I had high hopes for Adventureland Inn. We booked a room for my sons birthday. He loves Adventureland and loves to swim. I had read the reviews but still stayed positive. I should have listened to the reviews! The whole place needs to be updated. I dont know if it is because the hotel has a lot of pools, but the whole building smelled bad. We got to our room and it was dark and smelly. The fridge smelled horrible so we opened it up and there were LIVE bugs crawling in it. We called the front desk and they moved us down the hall to a suite. It was nice but still smelled unpleasant. It was big and spacious with a couch and table. The table was so wobbly that we could not even sit and eat at it. (It felt like it was one thing after another with our stay) The pools were nothing to get excited about. I thought there would be slides and other activities. I feel that the pool could use some updating too. We took my son to the arcade to play. The two young men behind the counter were so unfriendly. They acted as if we should not even be bothering them. When I went up to put MORE money on our card, they both just sat there and looked at me. They were unfriendly and could definitely use some new training. The one thing I did like was that they had Bath and Body works shampoo and conditioner. It smelled great. Overall we were pretty disappointed and will probably not stay here again for quite some time.
Wouldnt recommend! The ceiling was literally falling on the beds! The price was too high for what they offer and how old the place is. The arcade had like 20 games and the pools are small. The rooms were horrible, old and dirty. I told the front desk about the ceiling falling on the beds they said: ok. They did nothing about it. Dont waste your money. I guess they were so busy responding to our food order by telling the guy to go to our room that they couldnt provide a better experience! Now they are rude! Definitely would never go there again! And a remodel is very much needed... so dont charge for a resort if its no better then motel 6.
Overall decent hotel definitely clean...could use some updating. I like the little patios that you get when you rent a suite but I feel its over priced even for a regular room. However its a convenient location next to Adventureland and right off the interstate. They also have a cute gift shop and a fantasic restaurant Spectators Sports Bar & Grill super fast service tons of TVs nice big room off the back if you have a large party. Also the food at the Spectators Sports Bar & Grill was FANTASTIC we had a large party and everybody loved their food!!!
Staff was great. Pools were good. Beer was expensive. Rooms were kind of loud from neighbors, but they were really dark. We had a poolside and then a pool view room. Arcade was fun. Kids had a blast all weekend
It is call an Inn...it is not a hotel it is a motel. It is connected though right to the Adventure Land parking lot. So staying at the Inn includes your parking and a trolley pass to the front gate.Be aware - the Adventure Bay water park is in the clear back of the entire park...no other entrance. U will walk the entire park to get to the water park.The Inn is in a very high traffic location. Kind of dirty and run down looking outside. Inside the rooms are good and the rest seems a bit run down and it was over crowded...and in these covid times not good.Not many nice places to eat close by by their sports bar was good.It is an ok place if u need a quick over night get away.And do not expect to get an earlyHave Fun
We arrived on 8/6/2020, we had a 2 queen size room, the fan was very loud. After calling the front desk, they sent someone to fix it. It was attempted, but after getting back from supper, it appeared to still be noisy. The front desk offered to upgrade us to a family suite, this worked out very well. The room was large and comfy, especially with two of our grandchildren staying with us. The hotel is very clean , yes a little old in places, but clean. The staff is excellent, the pools are awesome, my grandkids love the playroom. And the sports bar has good affordable food. We actually ate breakfast from the store, and it also was very good. And of course, since we were going to Adventureland, having “Molly” to ride back and forth is also wonderful.
The kids love to come here on weekends, stay at the hotel, and play at the park. I highly recommend poolside rooms. The manager is very accommodating! He made sure our family had a great poolside room!
Five stars from the kiddos, 3 from the adults. Room was so loud!!! Not just the guests, but the doors wont close without slamming. The arcade was great, games for both kids (2 & 4), but many of them were out order, which was a bummer. Pools were only open until 9:30, but considering the noise level, I understand why. Pools were fun, just crowded and definitely aimed for kids. Restaurant on site was delicious. Overall, this is an experience for the children, so adults should be prepared.
Will not recommend this hotel to anyone. First we was quoted $89 a night per room plus tax. So when we got there and got put in 101 and 103 we walked in the rooms did not smell as if they were just cleaned. The patio door for room 103 the handel was about to fall off as the patio door on the fence was also broken. Felt a little unsafe. Well you get what you pay for is what I told my mother. The air was loud and didnt keep the room cool as we had to go get fans from the front desk. The arcade would have been awesome if most of the games wound not have been out of order. The pool had tons of leaves and bugs in the water witch I could see the roof window was open. The swim up bar that we was told opened at 4pm not once ever opened. Then when we get charged $178.08 per room that is ridiculous. Very disappointed and when my mother called to ask why our rates went up the assistant manager was rather rude to her. Will not recommend this hotel to anyone.
Terrible beds. Beds were hard as a rock. Blankets were thin. The hallways were very loud. Bathrooms were tiny. The beds were full sized rather queens like I asked for. Plumbing was terrible. The toilet clogged.
The pools are great for entertaining kids and adults, the restaurant food was pretty good and reasonably priced. The biggest downfall was housekeeping. The first night there were bags of laundry and trash down our hall from the 3pm until I called the front desk after 7 pm. Housekeeping made one bed, but little guys diaper had leaked, they didnt change sheets, just threw covers over the top of wet sheet. They didnt give extra coffee or condiments for next morning. The rooms have refrigerators, but the only microwave available is in gift shop by the front desk.
A little run down but clean. Your kids will love it. Restaurant was also great.
Room was very nice . Attached spectators sports bar and grill was very good. Had a couple indoor pool areas with swim up bars. Was in the parking lot of adventureland and had free trolly service!
You can rent a room, tv-tables-chairs shower and bathroom, to use from 3pm to 9pm and swim in their pools!! Nice get away these days.
We stayed 2nights. Our room was horrible condition. Our ceiling had wet spots from previous roof leak our door joining rooms did not latch or have a lock and we were woken up to kids walking in our room. We called front desk to get no answer so we propped a chair under the handle to keep it closed. The bathroom had mold on ceiling. When we checked out the only thing they had to say was we will tell maintenance.
Not worth the money... Many other nearby hotels for the same price with MUCH better quality rooms.. The place is pretty dated.. Not worth the $189 starting price per night..
Because is next to the resort center and people like us could rest and stay the night in it with confortable and enough space to sleep besides the decorations and the pools in it to continue relaxing.
Fantastic. Great people great customer service. Pool areas need a little TLC though. My sons 1st visit to Adventureland and he loved it. Will be back next year.
Great place to stay! Great for a small getaway!
Love the room an so many fun things to do the pools here are awesome
Loved my stay here. Staff was friendly and super helpful. Even with the mix up. Room was spectacular. Will be staying here again in the future.
Just got totally lied to regarding room rates. Rooms we not clean...staff was rude to my grandkids. Worst stay ever.....will never stay here or recommend to family or friends!!!!
Very clean and accommodating. We loved the trolley to the park. Staff was very friendly.
Would not recommend this hotel at all. The room was not clean and there was soap residue still in the bathroom. We ended up having a balcony that was not mentioned we would not only share but would be available for anyone to walk on. The bar was not really a bar I ordered a daiquiri which tasted like watered down jello. Of course a kids hotel you expect kids to run around but during the night having kids knock on the door and looking off balcony they’re running the halls. We enjoyed the game room I’d say that was the part my kids loved. Pool was freezing beware!
The shower rod on the shower was broken. We froze all night because there was no way to control the air. The hallways were dirty. The spa was a little too hot.The good things were the staff was friendly, the pools were neat to see and my daughter loved playing in them and the trolly that saved you having to pay a lot of money to park in adventureland. The room was clean. But not worth the price that was paid.
We had a balcony room overlooking the pool bar area so it was nice to be a part of everything. A short walk to the park or ride the complimentary trolley
The really only appeal on this property are the pools and hot tubs. Our room was pretty small and one of the bathroom sinks was clogged up. There were no pictures on the wall and the tv was pretty small. The tv reminded me of computer monitor screen (small). I think they are updating some of the rooms in the hotel. I know our room needed updated. The beds arent very comfortable either. We had a fridge but no microwave in our room. The temperature control is kind of weird too and it constantly blew air on the bed furthest from the vent.
Stayed June the 17. Had a great time. Room was nice and clean. Adventureland Park was wonderful. Great for families.
They have a very friendly and helpful.staff her at adventureland inn I would recommend it to all my family and friends
Awesome food, lots to do for families. We got a double room with balcony for two nights for a great price!
I am back at the Adventureland Inn, a place I visit probably two or three times per year. The place has been fairly consistently good over the 42 years that I have been a paying customer here. I live a couple hours away but have family in the area. This is a good place to come for a getaway, or when coming to Adventureland Amusement Park. The rooms are nice, particularly the family suites, which are poolside. They have two separate indoor courtyards, both have pools and both are lined with rooms that overlook them. The rooms are always clean, and the beds are comfortable. The courtyards are always noisy with happy children playing in the pool but at night the rooms are quiet and sleep is accomplished easily. The availability of food has been sparse over the years although the new sports bar is promising and the food that I have eaten there was tasty. At the present time room service meals are nonexistent, but you can get food from the sports bar “to go“.
Kids enjoyed all the pools. Clean rooms
Decent hotel for the price. Staff is friendly enough. Meh.
I was incredibly disappointed. Paid over $800 for the family suite for 3 nights Our room wasnt ready on check in so we waited for 30 minutes in the lobby with 6 kids. Beds were awful. Bathroom shower curtain kept falling down. Fan was broken. Floors were all tile so with any water kids were slipping and falling. People running in the halls up to 3am. Restaurant messed up our order two nights in a row. Bummer.Pros: Decent arcade. Swim up bar on Friday and Saturday.
Update: the newly renovated rooms are FANTASTIC! Great job!We stay here multiple time a year with our kids and I have been coming here since I was a toddler. The updates to the hotel are great, we love staying in the east courtyard. Minor housekeeping issues on occasion but nothing terrible...we love AdventureLand!
So to continue my review the older lady that was supposed to be supervising the pool that was laughing at the whole situation that we complained to management about was there working the next morning, she showed poor attitude and didnt represent Adventureland very well, even before the incident happened she just had this I dont like my job attitude and dont like people at all feel and attitude about her, but into the night we had a drunk guy try and open our door at 2 am and there were tons of kids running up and down the halls till around 1:30 am. I would never recommend this hotel to anybody, as a matter of fact Im going to write a review every place I can to warn people about this drunk tweaker drop off site. Maybee if it only cost 30 dollars a night it night be worth it.
Amazing hotel. No pets allowed tho.
Great place. Loved the atmosphere.
The bathroom shower rod was broken, vent was filthy, the main pool water and air was cold compared to the other pool area. The website didnt not specify the hours for winter and had upset children when they couldnt go tot the arcade int he morning. Was awaken at 8 am by construction workers below us constantly banging on something. The volume of the music in Spectators was loud for a Sunday night and with 4 small child and being put in a corner booth it was too much stimuli so supper was not enjoyable for adults. We have gone there many times but this was least enjoyable
Could be better. But otherwise pretty fine with me.
It was amazing they had a game room,indoor pool and more! It was a good experience but the trolly is slow on going to the inn and too Adventure land
Lots of great amenities available. clean.
There is some awesome fishing in the pond out back!!
Functional rooms, and eat access to Adventureland. Could use some updating and a bit more maintenance, but still a good hotel.
It is set up very nice and family friendly. The staff is phenomenal, especially the 3rd shift desk person. I didn’t catch her name, but she was fantastic! If I am ever back in Altoona, I will stay nowhere else. 10 stars!!!
Room was great and no complaints. Tried calling ahead to make sure toddler pool and hot tub would be open prior to booking. After waiting 15 minutes and no one answering the phone we decided to just book the hotel. Of course to our disappointment the toddler pool and hot tub were closed. Hot tub did open open, but not the toddler pool. The arcade was great but we wouldn’t book again u less we knew all pool areas were open.
Rooms are not super great but get the job done blankets and towels are made of steel wool I think, arcade and pools were ok.
Great location and amenities inside the hotel itself. Obviously its priced higher than the more economical hotels in the surrounding area but youll save on parking at Adventureland itself and the hassle of walking to your car if you had to park far away with the trolley service. The restaurant inside has a great breakfast buffet and the staff are always friendly. The pools inside the hotel even have lifeguards at both pools for added ease of mind with little ones. Though, especially if you go on the weekends expect it to be packed and get reservations months in advance or it could easily be booked.
Had fun staying here rooms were clean, some of the repairs to the room were not done well visually, but still decent room. Pool was ok, not by any means the level one expects now from a amusement park hotel, but was enough to keep the kids entertained. Careful if use the swim up bar, as it is extremely expensive
We planned a stay and paid in advance for two rooms on the 4th of July. My family’s plan was Adventureland on the 4th swimming at the Inn on the 5th. The night of our stay we didn’t check in until 5 pm and only one room was available for the housekeeping being behind on cleaning. We had two families with us that had to clean up/shower before dinner sharing one room because of this. We left and did not get confirmation on the second room until 9:40 pm. RIDICULOUS! The hotel parking lot wasn’t even near full. Then the second room didn’t have any pillows? It took until 11 PM for them to “round up” pillows for us. The remote for the tv in the first roll didn’t work but ours worked for both? Also the pool is closed for “cleaning” from 12-3 so there went our seconds days plans. I will add none of this was told to me when I called and made reservations over the phone. The rooms were not that clean I have photos of crumbs/food left on the floor and a big dead bug on the floor of one room. After an extra 6 hours to clean? Nothing was compensated for our loss of time or convenience. The shop in the lobby doesn’t have little boys swimsuits, so if you are like us and have a young child who left their trunks at the park you are out of luck. Staff wasn’t friendly. The arcade was nice, while we enjoyed that we watched and noticed no one did any sanitizing or extra cleaning in the pool area like it was claimed. Whole place is beat down the old ac system sounds like a train in the hallways.Wayy over priced for what you get. I would never recommend again. You’d be better off staying the 15 minutes away in Des Moines.
Make sure you Do not get a cabana It is not worth the 90$$$$ you cannot have your own food or drinks, The Room was run down !!!!!!!The kid at the front desk was very unhelpful He looked at me like I was crazy when I ask for my money back For the cabana I didnt even take 2 steps in the cabana I am disappointed I have spent over $300 today and regret it
I went to pick up a friend from Adventureland. It was around 11 p.m. and the lady that worked at the front desk was very polite and I had a very nice conversation with her.
They were quick to change our room due to it having a broken tv, at check out instead of reading the notes on the stay he asked me if I would like a receipt for my up charge. The hotel itself isn’t bad they’re remodeling to update, but the staff are rude at the west pool the life guard sat on his phone in his chair and yelled at the kids constantly. Someone puked in the pool which isn’t their fault and resulted in the pool being shut down for the rest of the night. Kids only got to swim for 30 minutes.
Excellent service, lots of fun for all of us!
Great place for Little swimmersWe had fun.
Way too loud, kids peeing and throwing up in the pool, its gross
We had excellent service and even got our room upgraded to poolside. The manager on duty, Joe Palensky was extremely accommodating to our requests. We will definitely stay here again as the kids loved the pool, play room, and arcade.
Wasnt impressed for the cost, got a text saying our room was ready so we go check in. Get to our room, none of the beds were made, floors not clean and the roll away bed had dirty linens on it. Then my two grandchildren got stuck in the elevator, they pushed the call button and alarm, neither worked. We could hear them screaming for help. Thank God we heard them. My grandson was traumatized. He had a panic attach. My granddaughter was very upset as well. Before saying they shouldnt have been alone, they are old enough to ride the elevator on their own. The only one that really seemed to care was a maintenance man, he bought them all the dipping dots they could eat.
I took my son and he had the best time! Been here a few times. Probably one of the best places to do an indoor party for cheap.
We didn’t stay overnight with our 3 and 1 1/2 year olds because the floors were wood laminate, which looked nice and would make it easier for the hotel to maintain, but after the little ones slipped on the wet floor throughout the room we decided to leave. Not safe for wet feet. We went into both pool courtyards but the water was too cold for little ones, and it was soooooo crowded!We were there with a group and enjoyed the convention center; the kids liked the toddler play area and arcade. The food they provided for lunch was very good.
Although the bones of the room remind me of the 80-90’s I appreciate some of the modern touches.
It was a convenient location. We never got the tv to work even with the help of maintenance. They tried their best and it worked for a bit, but after they left it didn’t work again. It was a bit pricey.
Great Hotel excellent place for your kids and family alike. Lots of activities including and very nice swimming pool and a in House Restaurant
Great place to take kids. Rooms are nice and clean. Staff was amazing. My only complaint was another family who decided they didnt need to watch their children and let them run screaming in the halls past midnight. Made it impossible to sleep and kept my kids up. Staff talked to them but they were so rude. Loud clear up until they left. I wish people were more respectful.
Place is a bit dated but fun family pools. Nice sports bar on site with full menu. Location is great with close proximity to Adventureland, Bass Pro Shop, and Outlets of Des Moines.
Love the water park. Just hard to get a bottom suit but thats why its such a good place.
Nice update
Everything was great! The kids enjoyed the pools and we all enjoyed the restaurant too.
Its a nice modern place . Withbig rooms. I hate the fact that they dont take pets.
The 2 different pool areas and getting to your room was like a maze but fun
Nice rooms, friendly staff.
Needs some continued updating. Family reunion for the weekend. Loved the pools, area to pull tables together for family of 25 to gather, rooms were great.
Clean, adequate, near pool, quiet.
Went for a birthday party and was pleasantly surprised on how clean and nice the pool areas were kept even while being busy.
We were the only people of color staying in the hotel with our young kids. The next morning we attempted to pay for another night and were told we are no longer welcome because they had complaints of marijuana smell coming from our room. Why noone called the police (if this were true) is beyond me. We were told we wont be charged were just not welcome! Discrimination at its finest! I will definitely not be recommending this hotel anymore. Sad because me and the kids stay atleast 3-4 times a year.
Just an overpriced hotel with a swim up bar. For $200 a night it should come with free tickets to the amusement park. They dont even offer a discount.
It really didnt live up to the hype. We used sanitizing wipes on the room upon arrival and every surface was extremely dirty especially the remote and the phone. The whole place seemed run down. The floor in the West pool is literally falling apart and painful to walk on without shoes. Only two of the jets in both hot tubs worked. Everything seemed outdated. Also the non slip pad in the shower was coming up around the edges and was DISGUSTING underneath. People come there with their kids and may need to give them a bath, which was impossible for us because of the filth so we had to shower a small child. And then at the end of the day we say down to watch TV just to find out that the sensor isnt working correctly so we had to get up everytime we wanted to change the channel. This place was NOT worth 100 bucks a night. Maybe 50 for how run down, old, and gross it was. OH, and the morning of our departure I was getting dressed when a man came and knocked on my door and told me that check out was at 11 so I said I know that and asked him what time it was, he said it was 11. I told him I was sorry and would be right out and shut the door and went to look at my phone at the time and it was only 10. I called the front desk and found out it was the cleaning staff trying to kick me out an hour early. I WOULD NEVER go back.
Horrible had to get a refund because how disrespectful kids are there and there life guard was really disrespectful pointing and laughing at my family and i will never go there agin
I post this at 10:06 PM. The hotel is very close to the park which is great. The pools and the swim up bar are a lot of fun. The rooms are dated but not bad enough to affect the stay. The major downfall is the gap of the room door to the pool- it’s over 1”! You can hear every word of the people in the pool and we are on the 2nd floor. Granted the kids are passed out from all the swimming but good luck to the adults!
When we went one pool area was closed for maintenance. Which is fine because they had another pool room. Our room was nicely updated. The bar and grill is nice and they do breakfast in the mornings. The trolley picks is up to go over to adventureland for free. Game room was fun. The hotel was decorated for Halloween. They really go all out.
It was a lovely place to stay and close to events we were attending. Very nice and helpful staff.
Extremely convenient if youre going to adventureland. Rooms were clean and quiet. All staff we encountered was friendly and helpful. My kids enjoyed the pools they have. My only complaint is ac seemed to be a little outdated and couldve cooled the room a little bit better but it wasnt too the point of being totally uncomfortable. Will definitely use hotel again.
Fair prices, especially if you catch a sale. Friendly and helpful staff.
Disappointed in room. It is very outdated. A/C unit is rusted. Bathroom fixtures are old. Carpet is torn in areas. This room is way over priced and loud. We’ve been traveling all day and can’t sleep from the constant yelling at the pool.
Cant wait to go back when both indoor water parks are open. Even though 1 was closed we had a blast. Great weekend getaway with our kids.
Nice people nice rooms
So I know the park is not open today but the other time i went was the 4th of July and it was the most amazing thing ever we were planing to go to the park at a 12:00 an we got there at that time so first thing was that we got there we went to the room first thing i see a great view then to the pool we go i love there pool it is amazing then we took a shower and went to sleep then the next day we went to get breakfast then we went to the park it was awesome and then we left.
This hotel doesnt have any surprises, for the good or the bad. Its not the Ritz but its not Super 8 either. Its dated, and there are definitely cosmetic issues. But the rooms were clean, the people were generally friendly and the food was pretty good. We got exactly what we expected- a quick pool getaway in the middle of winter.
First night was great. Pool was great, chemicals were pretty strong but bearable. Rooms are very clean, staff is great. Last night here & the pool chemicals were so strong my kids had chemical burn within 15 min of being in the pool & hot tub. Im not a happy mom right now!
There were bugs in the pool. Bugs outside the outside doors. Stains all over the carpet. Crumbs everywhere. The room lady came in before checkout time and just let herself in our room and didn’t even knock. There was not a microwave in the room. However, location is great. The pools are cute and fitting for a fun family adventure, but they need to be cleaned and bugs out of them.
We had a great experience. We had traveled several hours with a two year old and a five year old. Although the computer had not updated accommodations available, the staff bent over backwards (especially Jolynn) to make our family comfortable. The kids spent nearly two hours in the pool and were ready to fall asleep as soon as we got back to our room. I highly recommend Adventureland Inn for anyone traveling through this area!
Not the best. Smelled musty. Looked dirty and outdated. $20 each for wristbands to swim. Wont be staying again Baymont by Wyndham Des Moines Airport was cheaper and clean, beautiful and impressive. AND didnt have to pay to have wristbands to swim.
- Address:3200 Adventureland Dr, Altoona, IA 50009, United States
- Site:https://www.adventurelandresort.com/
- Phone:+1 515-265-7321
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