OLD Holiday Inn past its prime
I don't understand why Holiday Inn did so much work to reinvent itself with the Holiday Inn Expresses and still leaves this place open. It's an old hotel, hallways have an odor, elevators have an odor, hallway carpets are not clean, elevators are so old that they look dirty even if they're clean, coffee cup in the restaurant had someone else's remains on it, the little carafes were way past worn out, parking garage was dingy and dirty. Even the checkin was slow compared to any Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn, La Quinta, etc. 
The room was actually the best feature, except that the lighting in the bathroom was terrible, and the toilet seat had been in use long enough to have some unpleasant stains on the rear. Seems like checking the lighting would be routine. Only a couple of room types were available when we booked, and I took the most expensive "executive" room on the top floor thinking that the view of the lake might be nice--NOT. The view of the other tower about 30 feet away was what we got. I don't understand why these rooms were premium. The cost, with taxes, was about $275 per night. 
The pros are free parking, good wifi, good location close to the water. In all fairness, I only booked this hotel because most of the downtown hotels were full, but next time I'll drive five miles out to the airport and stay in one of the new, and nice, motels at half the price.