Modern digs and standout features that include a cool indoor pool and a central spot for easy commuting have our guests thrilled with the non-smoking Holiday Inn & Suites-McKinney. This mid-rise 99-room hotel (opened in 2009) is packed with fresh contemporary flair everywhere. All of the chic rooms are a refreshing sight with sleek expensive-looking furniture and pops of vibrant color. Vessel bathroom sinks and vanities and flat-panel TVs with HBO add to the clean-lined style. Guests are free to fire up free in-room internet microwaves and mini-fridges too. No ordinary hole in the ground the indoor pool (and hot tub) with cascading waterfalls and psycho rock formations is a big hit. There's also an on-site watering hole and restaurant for breakfast and dinner. Work and workouts are fully under way in the business center and the fitness room. Parking is free. One block off the S. Central Expressway the hotel is centrally situated in the heart of McKinney. Those looking to commune with nature are within a two-mile drive of the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary home to scenic hiking trails. Equally close is prime-time retail shopping and dining at McKinney Marketplace. Big-time employers within five miles range from Torchmark Emerson Process Management and Encore Wire to Simpson Strong Tie and Raytheon. Collin Country Regional Airport is just over three miles.