A bit like lipstick on a pig. It is easy to see that this hotel has been renovated recently. The newer nicer elements of the HI brand are all present. However, the none of it seems to cover up the filth. My room had blood spatter marks in the bathroom next to the toilet, dust on the nightstand, etc. Dirty carpets and chipped and peeling paint throughout the hotel. It is a shame, because the exterior of the hotel in fantastic. The hotel has one redeeming quality and that is the Indian Restaurant in the lobby. It was pretty good and fairly authentic.

We have an event to attend every 5 years, and this is the host hotel. Well its was 2007 when we were last there, and its been all downhill since then apparently. The front exterior still looks great and the lobby area is smart, but that's where it ends. The rest of the hotel is in severe need of refurbishment. On our first night, we had great problems using the key card to get into our room, the light blinked green but door would not open. So took a long trek to front desk only to be told the locks were old, and gradually being replaced! I asked if this was the best they could do for a platinum member. They put it on the list of things to fix and I have to say the following day, and for the rest of the stay the door worked. The rooms are tired and very dated - the beds were firm and comfortable. The breakfast buffet was supposed to start at 6.30 am, but at 6.45, still not ready...and the food needed to be hotter. The bar is a joke and the barmaid, an embarrassment. She was incredibly slow, rude to the customers and talked incessantly to anyone who would listen about her hard life. Of the 6 beers on tap - 2 they were out of and the remaining ones tasted watery. The only food eaten here was a club sandwich - pretty hard to ruin that - wrong!
All in all there have to be better/newer places in town (they still charge upmarket prices - $120 on a group rate) Oh yes and as others have mentioned access is awkward to to the traffic pattern.

I stayed here as part of a business trip and to attend conference at another venue. This hotel has a lot of potential - historic location, some nice staff, close to outlet mall etc. However, I found my overall stay was not particularly nice. The room was generous in size and the bed comfortable - but had an odour and I couldn't open the window wide enough to air it. There was no refridgerator to store drinks or snacks. As stated by other contributors, the breakfast left a lot to be desired. I'm lucky I had a car as it is impossible to walk to anything, even to get across the highway to the supermarket and shops. I don't think I would stay here again....

First of all, this hotel was very hard to find even with my GPS. Even after I found it and left for work, it is a hassle to get back to it with the way the roads are in the area. I saw the HI Sign as I passed it twice, but this property doesn't look like your typical Holiday Inn. It is an older property that from what I was told sits on an old plantation and still has part of the old mansion there that houses the restaurant and an Indian Restaurant that I never visited. I did have breakfast one morning in the restaurant. I had the buffet which was decent but the food could have been a lot warmer. My room was very clean even though it is what some would call outdated, but I thought the hotel just had some of the old charm. The furnishings were all nice and the bed was very comfortable. Wi-Fi usually had a great reception. If I were in this area again, I would definitely stay here again.