'Guests love this hotel's small-town feel with city convenience. Central Louisiana's newest Holiday Inn Express & Suites is a 100% smoke-free and pet-free hotel located just outside Alexandria. Pineville, one of Central Louisiana's top-growing business districts, places this hotel near companies like P&G, Cleco, Crest Industries, Unilever, Siemens, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company, Camp Beauregard, and the Alexandria VA Hospital. The hotel is also just four miles from the Riverfront Convention Center, a quick five-minute drive. Discover all that Pineville and Alexandria offer, with the Pineville Ward 9 Sportsplex, Lake Buhlow, Red River, and Alexandria Museum of Art only minutes away. Several universities, including Louisiana State University, Louisiana Christian University, and Pineville Beauty School, have campuses nearby. Enjoy the hotel's fitness center and business center. A boardroom is available for professional meetings, and a spacious banquet room can accommodate family gatherings or small weddings. Free wired and wireless high-speed internet access is provided. '