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.

I guess the best way to start this review is to say that the Heartland Inn is not for the professional, white-collar business traveler, it's just not. I think this place would be fine for those small-business travelers (like the reviewer that mentioned the antique show), low-budget vacationers / road-trippers, or lower-income families that need a lot of 'bang for the buck'.

The Heartland Inn gives you a very dated appearance the moment you walk through the front door. They don't rely much on computers, so a good portion of the check-in process will require you to manually enter information on paper forms.

I was given my room, which was actually rather sizable. It was relatively clean - I felt comfortable taking off my shoes, etc. but certainly nothing special. Furniture was very dated with dark, shaggy carpeting. There was no closet although a clothes rack was attached to the wall. On an interesting note, my room did have two reclining lounge chairs. Honest-to-God bark-o-lounger style. I've never seen that before in a hotel room - let alone two! They were in good condition, although very similar to what you might see at an elderly person's garage sale. The bed was a bit firm, although I had no problems getting a good night sleep.

The bathroom again was dated although clean and useable. One interesting feature of the hotel is a small buffet with a rotating menu each evening. One night was taco night and a number of the guests, especially those with kids decided to take advantage. I can't fault that considering it was complimentary. Kudos to the staff for the very good chocolate chip cookies. I guess it is a good option considering there is no room service available, although there are several vending machines.

Alas, the cookies wouldn't be enough to bring me back. The Heartland Inn really is targeted more toward those travelers that stay at Motel 6, Sleep Inn and the like. If that's you, then this is a great option. For business travelers that are used to the Starwood / Marriott / Hyatt brands, I wouldn't recommend much consideration here.

We stayed here for a night while doing an antique show in Cedar Rapids. The staff was very friendly and the hotel was clean. The beds had newer mattresses and the pillows were great. The only down side was staying during spring break there was alot of kid noises, but any hotel would have that at the time. The continental breakfast was great and fresh. We would definately stay here again for $77 on a Saturday night! It would be a great family value to have the indoor pool and breakfast.