The Holiday Inn in Desoto, Texas, is a business-oriented hotel serving visitors of the Dallas metropolitan area. The hotel features more than 140 guest rooms and four suites on four floors. The hotel provides complimentary exterior parking, public transportation within walking distance, a restaurant, a cocktail lounge and conference and meeting facilities. The Holiday Inn features eight meeting rooms throughout the hotel that can accommodate groups of more than 350 people. The rooms can be set in a variety of layouts to accommodate most groups. The hotel s ballroom can be broken into three separate rooms to accommodate larger groups that need breakout space throughout the day. The remaining rooms are located in the hotel s atrium. Some meeting room apparatus includes microphones, flip charts, lecterns, projectors, modem lines, and food and beverage packages.