Formerly the Twin City Motor Inn, Vacationland Inn is closest to Holden, about 8.5 miles northwest on State Route 1A. Vacationland Inn offer four room types, including themed suites -- lodge, nautical, summer and Victorian -- with jetted hot tubs. Continental breakfast is included in the room rate, as is Wi-Fi access. The property includes an onsite restaurant, Lighthouse Christian Cafe, which is open for dinner on Wednesdays and Thursdays and for lunch and dinner on Fridays and Saturdays.
Just across the Penobscot River and with easy access to Holden off of I-395 is Fireside Inn and Suites, part of a small chain of four motels in New England. This location was built as the Penobscot Inn in 1973 by the family who owned the city's Bijou Theatre. Local architectural legend Eaton W. Tarbell designed the motel's building. Geaghan's Roundhouse Restaurant and Lounge opened at the site in 1975 and has been serving food and drinks to locals and visitors ever since. The motel offers queen- and king-bedded rooms plus a two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite with full kitchen and living room.
A few blocks north of the Fireside Inn is the Hollywood Slots Hotel & Raceway. A casino with more than 1,000 slot machines, simulcast racing and a buffet-style restaurant, Hollywood Slots also includes a hotel with 148 rooms and four suites. Amenities include flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi, complimentary morning newspaper and free covered parking. Packages bundle rooms with casino benefits such as free slot play and meals.
If you are flying into Bangor Airport -- the area's only airport -- to visit Holden, the airport's only motel is the Four Points by Sheraton. The airport is connected to the Four Points by an enclosed skywalk. It offers 111 rooms with either one king bed or two double beds, plus flat-screen TVs, free Wi-Fi and free bottled water. The motel offers a Park & Fly package that allows travelers to leave their cars at the property during their trip. The Four Points includes 4,800 square feet in meeting space, and a restaurant and bar, and it is pet friendly.
