Holiday Inn
Located just minutes from the downtown, exit 47A off the Trans Canada Highway and the St. Johnís International Airport. 252 air conditioned bedrooms, standard and executive. 100% smoke free facility. Complimentary wi-fi in all guest rooms, public are minutes from five golf courses.
It's a Fact!
- English navigator Sir Humphrey Gilbert claimed Newfoundland in 1583 as England's first possession in the Americas.
- In 1919 a British aircraft departed from Lester's Field, in what is now the west central part of the city, and landed in Clifden, Ireland, less than 17 hours later, marking the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
- The majority of the population in St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador descends from both Ireland and England.
- Newfoundland has its own time zone - 1.5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. This is where the sun first rises in North America.
- Water Street is the oldest street in North America!
