{"id":18040,"date":"2026-10-04T21:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=18040"},"modified":"2026-11-03T12:11:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:11:45","slug":"avid-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/hotels\/ihg-one-rewards\/avid-hotels\/","title":{"rendered":"Avid Hotels Guide: What To Expect From IHG\u2019s No-Frills Brand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many “no-frills” hotel brands offer clean rooms, free breakfast, and a lower price at checkout than full-service hotels. Avid Hotels, part of the IHG One Rewards program<\/a>, includes just that. The properties are deliberately simple, including a breakfast area, fitness room, and market open 24\/7. For road warriors and road trippers, Avid hotels<\/a> may be the perfect fit for your next stay.<\/p>\n

Here's our guide to the Avid hotel brand.<\/p>\n

Basics of the Avid Hotel Brand<\/span><\/h2>\n

IHG sorts its 21 brands into five “collections,” based on their luxury and service levels. Avid belongs to the Essentials Collection alongside Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Garner<\/a>. The collection focuses on practical, affordable stays with the essentials travelers need.<\/p>\n

IHG announced the brand in 2017, with the first property opening in Oklahoma City in 2018. The brand now has over 80 Avid hotels, with another 100-plus in the development pipeline, across the United States, Canada, and Mexico.<\/p>\n

Avid Hotels are built from the ground up. That means many rooms will skew newer than those at other efficient property brands.<\/p>\n

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What To Expect From an Avid Hotels Stay<\/span><\/h2>\n

An Avid hotel<\/a> stay is designed around a comfortable visit with modern conveniences. Rooms are compact, but focus on quality bedding, blackout roller shades, and a sound-reducing headboard. TVs are typically 55-inch, with casting ability for your own streaming accounts.<\/p>\n

Storage is open shelving and hooks instead of an enclosed closet, and most rooms include a mini-fridge. A microwave is available downstairs in the market.<\/p>\n

Outside the room, features across the brand include:<\/p>\n