Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 94 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. This hotel is 12.4 mi (19.9 km) from Great Smoky Mountains Railroad and 19.7 mi (31.6 km) from Western Carolina University. Property Location When you stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Cherokee / Casino, an IHG Hotel in Cherokee, you'll be in the mountains, a 1-minute drive from Harrahs Cherokee Casino and 7 minutes from Great Smoky Mountains National Park.