Only a few months in operation, this 116 room modern establishment is operated with a green attitude utilizing many recycled products in its very construction and continuing the conserving attitude with features like a series of troughs on the roof to collect rain water leading to a cistern beneath the hotel where the water is stored for irrigation and landscaping purposes, saving considerable gallons of fresh water per year from being drained from the water table. Receptacles are placed around the hotel for ease of separating recyclable trash, cans, paper and plastic. These simple steps in just one hotel establishment allow many tons of material to be recycled each year. In addition, the hotel sized swimming pool is kept crystal clear through a saline process rather than the more harsh chlorine system. Better for you, better for the environment. The hotel is also equipped with many other energy saving features like water saving toilets and motion sensitive and timer lights in many common areas. Here, they truly walk the walk so that their effort has been recognized by the South Carolina Green Hospitality Alliance. This Holiday Inn Express has earned the highest rating as a Three Palmetto Facility for their efforts in conserving resources.