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Hotel Ottumwa

3.5 star property

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Bar (on property)
Lobby
Bar (on property)
Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Ballroom

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym

Explore the area

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107 E 2nd St, Ottumwa, IA, 52501
  • Place, Wapello County Historical Museum
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Riverside Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Bridge View Center
    ‪13 min walk‬

Room options

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

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

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(11 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Executive Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 Bedroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed

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About this property

Hotel Ottumwa

Hotel with free breakfast, 4-minute walk to Wapello County Historical Museum
A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free cooked-to-order breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, a coffee shop/cafe, and a business center.
Hotel Ottumwa offers 60 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Refrigerators and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

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

The free breakfast at Hotel Ottumwa gets high marks from our customers. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Wapello County Historical Museum. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus a restaurant.
  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Options for a bite to eat or a relaxing drink include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge
  • Amenities include a 24-hour business center, meeting rooms, and laundry facilities
  • Onsite recreation includes a gym and bike rentals
  • Guests have great things to say about the breakfast and the helpful staff
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Wapello County Historical Museum and a 2-minute drive from Memorial Park
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A 24-hour business center and meeting rooms are available. A fitness center, a vending machine, and laundry facilities are also featured at the business-friendly Hotel Ottumwa. Self parking is free.

This 3.5-star Ottumwa hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free cooked-to-order breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
Hotel Ottumwa has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free cooked-to-order breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 11:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Hair salon
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Thin carpet in room
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

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

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged

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

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 6.0 per stay.
  • 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.

  • Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 6.0 per stay

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; cash is not accepted
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

  • Up to 3 children 16 years old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

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Hotel Ottumwa Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 222 out of 518 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 187 out of 518 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 65 out of 518 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 518 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 25 out of 518 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeanne

Travelled with partner
Very large rooms. Unique hotel stay, a step back in time with all amenities of 21st century. Enjoyed having a “cooked for you” rather than buffet breakfast. No need to drive for dinner or drinks, Tom Tom Tap had it all. Nice area for an evening walk.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super great and awesome
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Janice, Lenox

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like to stay in historic hotels. The charm and decor is always interesting to me. Hotel Ottumwa didn't disappoint. Comfortable, clean, modern features in an antique setting.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Carolyn

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

Historic Hotel

It’s a historic hotel that is very clean with modernish furnishings. The beds are updated and comfy. The other furniture is not new, but is clean and looks nice. Room heater/air updated and very quiet. Room size very spacious. Breakfast is small menu, but they cook to order and was very tasty. Fun experience and I would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Jerry

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Possible last stay at a great historic hotel.

This was my 2nd time staying here, the previous time for a conference in 2018. Needless to say, the Hotel is up for sale, and the purchase is expected to close within this next year. Therefore, rooms are a bit worn out, and items are not really being replaced. The staff is fantastic, and were very easy to work with. The Hotel architecture is wonderful and historic. You can see reminders of what it once was, back in it's glory days. But, the end is near, and the future for this great building appears to be apartments, versus hotel rooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

DiAnna

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

updates needed

The hotel needs major updates.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is nice to see an historic hotel still in operation.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Manette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast that was included was great!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Malena

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

2/10 Terrible

Ethan

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

8/10 Good

Miles

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great breakfast included. The hotel in general is time-worn but clean and comfortable.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Russel

My only complaint was I stayed 4 days and never had maid service in my room No clean towels, coffee supplies, trash emptied or bed straightened. The breakfast staff was very good.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

john

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

Stepping back in time

Excellent stay. Great location, reasonable price, great breakfast, friendly staff. It was like stepping back in time 70 years. I highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Breakfast every morning was wonderful and staff were so very nice and friendly. Would definitely stay there again
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sol

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Skye

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

10/10 Excellent

Bruce

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

Kay does it all.

Wonderful stay, no problems, Kay does it all. Love supporting her historic hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

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

Cool hotel

Nice historic hotel in an interesting old town center
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a port in a store, but what a port! The staff was wonderful and welcoming. The hotel is an older one, but it was quiet and comfortable. I was disheartened to learn that the hotel is being sold for conversion into housing. So sad that the great old hotels are being replaced by the chain franchises. My husband and I were on the road for eight days, and this hotel(and one other) was the best stay we had. Perhaps the modern hotels could learn somthing from this lovely gem!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

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

Quaint and cool

Cool place. Breakfast made fresh to order, unlike the “buffet hotel chains”.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I would like to start out that the front desk staff and kitchen manager were very friendly and professional. From there, the stay was not so great. My first room had some sort of roaches in it. I first saw one when the first night, but I can overlook one bug considering I had just come in off the road on a hot summer night. I saw another one later in my stay. I requested housekeeping to be safe, but housekeeping never came. I had a huge work schedule, so I was not able to move hotels, and the room was otherwise clean, so I stayed but decided not to eat at the hotel, despite free breakfast as part of the amenities. The third roach and I asked the housekeeper I saw in the hall if they could send maintenance to my room and told her of the bugs. She kind of stared at me and said maintenance was off that day. I went downstairs for a new room. Again, the staff at the desk was very nice, and said they would get my things moved to the new room, since I had to work a long day in the heat. I returned at 10:30pm, and nope. I had to move all my things myself. I was on the top floor, so I had to wait for the very slow elevator, go get a key card, and move everything myself from a bug-infested room late at night. My new room had a very off-putting smell, and there were stains on the furniture. The fixtures were clean, but the AC filter had not been changed in some time. Combuned with the filthy carpets in the halls and grimy tiles in the lobby, it is clear maintenance is a joke.
Stained seating with a weird smell
Filthy walls with peeling paper
Grimy lobby tile, not sure when they were last polished
I would not go barefoot on this hallway carpet
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Nicely done

Clean, spacious, quiet room. Comfortable bed. Plenty of hot water. Plenty of parking by the door. Great customer service/friendly staff. Outstanding made to order breakfast. Cool historic vibe. Great price/value. Will plan on staying here on all future trips to Ottumwa. Thanks again to the staff for an enjoyable stay !
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dana

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

MICHAEL

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