Hilton Garden Inn Ames

3.0 star property

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One King Bed, Accessible

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 517 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 614 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, Accessible

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 700 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible

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

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Room, 1 King Bed (Peleton)

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • 400 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premium bedding, laptop workspace, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

King Evolution Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 275 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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2 Queens Evolution Rm

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • 300 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Hilton Garden Inn Ames

3-star Ames hotel close to Iowa State University
This hotel features an indoor pool, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a bar/lounge, a snack bar/deli, and a 24-hour business center are onsite. Housekeeping is available on request.
Hilton Garden Inn Ames offers 112 accommodations with MP3 docking stations and coffee/tea makers. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

This Ames hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desk chairs and complimentary weekday newspapers, as well as phones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered on request and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a fitness center.
Hilton Garden Inn Ames features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and 3 meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 2591 square feet (241 square meters) include conference space. This Ames hotel also offers a terrace, a vending machine, and tour/ticket assistance. Onsite self parking is complimentary.

Hilton Garden Inn Ames has designated areas for smoking.

Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 6 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 7 AM and 10:30 AM.
Garden Grille & Lounge - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

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

Food and drink

  • Cooked-to-order breakfast available for a fee 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends; USD 8.95 to 12.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Garden Grille & Lounge

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room crib
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 2,591 square feet of conference space
  • 24-hour business center
  • 3 meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to elevator
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2008
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Reception hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free crib
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with premium cable channels
  • MP3 dock

Food and drink

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

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk chair
  • Free local calls
  • Free weekday newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
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 50 per accommodation (varies based on length of stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 8.95 to 12.95 per person
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

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
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of CleanStay (Hilton)

We should mention

This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Hilton Garden Inn Ames Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 439 out of 840 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 243 out of 840 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 840 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 39 out of 840 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 840 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

M. Lynn

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Football weekend

Stayed 3 nights. Trash only emptied 1 time and I had to ask for clean washcloths. Expected more from Hilton Garden Inn.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Dulce

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Hina

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lobby area has a really nice. People are very friendly. The only thing is the bathroom needs a little updating.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Jessica

Traveled with family
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Judy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

christine

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

10/10 Excellent

christine

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marques, Linden

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Yvette

Traveled with family
Room I reserved was no longer available due to maintenance issues. Since I booked thru expedia I was told they had no means to contact me. I was offered a king sized bed with roll away instead of the two queens I reserved I did not pay almost $200 to sleep on a rollaway. The room we received was fine. Two breakfast vouchers were issued to compensate. Soap and bodywash dispensers were mixed up and after calling the front desk the lady told me to just switch them out myself which I wasn‘t able to the were stuck. Frontdesk person was not very approachable at check in she just shuffled thru a binder for a while until I asked her what the issue was that‘s when I was told the room was no longer available. It could have been handled better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

joseph

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

Very nice place

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
the bed was very comfortable as was the room... i however did notice a few things that I was not quite impressed with. 1. the grout around the shower could use a good clean and 2. when we went to go get ice in the hotel the bucket that they had provided in the room had some mold growing in it. but other than that this hotel worked perfectly for a weekend get away .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Kalah

Great stay had to wait awhile for a room. It was fine other wise.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kemari

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to spend the night Staff was extremely helpful and friendly Facility was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Alfredo

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Tasha

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dakota

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Meghan

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Katie

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The place and location is nice. Unfortunately we booked our stay for 3 nights 4 days and the cleaning was disappointing. We kept asking for towels, shower gel etc. Only once they came to grab garbages out the room. I felt I wasn’t taken care of at all!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jagdishkumar

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luisa

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

8/10 Good

Janet

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We reserved a king bed - overbooked so ended up with 2 queens. Went to check in and computer system was down so had to come back later.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was above the expectations. I was shown breakfast was included prior to booking but still required to pay separately for it. So hotel is a bit pricier than most in the area.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean property and rooms. Nice lobby. Staff was friendly. Very much appreciated how pet friendly it is.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean place to stay. We were there for graduation weekend and everything was great.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025