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Element Iowa City

3.0 star property

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Property amenity
Lobby lounge
Exterior
Restaurant
Lounge

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available

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314 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240
  • Place, University of Iowa
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, The Englert Theater
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Iowa City Public Library
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cedar Rapids, IA (CID-Eastern Iowa)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • 32 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 41 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 40 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, Multiple Beds

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(22 reviews)
  • 39 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-in Shwr)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, Multiple Beds (Mobility Accessible, Roll-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Hearing Accessible)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, Multiple Beds (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Mobility Accessible, Roll-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, 1 King Bed (Mobility Accessible, Transfer Shower)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Element Iowa City

Hotel with free breakfast, steps from University of Iowa
An indoor pool, self parking, and laundry facilities are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour front desk, free newspapers, and a front-desk safe. Housekeeping is available on request.
Element Iowa City offers 90 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. These individually furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas and include desks. Accommodations at this 3-star hotel have kitchenettes. Bathrooms include showers and hair dryers.

This Iowa City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.

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

Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Element Iowa City. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from University of Iowa. You'll find features like free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus an indoor pool.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Self parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include free lobby newspapers, a front-desk safe, and laundry facilities
  • Steps from University of Iowa and 6 minutes by foot from The Englert Theater
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly Element Iowa City also features an indoor pool, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star Iowa City hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free continental breakfast daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Parking on site (USD 15 per day)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • In-room roll-in shower
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Low-height bed
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Low-height desk
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible bathroom vanity
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-width doorways
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 50 per accommodation, per night
  • Maximum 1 (weight limit: 45 lbs per pet)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cribs (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.

  • Self parking fee: USD 15 per day
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
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.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Element Iowa City Hotel
Element Iowa City Iowa City
Element Iowa City Hotel Iowa City
Element Iowa City a Marriott Hotel

Element Iowa City Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 302 out of 397 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 397 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 23 out of 397 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 397 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 397 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lyn

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

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic breakfast and happy hour!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cara M

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Location is excellent, modern clean rooms, awesome amenities. Loved this hotel and will be back!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

James, Richmond

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
No housekeeping during my entire three-night stay. I was out of the room nearly the whole day, every day. Inexcusable. They also charged me $15 for self-parking. I Ubered there and back.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

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

Downtown great

Great place, great location
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I came to Iowa City for a music show downtown at the Englert. It was so convenient to stay at a nice hotel right there with everything so walkable! I would definitely come again!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brianna

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

10/10 Excellent

Daquon

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Elisabeth, berlin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Always a great place to stay when I’m moving my daughter in and out of school
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Outtum

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Hospitality was excellent and also the food.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Katrice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 12 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

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

10/10 Excellent

Marina, Iowa City

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We had a corner room that was spacious and quiet. The location is close to everything, and the breakfast was phenomenal!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a great place with great breakfast and huge rooms with kitchen amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Karin

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel itself looks good, with clean modern styling. The room was very nicely appointed, and the kitchenette area was very impressive with more features than expected. The first problem was that the air conditioning wasn’t working welland hardly any air was blowing. The air was damp and stale. The A/C filter was extremely dirty and hadn’t been changed for a long time. We unscrewed the cover over the air conditioner and removed the air filter which helped immensely. The AC worked well after that, although it was very loud. The real issue became in the early morning hours when delivery trucks arrived at nearby areas. The beeping from their backup warnings was extremely loud through the windows, so much that it woke me up. Then, as soon as people started waking up and going through the hallway, the noise was unbearable. The door slamming of adjacent rooms was extremely loud, and just normal talking in the hallway was easily overheard in the room. The windows and hallway doors definitely need much more soundproofing. Breakfast was better than most similar hotels, and they even have a chef that prepares simple eggs and avocado toast. Unfortunately, the noise through the windows and doors was too much to make me want to stay at this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Worked out perfectly to attend my daughters orientation on becoming a Hawkeye!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Bonnie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Free coffee all day. Super convenient attached parking garage.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mary

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

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte

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

Such a nice stay!

The hotel is convenient to parking, clean, modern, and spacious. The employees were all very nice and helpful. The made to order eggs at breakfast were a nice surprise. We would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall was a good stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Kerstin

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

8/10 Good

Ishwaree

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
For a less busy weekend, to get a corner room facing the back side seemed unfair. The coffee machine in the room didn’t work and wasn’t replaced even after notifying the front desk. Other than that everything was average
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025