One of the conveniences that my wife and I have is a Priority Club card from Holiday Inn. This allows us to earn points for our stays in any of the Holiday Inn chain of hotels. We can use these points for free nights at hotels or exchange them for air miles. So, we stay at Holiday Inn or Express whenever we have short visits into an area. On this trip, we spent one night at the Holiday Inn Express in Metropolis. This hotel is relatively new. It is located at the exit from Interstate 24 at exit 37 in Illinois. This is the first (or last) exit in Illinois from Kentucky. It is about one mile from the bridge that goes across the Ohio River.
My wife and I did not spend much time in this hotel, since we were busy with activities. In fact, we spent just the time for sleeping. The rest of the time we were at the fort, the museum, or at the casino. I noticed that there was a nice pool available. The people were friendly. And most of all, the bed was comfortable. For a low price, this certainly was convenient.