The Holiday Inn Express Okeechobee Hotel is located .7 mile from Lake Okeechobee. The lake is the headwaters to the Everglades and is known for its' trophy Largemouth Bass and delicious Speckled Perch (Black Crappie). A great place to tour the lake by airboat or walking the dike to see this spectacular 750 square mile lake and its many species of birds and wild animals. . GATORS.