Holiday Inn Express Mt. Vernon, an IHG Hotel

This Ohio hotel is just a 10-minute drive from Kenyon College. It offers spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi, a microwave, refrigerator and an indoor pool. Each room at Holiday Inn Express Mount Vernon provides a desk and seating area. The bright and contemporary rooms also have cable TV and a sofa bed. Guests can enjoy a hot breakfast that includes cinnamon rolls, eggs and assorted fruit. Mount Vernon Holiday Inn Express is within walking distance of Premiere Theatre and Knox Woods State Nature Preserve. It is a 15-minute drive from Mount Vernon Golf Course. Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.