Reviews for Country Inns and Suites By Carlson, Council Bluffs, Iowa
22 reviews, average.
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Overall Rating: 
[ / 10 ]
Date visited: Mon 12 Jul 2010
I would surely use Priceline again.
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Positives: We enjoyed the pool and the comfortable beds. The rooms were clean.
Negatives: The front desk clerk was rude on two different occasions. The hot tub was dirty and looked more like a bubble bath.
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Date visited: Mon 21 Jun 2010
Hotel was very nice and clean. Hotel staff was friendly and helpful. Pool area was okay.
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Positives: Nice breakfast area and had plenty to choose from.
Negatives: Pool area was hot and no circulation of air movement in there.
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Date visited: Thu 18 Feb 2010
A nice affordable and comfortable stay.
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Positives: Comfortable, spacious and clean.
Negatives: Hard to find the front entrance.
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Date visited: Tue 28 Apr 2009
Great location, really nice room, I like the 12:00 check out time. The pool was small.
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Positives: Nice location.
Negatives: Small pool.
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- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sat 16 Aug 2008
Hotel was very clean, staff was friendly. It was convenient to various restaurants and entertainment facilities.
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Positives: Cleanliness and hot breakfast.
Negatives: Nothing.
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- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 10 Jul 2008
This hotel was practically brand new. My room was very comfortable. The staff was always helpful. The location is fantastic for someone who likes to be steps away from a great casino like the .....
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Positives: Very friendly employees, great location, well maintained.
Negatives: The pool and fitness room were small. The outdoor patio was small.
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Staff [ 8 / 10 ]- Location [ 8 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 1 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 10 Apr 2008
Poor and dirty.
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Positives: Friendly staff, and close to casino.
Negatives: Very dirty and moldy, by the time I left the hotel my allergies were awful.
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- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
Location [ 7 / 10 ]- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Tue 27 Nov 2007
Good location if going to casino. Honest price. Friendly people. Clean rooms.
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Positives: Friendly people, clean rooms.
Negatives: Parking lot confusing to me (finding front entrance) might have just been me!!
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
Date visited: Mon 12 Nov 2007
My overall experience with this hotel was a great one. The employees were very helpful; the room was clean and comfortable. I was able to easily locate an ATM, ice, and snacks. The arcade was .....
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Positives: The music I heard when I entered, the breakfast, and the bed, the arcade.
Negatives: There was a special one time use napkin on the bathroom counter that had a stain on the underside of it.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 8 / 10 ]
- Location [ 7 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]
Date visited: Wed 24 Oct 2007
Hotel met our needs. It was clean, comfortable and affordable. It was close enough to the airport without hearing the planes flying overhead the entire night.
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Positives: The continental breakfast was great and the rooms were clean.
Negatives: Not easy to get to since it is behind the casino and not always convinced map quest is right, but it did get us there.
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- Staff [ 9 / 10 ]
- Location [ 9 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Tue 09 Oct 2007
Overall we had a great experience with our stay and would do it again.
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Positives: The breakfast was very good and lots of choices.
Negatives: No.
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- Staff [ 5 / 10 ]
- Location [ 5 / 10 ]
Cleanliness [ 4 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 27 Sep 2007
The hotel is worthy of a 2 star rating, the rooms are equal to a super 8. The lobby is very nice and the breakfast was good, however crowded.
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Positives: Location.
Negatives: Below expectation.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 9 / 10 ]
- Location [ 7 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 8 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 16 Aug 2007
Had never stayed in a Country Inn & Suites before. I was really impressed with the decor and staff. Would definitely come back!
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Positives: Well appointed lobby & rooms, super friendly & professional staff, hot continental breakfast.
Negatives: Would have been nice to have a restaurant on-site as I was too tired to go out.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 19 Jul 2007
The staff at this hotel was absolutely wonderful. The airlines lost my luggage and the staff did everything they could (much more than Frontier airlines did) to replace toiletries etc. I cannot .....
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Positives: The staff was wonderful, so was room & facilities.
Negatives: Can't think of anything.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Fri 29 Jun 2007
Loved it, easy to get to, next to Horseshoe casino and Bass Pro Shop.
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Positives: Friendly staff, breakfast buffet, clean rooms.
Negatives: Bed linens were rough.
Overall Rating: 
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- Staff [ 3 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]
Date visited: Sat 09 Jun 2007
Overall the Country Inn is very nice. Its location is perfect for leisure just minutes away from the Henry Dourly Zoo and right next door to the Horseshoe Casino. Free high speed internet was a great .....
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Positives: Great breakfast and high speed internet.
Negatives: Employees were very unfriendly.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 10 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 8 / 10 ]
Date visited: Thu 07 Jun 2007
Good place, we enjoyed the food in the am. Also the coffee&
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Positives: Good all around place to stay.
Negatives: Need more elevators, had to wait quite a bit.
Overall Rating: 
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- Staff [ 4 / 10 ]
- Location [ 7 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 7 / 10 ]
Date visited: Mon 28 May 2007
I have stayed at several country inn and suites. Each experience I have had before this trip has been great. The walls and floors in this hotel must have been made out of paper. You could hear the .....
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Positives: Location.
Negatives: Could here everything through the walls and people walking above you.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 9 / 10 ]
- Location [ 9 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 7 / 10 ]
Date visited: Tue 13 Mar 2007
Overall, liked this hotel but the staff was very friendly.
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Positives: Location and the staff.
Negatives: Bugs/beetles in the bathroom.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 10 / 10 ]
- Location [ 8 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 10 / 10 ]
Date visited: Tue 13 Mar 2007
Great motel! I will stay here again when I visit the Council Bluffs/Omaha area.
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Positives: It is within 5 minutes to downtown Omaha.
Negatives: Its kind of hard to find when you come off the interstate.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 7 / 10 ]
- Location [ 9 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]
Date visited: Tue 12 Sep 2006
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Positives: I was very pleased with the location of the hotel.
Negatives: They were out of Tylenol and the TV's were below expectations.
Overall Rating: [ / 10 ]
- Staff [ 9 / 10 ]
- Location [ 8 / 10 ]
- Cleanliness [ 9 / 10 ]
Date visited: Mon 21 Aug 2006
This hotel was clean and quiet considering that our room was facing the front of the nearby casino. It was within 10 minutes of the Zoo, and only 15 minutes to the children's museum. The hotel pool .....
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Positives: Everyone was great to us, and the breakfast was awesome!
Negatives: I didn't like that the Internet connection was only dial-up.
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Address and contact details
17 Arena Way
Council Bluffs
Iowa
51501
USA
- (712) 322-8282 ( Telephone )