Continuing east on I-90, this rest area is in central south Minnesota. There are two here, on…read moreopposite sides of the highway and since I know Yelp will simply merge them, I'll just add mine here. Simple enough with a sweeping entrance turn and parking spaces for about 40 cars and maybe 10 trucks, this is far enough back from the highway. I was here for about two hours, working on my laptop with decent coverage for my Google Fi hotspot. The rest area has the usual restrooms (clean), parking area, dog walking area and picnic tables. Minnesota is pretty flat here so it was easy to get back onto the highway to continue my journey. [Review 17160 overall - 75 in Minnesota - 677 of 2022.]

I didn't like the water. The bathroom was clean. There is an interesting sign outside about the…read morecompletion of I-90 and the jolly green giant in Blue Earth. They have a single bathroom for any gender or families. There is a nice walking path. It's very shady, and the parking area is shaded. The only drinks they have are sodas in plastic containers, and it's a small selection. There is also a machine with bagged snacks in it.

We generally try to use Love's Travel Stops on our road trips as we find the gas prices lower than…read moremost, clean bathrooms, and good selection of snacks and foods for on the go, with many having a Subway or similar food place onsite as well. The cashiers are always friendly and have helped us use their app or gone back out the pump to explain the process.

I almost got away but I'm a nice person lol!!! I came to this truck stop to just grab a few snacks…read moreso I went to the self pay since I was in a rush to hit the road. I never carry my wallet so I had my phone for Apple Pay but little did I know after ringing up everything the tap doesn't work on the self pay machines. I had to go to the associate who was unaware the tap pay wasn't working but a regular customer said that they haven't worked in a while. I would suggest putting a sign up because most people use tap to pay nowadays. I get to the register and my cashier didn't ring everything in the bag up I could've gotten away with $17 worth of items. I'm an honest person so I told him there was more in the bag. I would visit this store again but please fix the tap to pay on the self service registers.

This rest stop is located southbound on I-35, south of Owatonna. I used to stop here when I…read moretravelled from Minneapolis and took the long way to get to Rochester when I was a resident. The rest stop looks the same. There's a place for your pets to stretch. Kids can play at a small playground. It's nice. The building has vending machines. Sometimes, I'd get cookies. The women's washroom has been upgraded. The stalls are roomy. It's impeccably clean. It's a decent rest stop. You can also learn about Minnesota canneries and the importance of corn in this community. (6)

I am a truck driver and decided to stop here for a break. Black man sitting on bench was told I had…read moreto leave I was making people feel uncomfortable. One star because the restroom worked.

I never thought that I'd end up having a favourite rest stop in my life. I do now. It's this one in…read moreDows, IA. I was driving down to Des Moines from Bloomington. The trip would take roughly four hours by car. I was oddly feeling sleepy. I also needed a pit stop. The next rest stop was in Dows. Sold! This rest area is nicely curated. It had a lot of parking spots. There were picnic tables outside, with places to barbeque (or grill). You could walk around the place to stretch. If you have a furry pet, there was lots of grass for both you and your pet to stretch out. What made this rest stop tug at my heart strings occurred when I walked into the building. The theme inside was Pac-Man. OMG! It was as if someone made a rest stop with me in mind. There was a Pac-Man banner, complete with ghosts, above the vending machines. Even the garbage receptacle was Pac-Man-themed. Awesome! To whomever designed this rest stop, thank you! Long live the 80's and Pac-Man! The women's restroom was exceptionally clean. The stalls do cater to shorter women, though. When I stood in one, I could technically see other women walking into the washroom and wash their hands. It's rather odd being a voyeur without being able to avoid it. Dows Junction is across the street, so you can grab some food and gas your car up before leaving Dows. I don't know when I'll be back doing a run down to Des Moines again, but Dows was a pleasant surprise. This rest stop made my day. (441)

This rest stop is beautiful! There were plenty of covered picnic tables, some with bbqs. The…read morewomen's bathroom was extremely clean, no weird smells, plenty of stalls (14), and a diaper changing station. There is plenty of parking. The bonus for me is they had a nice pet exercise area. My pup was able to spread his wings and run around. I would definitely recommend staying here for a pit stop, or even sleep.

I was driving from Bloomington, MN to Des Moines, IA. A full tank of gas would have got me to Des…read moreMoines fine. However, I had made a stop in Elma, IA to visit my friend at the cemetery. It meant that I needed a gas station before I hit my final destination. I did a search on my map app and found this BP gas station at Dows Junction. It was on my route. Perfect! After doing a pit stop across the street at Dows Rest Area, I headed over to Dows Junction. It has BP, a convenience store, Godfather's Pizza, and Arby's. I visited half the businesses here. BP was my first stop. I then hit Arby's because I needed fuel. I love the BP app. It's so easy to keep your points and credit cards stowed. You pull out your app and indicate that you want to pay for gas. The app locates the gas station where you are at, you enter your pump number, the app unlocks it, and you fuel away. The app is Canadian credit card-friendly. Many American-based apps can't handle postal codes when it comes to entering your credit card information with a billing address. This app does. There must be five or six pumps here. There were a handful of folks pumping gas when I got here. When I left, it was still doing steady business. The pump that I used worked well. This gas station was exceptionally clean and nicely maintained. The best part about using the app is that when you purchase a cumulative total of $100 worth of gas fill-ups, you unlock a five-cent-per-litre discount off all gas purchases for the rest of that month. Considering how crazy gas prices have been, it was a nice discount to take advantage of. I liked fuelling my car here that I came back the next day to fill my car up as I drove back to Bloomington. It's a decent gas station. I'd return here if I plan on doing another road trip to Des Moines. (442)

Many unhealthy snacks options here. Fuel dispenser worked well. Access is poorly marked. Men's…read morerestroom not the best, with leaking toilets. The women's was clean. The inside of the facility had a moldy stench.

It does have a great location: off of 169, by a bike trail, near Mankato Brewery. It wasn't…read moreexpensive ($130.10 including tax per night). It is in Mankato (we wanted to stay the weekend of the bicycling Mankato River Ramble-everything else was full). It does offer a breakfast nook including a waffle maker. However, there was an odor in our room which was not pleasant. They do allow pets-so maybe a cat that had sprayed in the corner by the door? Pure conjecture on my behalf...but our friends stayed in another room that did not have that smell. I wanted to leave a day early (the odor was not relaxing) but since we had booked through a 3rd party vendor (Orbitz) we couldn't get our money back for the last night.

THE FRONT DESK MAN IS ABSOLUTELY AWFUL AND VERY HARD TO UNDERSTAND. THE BAD REVIEWS YOU SEE ARE…read moreCOMPLETELY TRYE AS WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH HIM. My daughter and booked online and stayed here last weekend (2night) for her 16/18U Softball State Tournemnt, which is 4 hrs away . Another mother and daughter on our team had a reservation there made by her husband for 2 nights as well. I met her in the parking lot when they showed up. She went to check in and realized she didn't have the right card. He wanted her husband to sign a form sent by email (fine). He also wanted a Pic of the front and back of his credit card and ID. (Why the credit card). Her husband refused and did not want to send a pic of his credit card. She finally told him to just change the reservation and put it in her name instead and pay for it. He did. The next morning before we had to go she realized he only put her down for 1 night. I told put her stuff in my room and we will figure it out. We got back from the tournament around 930pm and have to check out by 730am to be back to the fields. So I told them to stay in our room. The mom went and requested 2 towels for my room as we never got new towels while being there. He requested to talk to me. I walked down there. He stated to berate me telling me Im sneaking people in (we all walked threw the front door past him when we got back) I told him no I was not. I expressed he messed up and only put her down for 1 night when our tournament is Fri to Sun. They originally had 2 nights. Which left them with nowhere to go. We have a 2 queen bed which occupies 4 people and together thats 4 people. This went on for 20 min. How I messed up and cant have people with us. We only reserved the room for 2 people. He pulled out his phone was showing me screenshots of me walking up on stairwell while the 2 teens and mom walked the other way. (I told the them one way was quicker and they didn't believe me.) He told me I was lieing, and sneaking them in, thats why we walked up 2 diff ways. I tried to explain and he kept saying I was lieing. He showed me other screenshots of other guests, falling in the pool area. From a month ago. Moral of all this. He berated me for 20 min. I apologized atleast 20 times, I repeatedly asked what he wants me to do. I also asked 2 times do you want us to leave. The 2nd time he said if you want to. I told him no. We hot, tired, need to shower and go to bed to check out at 730 to go to the girls state tournament. He had me in tears, He then finally gave me 2 towels. There were also 4 people sitting in the lobby at this time as well. 10 min later I had to go outside and passed him in the hallway, 10 min later I came back in, I seen him at someone's door 4 down from us, yelling at another guest. This man is unhinged, watches and takes pictures of people from his cameras. We have traveled for years for softball, never encountered anything like this and will NEVER EVER GO HERE AGAIN. I would rather stay in my truck. BEWARE. LISTEN TO THE BAD REVIEWS

Needing gas on the way home from Clear Lake, we needed to stop here, and did. We were able to get…read moregas at a decent price, but the pumps were older and I had initial concerns. I was told by a fellow customer that their breakfast offering is quite good, but it was late afternoon on a miserable driving day. Their interior had some age on it, and the restroom was mediocre at best.

We were making the perilous descent from Clear Lake to Ames. Before our journey could barely begin,…read morewe encountered a daunting predicament. A fiasco, some would say. We were running out of gas. And then, to our absolute delight, we saw a glimmering beam of hope appear over the horizon. As we approached, we discovered that it was called "Dudley's Corner". With no other options and in dire need of resources, we had no choice but to brave this unknown establishment. While they did not have the protein shakes we desired, they had fuel sufficient for the remaining length of our journey. And so, that concluded our experience with the once mysterious to us "Dudley's Corner".

Knowledgeable and friendly driver. Got here when they we're scheduled. Excellent experience.read more

It's unfortunate that this hotel is so conveniently located to the interstate, coffee, food, etc…read more in this sweet town. While it was easy to get a reservation and the staff was friendly enough upon check in, we were in for an unpleasant surprise. The room smelled like urine to the point of making one ill. We were offered another room but upon entering, was overcome with the stench of mold. Ownership really needs to address this issue!!! If the room were $10/night, it's still not ok! As we walked to our vehicle in the morning, another departing guest asked us if our room stank. It wasn't just us! We only got through the night by opening the window as far as we could.

Property was clean, easy to access off the interstate, friendly staff. The room was comfortable and…read morethe beds were nice for sleeping. Breakfast area was well stocked with good choices. Front desk staff, Olivia, was friendly and helpful. This hotel will be undergoing renovations over the winter but will still have rooms available.

Room was clean, well kept. I was at the end of the hall and had no complaints about noise. My only…read moreissue was that I could not get the tv to work. Just a spinning circle wheel of "connecting to smart watch." Over and over and over and over. I unplugged the tv but no. Tried to reset its wifi connection. No. Not great when I had a live bet on the March madness game, truly the only reason I was in Iowa to begin with. (The bet hit)

Arrived 2:55.. 5 minutes before check in. Gave my name and James at the front desk told me I had no…read morereservation. I assured him I did and told him I booked through Bring Fido. He still said he couldn't find it. I showed him a screen shot of my reservation, he continued to say he couldn't find the reservation. I brought up the Bring Fido app and showed him all the reservation info. He was telling me I needed to "step aside and contact the third party who I made the reservation with"... I was shocked... as I mentioned we needed a dog friendly room suddenly he "found" the reservation... he claimed someone else had checked in under our room but he did find the reservation. By this time my wife came up to the counter because she heard other guests waiting to check in talking about my trouble checking in. When my wife questioned James about how someone else had checked in under our reservation and the fact that he wasn't even offering any type of apology he shook my credit card at her and said "ma'am, I can still refuse your service". I was absolutely appalled. More issues at checkout when they claimed my card was declined for the pet fee and I had to go back after checkout to swipe the same card I gave them and it somehow went through just fine. Terrible experience. Terrible customer service. Awful reservation experience. I would give zero stars if I could.

My experience, and I've stayed many times because it is convenient to get to the casino, but I…read moredon't think I can continue. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED! And I'm not someone who even bothers to write negative reviews! 1. Rewards member?- they stopped giving snacks to rewards members, which was okay, not great, but what made it worse is they offered a small bag of pretzels and noted I was "lucky" I could get that, with a sassy attitude. Didn't feel very lucky... side note they advertise complimentary cookies never was any, then when I asked they said it'd be out later, came back later... the whole container was just GONE. Never to be seen again... 2. Room cards - out of both one didn't work (took it back 5X), other cards was defective but after several tries.. finally worked. brought this up. just kept trying the same thing until I couldn't ask for help anymore. the comment card left in the room from the last person staying in our room said the same! Brought that up to the desk, hardly acknowledged it. That was when there was anyone at the desk, no one there half the time and no bell either! No way of getting help if you even tried. 3. Snow removal - was insanely inadequate. I had 4 wheel drive, thank god but my friend was stuck when we left and we had to rock the car until it was loose. At this point we were well aware we were on our own. 4. Hot tub - didn't work for the first two nights. Brought that up to be told to just keep turning it on and off and then it would eventually work. Spoiler alert it didn't! The last night it did work when someone must have fixed it or maybe they just turned it on and off more than the 30 times we tried? 5. Breakfast - plenty of cereal, no milk... 3 DAYS on a weekend. It was obvious everyone was annoyed with this after multiple days. Gas station within walking distance with milk. Something I mean anything could have been done for the short term. Not a breakfast eater, but I do eat cereal. 6. Privacy - one positive thing I learned is that I could fly.. because I had to to keep the housekeeper from almost seeing me naked! She checked her board and discovered we weren't leaving until the next day! Two quick knocks and a click on the key instantly! She was apologetic but it was so so so embarrassing. One or two of these things and that's a mistake, this many (And trust and believe there were others) is mismanagement. This place continues to be more and more of a disappointment. Somehow no one is talking about this online or negative things are being removed. It's no secret this place has no hospitality, its value lies in its proximity to the casino and that's it.