Name: Days Inn by Wyndham Ames
Address: 229 South Duff Avenue, Ames, 50010, US

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jul 2026

Tina

The outside was pretty run down and they needed to clean uo stuff laying next to hotel. But the rooms were clean and the bathrooms were clean.

4/10

Poor

18 Jul 2026

James

First of all, they had our reservation dates wrong. There was a vacancy which we did take. The room was very compact but clean. The AC unit was terribly noisy which made sleeping very difficult. There was no way to contact the desk since the clerk was on video. The breakfast buffet was very slim, and the room was extremely hot. I would suggest opening the room and get the AC turned on earlier or leave it on when the weather temperature is in the 90's. There was an actual person taking care of the breakfast area, he was courteous. All in all, I was not impressed and would not recommend the place to anyone.

Partner

4/10

Poor

24 Jun 2026

Lori

Room was dirty

Family

2/10

Poor

17 Jun 2026

Danielle

There was No actual employee in the building the entire time we were there. It was a computer that we had to check in on. People hanging around the building all hours of the night. Don’t even think they were staying there. Breakfast area was so disgusting, trash everywhere, milk sitting on ledge outside the kitchen. Sheets had stains and smelled like urine. Went to a different hotel the rest of our stay! Gross!

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2026

Henry

The room was clean and we did check for signs of bugs, well, because. Furnishings were as expected for a budget level hotel.

The \"just ok\" comes from ridiculously weak water pressure in the shower and the faucet was very obviously clogged somewhere and had two random dribbling streams of water going in different directions. Neither of which was down.

Also, there was no attendant in person. Just a kiosk with a person on the other end. Checking in went smooth enough, just not something I had come across before.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jun 2026

Karen

Room was comfortable and clean. Check in was easy and front desk staff very helpful and pleasant.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 May 2026

Teresa

The towels were dirty. Stains on the bedsheets. Dirt/mud on the floor. Breakfast offered - expired bread for toast. Butter and coffee creamer old. The picture for the ad for this place was very deceiving. Way over priced for this place. I feel like I was scammed. Oh well. Live and learn. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone. Nothing positive about the stay at this hotel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 May 2026

jonathan

The breakfast provided was poor, with very limited options. There was cold cereal- no milk for two days. Waffles- no butter, and an empty syrup container. Most days I didn’t eat there.

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2026

Robert

N

2/10

Poor

19 Apr 2026

Noah

Room I booked was unavailable a day before my booking as I was told so they tried to upgrade me to a room that wasn't even an upgrade. Wish they would've just told me the tub was broken so I could've booked somewhere else in the meantime as I really only booked the room because of the jet tub

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Apr 2026

Ariel

We saw no actual staff the whole stay. The breakfast was very minimal with some expired foods.

Partner

2/10

Poor

12 Apr 2026

Elian

Says no smoking but rooms smelt like smoke, sheets were dirty and had holes in them, bathroom door wouldn’t lock or stay closed.

4/10

Poor

12 Apr 2026

Lacey

The parking was not good and had to park in another lot. Dirty floors and table. Nobody to actually check you in and not aware that we needed the card that we used present or that we would have another 100 deposit added.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Siddhant

Room was nice and clean

Partner

4/10

Poor

06 Feb 2026

Ross

The room was in not great condition - a hole in the door, dirty mirror with stickers on it, and the jet tub was visibly dirty.
The only staff we saw physically during our stay was a construction worker in the hallway. Checking in and out was via kiosk, and we did not see any other staff.
Additionally, checkout was a hassle when the lobby door was locked to guests, although I was able to go outside and come back in the front door.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Feb 2026

Tejas

Room itself was good

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Mark

Hot water was hot. Towels clean. I was able to walk from the hotel to campus (2 miles)

8/10

Excellent

04 Jan 2026

Matthew

Quick

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

01 Jan 2026

Britney H

Staff was hard to find. Called front desk twice for service/help with no answer. Bed sheets had blood stain on them. The bathroom door was warped and difficult to close. Would not recommend this spot.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Nov 2025

Selene

Nice room. Clean and has most everything you need. Will use them again.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

26 Oct 2025

Tiffany

Terrible checkin process…a kiosk?!? The 2-way mirror at the desk was creepy, and no staff on site. I called the front desk to ask a question, was put on hold, then hung up on.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

17 Oct 2025

Christi

Insufficient parking - had to park at restaurant next door and move car before 8 am to avoid being towed

Hole in the bathroom door. No coffee for the coffee maker in the room. Carpet surrounded the bathtub. Bathtub faucet leaked. Could barely open and close bathroom door as the door barely cleared the toilet. Sink is in the main room, very small counter for getting ready.

No one was on site for checkin. Had to talking to a video employee.

Only good thing was the location

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

03 Oct 2025

Derik

Trim around the door was falling off. Not clean. Smelled

8/10

Excellent

15 Sep 2025

Dannah

The staff was nice and welcoming. The area is good, close to good food and target. The floor was not swept or mopped which wouldn’t have bothered me as much I would just wear shoes but my crawling baby was with me, so not so great. The bathroom floor was cleaned or appeared to be. The AC ran and tried its best but simply isn’t well enough to keep the room cool. It was uncomfortably hot until the sun went down. Being close to the college there were drunk youngsters playing loud music and screaming throughout the night. The breakfast was not really a breakfast, muffins, cereal, bad fruit and waffles. I would stay here again in a pinch if I needed a place, but if looking for satisfactory rest I would not recommend.

8/10

Excellent

04 Sep 2025

Brad

Clean room,friendly staff

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Aug 2025

Vy

What I didn't like was the main door to hotel rooms didn't have a lock. This is the safety issue! Anyone can come in and out. The door should remain locked all the time and can be accessed only by the guests with the access key.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Nanette

Great experience

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Our stay

Bed was fine. Food options were good. Our sink faucet had water trickling out of it.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Aug 2025

Scott

Accomodations adequate for the price point.

Accomodations were fine. I would trade less channels on the TV for a little bit better breakfast options. Oh, and the parking spot lines were painted very narrow.

Self

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2025

Kim

Overpriced for the experience.

I wasn't a fan of having a kiosk with a remote customer service person doing the check in. NOT a personal experience and it didn't give me a very good impression of the management of the facility.

The rooms were updated and clean, which was a bit of a surprise as the area around the hotel looked a little sketchy and run down. I was concerned about the security in the area as I found two of the outside doors propped open at 8:30 at night, and my window on the ground floor was unlatched as well.

Self

2/10

Poor

03 Aug 2025

Corey

Black Duck tape on bathroom door, molding on bottom of bathroom door moldy and rotted away. Entrance door to room did not shut all of the way unless you push hard or pulled hard. Kisok check in which was slow. Creepy old man guarding the hallway area and staring at people out side his window no one on site to talk to if you needed anything. My door handle to my room was jiggled 3 times through out my first night there. Felt like they were doing bed checks or something. Lack of towels in room. No disturb signs.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2025

Lori

We checked in using a kiosk with a virtual link to someone offsite. He was a good sport since we had teenagers with us. Owner told me later they were testing the use of the kiosk because he can’t find employees. There were a variety of guests from families to a group of older women. Rooms were clean and pics were accurate. Complimentary breakfast room has seating for about 6-8 so prepare to eat in your room. No protein choices at breakfast when we were there. We were in town for an event so basically at hotel at night.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2025

Verified traveler

Room was clean and air conditioning worked great! The bed was very comfortable.The water pressure was horrible. There wasn't much to choose from on the breakfast side. The hotel was in an area that had restaurants and shopping. It was a good stay for the most part.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jul 2025

Irene

Could not use the air conditioner because it was extremely noisy. The owner told us there was nothing that could be done. Luckily it was not over 80 degrees that night.

2/10

Poor

13 Jul 2025

Amy

Absolutely terrible.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2025

Shirley

Very nice . Parking limited.

8/10

Excellent

02 Jul 2025

Tasha

Clean, friendly staff however there was a crack head screaming outside in the parking lot at 6am who was staying there so a little unsettling

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jun 2025

TaTanisha

Close accommodations

Average accommodations, basics clean room, the TV did not work the last night but I think due to weather. Basic breakfast, not anything extra special. Safe and clean. I would stay again. Close to everything. Main strip. Can walk if needed.

Business

4/10

Poor

21 Jun 2025

Shawn

The breakfast area was clean and inviting. Only to have curdled milk in container on counter. Lack of wafflemix, old out of date hard cereal, and no coffee in coffee holder. This was all an hour before breakfast time was over. Both days.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2025

Sharon

We had trouble with the air conditioner. It was quite noisy when trying to automatically turn on.

6/10

Pleasant

18 Jun 2025

Dixie

The most disturbing part of the entire stay was checking in. Instead of a human being, there was a kiosk with a large video screen and the clerk appeared on the screen and directed us through the check-in process. They kept saying things like, \"This is standard practice in modern hotels,\" but I have stayed in many hotels and never had a virtual person check me in. There was also an attendant on duty, but he didn't do the check-in.

However, after we went to our room and we're getting settled, he opened our door without knocking to see if anyone was in the room. When I booked my room online, I requested an accessible room because it was a small hotel and would not have an elevator. I did not want to climb steps with luggage because of mobility issues.

The breakfast provided was bare bones and minimal but edible. The room itself was fine and the bed was comfortable. The AC worked well, and we did not try the television. The bathroom was accessible for a wheelchair, however the mirror was not properly affixed to the wall and hanging at an angle, and if I had been in a wheelchair I would not have been able to see myself.

Frankly, I find it disingenuous to advertise this as a \"by Wyndham\" property. It's a Days Inn.

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Jun 2025

Katrina

Was given keys to an occupied room. Walked in on somebody sleeping. They gave us a new room but we were pretty sketched out after that. Breakfast was lacking. Would not recommend.

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2025

Paul

Good Location

Reasonable hotel at the budget end of the price range, plenty of places to eat nearby. would use again

Self

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2025

James D.

The on site staff went out of their way to help us get a different room as our needs changed on a very busy weekend! Thank you!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

16 May 2025

Matt

Walls are paper thin, pillows are tiny, you talk to a person on a screen for check in, and we skipped the morning shower - bugs started crawling out of the drain and there was hair stuck in the drain as well. 0 stars - stay somewhere else if you can. The cheaper rate wasn’t worth it.

8/10

Excellent

06 May 2025

Juan

A decent place to rest

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Savannah

Very quiet and clean.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

09 Apr 2025

missy

Computer was done so took awhile to get checked in

4/10

Poor

09 Apr 2025

Brock

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Business Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2025

Michelle

The staff very polite and friendly. Disliked the stains on the bedspreads. The sink in one room didnt work so great but we had two rooms so it worked out.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

06 Apr 2025

Rachell

Unfriendly staff, dirty, blankets had stains. Do not reccomend.

6/10

Pleasant

01 Apr 2025

Lynn

So-so stay. A place to sleep.

For the most part, it clean and comfortable. Regarding the free breakfast… for a 7 day stay, I found it available 3 days. Two days with no coffee. Even in the room when they cleaned it it was not restocked with coffee.
Located nicely near a Perkins and McDonald’s, Target all with in walking distance.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Mar 2025

Nat

Quiet clean room that was where I wanted to be and everything worked.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2025

Akira

The building is old, but it's clean.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2025

Jason

Nice, clean, lower price for the area

2/10

Poor

18 Feb 2025

Alex

The temperature was below-10 and the heater in my room was not working and when i went to the desk nobody was there and nobody answered the phone. Know it was late but i couldn’t sleep because it was too cold.

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Feb 2025

Verified traveler

Nice room, not hot water

The web description says that they offer breakfast, but that is false. I checked 2 days, and basically nothing there.

Room was recently renovated and clean. Sink had hot water, but shower had very low water volume, and was about half cold and half hot, so taking a shower was uncomfortable and I did it as quickly as possible to avoid shivering.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2025

Brian

Quite area

Business

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jan 2025

Andrea

Excellent customer service! The owner was very friendly and he was very welcoming and kind! The room was clean and had everything we needed. The beds were very comfortable, as well! The continental breakfast was also nice. Excellent stay for a great price! Would definitely stay here again! :-)
~Andrea and Mark

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jan 2025

Loryn

The staff was very helpful and nice. They made the stay very enjoyable. The rooms were clean and the service was excellent.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2025

Melissa

N/A

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2024

cecile

Difficult to drive into due to lack of signage. Front desk person was not the nicest. Questionable cleanliness.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Nov 2024

Grace

Was very cozy and the staff were very kind

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Nov 2024

Ben

I was here for a quick stay and the staff was very friendly and it was a clean room to stay in

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2024

Brian

Met expections for the price

The room was clean but laced basic amenities like cups in the room or an alarm clock. I was staying by myself and the room met my expectations for the price. The room was noisy as it was only a sidewalk distance away from a busy street.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

23 Oct 2024

Pauline

I was pleasantly surprised on initial cleanliness of the room and updated decor. The location is very convenient to campus. If’s pretty close to self service though. The front desk is rarely staffed and they don’t clean the rooms during stays, just between stays. Hotel amenities are basic but I wasn’t there for much time. In room refrigerator does not have a freezer so couldn’t keep cooler packs frozen for tailgate. Parking lot was super tight. All rooms in Ames are overpriced on game weekends. This hotel isn’t worth $240/night any other time.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2024

Karen

First timestaying here. Impressed overall.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

14 Sep 2024

Christie

Got what you need

Clean and convenient. Lots of utilities. Well laid out. Big fridge.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

06 Sep 2024

Kirsten

Deborah was awesome! Rooms were nice and clean, comfy bed/pillows. They seemed like they were recently remodeled and nice. AC unit old and very noisy and inefficient. Overpriced for the quality and location on very noisy and busy street. Property not well maintained and trash and weeds all around the property. Breakfast was a joke-looked like they ran to a local convenience store to grab something. Need to update and upgrade the breakfast.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

03 Sep 2024

Lamain

Customer Service

Customer Service was not good. Never had to ever put down a deposit. Then she had an attitude when checking us in.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

24 Aug 2024

Janet

AC in room did not work. Front desk person was not very attentive.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Aug 2024

Andrew

If all you need is a place to sleep.....

The rooms were good, clean, and updated. But shower water pressure was a little more than a dribble. Air conditioner died on 1st day, room was upper 80s when we got back from a long day in the sun. The continental breakfast was the worst i have ever seen, and i travel A LOT. Bread was days old, the gravy was never changed out in two days sitting in a broken crockpot, eggs are frozen patties, etc. Good: very near blue 3 bus line that goes straight to the University, good price for the area. lots of restaurants and shopping near by. If you are in town to catch a game, or move kids in or out of ISU it is serviceable.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2024

Jennifer

Don’t judge a book by its cover

The outside of the building could use a refresh but the rooms were newly remodeled and clean. The staff was very nice and helpful.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Overnight stay

Wr stayed here to sleep - late night arrival for an overnight rest before family gathering preceding funeral. Inexpensive and close to destination were criteria for choice. We chose 2 separate single rooms. Clean and comfortable beds were nice. Since both of our rooms were \"adjoining\" another room with unknown occupants, the arrangement was slightly unusual. My experience of waking at 4 am to very loud screaming turned out to be a horror movie playing at full volume in the adjoining room. So goes the learning curve...note to self - make sure adjoining room is occupied by the rest of my travel group!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2024

Zachary

Very friendly staff and had plenty of restaurants and stores with in walking distance. Had a very pleasant stay and the breakfast was fantastic. I would gladly stay here again when given the chance.

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2024

Laura

Unprofessional staff and no one at reception for long periods of time and no way to reach them.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

Troy

The rooms were clean and beds were very comfortable. The person at checkin seemed exhausted (I arrived @ 11pm) yet extremely pleasant and helpful. I recommend.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2024

David

Relaxing

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jun 2024

Lacie

Duh duh duhhh

Piss on toilet and tv didn’t work for a hot min also plastic over smoke alarm. Nowhere to park

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jun 2024

Emigdio

Everything is good but dont expect a good breakfast.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2024

Megan

Road construction outside at midnight was not nice when trying to sleep

6/10

Pleasant

26 May 2024

Ben

Basic hotel. Beds were very comfortable. Free breakfast was disappointing mix of breads and very little else.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

25 May 2024

Verified traveler

Worst hotel in Ames

Smelly, dingy, poorly maintained and old hotel. Expired pastries served at breakfast. Poor housekeeping. Rude front desk.

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

16 May 2024

Maggie

FILTHY!

I arrived at the hotel and found it was under construction, which was not indicated on the listing.
The lobby was disgusting and i didn't stay. I left without checking in. I tried to cancel my stay but the app wasn't working.
I emailed the hotel to tell them about my dissatisfaction and request a refund. I got no response.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 May 2024

Mary

Room was spacious and bed was comfortable

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2024

Hector

Poor

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 May 2024

Nancy

Renovated room was clean and comfortable

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

11 May 2024

Joan

The lobby had a very strange smell, Like some kind of food. The staff was friendly. The rooms were actually a nice surprise based on the outdatedness of the lobby. The beds were very comfortable but our tub did not drain. I told the desk and they said theyd gave it fixed but it still didn’t drain this morning.

Breakfast was not utilized because there were only 2 tables in there and I think the staff was sitting in one of them , and the other was occupied. There was no other seating so we had a coffee to go.

All in all it was ok.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 May 2024

Liberty

Very nice room and clean.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 May 2024

Nick

Perfect

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

17 Mar 2024

Kristen

March 2024- under construction, heat didn’t work in the room, my mom who has to use a walker had to use stairs to get to second floor bc there was no elevator. Continental breakfast was pitiful. Hopefully people have a better experience once they’re construction is done.

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Feb 2024

John Salvatore

Although room was refreshed, my wife refused to stay there because of construction work in rest of the building - she sensed mold, etc from construction work. She has a high sensitivity. the site should have stated that rooms are cheap because among construction but it didnt

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

26 Feb 2024

Margot

The room was old and in disrepair. There was no working electrical outlet in the bathroom. There was construction going on at all hours of the day and night just above and just beside my room - even on the weekend. There were some creepy people roaming around the halls. I elected to check out early due to all these things, and the manager refused a refund for the 4 remaining days on my reservation. I had to escalate it multiple times to Expedia before I was finally given a refund. Awful experience there! I would not recommend at all!

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2024

Rachel

These 1 stars reviews r cap

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2024

Matt

Ok experience

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2024

Robert

The staff was decent but had issues with verifying the check in process. The TV in my room didn't work and the door lock (not the deadbolt) was broken off. I dont remember off hand if they offer a \"continental breakfast\" in hotel description, but if they do, they shouldn't.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

28 Nov 2023

Jim

this hotel is old had bad smell in hallway.
no coffee machine in breakfast had to use lillte one in room. the coffee in packets were stale. 4 mini doughnuts for whole hotel. 2 half loafs of bread and a big jar of peanut butter with how many peoples fingers and hands inside. it was a disaster

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

11 Nov 2023

Michael

The breakfast was sub par.

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

05 Nov 2023

Brenda

Not what we expected

Didn’t have the king bed room we booked. Power strip to TV/fridge was off so couldn’t use the fridge because it smelled so bad. The heating and cooling system in the room was shot off so it was freezing when we got there. Very old hotel with much needed updates. Super disappointed.

Partner

4/10

Poor

16 Oct 2023

Jenny

Will not be going back.

The place is old and run down. Water spots on the ceiling with bowls to catch water in the lobby kitchen. The breakfast was toast/muffins and oatmeal- pretty disappointing. The room is old and worn out. The towel bars were rusty. We switched rooms because there was a dirty sock in the first room. Sheets had stains on them and there was mold in the bathroom.

Friends_and_family Family