Hampton Inn of Cedar Rapids

Clean hotel. Had cookies, water, and fruit out around the clock. Those sugar cookies are delicious! Room service provided fresh cover, sheets, towels, soap, lotion, shampoo and conditioner daily. Noise level was a bit high. I was on the first floor but I heard people walking round above me. Breakfast was ok. One day they had waffles, omelet, French toast, biscuits, country gravy, cereal, juices, fresh fruit. The other morning they had pancakes, waffles, eggs, the same fruit and cereal BUT the ham they had out was pink and was sitting in water, I’m assuming to keep warm and not drying out. Hmmmmm. Yes, I still ate it cuz I’m greedy and no, luckily I didn’t get sick. Lol.

The high school’s parent volunteer messed up and didn’t book a bus to take the kids to a tournament in Cedar Rapids, resulting in my husband driving a van full of kids to Cedar Rapids instead. As a result I booked him a room to stay over that night. However, the same volunteer also gave the wrong information about *which* Hampton Inn in Cedar Rapids the kids were booked at. As soon as I learned this I called to see if they could switch his reservation to the correct Hampton Inn. No dice — Hampton Inn refused to allow us to switch the reservation to their other location in the same city. Seems crazy inflexible and we were in a difficult situation on short notice. The debate team is run by volunteers and a nonprofit organization. I had to pay twice out of pocket for two hotel rooms, only one of which was used. All this took place while I myself was staying at and paying for another room in a different Hampton Inn in another state. So much for rewarding your best customers! Never again!

The Hampton Inn is located on the south side. They are located next to a few restaurants that are within walking distance.
The grounds were maintained and the lobby was clean. The staff was friendly and check in was easy.
The room was clean. The bed wasn’t the worst and definitely wasn’t the best, but just in the middle. The pillows didn’t provide much support and were pretty flat.
The bathroom is kind of small. The counter was very small. They only provide two towels. The water pressure was decent, but the curtain is short so water gets on the floor. The sink didn’t drain well.
The Hampton needs to get with the times and add a fridge to the rooms. This is an inconvenience. You can request a room with a fridge, but they don’t have many.
I also had a light that had a burned out bulb. I let the front desk know and brought the bulb down. They said maintenance would take care of it but when I came back later there wasn’t a bulb. I went to the front desk and after telling me that there is a light switch you need to turn on. I assured him that I knew about the switch and that didn’t matter because without a bulb it wasn’t going to work. He found a bulb and gave it to me to install.
The Hampton WiFi is difficult to use, you need to be a member and need your user ID and password. Would be nice to just have hassle free WiFi.

I’ve stayed in the Hampton Inn twice in the last two months. This location is on the south side of Cedar Rapids maybe a 10 – 15 min drive from the airport. This is a decent location with a couple of gas stations, and a variety of restaurants in the area. There’s even a peeler bar across the road for those of you with questionable morals.
I booked my room online and selected my room ahead of time. Each time I chose a first floor room near the end of the hallway. This made my access to the gym, and breakfast area very quick.
Both times I arrived after midnight. Which raises the first good point. They lock their doors at 11:00am. You need to buzz the night operator to come and let you in. I’m glad to see the extra security measure especially since I’m on the first floor.
The rooms. Each of my rooms featured two QUEENS. A recent reviewers had commented that the hotel had doubles only. They don’t you just have to double-​check what you’re booking.
The wifi in this location is pretty good. I also like how I can just login with my hhonors login rather than bother with some password and user name on a piece of paper.
The gym is well maintained. There are two treadmills, one ellipitical and one stationary bike, along with a full set of dumbbells, medicine balls, and a swiss ball. There can be a wait for the elliptical. I make use of the gym every day when I travel and its always been good to me. At the most one other person was there.
Breakfast — well I have dietary restrictions, so oatmeal, low sugar yogurt and tea were all on my «to eat» list. The dining area is small and clean. Staying on the first floor gave me the option of hauling my food back to my room easily, which I often did. Of course they still have their standard waffle machine!

Be very careful! They have a 24 hour cancellation policy although when you book at
it says easy cancellation. Also you must deal with the property directly because of the type of ownership. Hate being long time members and having to worry about fine print!

Love Hampton Inns. They are reasonably priced, the breakfast is always good and you can cobble together and really healthy breakfast there. The rooms are clean and the beds and pillows are super comfy. This one was no different but everything seemed a bit older than the others so didn’t feel QUITE as clean. I think the other hampton in town is a bit newer. might check that one out next time.

Clean but modest and small rooms, bed, and bathroom.
All 2-​bed options are a double bed size! No double queen bedrooms available. Wish that had been disclosed before checking in, parking, and schlepping luggage to 3^rd floor.
$ 80 is a decent rate for 2 seniors, adult, and toddler with AAA discount, but a double bed size is barely enough room for 2 adults to sleep in.
Indoor pool, nice exercise room, free breakfast starting at 7am (I’ll be checking out before then to catch a plane) but they offer a complimentary to-​go bag with water, apple, granola bar. That’s a nice touch.
Because it’s the Hampton just had a different expectation.

Was in Iowa for a wedding last summer. The hotel was remarkably average — it was a place to sleep, I could get a decent shower in when needed, there was a television to watch, and free WiFi available for surfing the web. Okay. Basic needs met. Free breakfast, beyond the muffins and pastries variety, was a nice touch. Something I look for when choosing a place, but I can do without it.
That would normally get three stars by default.
The reason I’m taking it all the way down to one star is because of something I overheard at the front desk on my check out day.
As I said above, this was for a friends wedding. After the reception outside of town, some of us returned and decided to have an after-​party out in the back patio area. We could have had this span our respective hotel rooms — I’d say we had a good 15 rooms scattered about the building. Apparently we were too loud for the night manager’s liking, and our crowd, of maybe 15 people, was dispersed — I even think they threatened to call the police (I don’t remember).
On check out day (two days after above), I went to get breakfast, as I was entitled. When I sat down to eat, I overheard the person at the front desk — who happened to be the night manager from above — essentially insulting us in an attempt to apologize to who I figured to be the primary complaining guest.
I understand their tactic. But, they should have been cognizant of the fact that we were essentially that hotel’s entire business for that weekend? I knew this as my group of friends and I booked an extra night thinking people would stay through Monday — when everyone checked out on Sunday AM, the hotel went from half-​full to essentially us and maybe two other rooms of guests.
I guess it’s all a moot point — my friends, whose wedding I went to, have a beautiful home in another part of town, where I will definitely pick to stay over some hotel (with their permission of course!)

Clean Rooms and friendly staff. The Lobby is ok but nothing special. The Internet is slow and needs improvement. Overall I’d stay there again if it was at a good price.

Average Hampton Inn. Nothing special, but it seems like the best hotel option around. The lobby is a little worn, but the rooms seem newly renovated. Indoor pool. Free breakfast. Fast food and Chinese buffets nearby. Free wifi.