Council Bluffs · Hotel shortlist
Cheap hotels in the old town, Council Bluffs
Camila Reyes The Adriatic and Greece
These are my five favourites in Council Bluffs, out of the 5 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.4 down to 3.7.
Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $60.
Highest rated of the five
Travelodge by Wyndham Spirit Lake/Okoboji
★★★★★4.4 from 100 reviews
Travelodge by Wyndham Spirit Lake/Okoboji comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.4 from 100 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under old town and around $60 a night on the dates we checked.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
- Step free accesslevel entry and a lift
- Dogs allowedno kennel to arrange before you fly
All five, ranked
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Travelodge by Wyndham Spirit Lake/Okoboji
★★★★★4.4 from 100 reviews
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Rodeway Inn & Suites near Okoboji Lake
★★★★★3.8 from 247 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3AmericInn by Wyndham Spencer
★★★★★3.8 from 309 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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4Super 8 by Wyndham Spirit Lake/Okoboji
★★★★★3.9 from 230 reviews
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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5Ramada by Wyndham Spirit Lake/Okoboji
★★★★★3.7 from 324 reviews
- Pool
- Spa
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
5 Council Bluffs hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
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