Oh, yeah, about the hotel. The Holiday Inn Express in East Peoria is located one mile from the Par-A-Dice Riverboat Casino; about 15 miles from the Peoria Regional Airport; 2 miles from the Splashdown Water Park and the same from the Peoria Civic Center and O'Brien Field Ballpark. Maybe five miles from Grandview Drive (Teddy Roosevelt's favorite) and the Water Tower Park amd a little less to Glen Oak Zoo and Peoria's Botanical Gardens. The museum and planetarium are, for now, about 6 miles away although in a few years they'll be right downtown in a new complex that will include a Caterpillar, Inc. historical museum along with the field museum.. It's also about 10 miles from Wildlife Prarie Park (one the the nation's finest outside nature parks). The riverboat ride, if you're interested, is about two miles away docked in downtown Peoria. You can see it from the park.

Amenities include indoor swimming pool; exercise room; complimentary continental breakfast, valet laundry and free parking. Haven't decided on Sunday morning's breakfast, but there's three or more possibilities we're considering.

We'll try to take care of you.