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GrandStay Hotel & Suites

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Lobby
Balcony
1 bedroom, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Lobby

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Pool
  • Pet-friendly
  • Gym
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping

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1606 S Kellogg Ave, Ames, IA, 50010
  • Ames Dog Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Main Street Cultural District
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Octagon Center for the Arts
    ‪3 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Accessible, 1 bedroom)

Combined shower/bathtub, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed (Accessible, 1 bedroom)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(55 reviews)
  • 38 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed

Studio, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room, 2 Bedrooms, Accessible

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

Studio, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible

  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Studio, 2 Queen Beds

Combined shower/bathtub, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Studio, 2 Queen Beds

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(19 reviews)
  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

Combined shower/bathtub, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible, Non Smoking

7.6 out of 10
Good
(4 reviews)
  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

View all photos for Executive Room, 2 Queen Beds

Combined shower/bathtub, designer toiletries, hair dryer, towels

Executive Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • 45 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

GrandStay Hotel & Suites

Hotel in Ames with free breakfast and a fitness center
Along with an indoor pool, this hotel has a restaurant and a fitness center. Free on-the-go breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, a spa tub, and a business center.
GrandStay Hotel & Suites offers 53 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary weekday newspapers. 39-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Kitchens offer refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and cookware/dishes/utensils. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

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

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at GrandStay Hotel & Suites. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Ames Dog Park. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free on-the-go breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Free self parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at the restaurant
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool or soak in the spa tub
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, tour or ticket assistance, and luggage storage
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym
  • Guests have great things to say about the clean accommodations and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Iowa State University and a few minutes from Ames Dog Park
  • Cats and dogs welcome for a fee
GrandStay Hotel & Suites offers its guests an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. There's a restaurant on site, as well as a snack bar/deli. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi and wired Internet.

A business center and meeting rooms are available. Barbecue grills, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance are also featured at the business-friendly GrandStay Hotel & Suites. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Ames hotel.

Guests are served free on-the-go breakfast daily from 6 AM to 10 AM.
GrandStay Hotel & Suites has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 6 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant

Things to do

  • Fitness centre
  • Indoor pool
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Corner/local shop
  • Indoor pool
  • Kitchen
  • Laundry facilities
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Separate living room
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Corner/local shop
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Braille signage
  • Lift
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lever door handles
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in reception
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Free cots/infant beds

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 39-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware/dishes/utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Fridge
  • Stovetop

More

  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Free newspapers (weekdays)
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5 AM

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 20.00 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Only dogs and cats are allowed
  • Weight limit: 35 lbs per pet
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cribs (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 20.00 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include window guards
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Pool access available from 6 AM to midnight.

Property is also known as

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GrandStay Residential Suites Ames
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GrandStay Residential Suites Hotel Ames Iowa
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GrandStay Hotel & Suites Ames
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GrandStay Hotel & Suites Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 559 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 268 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 47 out of 1002 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 28 out of 1002 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Janet

Perfect
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Jeanette

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The outside of this property looked good and the staff was a new employee who tried his best. However, the room was not clean. There were dirty dishes in the dishwasher and detergent to use to clean the dishes. I needed a spoon and went to the breakfast area to look for one but they only had a plastic knife. The chair in the living room had a nasty stain (either food or vomit) not even my dog wanted to go near it. The couch also had an oder. Only one TV worked (the one in the living room) the one in the bedroom did not work. Last there was dark colored mold on the bathroom floor near the tub/shower. I’m not sure if that was black mold or not but it did not look clean or healthy. I expected a Grand stay to be nice, but I was very disappointed. Don’t be fooled by some of the reviews. Ask to check the room out before you put money down to stay. We did talk to the staff on duty about our room and allowed is to look two other ones but those rooms were not any better.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Nicole

Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Basic hotel. The bathroom had one lightbulb of 3. The cauking had pink fungus growing. The swimming pool is super small and had hardly any chlorine. The hot tub was full of sand.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Randy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Brandon

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
2 bed rooms, dish washer was full of dirty dishess
So we had a family get togather out of town over that way. We got a room. Bathroom floor was busted up, Trim pieces missing in the living room. We turned heater on and almost has to evacuate the room it stunk so bad. Had a dish washer in the kitchen. But it was full of dirty dishess. Pretty gross.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, easy to drive up to. Eating places were near.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is great, except it's a little weird that there are different types of cable services on the two televisions. What is available on one, is not the same on the other.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Belem

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good customer service
They were very helpful in getting us checked in remotely when our travel plans changed to ensure we would still have a room when we got there on a busy game weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Chad

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This property gets the job done. I love the location and that it’s connected to Old Chicago. The coffee in the morning was undrinkable. Everything in the rooms is very old, but the beds felt clean. For the price and location I would stay again, but it’s definitely in need of a renovation.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Carole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joshua

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Nice location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Another great stay! John at the front desk remembered us from last time and was incredibly friendly and helpful (again!). Love the convenience of a shopping center across the street and yummy pizza restaurant/bar right next door (literally attached to the building and easy to access from the east stairs). Conveniently located near Iowa State so made family weekend an enjoyable and easy stay! Will definitely return again.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Todd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property, convenient location. Friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David P

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy check in and nice that the hot tub and pool are open late
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Michelle

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The pool area was flooded - there were no pool towels and the hot tub wasn’t hot - the pool was warmer. Checkout was slow and the person checking me out couldn’t say why.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Lora

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
The shower stall did not have enough lift on floor to keep water in shower and the curtain was too short. Water got all over the bathroom floor and the water pressure was so hi it hurt your skin. Cracked tiles on the floor and caulking peeling around shower nozzle and paint peeling around bathroom sink.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Travis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Checked in later in the evening and overnight staff was very friendly and was able to answer questions.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Corinna, Morrison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The pool is indoor and tiny. The hot tub is pretty run down and wasn't very hot. But over all it was a great place for the price.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean and affordable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Theresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024