On my recent trip to pt Canaveral to take a cruise, I yesterday wrote about a Holiday Inn that was quiet. Today it is the opposite. The Holiday Inn Express in Gastonia North Carolina is perhaps the loudest hotel I have ever stayed in. If you are not a sound sleeper, DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL! I was given room 403 and found the traffic noise from I-85 was unbearable. They graciously changed me to room 426 which was fine until I retired for the night. Sirens, traffic noise from the street, trucks backing up with their warning beeps, continued pretty much throughout the night. On top of that, the walls are thin, lots of conversation from the room next door. To make matters worse, some idiot had set the clock radio to go off at midnight. I will not be back.