Council Bluffs · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Ameristar
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These are my five favourites in Council Bluffs, out of the 32 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.2.
All five are within 2.7 km of Ameristar.
Highest rated of the five
The Farnam, Autograph Collection
★★★★★4.8 from 563 reviews
The Farnam, Autograph Collection comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 563 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 4 star property, found under poi and around $349 a night on the dates we checked.
32 hotels in Council Bluffs qualified for this list and five made it. Hampton Inn Council Bluffs is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Bara drink without going back out
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
- Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in
All five, ranked
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The Farnam, Autograph Collection
★★★★★4.8 from 563 reviews
2.5 km from Ameristar
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Air conditioning
- Accessible
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2Hampton Inn Council Bluffs
★★★★★4.3 from 1,011 reviews
200 m from Ameristar, about a 2 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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3Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District
★★★★★4.6 from 1,744 reviews
2.7 km from Ameristar
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Kid friendly
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4Holiday Inn & Suites Council Bluffs-I-29 by IHG
★★★★★4.2 from 1,618 reviews
under 200 m from Ameristar, about a 1 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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5Comfort Suites Omaha East-Council Bluffs
★★★★★4.2 from 1,968 reviews
800 m from Ameristar, about a 10 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
How this list was put together
32 Council Bluffs hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Ameristar second, then 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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