Complimentary hotel guest parking with EV charging; app-based visitor rates
Holiday Inn Express West Car Park is a private tarmac lot located on Frankland Road, dedicated to guests of the Holiday Inn Express Swindon-West and visiting business travellers. The facility provides 80 marked bays, including four Blue Badge spaces near the hotel entrance and one motorcycle bay. It operates 24/7; hotel guests receive complimentary parking validated at check-in, while non-guests can book short-stay bays at £2.00 per hour via the YourParkingSpace app; overnight stays incur a flat £8.00 fee, billed through the app. LED bollard lighting provides minimal illumination until midnight, and CCTV cameras cover the entrance and exit only. Pedestrian exits lead directly to the hotel lobby (20 m), the hotels fitness centre (50 m), and local bus stops on Holloway Drive (200 m). Two 7 kW EV chargers are reserved for hotel guests at £0.30 per kWh via QR code; no guest bookings are required. Seasonal conference bookings and corporate events reduce available bays by 20 %; overflow directed to West Swindon Car Park (1 km). Maintenance crews clear litter weekly and repaint bay lines annually.