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title: "Hotels in Ames (IA): compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 26 hotels in Ames (IA), United States: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
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# Where to stay in Ames (IA)

Ames (IA) has 26 places to stay in our index. 17 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.2.

- **places to stay:** 26

- **ranked by guests:** 17

- **average rating:** 8.2

- [Hotels with a pool 13](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/pool/)
- [Hotels with free parking 15](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 10](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Ames (IA)

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Gateway Hotel and Conference Center](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/gateway-hotel-and-conference-center-ames-ia/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Ames

- **Average guest rating:** 8.2

- **Hotels with a pool:** 13

- **Average walk grade:** 25/100

## Areas of Ames (IA)

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Ames** 12 hotels, 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/?area=Ames)
-    [**Washington** 5 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/?area=Washington)

## All hotels in Ames (IA)

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Ames (IA)

-     [**Best Western Plus University Park Inn & Suites** *vs* **Gateway Hotel and Conference Center** Ames (IA), 8.7 / 9.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/best-western-plus-university-park-inn-suites-ames-ia-vs-gateway-hotel-and-conference-center-ames-ia/)
-     [**Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ames** *vs* **Sonesta Essential Ames** Ames (IA), 8.2 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/microtel-inn-suites-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia-vs-sonesta-essential-ames-ames-ia/)
-     [**AmericInn by Wyndham Ames** *vs* **Sonesta Essential Ames** Ames (IA), 7.7 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/americinn-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia-vs-sonesta-essential-ames-ames-ia/)
-     [**Park Inn by Radisson, Ames** *vs* **Sonesta Essential Ames** Ames (IA), 7.5 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/park-inn-by-radisson-ames-ames-ia-vs-sonesta-essential-ames-ames-ia/)
-     [**Days Inn by Wyndham Ames** *vs* **Sonesta Essential Ames** Ames (IA), 7.2 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/days-inn-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia-vs-sonesta-essential-ames-ames-ia/)
-     [**AmericInn by Wyndham Ames** *vs* **Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ames** Ames (IA), 7.7 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/americinn-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia-vs-microtel-inn-suites-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia/)
-     [**Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ames** *vs* **Park Inn by Radisson, Ames** Ames (IA), 8.2 / 7.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/microtel-inn-suites-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia-vs-park-inn-by-radisson-ames-ames-ia/)
-     [**Days Inn by Wyndham Ames** *vs* **Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Ames** Ames (IA), 7.2 / 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/days-inn-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia-vs-microtel-inn-suites-by-wyndham-ames-ames-ia/)

## FAQ: Ames (IA)

### What is the best-rated hotel in Ames (IA)?

By StayVersus score, Gateway Hotel and Conference Center is the best-rated hotel in Ames (IA), with a guest rating of 9.1 from 306 reviews.

### Which area of Ames (IA) has the most hotels?

Ames has the most, with 12 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/ames-ia/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/