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2.5 of 5
4025 Hammond Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50702
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Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo
Ranked #5 of 15 hotels in Waterloo
3.5 of 5 stars 26 Reviews
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Atlanta, Georgia
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“Stayed here for a wedding”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 September 2011

We stayed here for a wedding, and it was just OK. It was definitely clean and well-maintained, the staff were friendly, and it was a decent price, but our first floor room was LOUD. Each night we had lots of stomping sounds from the room above us. We reported the noise to the front desk 2 of the 3 nights, but it didn't seem to make a lot of difference. The location is close to lots of shopping and restaurants (including a Goodwill that share the parking lot, if that's your shopping scene). If we go back to Waterloo and can't stay with family, I'd stay here, but I'd insist on a room on the top floor.

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled with family
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Nathan Link, Director of Sales at Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo, responded to this review
8 September 2011
Congratulations on your time of celebration during wedding season. These are special and memorable times in ones life. We apologize for any noise issues occuring throughout your stay. We train our staff to take proactive instead of reaction measure when it comes to managing noise levels within the hotel.

Building off the enjoyable aspects of your stay, we would like to accomodate any special details or requests upon your next stay. We want the hotel to be a comfortable atmosphere for all guests to enjoy. Know that your input is valued and acknowledge to provide better services for future stays. Genuine thanks!

Yours in hospitality,
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Good, but not the best.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 August 2011 via mobile

Nice big bathrooms. The air conditioner worked great. Loved the three super comfy pillows for each bed. Front desk clerk was helpful in helping me find some local pizza joints. Nice fridge, microwave, and flat screen tv.
Found some left over food from the previous guests in the fridge. The pool was cold! I mean cold. That was very disappointing, as we got there early so the kids could go swimming. Even the kids wouldn't get in. The breakfast was average at best.
Pretty nice place, but glad we didn't pay full price.

  • Stayed August 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Nathan Link, Director of Sales at Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo, responded to this review
29 August 2011
We sincerely appreciate your stay with Country Inn & Suites of Waterloo, IA. Traveling with family is always a great way to spend time together. Our management and staff apologizes for a couple of the inconveniences you encountered during your stay. Know that we hold ourselves to a high standard and these concerns are addressed. We kindly thank you for you time and feedback. Always feel free to contact us at 319.233.2336 for further support.

Nathan Link
Sales Manager
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Dallas, TX
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10 reviews 10 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Perfect for our Family Reunion”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011
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We occupied six rooms for 4 nights and enjoyed the hospitality shown to us by the hotel staff. We were offered the use of the breakfast dining room at night for games and snacks. Our rooms were beyond spacious. My family had a king suite which consisted of a bedroom with King bed, living room with queen sofa, kitchenette and living area. Plenty of room for 12-15 of us to hang out in without sitting on each other. The breakfast was a notch above your typical free hotel breakfast food with eggs, waffles, potatoes etc... Fresh cookies and coffee are available all the time. Decent indoor pool and workout room.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Bloomington, Minnesota
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Comfortable, Beautiful, Convenient Location”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2011
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Spending the weekend at this hotel was a great experience for my whole family. Our young children enjoyed the pool and the hot tub was the perfect temp for everyone to enjoy as well. Clean, comfortable pool area. And a local artist did a fantastic job in painting the walls throughout the property. These wall paintings made for a cozy, peaceful environment. And after running around with my toddler, I enjoyed seeing such beauty!

The room had 2 double-beds which were comfortable. Great flat screen TV with high-tech jacks on the back that my husband said could be used to play a movie from our laptop. He was impressed with it. I liked the microwave and fridge that were standard amenities. My husband also liked how the ice machine was on the same floor.

The hotel is located right off a main highway and was close to plenty of restaurants, popular stores, etc. Our toddler accidentally wacked my husband in the face when playing on the bed and broke his glasses. The eyeglass repair store was only minutes away. We appreciated that!

We enjoyed their buffet breakfast most. The manager and staff were incredibly helpful and kind. If there was something I liked least, it might be the noise of the air conditioner/heater in the room - going on and off to regulate the temp. But it made the temp of the room quite comfortable so it was bearable. And we all slept well!

Overall, we loved the hotel and would stay there again if we ever visited Waterloo again.

Room Tip: If you plan to enjoy the pool a lot, you could request to be closer to that end of the hotel.
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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Waterloo, Iowa
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Terrible and rude assistant manager - don't ever plan a birthday party here”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 July 2011
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I attended by granddaughter's 9th birthday party on July 25, 2011. My son and daughter in law made the birthday party arrangements with the Regional Sales Manager, Nathan Link, who was given every detail of this party. When my son arrived he was checked into the room by Assistant General Manager, Nina Webb, who then left to and called back and told the desk clerks that the children at the party were not allowed to swim. After keeping the guests at the party waiting for over an hour and lots of tears by 12 - 9 year olds they were told that 10 kids could swim but 2 had to sit out. When my son asked for the Assistant Manager's superior he was told there was no one higher than the assistant general manager. I'm not sure just who the assistant manager is assisting if she does not have a superior but whatever. We will never go to this establishment again. There are lots of hotels in this area that have pools and would welcome birthday parties - we will be sending our business to one of the competitors because Country Inn and Suites apparently doesn't need the business. My son even offered to rent another room to accommodate the birthday party swimmers and was told the hotel was full to capacity, yet when I left I asked if I could check into a room and was told that there were rooms available. Not a very savvy way to conduct a business. Think twice before planning a party here. If I could rate our experience lower than a 1 I would do it.

  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Steinfeldt, General Manager at Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Waterloo, responded to this review
28 July 2011
Thank you for sharing your comments regarding your daughter's birthday at our hotel. We sincerely apologize for the miscommunication regarding the party and acknowledge that it was intially chaotic. However, I was happy that we were able to come to a solution so that we could accommodate the volume of guests and everyone could attend the party and swim. If I can be of further service, please contact me at 319-233-2336.

Jenny Steinfeldt
General Manager
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Address: 4025 Hammond Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50702
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