The Best Historic Hotels in Central Iowa, IA from AED 276 in 2026

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Gateway Hotel and Conference Center at Iowa State University

Ames

Paul

AED 404 total

includes taxes & fees

2 Aug - 3 Aug

Comfort Inn and Suites Ames near ISU Campus

Ames

Mary

AED 477 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Jul - 30 Jul

AmericInn by Wyndham Ames

Ames

George

AED 348 total

includes taxes & fees

28 Jul - 29 Jul

Studio Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking | Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ames

Ames

Jennifer

AED 276 total

includes taxes & fees

29 Jul - 30 Jul

Best Western Plus University Park Inn & Suites

Ames

Jerry

AED 406 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Jul - 31 Jul

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking | Iron/ironing board, WiFi (free), bed sheets

Comfort Inn Story City

Story City

Connie

AED 349 total

includes taxes & fees

16 Aug - 17 Aug

Sleep Inn & Suites Ames near ISU Campus

Ames

Tanya

AED 363 total

includes taxes & fees

30 Jul - 31 Jul

SpringHill Suites by Marriott Ames

Ames

Gary

AED 469 total

includes taxes & fees

16 Aug - 17 Aug

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Top Central Iowa Hotel Reviews

Wildwood Lodge

10/10 Excellent

"The young lady that checked us in was amazing. Believe her name was Kristina. When we go into our room, there was a little trouble with the toilet flushing, Hotel manager came right away herself to look at it, she was able to adjust the tank water level and it worked fine. As she was working on it, she offered to move us to another room, and even offered a suite for our inconvenience, This was not a big deal to us and we stayed in our room with no further issues. Room was clean, shower was very nice. Breakfast was very good! It was set up on sperate tables instead of one long counter, which was great! Did not have to wait in a line, could go right to what you wanted. Eggs & sausage were excellent, as was the waffles. Would stay again, great value for the rate we got!"

Sonesta Essential Des Moines

10/10 Excellent

"Right off the highway. 13 minutes to Adventure Land. Breakfast was good. Many choices to choose from. Sausage and egg. Cereal and milk. Different types of breads including bagels. Fruit was apples, bananas and cuties. Waffle bar. See many choices. Bed was so soft and comfortable. Had all your soaps and lotion already in the room. There were soda machines and an area to purchase other items. Thank you had a great time. 5 stars out of 5"

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Des Moines West Clive

8/10 Good

"Over all the stay was really good. Room was clean, AC worked GREAT! Beds were very comfortable. Staying on the side that faces the freeway the windows could be better. I'm pretty sure you could count the number of cars and trucks going by without ever looking out the window."

Holiday Inn Downtown - Mercy Area by IHG

8/10 Good

"They had clean rooms and the staff was very friendly. The parking is the problem. There is a crumbling parking lot, that they know of and no one is allowed to park there. Understandable, but it would be helpful to let people know that you cant pull up to the building and park. This is not accessible for handicap people. Just recommend they let people know that when they book there is a problem with there parking lot, which we all would understand, just let people know that there is an issue and you are working on it."

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