Holiday Inn Garden Court Hotel

This hotel is pretty central, although the modern design doesn't exactly fit in with the more traditional old town. The reception area, also housing the bar and restaurant, is bright and modern, and the staff were efficient. We had a decent-sized room, with two double beds which were a little on the soft side but comfortable enough.
The usual dresser/desk was home to the TV (around 40 multi-lingual channels as well as pay TV), and plenty of drawer space. There was also a rather dated wardrobe and an occasional table with two chairs. The bedside, work and standard lamps were bright enough, but were ugly as sin and resembled ice-cream cones!
On the plus side, the window was large. Unfortunately, our view consisted of the roof of the kitchen, A/C and ventilation units, the fire escape and a breeze-block wall. Good curtains though - they shut out the light completely, not to mention the scenic view.
The furniture was of a beech veneer...or more accurately, Formica - very sticky...no, not sticky. Tacky!
Of course, this meant it blended well with the decor which consisted of various shades of beige - walls, carpets. curtains and bedspread. Who'd have thought there were so many shades of bland? Oh for a splash of grey to liven it up. Not even a single picture on the walls. It was all very gloomy and depressing.
it was spotlessly clean though, and the room had a coffee-maker, trouser press and modem connection. No mini-bar or A/C, but it wasn't particularly warm so we weren't overly concerned, and there was an ice maker and vending machine along the corridor.
The bathroom was very large, completely tiled and neat and clean with the exception of some flaking paint on the ceiling. There was a big, 3-sided mirror around the vanity area which was well-lit, and we had an excellent shower - scalding water and a Niagra-like flow. We also had a tub. No fancy toiletries though - just bog-standard (pun intended) soap and shampoo dispensers although the towels were big, soft and fluffy and there was a hair-drier.
As for amenities, I've already mentioned the bar and restaurant, neither of which we used, and there was a fitness room too. I didn't even look for that.
In conclusion, I can't say I was mightily impressed with this hotel. The room was very clean and equipped with just about everything we needed/wanted, and it couldn't have been better placed for the town centre. The trouble was the decor was just so depressingly dull and boringly bland.