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The Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Iowa

If you're looking for a pet-friendly place to stay in Iowa, don't worry because there are plenty of pet-friendly hotels. This is a destination that truly welcomes all visitors, even those with four legs. Whether you're a family traveling with a furry friend or a solo adventurer figuring out where to stay with your dog, this city offers a variety of pet-friendly hotels to choose from. So, bring Fido with you! But searching for pet-friendly lodging in Iowa can be tricky because of all of the options. Don't worry, we've done the research already. We have analyzed the pet friendly hotels in Iowa based on their pet policy, price, amenities, location, guest ratings, and more to put together this list of the best pet-friendly hotels in Iowa. So, their welcoming pet policies, ample opportunities for dog-friendly activities, and convenient pet amenities, it's no wonder that these hotels are popular places to stay for four-legged travelers and their owners. Whether you're seeking out pet care services or simply a place that welcomes pets to rest your head, you'll find everything you need and more below. So, grab your leash and pack your bags, because it's time to bring Fido to Iowa!

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Marshalltown

Marshalltown, Iowa
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $223 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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Located at 102 Iowa Avenue West, Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Marshalltown has great rooms from $223 (before taxes). It offers a fitness center, breakfast, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and an indoor pool. It has a terrific 9.40 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 30 miles from the city center, travelers will especially love free parking, laundry facilities, a heated pool, air-conditioning, and a 24-hour desk at this comfortable hotel. The heated pool is comfortable, relaxing, and fun for everyone.

Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Indoor pool
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Hotel Winneshiek

Decorah, Iowa
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $167 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Hotel Winneshiek which has nice rooms starting at $167. Offering a restaurant, a bar, parking, breakfast, and a free breakfast, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 104 East Water Street. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, a 24-hour desk, wedding services, and meeting facilities which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 125.3 miles from the city center. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
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Element West Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $103 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool
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We found Element West Des Moines to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $103. We loved that is has room service, a fitness center, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and rooms with kitchens, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 575 South Prairie View Drive. You'll also find rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which visitors with pets will love. And this welcoming hotel is just 33.7 miles from the center of town. It's always nice to have a kitchenette to cook some basic meals or have an easy breakfast. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for pet-friendly hotels.

Amenities
  • Room service
  • Fitness center
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Indoor pool
  • Free parking
  • Heated pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool
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Hampton Inn & Suites Burlington Burlington Iowa

Burlington, Iowa
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $170 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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With terrific rooms from $170, Hampton Inn & Suites Burlington Burlington Iowa, at 1320 N. Roosevelt provides a restaurant, a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, and a free breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 9.30 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers with pets will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, and a free airport shuttle. It's located just 146.9 miles from the city center, too. Having an indoor pool means that you can swim and have fun any time of the year.

Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Indoor pool
  • Free parking
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Holiday Inn Express Le Claire Riverfront-Davenport

Le Claire, Iowa
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $134 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Holiday Inn Express Le Claire Riverfront-Davenport has a great guest rating of 9.23 out of 10, and offers a fitness center, breakfast, hiking, laundry services, and golf. The great rooms here start at $134 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 1201 Canal Shore Drive. Furthermore, it also offers a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities, which is nice for travelers. Just 164.3 miles from the city center, this convenient hotel is a terrific choice.

Amenities
  • Fitness center
  • Breakfast included
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Indoor pool
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Hotel Grinnell

Grinnell, Iowa
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $212 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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The great guest rating of Hotel Grinnell is 9.20 out of 10. This place has room service, a water park, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $212, and it's located at 925 PARK ST. We also love the hiking, child care, laundry services, golf, and a free breakfast which are great for visitors. And since it's just 43.8 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Spending time at the water park is such a nice activity for kids and adults alike!

Amenities
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Spa
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Refrigerator
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Strawberry Farm B and B

Muscatine, Iowa
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $155 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A cool place is Strawberry Farm B and B because it has great rooms that start at $155. It has skiing, snorkeling, breakfast, hiking, and golf, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 3402 Tipton Rd. Only 131 miles from the city center, visitors with pets will especially love a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, free parking, kids meals, and an indoor play area at this terrific hotel.

Amenities
  • Skiing
  • Snorkeling
  • Breakfast included
  • Hiking
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Playground
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Drury Inn & Suites West Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $141 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Drury Inn & Suites West Des Moines offers an outdoor pool, a fitness center, breakfast, laundry services, and a free breakfast which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $141 (before taxes). It's located at 5505 Mills Civic Parkway and has earned a guest rating of 9.10/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities which travelers with pets will enjoy. Also, it's just 33.7 miles from the city center. Everyone loves a nice pool, and you won't be disappointed with this one.

Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fitness center
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City Downtown University

Iowa City, Iowa
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $138 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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Located at 328 S. Clinton St., Hilton Garden Inn Iowa City Downtown University has great rooms from $138 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, laundry facilities, and air-conditioning which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 104 miles from the center of town. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Parking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Indoor pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sioux City-South

Sioux City, Iowa
2-star Hotel with prices starting at $202 (before taxes) - See All Prices
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
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A great place to stay is Holiday Inn Express & Suites Sioux City-South which has nice rooms starting at $202. Offering room service, a casino, a fitness center, breakfast, and rooms with kitchenettes, it also has a great guest rating of 9.10 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4723 Southern Hills Drive. Visitors will really like this welcoming hotel which also offers laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a spa and wellness center. It's located just 148.6 miles from the city center, too. That hot tub is terrific after a long day of sightseeing.

Amenities
  • Room service
  • Casino
  • Fitness center
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
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Also, take a look at the Pet-Friendly hotels in nearby destinations: Des Moines, Ames, Grinnell, Marshalltown, and Ankeny.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Iowa, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Iowa, Best Luxury Hotels in Iowa, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Iowa, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Iowa, Best Hotels for One Week in Iowa, Best Hotels for One Night in Iowa, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Iowa, or Best Business Hotels in Iowa.


How much do pet-friendly hotels cost in Iowa?

Iowa Average Pet-Friendly Hotel Price
$130

Travelers to Iowa will have a large number of terrific pet-friendly accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of pet-friendly hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 181 pet-friendly hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $130. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Iowa.

The average prices of our suggested pet-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 4-star hotels: $154
  • 3-star hotels: $137
  • 2-star hotels: $125


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