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Econo Lodge Ames

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Pillowtop beds, desk, cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds
Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking | Pillowtop beds, desk, cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds
Free daily full breakfast

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Pet friendly
  • Laundry
  • Breakfast included
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

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2600 Se 16th St, Ames, IA, 50010
  • Place, Ames Dog Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Main Street Cultural District
    ‪5 min drive‬
  • Place, Iowa State University
    ‪6 min drive‬

Room options

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Pillowtop beds, desk, cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking | Pillowtop beds, desk, cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Pillowtop beds, desk, cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(8 reviews)
  • 290 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Pillowtop beds, desk, cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

7.0 out of 10
Good
(17 reviews)
  • 290 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Ames

With a stay at Econo Lodge Ames in Ames, you'll be within a 10-minute drive of Iowa State University and Cinemark Ames Movies 12. .This hotel is 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Ames Dog Park and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Country Gables Park.

What's nearby

  • Ames Dog Park - 3 min drive - 2.0 miles
  • Main Street Cultural District - 5 min drive - 3.3 miles
  • Iowa State University - 6 min drive - 5.7 miles
  • Reiman Gardens - 6 min drive - 4.8 miles
  • Jack Trice Stadium - 6 min drive - 4.0 miles

Getting around

  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Mucky Duck Pub - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Kum & Go - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Hickory Park - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Econo Lodge Ames

Hotel in Ames with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Econo Lodge Ames offers 85 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary weekday newspapers. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.

This Ames hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and desk chairs, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 85 guestrooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Your room comes with a pillowtop bed. Flat-screen televisions with cable programming provide entertainment, while complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a banquet hall.
A complimentary full breakfast is served daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and a 24-hour front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 6:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Things to do

  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille/raised signage
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available
Cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Cribs (infant beds) are available for an additional fee
  • Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Econo Lodge Ames Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 160 out of 784 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 334 out of 784 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 163 out of 784 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 81 out of 784 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 46 out of 784 reviews

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Justin

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Jenna

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Needs a facelift

Staff were friendly, everything worked as it should, but things were not clean. The air conditioning unit had things growing in it, cigarette butts in the windowsill, and floors that left your feet black (the hotel room flooring is all vinyl). A dog was barking thought the hotel for most hours of the night. I did enjoy the plantings around the property.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Kim

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Didnt eat looked dirty
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tristan

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Thomas

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Lisa

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was gross. No elevator. Loud hallways. No shampoo or conditioner. It was one step up from staying in a car.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Debra

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrea

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Severly outdated. Can hear expressway noise very easily from room.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Christopher

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was ok put a request in to be on first floor. I dont know if they read them or what was too tired to fight about it. The bed was very uncomfortable hard as a rock. The entrance doors aint secure like other hotels. Parking lot could use some help in hence cleaning and up keep. Over all the hotel as a whole could be up dated. Dogs in rooms barking all night. The breakfast was mediocre at best just had sausages and hard biscuits and gravy. No other hot food options.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Arland

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious room. Comfortable beds. Needed housekeeping to supply a stopper for the bathtub. For some reason, the door key/cards needed to be renewed more than once over the course of five days. Fortunately the manager was always at the desk to take care of the problem. All in all, it was a good place to stay.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Naomi

Traveled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Room was fine, plenty of towels. The AC was set correctly but it didn’t come on all night. Around 8:30am it finally kicked on. Bed was average but not amazing. Breakfast had waffles, biscuits and gravy, and sausage patties, plus other cold stuff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Victor, Lincoln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

margaret

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
I was put into a room with a drapery that I could not close. The television had been broken. I requested a move to another room and got it. The coffee at breakfast was so strong that I choked on it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Larry

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only complaint i have is the breakfast was cold. Biscuits and gravy were cold.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property is not as pictured. Needs a lot of updating. Our room had broken door and the fire alarm was missing from the ceiling with the cords hanging down. Do not recommend. Have stayed at nicer places for less than I paid to stay there.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kathleen

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
The property is old and needs some updating but I enjoyed my stay. The staff were friendly and helpful. They knew the places to go to eat. The rooms were big and clean, the bed was very comfortable, and everything in the rooms like the refrigerator & shower worked well. It was an excellent price. I would stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Frank

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good with the bad.

The hotel and staff were fine. The bus load of people staying there were slobs, annoying and breakfast "grab-it-all" idiots.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lacy, Tulsa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark J

Nice affordable place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Jasmine

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Luann

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

STOP!! Please read

Not so good. Hotel has a very strong smell of some kind of incense pretty overwhelming. Appeared bedding was not clean. I slept on top of bed cover, did not want to complain because I did not want a confrontational argument. Also no housecleaning to change sheets after first day. Tub was dirty and had some kind of bug in bathroom. See pics
Stained sheet
Bug
Bug not sure what kind
Burn hole in sheet
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was a budget hotel along a major highway. You get what you pay for. They were remodeling, some areas were better than others. It wasn't the worst place we've stayed at.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judith

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Debra

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property is a little older but you can see where they are trying to update. The property was clean and for the price it was very reasonable.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Monica

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025