Holiday Inn represents more than 1,400 independently owned and operated hotels and resorts throughout the world. The hospitality brand provides a wide range of services and amenities for business and leisure travelers. Its guest rooms are equipped with coffeemakers, cable televisions, telephones, hairdryers and irons. The Holiday Inn Charlotte-Center City in Charlotte, N.C., features an outdoor pool, fitness center, hot tub, restaurant, lounge, jogging track, gift shop, secretarial services, skyline views, executive suites and 290-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, copying, facsimile, computers, safety deposit boxes and meeting space. It is close to various local attractions, such as the Lowe s Motor Speedway, Hearst Tower, Belmont Abbey College and Charlotte Coliseum. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.