This hotel is an 8-minute drive from downtown Merced, California and the Applegate Zoo It features spacious rooms with a 32-inch flat-screen TV and serves a daily buffet breakfast Free access to the gym, jacuzzi and outdoor pool is provided to all guests of the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites Merced A business center, laundry facilities and free parking are also available Free Wi-Fi and free cable are standard in every room at the Merced Holiday Inn Express All rooms are decorated with white linens and dark wood furniture They each include a coffee maker and work desk The Merced Agricultural Museum is just 32 miles from the hotel The University of California at Merced is 7 miles away