With a stay at Adventureland Inn in Altoona, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Iowa State Fairgrounds and Outlets of Des Moines. .This family-friendly hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Adventureland and 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino.
What's nearby
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino - 10 min walk
Outlets of Des Moines - 2 min drive
Adventureland - 2 min drive
Iowa State Fairgrounds - 11 min drive
Iowa Events Center - 13 min drive
Getting around
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) - 31 min drive
Restaurants
Flying J Travel Center - 6 min walk
Subway - 3 min drive
Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers - 3 min drive
McDonald's - 2 min walk
Casey's General Store - 2 min drive
About this property
Adventureland Inn
Family-friendly hotel with 2 indoor pools and a 24-hour front desk
Adventureland Inn offers 185 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.
Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. This Altoona hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
2 indoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 185 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a spa tub, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and an arcade/game room. This hotel also features a vending machine and lifeguards on site.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the swim-up bar.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, ATM/banking services, and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
Adventureland Inn has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Food and drink
1 restaurant
1 swim-up bar and 1 bar
Room service available
Things to do
2 indoor pools
Arcade/games room
Children's pool
Lifeguards on-site
Playground
A hot tub
Family friendly
2 indoor pools
Arcade/games room
Children's pool
Fence around the pool
Free cots/infant beds
Corner/local shop
Playground
Pool gate
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Conveniences
ATM/banking services
Lift
Corner/local shop
Vending machine
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Daily housekeeping
Business services
A meeting room
Outdoors
Lifeguards on site
Pool cabanas (surcharge)
Pool sunloungers
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
More
Smoke-free property
Room amenities
Bedroom
Air conditioning
Bed sheets
Free cots/infant beds
Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shower/bath combination
Towels
Entertainment
Flat-screen TV
Premium channels
Satellite channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
More
Connecting rooms available
Desk
Safe
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Renovations and closures
This property is closed from November 3 2024 to December 31 2025 (dates subject to change).
The property is closed between January 15 and January 17.
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20.00 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Rollaway bed fee: USD 20.00 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
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
Cashless transactions are available
We should mention
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
Adventureland Des Moines
Adventureland Resort
Adventureland Resort Altoona
Adventureland Inn Altoona
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Adventureland Hotel Altoona
Adventureland Inn Des Moines
Adventure Land Inn
Adventureland Inn Altoona, Iowa
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Adventureland Inn Reviews
Reviews
7.0
Good
All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.
Lifeguard stalked us. My daughter and I and my 3 & 4 your old grandchildren were the only people in the pool and I do not know how many times he just circled blowing the whistle multiple times for what we do not know. After spending $50 in the arcade to earn a train whistle, someone knocked on our door and said the whistle was bothering the lifeguard. I suggest you take that up with the arcade. The kids love it there, but we will not go back.
The rooms were decent but that was it. The pools were absolutely disgusting. One of the three pools was closed. The other pool has stuff floating in it including bandaids and giant hair wads. The small children’s pool had a kid poop in it and they kept it open and was putting kids swim still. There were no towels. When I went to the front desk to ask for pool towels they told me to go back to the pool area and look for some. The gift shop has nothing in it and couldn’t even find a staff member to help me. Since swimming was a bust we decided to go to the arcade and it was closed. It was a Saturday and the arcade closed at 4. Check in isn’t even until four so that makes no sense. We ended up leaving and finding something else to do.
Sam
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
6/10 Okay
Brooke
8 Sept 2024
The second pool was closed! And so was the arcade! My child was having her birthday there. Her favorite part is going to the arcade. The pool was packed due to the other being closed. It was hard to keep track of all my children I had at the party. I feel I should have been offered a discount because of two out of their three featured amenities were closed.
Not as fun as we thought it would be the pool and arcade closed at 9. There was only 1 kiddie slide was thinking there was more. No vending machines. Hideabed sofa was markedbroke and so had to get a rollaway. Wish they could have mentioned the hideabed sofa at check in because we didnt noticed til bed and we had to wait a half hour for it to be delivered.
Its was convenient because we were at the park all day how ever we woke up to water coming from somewhere and our room smelled like musty water i called the front desk and they didnt offer any help. I will not spend that much money on a room in that condition again i will just drive home instead
Walls all scratches up and carpets in hallways full of black molds and stains… bed was very uncomfortable and found bugs and overnight hotel outside doors was unlocked and not safe…never going stay there again
The lady checing me in was very gast, friendly and represents you establishment well. She deserves a raise.
Tonya
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024
6/10 Okay
Jenny
26 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Jenny
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
10/10 Excellent
Bobbi
Travelled with family and small children
23 Aug 2024
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Was a great place to stay , the kids pool broke while we were there but otherwise awesome place to stay @!breakfast had many options with children this was a bonus for us Thank you we’ll definitely be staying again
This is a motel. There are over 100 people that work for Adventureland living in this hotel. They have made sure the place is as dirty as a hoarders kitchen, after dark when they get off work they throw parties in the parking lot creating a super unsafe feeling. We left and came back to find a zip tie on our patio door. The said residents hang their laundry to dry on banisters of the suites and then go to work at the front desk. I was actually terrified for my life staying here alone with three young girls. My daughter (15) was sexually harassed by workers in uniform drinking and playing music on a speaker near the pool that was in a different language.
I could go on for hours about our terrible experience but please if you are a family DO NOT STAY HERE. It isn’t your average fear, even the security patrolling is scared of these individuals living here and refused to engage.