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Reviews of Adventureland Inn

2.5 out of 5
Adventureland Inn
3200 Adventureland Dr, Altoona, IA

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 278 out of 906 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 263 out of 906 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 170 out of 906 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 127 out of 906 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 68 out of 906 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Daryl

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
When booking your stay you're sent information that the pools are open from 9AM-9PM. It says nothing about the fact that only one of the pools is open at 9 AM, the other pool was empty, & the other pool did not open until 4PM. Only one hot tub was open and only 3 of the jets worked. This is extremely misleading when you look at the photos and see all the pools. The hotel was dirty, outdated, & in serious need of repairs. Our room looked nothing like the rooms in the photos. Our room reminded us of a hospital or jail. There was no carpet and no furniture. They used the mini fridge as the TV stand. There was no microwave. Our door knob/lock was broken. We were not given enough toilet paper for our stay. Unfortunately we were there for State Track and it was too late to find another hotel or we wouldn't have stayed at all, certainly won't be back.
Response from Anthony on May 23, 2024
Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay. But we thank you for the review.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Anthony on May 23, 2024
We're happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to hosting you again sometime soon, have a fun-filled day!

10/10 Excellent

Lynzee

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Front desk staff were amazing even though they had a very rude customer in front of us they still continued to approach us next in a friendly manner/even were willing to fix our air unit later at night. Unfortunately i only marked noisy and cleanliness because normally we book on week days instead of weekends. Their Unfortunately was many birthday parties that families did not care how messy their places were. cake all over carpet walking areas, silverware, music blaring from a speaker on one balcony, kids everywhere with no parental supervision. Many kids even while in the hot tub we would have to keep moving over because they would either back in to us like we were in their spot or would start splashing and talking with trash mouths. Kids not teenagers! I feel bad for the pool workers that kept having to blow the whistles at kids when parents should have been around to tell them to stop doing things so others could enjoy the pool area as well. We will continue booking during the week so we can enjoy our trips to adventureland inn like we always have 😃
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Anthony on May 23, 2024
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again sometime during the week. Have a fun-filled day!

2/10 Terrible

Jamesshia

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Terrible experience and children ran around the property while trying to get into my room. Staff was rude
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Anthony on May 23, 2024
Sorry to hear you didn't enjoy your stay. But we thank you for the review.

4/10 Poor

matthew

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Run down
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on May 14, 2024
Thanks for staying with us! We are addressing your concerns to ensure that your next stay is a fun filled stay!

6/10 Okay

Diane M

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pool was disgusting. So many inconsiderate people and children. The rooms were ok, but very very loud. Will not be staying there again for the price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on May 14, 2024
Thanks for staying with us! We are addressing your concerns so that your next stay is a fun filled stay!

4/10 Poor

Craig

Traveled with family and small children
This property is dated and in poor physical condition. The food and service at the sports bar was very good.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Response from Anthony on May 13, 2024
We're sorry to hear your stay wasn't as enjoyable as we hoped. Thank you for your feedback, and we hope to see you again.

2/10 Terrible

Rhonda, Columbus

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel has not been upgraded for years. Our room was using the dorm fridge as a TV stand. Everything around the pools was in poor repair. The slides and play area weren’t open. My I was afraid to let my grandkids play in the areas!
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on May 10, 2024
Thanks for staying with us! We are addressing your concerns to make sure your next stay is a fun filled stay!

6/10 Okay

Neeley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on May 7, 2024
Thanks for staying with us!

6/10 Okay

Sara, Burlington

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

6/10 Okay

candace

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
We had an East Balcony room that was updated with low quality materials. Ceiling had a spot with previous water damage from cooling unit and walls needed paint touch ups. Overall room was clean. Carpets in the hallways appeared to be cleaned but could see where they used bleach/other product to get stains out. East pool area was only pool we used which was good. Swim up bar was open but did not order anything. Lifeguards very attentive to the kids swimming which was great to see. Spectators restaurant was good and convenient. Overall stay was good it’s just the lack of keeping property maintained/updated that can be a turn off.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Anthony on Apr 28, 2024
Hi, I'm happy to hear that the experience was pleasant overall. Thank you for the honest review and we hope to see you here again sometime!

10/10 Excellent

Mickayla

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fun spot .
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on Apr 22, 2024
Thanks for staying with us!

2/10 Terrible

KAPRISHA

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Way to expensive.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on Apr 22, 2024
Thanks for staying with us!

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Safe an convenient easy parking
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on Apr 15, 2024
Thanks for staying with us!

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on Mar 30, 2024
Thanks for staying with us! Please let us know how to improve your next stay!

8/10 Good

LISA

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The only thing that was a disappointment was that the pool area that had the swim bar was not open either day that we were there due to lack of lifeguards.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review. We hope to see you again sometime soon!

8/10 Good

Tasha

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn on Apr 5, 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

6/10 Okay

Elizabeth

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review. We hope to see you again sometime soon!

10/10 Excellent

Craig

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We liked the pools. We wished it had breakfast included. We liked that we could swim while waiting for our room to be ready when we got there early and being able to swim after we checked out. The staff were helpful and kind when we needed anything.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

6/10 Okay

Bruce

Business traveler, Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
We had a poolside room, but the pool was not open while we stayed there. We paid for a poolside room when we booked it, but they did adjust the price to a regular room after not having a pool available to us. We thought that was a fair trade.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review. We hope to see you again sometime soon!

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

8/10 Good

JEANDA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 26, 2024
Hello Jeanda, thank you for the review! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

4/10 Poor

Holly

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
You have to pay for breakfast but then they run out of everything such as specific food or juice and they don’t make more.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 26, 2024
Hello Holly, thank you for the review! We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. If your rate type does not include breakfast, yes there would be a charge. I apologize the proper rate type was not provided to you for breakfast to be included in your stay. I am also sorry to hear breakfast was low on items when you ate, we will certainly do better next time.

8/10 Good

Ashleigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 26, 2024
Hello Ashleigh, thank you for the review! We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel room itself was very clean and nice. The hallways were gross. Not gonna lie. The pool areas were decent. All in all a fairly good place. But definitely too expensive for the quality. Also I bought a birthday package which included 2 large pizzas and 2, 2liters of soda. There was literally only coke, Diet Coke, and sprite for the options for drinks. Then the pizzas were very small and they only give you only like 5 tiny cups and plates. So bring your own.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from aginger on Mar 21, 2024
Thank you for the review and honest feedback. We hope to see you again sometime soon!

2/10 Terrible

Lisa

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Standard on Mar 20, 2024
Thank you for staying with us!

6/10 Okay

Todd

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony on Feb 13, 2024
Hello Todd, thank you for the review. We are happy we were able to host you, and hope next time we can do an even better job! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!-Adventureland Inn Management

6/10 Okay

Janet, Toledo

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
No slides in pool areas
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Anthony on Feb 13, 2024
Hello Janet, thank you for the review. We are happy we were able to host you, and hope next time we can do an even better job! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!-Adventureland Inn Management

2/10 Terrible

ryan

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
room smelled like paint so bad that we didn’t even stay!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony on Feb 13, 2024
Hello Ryan, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. Rest assured, we are doing all that we can to ensure your experience is improved upon the next time you visit us. -Adventureland Inn Management

10/10 Excellent

Christy

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Dated, but clean and fun in the pools.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Anthony on Feb 13, 2024
Hello Christy, thank you for the review. We are so happy to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!-Adventureland Inn Management

6/10 Okay

Jacky

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Anthony on Feb 9, 2024
Hello Jacky, thank you for the review. We look forward to seeing you again in the future!-Adventureland Inn Management

8/10 Good

Margery

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Fun place quiet people friendly.
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 9, 2024
Hello Margery, thank you for the review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

4/10 Poor

Caitlin

Traveled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is not well cared for. There is garbage everywhere outside - its obvious there is no outside maintenance or grounds keepers. The inside is not much better. The hallway carpets are disgusting, looks like they have never been cleaned let alone vacuumed. The room was less than mediocre. Sinks didn't drain well. You can tell they were made with cheap furnishings as they don't hold up well near moisture (seems like being poolside rooms they would use something a little more water resistant). Spoke to a cleaning staff member and they were less than friendly. Hot tub was gross. Wouldn't consider staying again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 9, 2024
Hello Caitlin, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. Rest assured, we are doing all that we can to ensure your experience is improved upon should you chose to stay with us in the future.

6/10 Okay

Jodi

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amy was a big help. She was patient even though she had a line 3 miles long. She was patient and cared about everything that was going on.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 9, 2024
Hello Jodi, thank you for the review! We are happy to hear your enjoyed your stay and had a great interaction with Amy! We will pass along the kind words! We look forward to seeing you again in the future.

4/10 Poor

Jodee

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Went with 3 other families, all having kids. Lobby was pretty dirty along with the hallways. Pool area only open until 9. No where to hangout with our big group. One of the families didn't get their poolside room on the main level, instead got 2nd floor. Another family got locked out of their room because of the card reader being dead. We got locked out of our room due to the metal latch getting caught on the inside. Beds are very uncomfortable. Overall noone was pleased and none of us will ever go back.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 9, 2024
Hello Jodee, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. Rest assured, we are doing all we can to ensure your experience is improved upon should you choose to visit us again.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
our family had a lot of fun with three pools and arcade. They swim up bar was a really cool additive, but very pricey, so just a heads up. The drinks are really good and they have alcohol free drinks for the kiddos. The life guards and staff at the swim up bar were wonderful. The worst part of our stay was that all hours of the day and night there were children running up and down the halls and banging on walls. The room next to us was also extremely loud until about one a.m and started back at 6 am. The adults and kids were screaming, yelling, talking loud and banging/jumping. It kept my kiddos up all night as well as us. The hotel did give us all free breakfast from due to our neighboring room being this way. Overall we had a fun time.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hello and thank you for the review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed your time. We do apologize for the inconveniences you experienced throughout your stay. We hope to see you again in the future.

4/10 Poor

Lindsey

Traveled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hamster cage scented?
As someone who frequents hotels as often as 3 days a week, i rarely give poor reviews but I wasn't impressed. The check-in process is lengthy but that is to be expected at 4pm when a hotel is sold out. After making it through the line, we went to our room that was supposed to sleep 5, and have 2 queen beds, I assumed this meant there would be a couch. The first thing I noticed walking into the room was that it smelled like a hamster cage. The 2nd thing I noticed is that there were 2 double beds and no couch. That's not enough room for 5 guests. The smell never did go away and couldnt be covered by air freshener. Not the best but we made it work.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hello Lindsay, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. Rest assured, we are doing everything in our power to correct these issues. We appreciate your feedback and look forward to seeing you again in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Jody

Traveled with family and small children
I took my grandkids there for the night so they could swim and have a good time. However, the lifeguards watched numerous adults and older teenage kids do Cannon balls in the pool, so the little kids were getting hurt to the point that a father had to save his son from drowning, while the lifeguard sat by watching, not to mention the water was freezing then we went to our room where there were people fighting in the hallways and no staff was to be seen until we called down there and they came to the room asked the people to please stop left and the fighting began again. This went on for hours Worst place to take children in my opinion highly disappointed
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 9, 2024
Hello Jody, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We are working diligently to correct the issues you have mentioned. We hope to improve upon your experience the next time you choose to visit us.

6/10 Okay

Ashley

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hi Ashley, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We hope to make it up to you in the future.

6/10 Okay

Kayla

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hi Kayla, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We hope to make it up to you in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Matthew

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had to wait 1 hour to check in. Pools where to busy for my kids to even play..
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hello Matthew, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We hope to improve upon this the next time you choose to stay!

4/10 Poor

Carrie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Need more parking
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Jan 23, 2024
Hello Carrie, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We have made a note of the parking issue and will do our best to correct it.

8/10 Good

Kristopher

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to take children under the age of ten, my kids loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Jan 23, 2024
Hello Kristopher, thank you for the review! We are so happy to hear you and your children enjoyed yourselves! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

4/10 Poor

Amanda

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Jan 23, 2024
Hello Amanda, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We hope to improve upon this visit in the future.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Jan 23, 2024
We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We hope to improve upon this visit the next time you stay with us.

4/10 Poor

Natasha

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Some parts of the room and balcony were dirty. The pull out couch bed was not working properly. Only 2 jets were working in the hot tub of the east courtyard. Food all over tables by the pool. No signs saying the correct pool time closing. Said 9:30 but they had everyone leave at 9. No clock anywhere to see a time. My nephew started coughing really bad and broke out in chlorine rash. The humidity and chlorine smell was so strong my lungs hurt. Staff were nice and food at the restaurant was good. But just wasn't a good time. Needs some improvement.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Jan 23, 2024
Hi Natasha, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. Rest assured, we are working diligently to correct the issues you mentioned. We hope to improve upon this visit the next time you stay with us!

10/10 Excellent

Ryan Michael Homan

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hello Ryan, thank you for the review! We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed your stay! We look forward to seeing you again in the future!

2/10 Terrible

Latoya

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Feb 4, 2024
Hello Latoya, thank you for the review. We are sorry to hear your stay was less than satisfactory. We hope to improve upon this the next time you visit us!

6/10 Okay

Alyssa, moravia

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Kids running around halls non stop with no adult supervision, the floors in the room are tile or lvp maybe-they look nice but they are cold and hard to dry up from water, they stay moist. The heater fan was so loud it sounded like a helicopter or jet engine landing in our room but at least it was warm. We were supposed to have queen beds and had full which was not a huge deal but they were incredibly uncomfortable including old flat pillows or ones that smashed into nothing the second you laid down. The carpets in the halls are so old and stained and ceiling tiles are showing rust spots and multiple places where they have gotten wet, tracking is broken and tiles have holes- while paint can spruce a place up it doesn't fix things that just need replaced and really updated. The person who checked me in was very kind and even asked if I was ok with him going to grab his coat before he helped me as the lobby was so cold from the door opening.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Adventureland Inn Management on Jan 14, 2024
Hello Alyssa, thank you for your honest review. We are sorry to hear you were not able to fully enjoy your stay. Your feedback has been heard and we are working diligently to correct such issues. We look forward to seeing you again in the future.