Overlooking a garden and lake, this hotel with air-conditioned rooms and free parking is beside Festival Leisure Park, a 20-minute drive from Lakeside Shopping Centre. Festival Leisure Park has restaurants, nightclubs and leisure activities. Holiday Inn Basildon offers à la carte dining in the Junction restaurant and 24-hour room service is available. There is a children's playground within the grounds. The hotel is a 40-minute journey from Stansted Airport and 3 miles from the Ford Motor Company Research Centre.