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 Sarasota-Lido Beach-At The Beach hotel in Sarasota, Fla., features an outdoor pool, fitness center, restaurant, lounge, newsstand, gift shop, resort accommodations, ocean views and 130-plus rooms. The hotel s services include high-speed Internet access, dry cleaning, copying, facsimile, computers, printers, safety deposit boxes and complimentary shuttle. It is situated on Barrier Island and is close to various local attractions, such as Busch Gardens, Myakka River State Park and Sarasota Jungle 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.