Holiday Inn, Burswood, good
rooms, great location
by Mikebbrooms, great location
Conviently located next to the Burswood International Resort Casino, and only 3 km from the city centre this is a fabulous mid rate hotel operated by Intercontinental Hotels group. which also operates the casino hotel.
Your room card enables you to dine at the Casino with charge back facility to Holiday Inn.
The hotel had only been trading for 12 days when we arrived and there was a check in delay of 15 minutes. This was teething problems compounded by the low cost opening special and the Leo Sayer Concert being held that evening at the adjoining Burswood Theatre. We had an opening special price of Aust $99 , including hot buffet breakfast given to as as frequent guests of the Burswood international Resort Casino. Current opening special $138 incldes breakfast and is available for several months.
The Holiday Inn only has one restaurant, so we chose to take a 3 minute walk and dine at the Victoria Station restaurant in the casino. This restaurant is a regular Gold Plate award winner. Following dinner we spent a short time in the huge main gambling hall observing the action.This is a non smoking venue.
We had problems with airconditioning, it would not go below 22C and the bed had a heavy duna combined within the sheet. We were overwarm even after turning of airconditioning
There is a nice pool area with a distant view of the parkland/ golf course. Some good pool seating, however it is winter and no one used this facility.
There is a indoor health centre which overlooks the pool area. It contains a variety of walking, running and cycling machines, all upmarket gear, there must be a dozen or so machines.
Our room had a great view of the casino hotel, and at night it was an exciting sight, cars everywhere and lights ablaze.
