Holiday Inn

Holiday Inn Review

This incarnation of the worldwide chain delivers, with spacious rooms, pretty pools among manicured grounds, and highly professional staff. Superior rooms differ from standard in that each has a chair and ottoman and carpeting in place of a couch-bed and tile floor. Poolside rooms have great views across the water to the rest of the mainland. Only ground-floor rooms have bathtubs. There's a cozy cocktail area by the bar, which tends to fill during sports games. The restaurant offers breakfast and lunch buffets and a large eclectic dinner menu including the traditional dish kokoda. The hotel is on the water, a 10-minute walk directly south of the city center.