This modern hotel is in Poole town centre and has a restaurant, a bar and air-conditioned rooms with flat-screen Freeview TVs. Free parking and continental buffet breakfasts are included. The Express By Holiday Inn Poole is close to the Dolphin Shopping Centre and the Lighthouse arts centre. The ferry port, Sandbanks and the area's sandy beaches are a short walk away. The hotel is a mile (1.6 km) from Poole Rail Station and the restaurants of Poole Quay, the largest natural harbour in Europe. The large en suite rooms have power showers, hairdryers, telephones and blackout curtains. The Express By Holiday Inn has a 24-hour reception desk and a modern lounge and bar area with a terrace and Sky Sports.