Such a fantastic property!!…read more It's Frank Lloyd Wright's last remaining hotel. Magnificent! A must for fans of the GOAT. The hotel is lovely. Just perfect. We got a queen suite. At the time I booked there were no king beds available. It's period appropriate, so maybe there aren't any here. We had a nice suite. 2 rooms and a bathroom. Great shower. Lovely room. The common areas are incredible. Just oozing with charm and character. If you're a FLW fan, this is Mecca. So much Prairie Style architecture in this town. So lovely. The staff is fantastic here. Kay in the Draftsman in the basement is so cool and fun. Carole at the front desk was incredible! Come to Mason City and do it right!!

We didn't stay here but we went on the tour of the hotel. We were tooling through town and knew…read morethere was a FLW house here but did not realize this gem of a hotel was in Mason City. We saw the sign outside for tours and were lucky enough to get on their 1pm Sunday tour - $15/ person. There were just four of us on the tour. Our tour guide, Curt, did an excellent job giving us the history of the building, the fantastic effort to save it and turn it into a hotel, and other details of this architectural masterpiece. Kudos to the dedicated folks in Mason City who saved this gem from the wrecking ball. A must see for FLW fans.

Wow! This place is modern, newly-renovated, and immaculately clean. The hallway still has that…read more"newly-renovated" smell. The decor in our room is super cute, with adorable duvets, a gorgeous orange desk chair and mirror (I'd buy both for my home, tbh), and lots of sensible storage. There are outlets for USB and USB-C charging, ample attractive lighting, and you have the option to close the opaque window shade, a sheer shade, or both. You even get your choice of a soft or firm pillow. The bathroom and mini fridge are immaculately clean. I can't recommend this place highly enough. I almost wish we were here for longer than one night, as it really is so nice. It's refreshing not to be grossed out by a hotel. The woman at the desk was friendly and efficient! I would definitely stay here again if I were passing through. I'm so impressed that I forgot to wait until morning so I can comment on breakfast. I'll do that tomorrow. After a gloriously hot shower with moderate water pressure, we're at breakfast. There is a great array of options. I'm having a banana, Oikos yogurt, and an egg white omelet (a circle of egg white and peppers folded in half--genius). My mom is eating her weight in bacon, a banana nut muffin, and a biscuit with sausage gravy. There is sausage, as well as a cheese omelet and a pancake machine. Lots of fruit, cereal, yogurt, bread/bagels, etc. If you're on Mason City, it's impossible to imagine a better option than this Holiday Inn Express. Found the flaw: Fox News on the breakfast room tv. :(

Amazing staff, clean and impressive accommodations. Lovely breakfast. The best experience I've had…read morein a long time.

Disappointing for a Hilton property. Room didn't have an alarm clock, the in-room coffee maker was…read morebroken and I told the desk clerk at 8am who assured me it would be replaced. Came back at 8pm and nothing had been done. Complained to the desk clerk (different person) who found me a new coffee maker. The TV remote was not working, because the remote sensor on the TV had fallen off the TV and down behind the TV -- I jury rigged it to work. Clearly no one was checking these things as they prepared the room. The room was supposed to be serviced every other day, but they missed my room, so had same towels and trash accumulating for 4 days. The elevators and hallway carpets went uncleaned (trash and dirt on the floors) for the entire time I was there. I'm complaining to Hilton and I won't be going back there.

There aren't a whole lot of hotel options in Mason City. (There isn't a whole lot of anything there…read moreactually, but that's another story) So when I learned I'd be traveling there, it was between the Intercontinental chain or the Hilton chain. I chose this Hampton Inn (Hilton property) because it was the newest. It ended up being a good choice. What I liked: The king suite was sufficiently spacious for what I needed. I had plenty of room to spread out and put all of my belongings. I really like the desk setup too. The bed was comfy. Bathroom in the king suite - Large bathroom (for a standard hotel) with larger than average closet space. I liked that the shower head was on one wall and the control knob was on the opposite wall. New hotel with modern feel. The staff was very courteous and nice. I got my requested room type and location. Good location. Within walking distance to several eateries (a few of them basically share the same parking lot) and a HyVee grocery store with a Starbucks inside is right across the street. This location has 4 or 5 dedicated Diamond member parking spots. What I didn't like/needs improvement: Cleanings- More attention to detail needed. I found one too many hairs from the desk to sheets to shower. And when I moved the mini ottomans (to clean them), I found a bunch of crumbs from the previous guest (I assume). Breakfast- Not a lot of options. Vegans had fruit (orange, apple, or banana) or oatmeal (the lady said she only uses water; no milk). There was cereal but they only offered cow milk. Parking- Every day, several employees were taking up the Diamond member parking spots. Regular spots were right there. (idk why this peeves me so lol) USB ports- the ones on the desk didn't work. (However, there are 2 more on the nightstand so it really wasn't a problem for me.) Kitchenette- I wish the suites would be upgraded to include a full-size fridge.

I'm writing my review here for the Comfort Inn because it is at this same location, formerly as the…read moreQuality Inn. My sister and decided to stay here as it is centrally-located to the downtown area. Even though we arrived sbout 20 minutes early . The front desk attendant checked us in. At our request she gave us a room across from the street side of the property. Even though our room was next to the elevator, it was quiet! The room comes with a microwave and 36" high fridge. My sister felt that her bed was a bit lumpy; while mine was fine. The pillows and linens were wonderful. Things we didn't like about our room: rather than having a full sliding door, the shower just has a floor-ceiling glass wall that is only about 2/3 wide ad the entire width of the shower enclisure. This design allows water to splash and get the floor wet, and create a falling hazard. Also the bathroom fan is a bit too noisy. The included breakfast had lots to offer: cereal, oat meal, cheese slices, yogurt, bread, bagels, english muffins (the toaster works great!), hot tray of cheese omlets, brown and serve link sausage (needs more browning), hash browns, coffee, tea, and orange, apple and cranberry juices.

When we arrived the evening prior, I asked for late checkout and the evening front desk woman put…read moreus down for a 1PM checkout. The rude attitude of the front desk woman the following morning as she scolded out my wife over staying past 11 AM along with the multiple knocks and attempted entry without knocking on the door from housekeeping starting at 9:30 should never have happened. Eventually, a different woman called and apologized for the earlier knocks. The rude, unprofessional morning front desk woman should be fired for her behavior, actions and extreme unprofessionalism.

It all starts with Felicia at the front desk. She is extremely accommodating and very polite. She…read moreis awesome. Then the nice clean and big rooms are great. All you need at an affordable price. I highly recommend you stay here. I do atleast once a month.

Nice place. Needed for a funeral and was close to food and done shopping if you forgot something…read more Clean rooms good price. Day 1 desk person was very nice and helpful. Day 2 a bit off. Key didn't work and was a tad rude about which room we were in. Nice breakfast kind of typical for hotels.

Holy smokes, literally. The cigarette smell is out of this world. I felt like I smoked a cigarette…read morejust walking to my room. Place is disgusting. I didn't know that there were still hotels with smoking by the Wyndham brand. Will never stay here again.

Recent stay at the Super 8 in Mason City, IA turned out to be a Super disappointment. We paid for…read more2 rooms, someone with a key pass tried to get into one of our rooms, and would have had the chain lock not been connected. We stayed 3 nights, our rooms were not cleaned or beds made the whole time, third day no towel replacement for bathroom for both rooms. Agree you don't get what you pay for, our bill was $630, the "breakfast" was very lacking also. Needless to say, we will not be staying there in the future, for our frequent visits back to Mason City.

I checked in at 4:30 pm on a Monday and was booked for two nights. It took a while to get checked…read morein, there was a line of people and one person working at the desk. I was assigned a room on the third floor and when I first walked in, everything looked in order. The room appeared to be clean, but once I pulled back the sheets, a used paper towel fell to the floor. After a closer inspection of the paper towel, I called the front desk to let them know what I found. The lady on the phone asked what I would like done and I told her I would like to have housekeeping change my sheets and she said they were gone for the day. I then asked if I could have a new room. She told me to come back to the desk for a new room card. Once downstairs she had my new room card ready for me and I was now on the second floor. Again, everything in the room looked in order. The room was clean and had a king-sized bed. It had a work area with a satellite TV. There was a refrigerator, coffee maker, and ice bucket in the room. In the closet there was an iron and ironing board. In the bathroom there was a bar of soap and makeup remover towelette on the vanity and in the shower there was shampoo, conditioner and body wash. The room was fine, it was a little tough to control the temperature in this room and all four pillows were down-filled and terrible to sleep on, they flattened out too much. Based on my stay here, I would pick a different hotel the next time I'm in the area.

Great service and housekeepers very friendly I would most definitely stay again if in area..our…read moreroom was clean and bathrooms I was impressed how clean they was was compared to other hotel in I've stayed at in the past.

Let's start with the staff. The lady working housekeeping was awesome. The gentleman who repair the…read moreheater ( that wasn't working) in my room were awesome. The people working the front desk weren't the friendliest. As for the room it was freezing cold. Which is why maintenance had to come to my room. Drainage in the sink was horrible. It took the least amount of water to drain forever. I liked the fact that there is a Bennigan's Restaurant attached to the hotel. Which serves some pretty good food. So the three stars is for housekeeping, maintenance and the Bennigan's that is attached to this particular Best Western.

Well, we got in a bit late so we were unable to have a drink. Bar closed at 9. Room was roomy and…read morebed was comfy. Got up to NO HOT water!!! ice morning shower!! Breakfast was good and had good parking lot. If you insist on King bed, it's in a different building, so we settled for queen. 3 stars may be a bit harsh, but they were like oh yeah, the whole place is having water issues. Not a sorry, no credit, no thank you for understanding... nothing.

First time trying "Microtel", and I never will again…read more They put me on the first floor, by the lobby, over the Memorial Day weekend (noise galore) I've stayed with other chains that have these incredibly small rooms, but they have always had a gathering area in the lobby with pool tables, board games, etc., nothing like that here - you just get the room that a queen bed barely fits in, and 1 chair Everything about the hotel says this was built in the 90's, and other than an occasional paint job, nothing has been done. chucks of wall and paint missing - trying to adjust the shower head and the pipe had about a 1 inch move right/left and out of the wall Your free breakfast in the morning - if you have issues with carbs, don't bother even trying. bread, cereal, a waffle maker, and yogurt are your options I can't see coming back to this hotel under any circumstance

do not stay here. checked in, pulled back sheets and along the top of mattress by headboard bed bug…read moreresidue everywhere. went to check out and they would not help me. pathetic. do not ever stay here.

I stayed here over the weekend. I don't even know where to begin. The place seems good because it's…read morecheap. It's only about $50 per night to stay here, and it's great as a last resort, since most hotels were totally full due to the Independence Day holiday. You also get a free homemade breakfast, and you can eat it outside on the large porch while watching the birds and cats. Examples of breakfast entrees served are a breakfast quiche, breakfast casserole, and french toast. The couple who owns the inn is friendly too, and they like to come over and chat while you're eating. Because of this, I added a star to the rating. Otherwise, I would not stay here. There is no internet access, free wi-fi, cell phone service, or even phone in the rooms. No amenities, such as shampoo, conditioner, razor, or soap, is provided. I think this is bad when you've been traveling on an airplane. You are provided access to a refrigerator (unlimited sodas and bottled water - though they ran out of water) and microwave. There really isn't housekeeping service. The trash cans are never emptied (really bad after you've been on a road trip), the bed is never made for you, sheets aren't changed during your stay, and towels are replaced every other day (it seems). The worst part of the stay though was the smell of hydrogen sulfide whenever you ran the water. Because of this, I won't stay here again. If someone takes a shower, the whole room smells like rotten eggs, and it's disgusting. The same applies to brushing your teeth. If you brushed your teeth and used the tap water instead of bottled water, you'd have this rancid taste in your mouth. Gross!

My wife and I chose the Cupola Inn for our visit to Mason City for a pyrotechnics convention. After…read morevery busy days, it was a great place to relax and just chill out and think. There is very limited access to our everyday technologies, but it is also great to be able to quietly think and read on the front porch. Sandy and I stayed here from 8/1/2018 through 8/11/2018 and loved every minute of it. Judy made a wonderful country breakfast every morning, and Dale pretty well stayed out of her way, while regaling us with History and stories of rural life gone by. It is a working farm, but the Mills take time to help us enjoy the hospitality. Also, ask Dale for a quick canoe trip, it absolutely makes the trip, and is is incredibly relaxing.