Holiday Inn & Suites Cedar Falls-Waterloo Event Ctr by IHG

Reviews

• BB

  Bhushaaa

  Apr 22, 2026
  5.0
  ✅ Clean ✅ Safe ✅ Quiet Great place to rest on my road trip. I loved the gym here! It was much better than most hotels. I felt the breakfast options were healthier than the holiday inn express brand.
• JM

  Jon Mayer

  Apr 19, 2026
  5.0
  We stayed for the weekend. Hotel is clean, updated, beds were comfy. We had alittle issue with a water leak on our ceiling. Had you switch rooms in the middle of the night. The amazing thing about that was we called the staff and they came right away got us moved to a dry room. The staff took very good care of us and made the inconvenience right. Erika and Lizzie two of the staff remedied the situation immediately. The bartender at the bar and the employee at breakfast booth were great also. Recommended staying there.
• RP

  Riley Peterson

  Apr 18, 2026
  2.0
  for over $300 for two nights what do you mean no free breakfast? didn’t expect there to ever be an option to pay for breakfast instead of it being complimentary. recession indicator much? $12 for some underwhelming breakfast is not worth it and very disappointing. rooms are good though, just upset about the breakfast.
• JD

  Jeffrey Davis

  Mar 7, 2026
  5.0
  Easy choice for my first time booking solo as it's in close enough range to have a support fallback from close family (which I didn't even need, as was my goal) and particularly so given a Comic Con setup that was arranged at the attached event center on the same weekend which is a personal interest of mine (and central to the intended long-term purpose). The decision was well worth it - exceptional service, clean room and quality breakfast selections, albeit at an extra charge for the latter so keep this in mind, or do what I did and do an advance request to pay at check-in. On which note, the person who checked me in forgot to check this to give me my advance payment cards so I almost paid double (but as soon as I figured out what happened, it was very easily sorted out). Food is about on the side of Applebee's or Red Robin in terms of expectations (although the DQ next door offers a decent counterbalance to this) - first night, I ordered a Caesar salad (which was slightly different than my usual expectations regarding croutons but still good) while on the second I went with the old standard of a burger and fries which defaulted to well done as I could tell from the amount of time from my order just as much as the beef itself (but was ultimately worth the wait). And for context purposes, I did compare the lobby grab/go with the nearby Casey's minimart and was surprised in terms of hotel standards as to having them both be competitively priced even for a bottle of Coca-Cola (and likewise off of the fountain when I hit the bar). Overall it was a pleasant experience (and very comfortable with the bedding) and the event center well laid out respective to the con's maximizing of the available space, and I would certainly do it again next year. (And yes, the idea for the trial run was a success in terms of handling myself.)
• LL

  L

  Feb 21, 2026
  5.0
  Nice suite! Room was big, clean & quiet. Breakfast was good ($12), but should've been complimentary considering the $235 cost for one night. Check-in was slow, and hotel info was limited. We were supposed to get a discount rate for the event we attended, but two front desk clerks could not provide an answer, nor did they made an effort to contact the manager to inquire for us. Do better.

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