I stay in other Heartland Inns that are good, hospitable places, but this one is a disappointment. The room was small, the bathroom was not well-cleaned, and it was noisy.

Worst of all, the hotel staff did not honor the special rate I was quoted. The manager on duty said she didn't care what I'd been quoted, she wasn't going to honor it. Poor showing!

Entering parking lot I first noticed there were six people standing/sitting outside the lobby entrance smoking. This was intimidating to myself and my traveling companion. We felt somewhat unsafe. The desk staff was friendly enough. Going to our room in the northeast building was a little confusing. Was a little concerned about the entry to the second building because someone had placed a rock to keep the door from closing; I assume this person was one of the smokers who didn't want to use a key card to come back in. The room was very dated. The tv was very old and did not work very well. The price is okay, but next time I will pay $20 more and stay someplace I feel more safe. The breakfast was good.

A friend and I stayed at the Heartland in Cedar Rapids while in town for a dance workshop. The hotel seemed clean and the desk staff were very friendly and pleasant. We also enjoyed the big variety of food put out for breakfast. The only thing we didn't like was that our room seemed kind of musty. If you have allergies triggered by mold, you might not like this hotel. But for the price we paid for the room (which included the breakfast), we were very happy with our stay.

This is a very nice hotel geared towards the "Trucker" not the "White Collar" snob. Clean rooms, friendly helpful staff, nice place to stay if you can go a day without your laptop.
What Cedar Rapids offers, good people, a nice room, and a good meal, at a reasonable price.