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Adventureland Inn

2.5 star property

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2 indoor pools, cabanas (surcharge), sun loungers
Flat-screen TV
Pool Level West | In-room safe, desk, free cribs/infant beds, rollaway beds
Lobby sitting area
Pool Level West | Terrace/patio

Reviews

7.0 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

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3200 Adventureland Dr, Altoona, IA, 50009
  • Place, Adventureland
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Outlets of Des Moines
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Airport, Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

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About this property

Adventureland Inn

Altoona hotel close to Adventureland
Along with 2 indoor pools, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a swim-up bar, a hot tub, and a children's pool.
Adventureland Inn offers 185 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Altoona hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 indoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a hot tub.

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

Adventureland Inn features 2 indoor swimming pools, a hot tub, and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include a swim-up bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This family-friendly hotel also offers a vending machine, an arcade/game room, and a convenience store. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Adventureland Inn is a smoke-free property.

Adventureland Inn has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • A swim-up bar

Things to do

  • 2 indoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Hot tub
  • Playground
  • Splash pad

Family friendly

  • 2 indoor pools
  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Fenced pool
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room crib
  • Lifeguards on site
  • Playground
  • Pool gate
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Splash pad

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool cabanas (surcharge)
  • Pool loungers

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 accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Lifeguards
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Free crib
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless 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

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from November 3 2024 to December 31 2025 (dates subject to change).
The property is closed between January 15 and January 17.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.00 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

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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Adventureland Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 307 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 250 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 182 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 155 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 106 out of 1000 reviews

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Jill

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was terrible. The room had tile flooring which was cold and made the room echo. The trim around the bottom of the bathroom wall was coming off. The shower drain was so clogged that you were standing in water about an inch or two above your ankle. We did,however, keep getting told by the person that checked us in that we had a private patio. It was winter time and it faced the parking lot. We will never stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Melissa

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
They were closing so some pools and areas weren’t open but the staff was amazing!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Joy

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Kevin

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I get that this is for hyped up families...but dang. The doors barely close...you have to slam them and then double check them. Front desk staff is great, and so is the restaurant staff...I did see a giant dead rat in the parking lot. Didn't see any live ones. Doesn't look like the hallway carpet has been cleaned this decade, wear shoes to the pool. Pool bartender would ask Jimmy Carter for ID.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Roxana

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Very dirty and only one pool was open wish i didn't spend the money i did here.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Antonio

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

zugey, humbolt

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

8/10 Good

John

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Dannie, Clear Lake

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We were disappointed in the condition of the property. The rooms inside had been updated but with cheap materials and were already in a state of disrepair. The exterior of the hotel was also in a state of disrepair. The pool in one half of the building had been drained for some reason. There was an insane amount of noise coming from the pool on the east side so there was no way we could sleep past 8:30. I don’t think we would ever stay there again. It was nice in the 90’s. Now it just looks like the owners want money to keep rolling in while they put little to nothing into it. Just like the park.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Sad

Please listen to the reviews and do not stay here. It’s disturbingly disgusting and ran down. I stayed here so many times throughout my childhood so I really didn’t listen to the reviews but I was completely shocked at the appearance of the hotel and was so ready to check out and get back home where I felt safe and clean again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Theresa

Traveled with group, Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The ease of walkinh around, the friendly staff were there to answer questions
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chelsea

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Jessica

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities
The room was bare minimum. There were 3 light bulbs out, tape left on the walls, the floor was dirty and had wrappers laying on the ground. They had one of the pools closed, I had not known this until we went to go to the pool with two small slides. I told the front desk I was not going to be staying and he got my name and all he said was "ok, got you checked out" didn't ask why or anything. When I asked about a refund he said I'd have to call back and speak with management the next day. We checked out before 630.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Angie

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Sara

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas, Fonthill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Visited in the off season. Was what the doctor ordered.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

4/10 Poor

Seth

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

Maybe try elsewhere

The staff was very nice and helped me with any questions I had. They gave my family rooms right next to eachother like I requested. The rooms were worn down and very outdated there was on table and one nightstand but nowhere else to set anything other than on the mini fridge. The flooring was coming up, the windows were gross, and the beds were extremely uncomfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Krista

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Despite Monday being a holiday the pool was closed. They have a policy if there is no lifeguard present the pool can’t be open. So it was a total waste. The ice machine wasn’t even plugged in. The tile in the bathroom was peeling up.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Amanda, Lincoln

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay. I would have to say only have 2 things that would have been kinda nice. First thing, I wish there was one way film in the windows facing the parking lot as you can see into the rooms anytime of day when the curtain is up. Second thing, would have liked there to be a microwave in the rooms. With having a restaurant/bar in the hotel it would have been nice to have a place to warm up food. Overall nice place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ashley

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Check in was fine. Went to the pool, parents were not around for a majority of the kids there. Fire alarm went off and we were given no direction what to do. Kids running anround screaming and yelling, including at 1am and 5am up and down the halls, kids had party poppers that they let off all over in halls and down by pool area. Bartender at swim up bar was rude to those that went to purchase.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marquetta

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

Great Stay

Great family funhouse
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Haily

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Veronica

Traveled with group
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good for being close to the park. Rooms and hotel out dated floors looked filthy. Needed ketchup for late night door dash because they forgot it hotel couldn’t grab one from dinning to use so had to unnecessarily order
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katelyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024