Welcome to the newest Holiday Inn Express Hotel Gaylord in Northern Michigan, 45 minutes from beautiful Mackinac Island and located on the 45th parallel, Gaylord, Michigan. All guestrooms are equipped with refrigerators, free wired and wireless high-speed Internet, 27® cable television w/HBO and voicemail. King rooms offer 32" high definition LCD TVs with DVD players. Free DVD rentals are available at the front desk! Enjoy the spectacular, hot Smart Start breakfast and our indoor heated pool, hot tub, dry sauna w/fitness center. Our 2 meeting rooms accommodate 6-50 people. For the outdoor enthusiasts we are minutes to Boyne U.S.A., Treetops Resortsand 24 world class golf courses. Gaylords Golf Digest ranking: 12th best golf destination in the world! Golf Packages are available. Hotel is adjacent to 400 miles of hiking, biking, and snowmobile trails. Plenty of elk viewing or horseback riding opportunities are available in the Pigeon River Forest. Try your angling luck in the local blue ribbon steams & lakes. Upcoming events: Downtown Farmer's Market Friday Night Concert Series & Saturday Night at the Movies downtown weekly Thunder Over Waters Festival Aug 31. Plenty of shopping and restaurants are located nearby as are Halliburton, Wal-Mart, Lowe®s, Home Depot, Norandex, Georgia Pacific, Wolverine Power, Holland Dist. Gordon Foods , M-DOT, MIDNR, Nabisco, Reinhart . FEMA approved hotel can handle all Federal and State groups. This hotel is committed to providing accessible facilities under the American Disabilities Act. If your accessibility needs are not met, please contact the Hotel Manager on Duty. Should you require additional information regarding accessible facilities for guests with disabilities, please call 1-800-Holiday (U.S. and Canada) or contact the hotel directly. For the hearing impaired, TDD service is available at 1-800-238-5544 within the U.S. and Canada.