The lobby, decorated with elaborate French impressionist paintings, gives immediate access to the Great Room, where guests can start their mornings with the Holiday Inn's signature Express Start complimentary continental breakfasts of fruits, juices, cereals, breads, pastries, hardboiled eggs - and what hotel staff claims is the world's best tasting cinnamon roll found only at Holiday Inns. The hotel also features Smart Roast coffee, a special blend of 100-percent Arabica beans especially roasted for Holiday Inn Express hotels. For lunch and dinner, guests will find plenty of dining options in the area serving everything that will satisfy their culinary curiosity. What's more, guests can relax by the rooftop garden pool and hold gatherings in the Degas Ballroom, named after the French impressionist painter who captured the Big Easy's soul on canvas, or get work done with a menu of business services.

Guest rooms in the newly renovated Holiday Inn feature high ceilings and large windows. They also feature modern amenities like high-speed Internet service, data ports, coffee makers, movies, video games and other conveniences associated with the internationally known company.

Families, corporate travelers and other leisure guests at this Holiday Inn Express right in the thick of things will realize quickly that not all Holiday Inns look the same, but the prices at all won't force them to forgo the kids' college tuition or company stock options.