Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Bartow, an IHG

This central Florida hotel features an outdoor pool and rooms with flat-screen TVs. The property is within a 20-minute drive of the Splash Island Water Park. Microwaves and refrigerators are standard in all Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Bartow rooms. The rooms also offer free Wi-Fi and a seating area. The hotel provides a daily breakfast buffet with pancake bar. After a meal guests can work in the business center or work out in the fitness center. The Holiday Inn Express is within a 45-minute drive of Tampa. The Lakeland Convention Center is 8 miles from the hotel.