Adventureland Inn

2.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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2 indoor pools, pool cabanas (surcharge), pool loungers
Room | Terrace/patio
Lobby sitting area
In-room safe, desk, free cots/infant beds, rollaway beds
Suite | Living area

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Hot tub
  • Room service
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
3200 Adventureland Dr, Altoona, IA, 50009
  • Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino
    10 min walk
  • Outlets of Des Moines
    2 min drive
  • Spectators Sports Bar & Grill
    2 min walk
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    31 min drive

Room options

Suite

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

Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite

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

Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Queen Beds

Suite

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

Suite

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

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About the area

Altoona

With a stay at Adventureland Inn in Altoona, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Iowa State Fairgrounds and Outlets of Des Moines. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Adventureland and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino.

What's nearby

  • Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino - 10 min walk
  • Outlets of Des Moines - 2 min drive
  • Adventureland - 2 min drive
  • Iowa State Fairgrounds - 11 min drive
  • Iowa Events Center - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM) - 31 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Flying J Travel Center - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Subway - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Casey's General Store - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Adventureland Inn

Family-friendly hotel with 2 indoor pools and a 24-hour front desk
Adventureland Inn offers 185 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Altoona hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.

2 indoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a spa tub.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 185 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a spa tub, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. This hotel also features a vending machine and lifeguards on site.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the swim-up bar.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, ATM/banking services, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
Adventureland Inn has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 swim-up bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • 2 indoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Lifeguards on-site
  • Playground
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • 2 indoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Children's pool
  • Fence around the pool
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Corner/local shop
  • Playground
  • Pool gate
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Lift
  • Corner/local shop
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping

Business services

  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • Lifeguards on site
  • Pool cabanas (surcharge)
  • Pool sunloungers

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from November 3 2024 to December 31 2025 (dates subject to change).
The property is closed between January 15 and January 17.

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
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.00 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 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
Cashless transactions are available

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

Adventureland Des Moines
Adventureland Resort
Adventureland Resort Altoona
Adventureland Inn Altoona
Adventureland Inn
Adventureland Hotel Altoona
Adventureland Inn Des Moines
Adventure Land Inn
Adventureland Inn Altoona, Iowa
Adventureland Inn Hotel
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Adventureland Inn Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

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Rating 2 - Terrible. 105 out of 1001 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sorern

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property could use some updates.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Marcella

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Carrie

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked the ideal of being right next to Adventure Land park. But oh boy, this place is a dump. DuMP.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Abigail

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice rooms for how dated the property is. Nice breakfast, was not able to use the arcade. It was not open when it said it would be.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ross

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Gloria

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lifeguard stalked us. My daughter and I and my 3 & 4 your old grandchildren were the only people in the pool and I do not know how many times he just circled blowing the whistle multiple times for what we do not know. After spending $50 in the arcade to earn a train whistle, someone knocked on our door and said the whistle was bothering the lifeguard. I suggest you take that up with the arcade. The kids love it there, but we will not go back.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sam

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were decent but that was it. The pools were absolutely disgusting. One of the three pools was closed. The other pool has stuff floating in it including bandaids and giant hair wads. The small children’s pool had a kid poop in it and they kept it open and was putting kids swim still. There were no towels. When I went to the front desk to ask for pool towels they told me to go back to the pool area and look for some. The gift shop has nothing in it and couldn’t even find a staff member to help me. Since swimming was a bust we decided to go to the arcade and it was closed. It was a Saturday and the arcade closed at 4. Check in isn’t even until four so that makes no sense. We ended up leaving and finding something else to do.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Brooke

The second pool was closed! And so was the arcade! My child was having her birthday there. Her favorite part is going to the arcade. The pool was packed due to the other being closed. It was hard to keep track of all my children I had at the party. I feel I should have been offered a discount because of two out of their three featured amenities were closed.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean active place. Kids will stay busy at the pools and amenities for them there. We’ll be back sooner than later.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Cassie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Not as fun as we thought it would be the pool and arcade closed at 9. There was only 1 kiddie slide was thinking there was more. No vending machines. Hideabed sofa was markedbroke and so had to get a rollaway. Wish they could have mentioned the hideabed sofa at check in because we didnt noticed til bed and we had to wait a half hour for it to be delivered.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jose

Travelled with family
Nice view of the small lake!👍
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Shane

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Its was convenient because we were at the park all day how ever we woke up to water coming from somewhere and our room smelled like musty water i called the front desk and they didnt offer any help. I will not spend that much money on a room in that condition again i will just drive home instead
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Some staff were rude
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carla

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
10/10 love the area. arcade is fun. friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Valarie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean nice rooms. Staff was friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Corey

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Walls all scratches up and carpets in hallways full of black molds and stains… bed was very uncomfortable and found bugs and overnight hotel outside doors was unlocked and not safe…never going stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

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

8/10 Good

Tonya

Travelled with family and small children
The lady checing me in was very gast, friendly and represents you establishment well. She deserves a raise.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Jenny

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

10/10 Excellent

Bobbi

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Was a great place to stay , the kids pool broke while we were there but otherwise awesome place to stay @!breakfast had many options with children this was a bonus for us Thank you we’ll definitely be staying again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Barbara J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was great! Adjoining restaurant superb! My window in my room was leaking from rain pretty intensely but didn’t affect the stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I enjoying my time
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

lacie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is a motel. There are over 100 people that work for Adventureland living in this hotel. They have made sure the place is as dirty as a hoarders kitchen, after dark when they get off work they throw parties in the parking lot creating a super unsafe feeling. We left and came back to find a zip tie on our patio door. The said residents hang their laundry to dry on banisters of the suites and then go to work at the front desk. I was actually terrified for my life staying here alone with three young girls. My daughter (15) was sexually harassed by workers in uniform drinking and playing music on a speaker near the pool that was in a different language. I could go on for hours about our terrible experience but please if you are a family DO NOT STAY HERE. It isn’t your average fear, even the security patrolling is scared of these individuals living here and refused to engage.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024