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Best Western Holiday Lodge

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds
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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Annex Building | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds
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Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Free airport shuttle
  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Gym

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2023 7th Avenue N, Clear Lake, IA, 50428
  • Place, Surf Ballroom and Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, City Beach Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Clear Lake State Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Airport, Mason City, IA (MCW-Mason City Municipal)
    ‪2 min drive‬

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Suite, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Oversized Room) | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Oversized Room)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(27 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Walk-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking, Refrigerator & Microwave (Walk-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Double Beds

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Annex Building | In-room safe, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, rollaway beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave, Annex Building

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Best Western Holiday Lodge

Hotel in Clear Lake with free breakfast and free airport shuttle
Along with an indoor pool, this smoke-free hotel has a restaurant and a 24-hour fitness centre. Free continental breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking and a free airport shuttle. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a business centre and conference space.
Best Western Holiday Lodge offers 136 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. Televisions come with premium cable channels and pay-per-view films. Fridges and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit, complimentary toiletries and hairdryers.

This Clear Lake hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 50+ Mbps. Business-friendly amenities include telephones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre.

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

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Best Western Holiday Lodge. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Central Gardens of North Iowa. Free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking are available.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free Wi-Fi (speed: 50+ Mbps)
  • Free self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking
  • Enjoy American cuisine while dining at Bennigan’s
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Just a 2-minute drive from Central Gardens of North Iowa and a few minutes from Clear Lake Fire Museum
  • Free airport shuttle service
  • Pets welcome for a fee (restrictions apply)
Best Western Holiday Lodge offers its guests an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness centre. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

A business centre and 7 meeting rooms are available. Event space at this hotel measures 5899 square feet (548 square metres) and includes conference space. Best Western Holiday Lodge also features a vending machine, concierge services, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle is free during limited hours. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Clear Lake hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free continental breakfast daily.
Bennigan’s – This restaurant specialises in American cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 50+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free return airport shuttle from 7 AM to 10 PM
  • Airport shuttle available during limited hours
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bennigan’s

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 5,899 square feet of conference space
  • 7 meeting rooms
  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Accessibility

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

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Pay films
  • TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; check-in end time: 3:00 AM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 20 per accommodation, per day
  • Maximum 2 (weight limit: 80 lb per pet)
  • Certain rooms only, restrictions apply
  • You can request a pet-friendly room by reaching out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Pet fee: USD 20 per accommodation, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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, debit cards and cash
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of We Care Clean (Best Western)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • Pets are welcome in certain rooms only; other restrictions apply (please see the Fees section for related charges). To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly at the number on your booking confirmation.

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Best Western Holiday Lodge Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 263 out of 582 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 182 out of 582 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 81 out of 582 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 582 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 582 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Randy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ac in the room was terrible. Hot and stuffy all night.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sandi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lose the pancake maker and bring back the waffle maker. Melvin was an awesome driver!!! We appreciated him so much!! Parking for our boat was also great!! We will absolutely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angelica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Check in was quick. Room was clean and comfortable. The only complaint is that they elevator was very slow.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Bryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jim

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place to stay. Hotel was full but very quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sheldon

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My stay was great, quiet and peaceful. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The downside was the breakfast and coffee, very limited and no one was doing anything about the coffee on Saturday morning.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ifeyinwa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Patricia

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Did not feel comfortable in the annex building. Room could us some serious updates. Also did not like the fact you had to go thru an underground tunnel to the main building for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Connor

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast and rewards
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Loree

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Ali

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The place is very old with extensive carpets everywhere 1-2 star at best The services were excellent as well as the staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was great. Only complaint is 5he beds were like sleeping on cardboard.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara, Herington

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The Breakfast was very good. they had the whole menu for the week posted. Had a yogurt machine which was very nice. It is a large property. When I checked in, the clerk gave me a map and told me exactly where to go and let me keep the map. A very nice touch
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great find! Clean, convenient location, free shuttle to the Surf Ballroom, super friendly, helpful staff. My only criticism is that we were put in a separate building with no elevator, so we had to lug our cases up two flights of stairs. (Maybe a hot tub by the pool too?)
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Trevor, Kansas city

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Look—when we rolled into Clear Lake, Iowa, I wasn’t expecting the Best Western to go this hard. But it did. This ain’t your dusty roadside motel full of cigarette ghosts and broken vending dreams. This place? Immaculate. Like, I’ve been in firebases cleaner than some hotels… this wasn’t one of them. This was better. Me, Brittany, and our dog Cracker (yes, that’s his real name, relax) rolled in looking like a traveling circus of chaos and sass. They didn’t flinch. They didn’t judge. They just handed over keys like they’ve seen worse—and let’s be real, they probably have. Room? Cleaner than my DD-214. Beds? Softer than my ex’s boundaries. Showers? Hotter than Brittany’s patience when Cracker did laps around the room for 45 minutes straight. Staff? Polite enough to fake laughter when Cracker barked at his reflection like it owed him money. We had a lake view and zero complaints—except the vending machine didn’t have Reese’s. I’d dock half a star but then I remember the breakfast slapped and the coffee didn’t taste like regret. Bottom line: If you're looking for a place to crash that doesn’t feel like you're in a crime documentary reenactment, Best Western Clear Lake is that spot. Pet-friendly. People-tolerant. And they didn’t call the cops when we asked if ghosts were extra. Rating: 5 outta 5 barkin’ Crackers. Would haunt again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very close to quaint downtown. Ate at sports bar 5 minutes from the hotel and had delicious burgers! Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

RICHARD

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

CHRIS

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Super good value. Very good restaurant connected to motel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Dorothy, Indianapolis

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Served our purposes just fine. Our bathroom had no fan so didn’t enjoy fogged up mirrors after shower
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Eugene

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Fridge did not work and was super dirty. Next fridge I got was super dirty. Kind of disgusting when I relied on the fridge. Staff was very nice is the only positive
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Corey, Ames

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great place to stay for work. The area is nice and the rooms are very comfortable. Bennigans restaurant is a great place to eat that is paired closely to the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was small, but clean and quiet... bed was comfortable. Had my highest sleep score in weeks! Breakfast was more than expected. Friendly check in staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great l

What a find! This hotel was an exceptional value and had so many thoughtful features. Included breakfast was exceptional and served with actual glass plates and metal silverware. Our pet-friendly room was convenient for outdoor access. Staff were friendly and helpful. Conveniently located just off the interstate for overnight stops like ours. When we are in this area again we will definitely stay here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025