Sonesta Essential Ames

For the price, this hotel was surprisingly well-equipped and clean. The breakfast hours were generous, the staff member in charge of the breakfast was kind and accommodating of late eaters. Besides A/C sound, the room was very quiet.

My husband and I were very tired. We had a difficult and long journey. We needed to stop and take a breather. We found this hotel. We really liked the location. Calm and quiet! The service staff is very polite and attentive. The staff responded to our various requests instantly! Having breakfast was also nice! We were not able to enjoy all the services of the hotel, as we only stayed to sleep. But I definitely put this hotel on my radar☺️. Thank you. Sincerely, Lana and Paul Pausig

The receptionist is very friendly, the room was great, and breakfast was good. Although the location isn’t that good if you don’t have a car you have to take an Uber or Lyft. Also, CyRide ( the bus system in ames) doesn’t go there unfortunately, overall great hotel except the location

Check process was easy, staff were friendly, bed was comfy, breakfast was tasty! Big plus - no charge for our dog!

Room was very clean and spacious. Breakfast had quite a few offerings...waffles, biscuits and gravy, eggs, cereal, fruit, coffee, juice, bagels, yogurt, etc. I also had a special pricing for this hotel making it about $30.00 cheaper than what I have typically paying at hotels of a similar type this Summer.