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Best Western Holiday Lodge

3.0 star property

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Indoor pool
Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Oversized Room) | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds
Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds
Exterior
Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Room service
  • Bar
$90
$80 nightly
$90 total
Total with taxes and fees
Dec 21 - Dec 22

Explore the area

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2023 7th Avenue N, Clear Lake, IA, 50428
  • Place, Central Gardens of North Iowa
    ‪19 min walk‬
  • Place, Clear Lake Fire Museum
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Surf Ballroom and Museum
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mason City, IA (MCW-Mason City Municipal)
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Walk-in Shower)

In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Walk-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Walk-in Shower)

In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Walk-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(28 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Oversized Room)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Oversized Room) | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Oversized Room)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Annex Building | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Annex Building

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About the neighborhood

Clear Lake

With a stay at Best Western Holiday Lodge in Clear Lake, you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Central Gardens of North Iowa and Clear Lake Fire Museum. .This hotel is 1.2 mi (2 km) from MercyOne Clear Lake Family Medicine and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Surf Ballroom and Museum.

What's nearby

  • Central Gardens of North Iowa - 19 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Clear Lake Fire Museum - 2 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • MercyOne Clear Lake Family Medicine - 2 min drive - 1.1 miles
  • Surf Ballroom and Museum - 2 min drive - 1.6 miles
  • City Beach Park - 2 min drive - 1.6 miles

Getting around

  • Mason City, IA (MCW-Mason City Municipal) - 3 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Lake Time Brewery - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Culver's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪KWIK STAR #223 - ‬15 min walk

About this property

Best Western Holiday Lodge

Hotel in Clear Lake with free breakfast and airport shuttle service
Best Western Holiday Lodge offers 136 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Clear Lake hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 136 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, as well as phones with free local calls.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Enjoy American cuisine at Bennigan’s, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). A complimentary continental breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, a business center, and express check-out. Planning an event in Clear Lake? This hotel has 5899 square feet (548 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 7 meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle is complimentary during limited hours.
Guests are offered a complimentary continental breakfast each morning.
Bennigan’s - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free roundtrip airport shuttle from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
  • Airport shuttle available during limited hours
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/truck parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bennigan’s

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

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

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 5,899 square feet of conference space
  • 7 meeting rooms
  • Business center
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Pay movies
  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express 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 20 per accommodation, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 80 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 20 per accommodation, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

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, debit cards, and cash
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)

We should mention

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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Reviews

Best Western Holiday Lodge Reviews

8.2

Very Good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 266 out of 601 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 193 out of 601 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 83 out of 601 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 41 out of 601 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 601 reviews

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Charles

I wont be back
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Carol

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good breakfast, small room, can hear people talking through the walls, convenient location. Room was overpriced in my opinion.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Laurie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Bug in bathroom
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Todd

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

Place is junk

Outdated and needs work.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ron

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Friendly staff !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Madison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Faye

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah, Galesburg

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was very quick. Staff was very friendly. Our room was clean. Amenities were provided. Breakfast had great variety of options.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dave

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The delicous yougurt
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love this hotel. It is old and could use some updates but the staff do a great job with everything and it is clean. It is also a decent cost.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Bill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jane

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Georgiana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Carolyn

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The 600 rooms are like a motel. doors on either side of the hotel room, air quality was bad and smelt musty. Bed was pretty good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An older property but nicely updated. Very clean. Breakfast had the usual fair but a large selection and everything was well stocked. A very pleasant place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

james

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Alicia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Overall, it was clean which is the most important to me! However, the property itself you could see was very old. They only had one elevator, low ceilings and you small rooms.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Confusing directions to the second annex rooms. Musty smell in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025