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Plussat: The staff at the front desk were very accommodating. I needed a late check out, she told me it was no problem at all. I was actually a few minutes late for my check out and they had no issue with this at all! Will definitely stay there again when I'm in the area. They knew I was in town for my grandson's rodeo and asked how he did when I hecked out.

Miinukset: Everything was very good.

Plussat: The breakfast was good and hot. Had plenty of food items to pick from. The location was fine ,not in a noisy part of town. It was close to shopping and not too far from the college campus. The beds were comfortable and the shower was great, plenty of water pressure. The staff is super nice.

Miinukset: Just found a couple of dead bugs in the corner of the room. Smelled smoke by the building, but not a big deal.

Plussat: The eggs were fluffy, and the bed was like sleeping on a cloud! The place was officially the cleanest budget hotel I have stayed in. Staff was also very nice. A little off the freeway, so a little tucked back & quite!

Miinukset: I didn’t know until I checked in but that you won’t let local people rent rooms I understand some people leave it trashy or what ever but we’re not all like that there is times where me and my kids just wanna go get a room for a night and weather it’s in fort dodge or out of town I just feel it’s discrimination not to rent to local people..but besides that my stay was absolutely wonderful and so was the staff

Plussat: Good bed and variety of pillows.

Miinukset: Advertised pool - NO pool.

Plussat: Clean and comfortable

Miinukset: No complaints

Plussat: Very nice facility with above average breakfast.

Miinukset: Location: A bit off the beaten path--ie major highway.

Plussat: The location was great. Right across the street from Iowa Central Community College, which is why we were in Fort Dodge. It was ICCC family weekend. The front desk clerk who checked us in was so nice! The decor and cleanliness was great.

Miinukset: This is something I mention on every review no matter where I stay. I wish there were TWO regular, comfortable chairs in each room. Not one plus a desk chair. We do go places sometimes and spend a reasonable amount of time in our room. It would be so nice to be able to each have a comfy chair to relax in. If I had that I would give an excellent rating for sure!!

Plussat: Staff, breakfast

Miinukset: Staff was very nice but the hotel and room smelled dank.

Miinukset: The free popcorn is a good idea, but what a mess. Popcorn on the floor everywhere, elevator, hallways, everywhere! Ugh

Plussat: No complaints. Clean and friendly.

Plussat: My overall stay was great the staff was excellent.

Plussat: Nice clean rooms and a good breakfast. I would stay again.

Miinukset: Our hotel room had NO hot water, not even warm water.

Plussat: The young gal - manager on duty. She was very friendly and helpful.

Miinukset: The person that was assigned to clean our room did not. The sheets were dirty and the bathroom floor was dirty. However, the one only person working this time of night was the management at the desk. She changed our sheets and apologized and also was able to take some of our bill. She handled it very nicely.

Miinukset: I am very disappointed in the stay. I used the guaranteed room. I was willing to pay for the room under the terms. I had a family emergency and had to leave Fort Dodge on Tuesday evening. I can see having to pay for the time there and even the charges for Tuesday. I do have a big problem with having to pay for the remaining days - 5 totaling $370(approximate).

Plussat: Very clean and comfortable

Miinukset: Breakfast was poor, gym machines didn't work

Miinukset: Shower water pressure, and somerimes there is not hot water

Plussat: Helpful staff, clean, convenient location !

Miinukset: No, it was very nice place!

Plussat: Hot breakfast was decent. Beds were soft and comfortable. Pet friendly.

Miinukset: Long periods of no hot water, problems with boiler? TV in room wouldn't work. Stayed three nights, and hallways were never vacuumed. Paper debris and tiny rubber bands on floor. Gross.

Plussat: Location, easy to find and central to where we needed to be. Needed to be.

Miinukset: No

Plussat: The pool

Miinukset: Called when I made the reservation to have adjoining rooms and they said they assigned the rooms so we would have no problem. When we checked in they would not give us adjoining rooms. I've also been charged $95.11 additional for no reason. I am mad.

Miinukset: Tv did not work at first. Then we went to shower with no hot water. The staff wouldn’t call manager or repair person till Monday

Plussat: They had a good breakfast!!

Plussat: Great breakfast, nice lounge & pool area

Miinukset: Room to small

Plussat: We were able to check in before 3 p.m. the breakfast was outstanding breakfast area was very clean and orderly

Miinukset: Nothing everything met our expectation.

Plussat: free breakfast, pool.

Miinukset: Fitness room was not available to my 16, 17 yr olds.

Plussat: We stayed on New Year’s Eve. They shut the lights off at 11:55.. so we rang in the new year in the dark. We were not being rowdy, we were playing a board game and waiting for New Years. Over half of our people were kids. They started telling us to be quiet at 10:30.. If they didn’t want people to stay up later than usual on a holiday, especially New Years, they should have told them that at booking or check in. Not to mention that if our big group wasn’t there the place would have been nearly empty. The hotel was clean, breakfast was ok, don’t plan on staying there for New Years. Not a good pick.

Plussat: My wife particularly commented on how much she liked the room. Breakfast was fresh & good.

Miinukset: no

Plussat: On sight restaurant and hot tub

Plussat: It had a roof

Miinukset: Didn't go swimming because the pool looks so nasty, the room looked like someone slept in it right before we got in it, they charged me twice and gave me an over draft fee. They took the second charge off but I still get the over draft fee.

Miinukset: Room had a bad smell. Toilet wouldn't flush. Room was dirty.

Plussat: The check-in employee was very courteous and nice. The room was nice and clean, and the complimentary breakfast was very good and plentiful. Thank you.

Miinukset: I needed a hotel that was close to where I needed to go and tis location was perfect for that. I think that is why I was willing to pay the price. But this was a later check in and an early checkout so we didn't engage in any of extras, I just feel the cost of the room was overpriced.

Plussat: everything met our expectations

Miinukset: stairs

Plussat: The breakfast was good and we ate at the Steak House next door. The food was excellent.

Miinukset: Bathroom was a little small and needs another towel holder.

Plussat: I like the staff in restaurant

Plussat: Quick check in, location is good, plenty of parking.

Miinukset: The rooms need renovation. Carpet worn and stained (red stains) Greeted with flies in my room when I first arrived.

Plussat: Whirlpool bath really nice. The location was good. Would stay there again

Miinukset: The breakfast could be stepped up

Plussat: location was OK. Doing road work in area though.

Miinukset: Should have been cleaner all the way around. Didn't meet my expectations of a Country Inn. More like a Super 8.

Plussat: Convenience.

Miinukset: No

Plussat: Everything was great

Miinukset: Constant drop in tub

Plussat: Location is good

Miinukset: Barely any eggs or bread/muffins for us @breakfast. No 2% milk for cereal and coffee was lukewarm. Soundproofing was poor as we heard an altercation from room across the hall at night

Plussat: Location

Plussat: Friendly staff

Miinukset: No elevator. Check in woman asked if we wanted 1st or 2nd floor, we said 2nd so we wouldn't have anyone above us. We asked where the elevator was, said there wasn't one. She should have offered to change us to a 1st floor room.

Miinukset: This stay at the Country Inn and Suites most defiantly did not meet our expectations. The tub would not drain. The toaster would not work. The toilet chain was broken so had to flush by sticking my hand into the water and pull up the rubber stopper.

Plussat: I like the location and the price of this hotel it is just an older property and needs some updates.

Plussat: The breakfast was wonderful and had a nice pool area

Plussat: it's always nice and clean. staff was friendly

Miinukset: the hot tub was out of service which you can't really help but NO cookies??? that's one of the things my son and I love about this hotel

Plussat: The staff, especially the front desk the manager was exceptional

Plussat: The staff was very friendly and helpful. I will definitely choose this hotel in the future.

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: The rooms were filthy, lobby was dirty, WiFi was bad and unfriendly staff.

Plussat: My little girl and I checked in later, after 7 pm closer to 8 pm. She was fussy while I was trying to check in. The woman working the front desk made small talk with me and made the entire check in process very quick and painless. She was great!

Miinukset: It’s dated and I was really disappointed the pool looked closed. As we passed by that area was dark. In no way would it keep me from staying again. It would have just been a nice way to unwind after a busy day.

Plussat: Spacious and clean bathrooms

Miinukset: No elevator

Plussat: It was a nightmare from the minute I walked in

Plussat: The front desk lady at check in was very friendly

Miinukset: Everything was great

Plussat: The woman working the front desk when my daughter and I checked in is so personable and kind. Its nice to be greeted by a smiling face.

Miinukset: I m a very light sleeper so the road noise from the highway kept me awake but this hotel is in such close proximity to what I come to Fort Dodge for that the pros far outway that one con.

Plussat: The front desk personnel was very pleasant, helpful and efficient. Other staff that I encountered during the stay were also very friendly. Free breakfast was a plus and free parking.

Miinukset: The smell at the room level was nasty. Don't know if it was cleaning products, old furniture and carpet, or pet smell but it was bad. Old hotel in need of walls painted, and some much needed updating in the 2 rooms that I was in during this stay.

Miinukset: Road noise on one side of the hotel. Room key had to be recharged every morning. One morning had no hot water and the following only warm. Car was purposely scratched in the parking lot. Local workers hanging out in the stairwell.

Plussat: That my dog could be there.

Miinukset: The door to the outside let cold air in.

Plussat: The front desk employee was super nice and friendly and responsive to our needs. The bed was comfortable, and the facilities looked nice.

Miinukset: Took 30 min to get in our room due to dead lock batteries & all the troubleshooting that went with it.The wall was so thin, conversations next room could be clearly heard & crying kids and yapping dogs distracted all night.Ants all over bathroom was gross

Plussat: The Breakfast was ok, same options both mornings. The hotel was a little hidden behind an old abandoned restaurant. The staff was friendly and helpful!

Miinukset: The beds and pillows were not comfortable, our microwave didn't work in our room. The bathroom needed attention, cleaned and the paint in the shower.

Plussat: The bed was the best thing about our stay. It was great!

Plussat: It had a pool

Miinukset: Did not meet the 2.5 star rating. Would rate a 2 star at best. Starting to show it's age

Plussat: The Waffles were great

Miinukset: Please think about how the eggs can be prepared more fresh and look more appealing.

Plussat: Location was good. Beds comfortable, rooms clean. Staff friendly & approachable

Miinukset: Could have a wider selection of fresh fruit for breakfast.

Miinukset: Shower was dirty, Hair everywhere, Looked like wall was rotting in bathroom

Plussat: Located next to target but room view was that of a chai. Length fence.

Miinukset: First off the staff yelled at me about my daughter coming to the hotel with me before we went to dinner as I checked in told me as the only registered guest I would be o ly allowed in the pool. I told her I was not the o ly registered guest she proceeded to tell me I was a liar, I showed proof and even though she calmed down she still yelled about my visitors not allowed in the pool. After seeing the pool and my room. Of filth I determined there would be no part of that, we left most of the night and sheets, tub and carpet showed filth. There was non-hotel staff and what appeared to be friends of the staff laundering in the lobby and outside most of the time. Even if they were security uniformed I may have felt more safe but after the screaming when I checked in I left early did not eat breakfast or will I stay there ever again.

Plussat: The staff was awesome. Very helpful. Really cared about me and my boy.

Plussat: The bed was amazing!

Miinukset: All Good!!!

Plussat: Breakfast amenities

Plussat: They checked us in early and gave me my bottom floor room

Plussat: It was twice the price of the competitor across the street. Twice as dirty and still under reconstruction. What a bad idea.

Plussat: Clean room. Staff very friendly and helpful. Will stay again when in this area.

Plussat: It was clean and relatively new.

Miinukset: The free breakfast was minimal.

Miinukset: The toilets are ridiculously low.

Plussat: Location was good

Plussat: breakfast was good!

Plussat: Super 8 Not so Great We stayed two nights, our room was clean but small, the hair drier didn’t work, we informed the management and they were not able to replace the drier but allowed us to go to a different room and use the drier in that room and then return back to our room. That evening, we returned back to our room and the hair drier still was not replaced, we spoke to management again and they told us that it was on order. About a half an hour later, management replaced the drier. A prudent manager would have replaced the hair drier the first time we asked. The facial bar of soap was the smallest bar that we ever seen, there was one bottle of shampoo but no conditioner or body lotion. The grill on the air conditioner was broken out and the digital temperature display was not functioning properly, which made it difficult to reach a desirable room temperature in a timely manner. The window screen was half pulled out of the frame and was torn and there was a wooden dowel rod laying in the track of the window giving the appearance that the room had been broken into once. The recliner was well worn to the point that the vinyl on the head rest area was cracked in a spider web pattern. On Sunday morning, at 9 am, I was in the shower, housecleaning knocked on the door and wanted to clean our room. My wife told them to come back later and they requested a time to return and stated that they start cleaning at 9 am. This exact same scenario happened again on Monday morning, housecleaning knocking on our at 9 am. There was no “do not disturb” sign. The breakfast was very limited, there was only one waffle maker and biscuits and gravy, there were no scrambled eggs, sausage or potatoes. The breakfast bar was not replenished when items were depleted, we only seen one bagel on the tray each morning, the cream cheese bowel was empty, the apple juice was empty on Sunday morning and the orange juice was empty on Monday morning. The room was clean but not a value nor did the ame

Plussat: Accessibility. Nice shower & controls.

Miinukset: Big pillows. Oversized chair shows some wear. A little low on light.

Plussat: The owner/staff were helpful and friendly. I liked that they had rooms with 3 queen sized beds. Fantastic for our sports team.

Miinukset: The room smelled of mold and the bed felt like it was gonna to break. Most uncomfortable stay ever in a hotel!

Miinukset: No queen room available which is what I paid for. Other wise all was great

Plussat: Staff was very helpful, clean, affordable room.

Miinukset: Next to small low income apartment complex...Did not affect my stay in the slightest. Just a note.

Plussat: Beds could use a couple more pillows, but other than that, the bang for the buck was worth it!

Miinukset: As previously stated couple more pillows would be nice.

Plussat: Beds were comfortable

Plussat: They treat you great and accomadations were great too

Miinukset: Cleaning staff knocked on the door repeatedly starting before 7am. Finally just barged into the room and started cleaning it before 9am, still in bed! Complained to manager but he was defensive & did not see anything wrong with this. Shocking and unacceptable!

Plussat: The biscuits and gravy

Miinukset: The management

Plussat: Location and price were main factors for choosing this particular hotel.

Miinukset: Clerk did not acknowledge me and was helpping someone on phone. Didn't know how to do make a change in system. 25 minutes after arriving she checked me in. Went to room bed was not made (I made it as I didn't want to stress staff any more. HORRIBLE.

Plussat: Even though it was older, it was clean and had all the amenities. The location was perfect. The entire staff were so accommodating and just dientight friendly ! Incredible price.

Miinukset: Well worth what we paid.

Plussat: Nothing

Miinukset: Molding coming off, smelled musty,computer out of order, ice machine out of order,room very small,felt "dirty" in room.

Plussat: Since I travelled alone, I was thankful that I felt safe and secure in my room and at the facility itself. The breakfast was excellent and the staff was helpful and friendly! I’ll definitely stay again!

Plussat: Room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was good. Room price was excellent for value.

Miinukset: Could hear the upstairs guests. When they dropped something heavy on the floor, I jumped out of bed from the noise. Also, we heard them when they got around at 5:30 am. Aargh!

Plussat: Leaving

Miinukset: Almost everything

Plussat: Comfortable. Good value. Very nice staff.

Miinukset: Bathroom floor and tub not very clean. Microwave and mirror and desk not very clean. Front lounge and table area very smoky from cigarettes.

Plussat: Cheap prices is best

Plussat: It was inexpensive but I didn't feel dirty being there. :) plus I love when hotels offer a decent breakfast, they should always offer breakfast in my opinion.

Miinukset: No. I was only there to sleep & have breakfast. Although they were out of waffle batter by 9am & there really weren't that many guests to have eaten it all.

Miinukset: Totally filthy. Doors were not usable. Just all around a bad experience. Lamps did not work the hairdryer as well was broke the outlets did not all function.