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Western Inn Grinnell
Grinnell - IA · United States
2111 West Street SouthView location
6.4/10Good361 Reviews
Cleanliness6.4/10 6.4
Service7.2/10 7.2
Comfort6.6/10 6.6
Condition6.2/10 6.2
Location7.8/10 7.8
Neighborhood7.2/10 7.2
Quality3.6/10 3.6
Value6.0/10 6.0
Amenities6.6/10 6.6
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About Western Inn Grinnell
Located in a prime area of Grinnell, Iowa, Western Inn Grinnell offers a comfortable stay with a range of amenities. Guests will appreciate the attentive staff and well-appointed rooms featuring air conditioning, heating, wake-up service, a desk, and an alarm clock.
The hotel also provides various recreational opportunities, making it an ideal base for exploring Grinnell.
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Located in Grinnell, Western Inn & Suites is in the business district, within a 5-minute drive of Arbor Lake and Central Park. This hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Louis Sullivan Jewel Box Bank.
Make yourself at home in one of the 53 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring microwaves and LED televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and blackout drapes/curtains, and housekeeping is provided daily. Featured amenities include wired internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour business center, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Grinnell?
This hotel has 248 square feet (23 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Popular amenities
Swimming Pool
Parking available
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Smoking areas
Business facilities
Accessible facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
3:00 PM
Check-in until
anytime
Check-out until
11:00 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No elevators
Professional property host/manager
Masks are compulsory at the property for guests without full COVID-19 vaccination
Pets allowed
Pet max weight (per pet) in kg is 18
Pet max weight (per pet) in lb is 40
Service animals are allowed
Service animals are exempt from fees/restrictions
Cleaning and safety
Essential Travel
Essential workers only - NO
Important information
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Property Alerts
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
- Deposit: USD 100 per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
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You need to know
- Pool access available from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM.
- Children stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation (surcharges apply and can be found in the Fees section).
- Masks are required in public areas for unvaccinated guests.
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Special Instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
- Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
- This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
- Masks are required at the property for guests without COVID-19 vaccination
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Minimal age
18
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Optional fees
- Pet fee: USD 10 per pet, per night
- Service animals are exempt from fees
- Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
- Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Spoken Language
English
Nearby attractions
Arbor Lake
3.7 km / 2.3 mi
Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve
4 km / 2.5 mi
Central Park
4.8 km / 3 mi
Louis Sullivan Jewel Box Bank
4.9 km / 3 mi
Grinnell Historical Museum
5.3 km / 3.3 mi
Grinnell College
5.5 km / 3.4 mi
Bucksbaum Center for the Arts
5.8 km / 3.6 mi
Conney M Kimbo Black Cultural Center
6 km / 3.8 mi
Grinnell Mutual Family Aquatic Center
6.1 km / 3.8 mi
Rock Creek State Park
14.1 km / 8.7 mi
Lake Silverado
21.4 km / 13.3 mi
Lake Ponderosa
21.9 km / 13.6 mi
Rock Creek Beach
22.8 km / 14.2 mi
Fox Forest County Recreation Area
25.1 km / 15.6 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 53
- Number of floors (main building): 2
- hotel
- Wheelchair-accessible
- Car parkExtra charge
- 24-hour reception
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fiExtra charge
- Room serviceExtra charge
- Laundry serviceExtra charge
- LaunderetteExtra charge
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- Air conditioning in public areas
- Lift accessExtra charge
- Smoking areaExtra charge
- Conference room
- Meeting room: 1
- Fax
- Indoor freshwater pool: 1
- Breakfast
- Early Check-inExtra charge
Meal plans
Meal plan types
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Room types
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Western Inn Grinnell
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reviews shown
Kathleen
The room was comfortable. The breakfast was good. The staff were very nice.
Shilo
Fabulous customer service and clean rooms
Lane
We had trip insurance, travelers fell ill and no one was willing to let us cancel our reservation.
Carrie
This hotel is old and rundown. Our particular room smelled like urine. The toilet in the bathroom was not fully connected to the floor. Literally it could be tipped over or picked up right out of the floor. The pool was small and appeared to need an upgrade as the paint at the bottom of the pool was discolored and peeling.
On a positive note, the water pressure was great.
On a positive note, the water pressure was great.
Michael
Paint peeling from the ceilings, very outdated and needs to be remodled
Stephanie
We had no shower curtain in our room, holes in curtains and room smelled like mildew/musty. We also had an infestation of ants and had to get bug spray from the front desk. This place definitely needs updated and maintained better.
Kassandra
The staff are incredibly friendly and easy to work with. They make the check in and check out process simplistic.
Cynthia
Good value
Rosa
Picky
The bed was uncomfortable but that was just my opinion. Everything else was fine.
Xueyu
Good
Shannon
Old building that has been maintained, clean room, Dog friendly:) Breakfast options; eggs sausage and biscuits waffles, cereal etc. not bad but available. Small indoor pool.
Priced cheap, easy check-in, no issues with anything, just know that it’s an old maintained building.
Priced cheap, easy check-in, no issues with anything, just know that it’s an old maintained building.
Chritina
The pillows were amazingly fluffy!! Very clean. It's an older facility but very clean.
karen
Nice place
Angelica
Stayed with kids. It was pretty family friendly.
Eddie
Thank super 8 grinnell
They were not only amazing & helpful but we accidentally left property behind & they located for us
Myleka
Room was clean
Tisha Tiffini
Quiet
Tisha Justin
This Man that runs the place is just so polite. And front receptionist is just so smiley
Tisha and Justin
Very well kept great middle aged man very attentive..
Theresa A.
Rooms are very outdated. Old carpet and bathroom facilities. Bathroom door was broke and would not close. Window was locked/secured by a wooden stick. Will not be back, unfortunately.
Fazal
Nice stay, clean environment and welcoming staff.
Charles
Nice price
Jesse
Front desk help was extremely helpful with a pleasant attitude
Sharyl
Okay but probably won’t stay again
Very dog friendly! The room was clean, mattress comfortable however the base of the beds was a hollow metal so anytime someone touched it, it made a very loud banging sound. We got very little sleep as the sound was heard through the floor and walls. It was also hard to regulate the temperature in the rooms
Verified traveler
This is a typical Super 8, convenient to the highway. However, they used some kind of cleaner that was toxic. It gave me a headache and a raw throat. It seems to come from the bedcover but permitted the entire room. It wasn't just an unpleasant smell and I'm not that sensitive. This was truly awful. I'm submitting a review in hopes that they will read it and do something about it for future customers.
Cheryl
Good value
Maggie
Good service!
Alfonso
The staff was great
Kathryn
Great for one night.
Ellen E
Messy,previous persons soap wrapper on bathroom floor,q tip stuck to back of bathroom door,coffeeplug outlett didnt work,had to move it,pool area had old stove setting in it,light fixture cover hanging down,exit light hanging ,kitchen not cleaned up from breakfast when we checked in
Shirley A
Staff was helpful.
I do deep water exercise 3 to 6 times a week The Pool was doable at 4 1/2 feet, I was so thankful to be able to adjust my exercise to the pool,
The room was clean until you look up to the black mold and circle above the shower and ceiling tile hanging down above the door.
no grab bar in the shower
I do deep water exercise 3 to 6 times a week The Pool was doable at 4 1/2 feet, I was so thankful to be able to adjust my exercise to the pool,
The room was clean until you look up to the black mold and circle above the shower and ceiling tile hanging down above the door.
no grab bar in the shower
Petre
The hotel is a bit worn here and there, but the room was clean. The bed was terrific, soft but firm, as were the pillows which were not too fluffy but not too thin, and these are the things that really matter in a hotel room. Breakfast was fine although all carbs; some protein would be good addition. Overall, a very good value for the money.
Stacia
Could use a better breakfast. All else was great! Staff super nice and room was what would be expected for price and area.
ROBERT
The room had an aroma of mildew that was overpowering. One bed had a mattress cover and sheets that felt damp as if they were put on wet. There were dead and dying bugs all over the floor. I'm done with super 8 for good. Cheaper is not better
Linda
We had been staying there a few days every week while I was working in the area at a nursing home. We were over run with hundreds of ants in our room on two seperate stays. The last time they were actually crawling over me and coming out from under my sheets.
Janet
The breakfast was one step above \"continental\" as it included hot waffles you make and eggs and biscuits. But it is still minimal compared to Sleep Inn. The room was surprisingly quiet in that I didn't hear cars coming and going when they checked in and out. Good place to stay on a budget.
ARO
Always helpful!
Great customer service!
Jim
You would be better off tearing it down and rebuild with better management
Jeffrey
Place was well taken care of for the price you pay for a night.
Nathan
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BRANDON
easy access from the event I was at this weekend I will use again if going this far
Chad
The ease of getting to this hotel off the Interstate was huge.
2 convenience stores within walking distance and within a few miles some great places for breakfast and dinner. Check in was quick and easy. Price was excellent compared to others around and staff was very friendly!
2 convenience stores within walking distance and within a few miles some great places for breakfast and dinner. Check in was quick and easy. Price was excellent compared to others around and staff was very friendly!
Hollie
Close to the highway.
Paul
Best nights' sleep I've ever had at a hotel.
neil
everything was great
P.
Friendly and clean
Linda
There were young children in the halls that appeared to belong to the house keeping staff every
Gabriela
Bathroom no nice
Debra
No super in the Super 8
It was mildew, the smell was awful. The bathroom was tiny and old and it took forever to get hot and the pressure was low. We had to pull out the cord for the refrigerator because it made so much noise at night. The people were nice but it didn’t matter.
Shanley
Very friendly and accommodating staff!
Jeff
Cheap stay
The toilet wasn’t even connected to the floor.
Dain
The hotel is a typical $80 a night hotel, staff were very nice and the room clean and quiet, the hotel is showing its age but for my stopover on my travels it was all i needed.
Staci
Refrigerator was very loud when it ran and the bed made a loud sound when anyone moved.
Kristine
Property was very dirty Uncle. I felt like I was going to get bugs. The pool wasn’t open and the refrigerator knocked in the room so loud that I had to unplug it through the night nobody was at the desk for assistance.
Linda
Na
Lori
Housekeeping was at 8 am or not at all. Never had room cleaned or towels refreshed.
Daniel
Room had mode in the ceiling, carpet had wholes. Bed sheets had cigarette burns, and old blood stains two night at 3 am room above a lots of noise . The other thing it puts down dog friendly. I have stayed here before I’ve never been charged for keeping my dog in the room. This time I got charged $40. It would be nice that on the website and it would state that there is a fee for having dogs.
James
Property had a general need of maintenance. The rooms were very clean, but outside trim, and lounge chair in room were shabby.
Timothy
Good enough for a one night stay driving cross country! Front desk lady, Jill, was lovely. Beds were comfortable. Breakfast wasn’t open on time, but if it’s just one person on staff 24 hrs, I don’t blame them.
Kimberly
Excellant staff.
Ryan
The walls are SUPER thin!! There is no monitoring of noise levels in the hallways.
Joyce
The property is pretty run down. wasn’t the worst wasn’t the best.
Randall
It smelled and was old and not clean they need to update it and replace the carpets and bedspreads. Wouldn’t stay again
Mikala
The room was dirty, when I walked into the lobby it was very humid and hot. There was no water pressure in shower and took forever to heat up. My window leaked and the A/C unit was broke. I found another persons sock under the bed which means the rooms aren’t getting cleaned.
Brenda
Will never stay in this hotel again!Could not sleep cause of smell and people slamming doors all night.The motel stinks !It needs cleaned and updated.
Chad
Keep scrolling.
I just don't understand how in 2023 we still have hotel rooms that look like the bedding and paint are from 1970. Just a very below average hotel that is definitely not worth a $80/night. There was a dirty brown sock left behind the safe area so it wasn't in plain sight, but if anybody actually cleaned the room up after the prior stay they wouldn't have had to look too hard to see a sock and at the bare minimum pick the sock up and throw it away.
bryan
The windows really needed cleaned and all trash cans were over flowing with trash.
Marcia
The property was good. My only issue is the Expedia link for direction took me to a different hotel. I had to call the property for directions.
Anita
Nice Stay
This is a nice Super 8. Very clean, the bed was comfortable. The furniture in my room was beat up, but it served its purpose for me. I would stay there again.
Verified traveler
Service is always fantastic!
John
The room had long curly black pubic type hair all over it. I wonder if they actually washed the bed sheets? 3 of the pillows, under the covers and on the hair dryer were these pubic type hair not just one but clumps of it. Made me feel very uneasy. The bathroom needed a paint job.
Verified traveler
Good stay for the night easy decent breakfast
Brad
Easy to get to
Sharon
Super 8 could do better than this.
While the room was clean, the maintenance was lacking, a tile coming up from the floor in the bathroom, cracking paint on the wall in the bathroom and black stains on one of the bedspreads. Breakfast was so-so. The sausage gravy needed to be heated up in the microwave after I put it on my biscuit!!
Verified traveler
Hotel was showing its age, smelled badly of smoke in the no smoking room the ac unit in the room was not working even though it appeared to be.
Ty
The “free” breakfast was limited to a prepackaged muffin and stale coffee. The pool water was dirty and temperature was colder than expected. Could not shower in the room as there was a leak coming from the unit above and was leaking tile shards into the shower and all over the floor. The room was a designated non smoking room but the room smelled of stale cigarette smoke. I know this isn’t supposed to be fancy, but this hotel is at best half a star. The staff was unavailable most of the time and they overcharged me for a room that was supposed to be $97.59 with tax included. I wont be staying at this super 8 in Grinnell ever again.
David
Checking was easy and the staff helpful. Good location
Patricia
Service good.
Breakfast good.
Comfortable beds.
Table and two chairs, good.
Breakfast good.
Comfortable beds.
Table and two chairs, good.
Eugene
The check in was easy and the staff very friendly.
Mary
We had a super comfortable night. Thank you.
John
shower has peeling paint / carpet had giant hole in it / wall by door knob had smashed hole in the wall. the room was very poorly maintained. Its not my first time staying here but my other rooms were better. I do understand they offer a good rate. The staff is very friendly.
randall
Facility in disappointing condition
Verified traveler
Check in easy, host was helpful. It did the job, safe and clean.
Michael
Ok because of the price
The blanket on top of the top sheet was ripped in the center. There was a hole.
Don
Place was dirty, rented 6 rooms, two were dirty, sheets not clean, bathtub clogged with hair.
Victoria Grace
Location is very convenient. Staff was quick and friendly. Place was very clean.
james
Good Stay
Great place, near interstate (but not noisy) for an overnight stay during travel. There are amenities (gas, food, etc) that are close by and it was clean and safe.
Justin
Hollow floors and walls; hear mostly everything in next room. Dated; stained carpet.
Tammy
Not bad for the price
Not bad for the price. Could use some touchup (hole in shower wall, screen ripped out, hotel folder laminate pages were sticky, dye for new linens) but it was ok overall for value priced property. Included free self serve hot/cold breakfast which is always a plus.
Verified traveler
Staff was very friendly and helpful. The room was very dusty and the carpet was so nasty your socks turned black.
Verified traveler
Although the price was good, this motel needs a lot of work. Our room smelled bad, perhaps from the air conditioner, which was very old and falling apart. There were cigarette burns on the bed cover and in the bathroom. Something had blown up in the microwave. Surfaces weren't clean.
Sherolyn
Carpets could have used a good steam cleaning, but everything else was good.
pamela
Pleasant stay
Manager was very friendly and quick checking us in. Breakfast staff kept things clean.
Verified traveler
No frills, practical facility with very nice staff. It’s an older hotel but rooms are updated and pretty. I stayed by myself with dogs and felt safe on the first floor.
Vicki
Not worth the stay.
Very old and dirty motel. The entire place needs a facelift and several families we were with had ants and or other bugs in their rooms. Our blow dryer was falling off the wall and another family’s safe was too. Entire hotel was musty. Pool was ok and the breakfast was good.
Gene
Nice
Except for the herd of noisy kids above us the first night (we changed rooms for the second night) everything was very good.
Verified traveler
Nice clean place to stay. Beds were comfortable.
Marcus
No power
Worse stay ever. There wasn’t any electric to the rooms
Glenn
Staff was nice, room was clean, bed was comfortable. The breakfast could be better
Verified traveler
Location was good. Friendly housekeeping staff. Cleanliness needs improvement. Fire alarm was missing in room. Couldn't use showers due to huge temp fluctuations. Building has distinct bad odor. Breakfast is all cold and you heat your eggs on Styrofoam plates in microwave. Some rooms have very loud ac units and appliances.
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Western Inn Grinnell
2111 West Street South, Grinnell, United States
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