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 Hotel & Suites Chicago-Downtown in features an outdoor pool, fitness center, restaurant, gift shop, newsstand, room service and 140-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, copying, facsimile, printers and secretarial assistance. It is close to various local attractions, such as Mccormick Place, the Sears Tower, Soldier Field and Northwestern University. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.