The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Ames

Gateway Hotel and Conference Center Ames

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 2100 Greenhills Drive, Gateway Hotel and Conference Center Ames has great rooms from $98 (before taxes). It offers a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.6 miles from the city center, first time visitors will especially love pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, bicycle rental, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this relaxing hotel. Unwinding at the restaurant after sightseeing is a nice way to end the day. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

GrandStay Hotel & Suites Ames

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is GrandStay Hotel & Suites Ames which has nice rooms starting at $125. Offering a restaurant, a fitness center, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1606 South Kellogg Avenue. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, and free parking which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.9 miles from the city center. Being able to prepare food in the room is also very convenient. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Iowa House Historic Inn

Perfect for Your First Visit to Ames

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Iowa House Historic Inn to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $124. We loved that is has breakfast, a free breakfast, a hot tub, a game room, and free parking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.50 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 405 Hayward Avenue. You'll also find an indoor play area, family rooms, air-conditioning, a microwave, and a refrigerator which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 2 miles from the center of town. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ames

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

With terrific rooms from $207, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ames, at 2600 E 13th St provides a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 8.40 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, a multi-lingual staff, and air-conditioning. It's located just 2.1 miles from the city center, too. Everyone loves a nice indoor pool, and the one here does not disappoint!

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Ames IA

Perfect for Your First Time in Ames

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• Heated pool

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Ames IA has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10, and offers room service, a fitness center, a bar, breakfast, and laundry services. The great rooms here start at $123 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2605 S.E. 16th Street. Furthermore, it also offers a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and free parking, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 2.9 miles from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

Hampton Inn and Suites Ames IA

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Heated pool

The great guest rating of Hampton Inn and Suites Ames IA is 8.90 out of 10. This place has a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $161, and it's located at 2100 Southeast 16th Street. We also love the an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, a heated pool, and air-conditioning which are great for visitors. And since it's just 2.6 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too.

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Ames

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Ames

• Heated pool

A cool place is TownePlace Suites by Marriott Ames because it has great rooms that start at $159. It has room service, a fitness center, breakfast, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 1523 South Dayton Avenue. Only 2.4 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and free parking at this convenient hotel. Don't forget that there's a kitchen in the room to cook your meals, too.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Ames

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.

Fairfield Inn & Suites Ames offers a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and a hot tub which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $118 (before taxes). It's located at 2137 Isaac Newton Drive and has earned a guest rating of 8.50/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and air-conditioning which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 2.6 miles from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Sleep Inn & Suites Ames near ISU Campus

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• Heated pool

Located at SEQ Mortenson Rd and Dickinso, Sleep Inn & Suites Ames near ISU Campus has great rooms from $136 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, a free breakfast, and pet-friendly rooms. It has a terrific 8.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find a hot tub, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and a heated pool which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 3.5 miles from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Best Western Plus University Park Inn & Suites Ames

Perfect for Your First Visit to Ames

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 2-star hotels.
• Heated pool

A great place to stay is Best Western Plus University Park Inn & Suites Ames which has nice rooms starting at $121. Offering a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 2500 University Boulevard. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 2.6 miles from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.