Holiday Inn by the Bay Portland

Holiday Inn By the Bay stands at 88 Spring Street in downtown Portland, Maine, on an elevated site between the Old Port and the Western Promenade neighborhoods that gives the property its most distinguishing feature: panoramic views over Portland Harbor, Casco Bay, and the string of offshore islands stretching to the horizon. The 239-room property is Portland's largest full-service chain hotel, offering amenities that few smaller independents in the city can match—an indoor pool and waterslide suited to families, a 24-hour fitness center, a business center with meeting rooms, and an on-site parking garage that is free for hotel guests. The Har•bar Restaurant and Lounge serves three meals daily and is popular with business guests and families who prefer not to navigate the Old Port for every meal. Bay-view rooms on the higher floors provide some of the most dramatic harbor panoramas available from any Portland hotel room. Portland Museum of Art is a 10-minute walk west on Congress Street. The Old Port's restaurant district is a 12-minute walk east and downhill. The Casco Bay Ferry Terminal for day trips to the offshore islands is a 15-minute walk. Amtrak Downeaster service connecting Portland to Boston North Station stops approximately 1 mile from the property. As a nationally branded IHG property, Holiday Inn By the Bay suits travelers who prioritize predictable amenity standards, loyalty program benefits, and the practical logistical advantages—particularly the free downtown parking—that boutique independents in the Old Port typically cannot offer.