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Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Suite, 1 King Bed, Smoking | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Reviews

6.2 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast included
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
226 W 5th St, Waterloo, IA, 50701
  • Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Young Arena
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Waterloo, IA (ALO-Waterloo Regional)
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking | In-room safe, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

Waterloo

Located in Waterloo, Econo Lodge Inn & Suites is just steps from Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center and 7 minutes by foot from Waterloo Center for the Arts. .This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Grout Museum of History and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Young Arena.

What's nearby

  • Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center - 2 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Waterloo Center for the Arts - 7 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Young Arena - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Lost Island Waterpark - 7 min drive - 4.2 miles

Getting around

  • Waterloo, IA (ALO-Waterloo Regional) - 8 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Brown Bottle - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪SingleSpeed Brewing Co. - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪XO Foods Deli - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Screaming Eagle American Bar and Grill - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Gyro Hut - ‬10 min walk

About this property

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites

Hotel with free breakfast, steps from Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites offers 68 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and microwaves. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with cable channels and pay movies. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.

Make yourself at home in one of the 68 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and microwaves. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access, a banquet hall, and a vending machine.
Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary buffet breakfast each morning.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/truck parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Elevator
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable channels
  • Pay movies

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • 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.

You need to know

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
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Property is also known as

Quality Inn Waterloo
Quality Waterloo
Econo Lodge Inn Waterloo
Econo Lodge Waterloo
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Hotel
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Waterloo
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Hotel Waterloo

Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 309 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 64 out of 309 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 60 out of 309 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 67 out of 309 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 58 out of 309 reviews

6.2/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

5.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and easy
Polite man at the desk and quick easy checkin ! Room was as expected ! Felt safe also.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Caressa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
N/A
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Marcel

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
A place where when you have nothing allows for cheap and affordable place to stay even at your lowest, for that I'm most appreciated of this Hotel and it's staff. Though lacking in some areas if you have no where else to go this is a warm and safe if in doors to be for an relatively cheap and fair price
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Jodi

Traveled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Well light parking. Room was a little dirty and there was a hole in the sheet from a cigarette burn. The person working was super helpful! Brought towels and pillows to the room and our remote didn’t work and he brought up a new one.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Do not recommend
Definitely a budget hotel. Terrible ventilation. My room smelled like pot whenever I would enter. If you book here, they ask for a deposit when you check in. Be sure to get it back when you leave. One positive, they do have cameras in the parking areas.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Salina, Albert Lea

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The person running behind the front desk was awesome. Loved that they upgraded me to a 2 room suite because they ran out of rooms that I had booked. No charge for that. Breakfast was ok. Need a few more choices. Room was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yves, Waterloo Iowa

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Noisy. Motorcycles racing back and forth under our window afternoon and night. Tub was open to the sleeping area rather than the bathroom. No closet or hanging space. Bed was comfy. Breakfast included waffles and biscuits with sausage and gravy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Philip

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Tina

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alondra

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sherry

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Damien

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Long strains of hair were in the bathroom all over the towels and toilet tissue.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Swanand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent room and staff. Vending machine had problem. But staff helped. Room was spacious with large TV with good amount of channels. Locality was not great, with limited vegetarian restaurants nearby.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kyle

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Lila, Platte Center

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It’s an older property that has been updated. The rooms are nice and big for large families. I waited for 10 minutes at the desk to ask for another key and several people passed through and said someone would be there soon to help me but no one came. I gave up. Breakfast is skimpy. No tea to cold water. Parking lot is a party zone all night long. Very noisy part of town. The people working there are trying but I wouldn’t go there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Debra

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This spot was just what we needed for a quick overnight stay. It was unique to us to stay in downtown Waterloo. We were greeted kindly and in response to my booking request for a handicapped height toilet (71 with wonky knees) we walked into not the non-smoking Kkng I’d booked, but a very nice two room suite! We regretted that we had just the one night to enjoy it!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kristina

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Ashley

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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Keri

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The bed was comfortable and the jacuzzi was nice even tho it was rusty
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

morgan

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice staff
Hotel is old and the clientele is sketchy, but the hotel staff was extremely nice and accommodating. The hotel allows smoking so our room smelled like smoke.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Lacey

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Brenda

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024