Southern Illinois's newly renovated and most modern Holiday Inn Express & Suites is nestled in the Trapshooting Capital of the World, Sparta, Illinois. The 1968 Academy Award-winning movie, Heat of the Night, was filmed in Sparta. Business travellers will benefit from our central location that offers access to the different areas of Southern Illinois within minutes. The hotel complex includes shopping, dining, and entertainment. We are just minutes from Dynegy Power Plant, Prairie State Power Plant, Spartan Light Metal Products, and Sparta Community Hospital. Our non-smoking Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sparta hotel is convenient to guests visiting the World Shooting Complex, Baldwin Lake and Wild Life Area, Fort de Chartres, Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site, Mary's River Covered Bridge, Misselhorn Art Gallery, and much more! Hotel Guests can enjoy an array of amenities including guest room suites, indoor pool, Suite Shop, meeting room, complimentary Express Start Breakfast, complimentary high speed wired & wireless internet, comfortable great room and warm cookies served nightly. Manager's Receptions are held Tuesday and Wednesday 5:30 – 7:00 pm. Guests will enjoy our Southern hospitality in Sparta. Our goal is to make every guest feel at home so that we exceed all of their expectations!