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 Myrtle Beach-West hotel in Myrtle Beach, S.C., features a fitness center, whirlpool, restaurant, newsstand, resort accommodations, indoor and outdoor pools and 150-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, copying, facsimile, safety deposit boxes and complimentary shuttle. It is close to various local attractions, such as Myrtle Beach Speedway, Coastal Carolina University and Brookgreen Gardens. Holiday Inn s online module enables customers to make reservations online and coordinate Web specials. The company is an affiliate of Intercontinental Hotels Group.