Name: Iowa House
Address: 405 Hayward Ave., Ames, Ames, Ames, 50014, United States of America
Rating: 9

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Des Moines International Airport

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport

Iowa House

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Iowa House has a GREAT location.  The ambience  is so quaint . The  rooms are clean and each is unique. . You can walk to almost building on campus. We always love to stay here but book early as it fills up quickly for home game days & graduation. 
Its a great spot for friends meeting. There is an outdoor fire pit and of course common areas where everyone can hang out.

#1 place to stay if you prefer to walk to most things on campus.

Nice place to stay. Check your credit card statement -- their billing system is "quirky."
They didn't want to honor the online price. When they did, they they wanted to change the price. A couple days after we left we saw charges for an extra night. All resolved with a phone call. FYI: Check your bill.

Nice Place. Check your bill.

The Iowa House stay exceeded our expectations!  Welcome and entry instructions went very smooth.  Their details were all spot on.  Clean facility and friendly atmosphere.  The old renovated home is a perfect cozy place to stay when away from home.  Ambience is is relaxed and calm.  Good breakfast and snacks.  Kendra was a delightful hostess during our stay!  

Hidden Gem in Ames

I had to make a change in my reservation.  I called at 12:30 in the morning to leave a voice message and lo behold a live person answered and helped me solve my issue- Amazing!  Great accommodations!  The service level was first rate!  The breakfast was fabulous!  The purpose of our stay was to tour Iowa State the next day.   I must say, for all the reasons I listed plus Iowa House is located just blocks away from campus and downtown Ames.  Unless it's completely booked, why wouldn't you make Iowa House your overnight stay destination?

If you have plans at Iowa State, the Iowa House is where you need to be.

This is absolutely not a business. We tried to call them for 2 days about our reservation and they never answered the phone or responded to our emails. We were convinced they were out of business. Incredibly risky to book a reservation here You have no idea if you will be able to contact them in any way shape or form.

Very risky, Seems they're out of business!

This was a wonderful place to be able to "land" as a halfway point during my road trip.  It was quiet, I loved the bathtub and the sheets were really soft.  Breakfast was good, and getting in and out was easy!  The only thing I didn't like was having to wait until 3:00 to be able to get in and put my stuff down.  Other than that, if I am ever in the area again I will definately be staying there!

Great place!

Wonderful! Perfect for 7 high school friends to reconnect with 7 rooms. Great hot breakfast with lots of choices. Snacks, fruit, and ice water set out all the time. Big comfy living room for visiting. Quiet location. Lots of little extras. The only cons would be that the beds were too tall, the tubs too deep, and the handicap ramp lead to a locked door. However, we will be back next year for another  very pleasant stay.

Great ambience and convenient

Just completed a family reunion where we took over the entire house for 3 days.  It was absolutely perfect.  The breakfasts were outstanding, and the rooms were spacious and well appointed, and the jacuzzi tubs were loved by several of our party.   There was absolutely nothing that could have been improved.  Highly recommend Iowa House, especially for group gatherings.

Perfect spot for our family reunion.

The Iowa House was exactly what a B and B should be...friendly, quiet, cordial fellow guests and a delicious breakfast.  Our bed  was comfy, the room was charming, not "cookie cutter"and we enjoyed the background sounds of birdsong on the "white noise" machine...though there was not other noise that needed to be covered up.  Our hot breakfast was "breakfast pizza" and it was delicious, and there were packaged muffins, yogurt, and other options, too.  Best of all (and the reason we love B and B lodging...all the guests eat breakfast together at to large tables in the dining room.  The conversation flowed easily and made our stay even better!  We'll watch for another excuse to stay here again!

Looking forward to our next stay

I stayed here on October 27, 2019 with my son when we went to Ames for a tour of Iowa State.  Location was close to campus and they advertised wonderful homemade breakfast.  I even spoke to the manager ahead of time to make sure they could meet my son's dietary restrictions.  When we went down for breakfast in the morning, no one from the hotel was there.  The other guests and I waited for a while, tried calling the hotel number, but there was no answer.  (We actually heard it ringing at the front reception area, but there was no staff in the building).  While we were on the university tour, I received a voicemail message (which I still have) from Noah, the manager who apologized and stated that they were offering each of us 50% off on our next two stays.  He stated that he would keep a list of our names and I should call, rather than book online, and he would be sure to give the discount.  Well, my son decided not to enroll at Iowa State, so we had no reason to return to Ames.  I thought about calling to request some money back, instead of the discount that I was not likely to ever use, but I thought that would be a hardship for a small business, and I didn't want to be "that person," so I let it go.  I guess it doesn't pay to be nice.  Well, now that my daughter is considering Iowa State, I called to reserve a room with my discount.  They refuse to honor it or to offer any sort of discount at all.  First, she said it was because Noah is not there anymore and they cannot find the list (but she was able to verify my prior stay).  I offered to play the voice mail message that I still have.  Then, the reason she gave is that she never would have resolved it that way.  This leaves a very bad taste in my mouth.  Too bad for them - we  are going down on a Sunday night and the place will likely be mostly empty.  If my daughter does end up going to Iowa State, we'll certainly never stay here.

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