboğa.
Policies vary by rate and date; confirm with the hotel before booking.
Key amenities
Loyalty programme
The property is listed on the official IHG booking site (ihg.com, ANKAA, Balıkhisar Mah., Akyurt; 4.2 km from Esenboğa); no property-specific member or tier benefit statement was found.
Location
Ankara, Akyurt
Balıkhisar Mah. Özal Bulvarı Otonomi İş Merkezi No:351/32A, 06750 Akyurt/Ankara
Rail transit · 467 m
Ankara Esenboğa Airport (ESB) is about 4 km away, a roughly 9-minute drive. The free hotel shuttle runs Monday to Saturday from 08:00 to 18:00 and needs your flight details in advance. On Sundays and outside those hours you will need a taxi.
The hotel sits inside the Otonomi car-dealer complex on Özal Boulevard (D140) in Balıkhisar, Akyurt district. Esenboğa Airport is about 4 km away, roughly a 9-minute drive. Kızılay is about 27 km away (around 22 minutes without traffic), with Anıtkabir about 26 km and the Citadel about 24 km. The surroundings are automotive and industrial: there are a few restaurants and cafés within a 12–17 minute walk, but little else. EGO bus line 468 to Sıhhiye runs along Özal Boulevard past Otonomi; there is no metro.
The stay
Despite being close to the airport, reviewers describe the soundproofing as good. Guests recommend avoiding rooms next to the lifts or facing the main road.
Pets are charged 10 EUR per stay. Laundry, pressing and dry cleaning cost extra, as do the minibar and meeting rooms. Parking, Wi-Fi and the airport shuttle are free. Photo ID and a credit card are required at check-in.
There is no pool, spa or sauna. No official information was found on a fitness room.
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