Contemporary lodging with an indoor pool & a fitness center, plus free WiFi, parking & breakfast.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Ames, an IHG Hotel

This contemporary lodging off the I-35 is a 6-minute drive from Iowa State University and an 8-minute drive to the Jack Trice Football Stadium. Straightforward rooms come with desks and flat-screen TVs, plus pull-out sofas, minifridges and microwaves. There's also free WiFi and high-pressure showerheads, plus kids 19 and under stay free with an adult. Amenities include a free breakfast bar and an indoor pool, plus a fitness center, a business center, free parking and an airport shuttle service to Des Moines International Airport.

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