Name: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cedar Falls - Waterloo by IHG
Address: 1614 Technology Parkway, Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States of America, Cedar Falls, Iowa, US
Price range: $104–$378 per night
Rating: 8.48

What guests think

At Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cedar Falls - Waterloo by IHG, many guests report clean, comfortable stays with friendly staff and a convenient location near UNI and major roads, while others note maintenance lapses, odors, and some noise.

Rooms are often spacious with comfortable beds, but some report broken heaters or TVs, loud HVAC and fridges, cigarette smells, and noise from adjoining rooms or nearby traffic. Breakfast is generally considered good and plentiful, with some calling it standard. Facilities feedback is mixed: guests like the pool and easy parking, but there are mentions of a broken jacuzzi suite, laundry-area odors, and occasional check-in delays or an unattended front desk. Expect a comfortable, convenient stay with occasional hiccups.

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Facilities

Guests like the pool and easy, free parking, though a few wished for more spaces. Some report issues such as a broken jacuzzi suite, odors near the guest laundry, and cigarette smells in the elevator.

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Jamie

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

We stay here every year for state trap competition And I must say this year was a much better experience than last year. The staff were very friendly, breakfast was good and plentiful, and everything was very clean. The only thing I would add is a little more parking

4

Jennifer

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Jacuzzi in the jacuzzi suite was broken. Charged for the room and was not able to get another room at a cheaper rate because i booked thru a third party..

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Josee

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not a 3 star property. The employees seem overworked. There was regularly no one at the front desk. The smell on the 3rd floor was disgusting due to persistent issues with the guest laundry facility.

8

Camden

Sep 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very comfortable. Some problems adjusting room temp. Breakfast was good. Needs a hot tub for after workouts and swimming!

10

Debra

Apr 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed at the Holiday Inn & Suites based on it's beautiful pool and location to UNI and Main Street Cedar Falls. The hotel has comfortable beds, is updated, and in a great location to access Cedar Falls activities. We were expecially pleased with the friendliness of the staff...they certainly were "Iowa nice"!!!

10

Angela

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean, quiet hotel. Friendly staff. Easy free parking. Conveniently located off a main road. Breakfast available in the morning. Okay choices. Close to the University of Northern Iowa. My go to choice when staying in Cedar Falls.

4

Andrew

Jan 15, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was old. Elevator and room smelled like cigarettes

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Cleanliness

Many reviews describe the hotel and rooms as clean, even extremely clean. However, recurring criticisms mention lapses like sticky surfaces, pink mold in a bathtub, and cigarette or other odors on some floors.

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Jamie

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

We stay here every year for state trap competition And I must say this year was a much better experience than last year. The staff were very friendly, breakfast was good and plentiful, and everything was very clean. The only thing I would add is a little more parking

10

Johanna

Jun 1, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beds were comfortable! Clean hotel.

8

David

Apr 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean facility. Staff was friendly. Room was clean and well appointed. Breakfast was good with a nice variety.

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MARK

May 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Business - hotel not to the normal Quality of a Holiday Inn I have stayed at multiple across the county weekly for business. Dirty and cheap. There was not even soap in the bathroom to wash your hands - that’s how cheap this place is no tea or coffee options in the room also. For the price I paid $150 a night I felt ripped off in honesty. Was told management had taken the decision to remove tea and coffee from the rooms. Honestly price should be $72 as put it at the same level as a motel 6 or super 8 but at least they have tea and coffee. Bathroom also needs a good bleach perhaps too cheap to buy that - pink mold in bathtub - bring your flip flops if staying here. Won’t stay here again. Cheap skates.

10

Russ

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean,.and quiet hotel. Also quick check in process

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Josee

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not a 3 star property. The employees seem overworked. There was regularly no one at the front desk. The smell on the 3rd floor was disgusting due to persistent issues with the guest laundry facility.

8

Deborah

Mar 6, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The property was good the room was average in terms of cleanliness. One of the wood night stands still had sticky dried soda on it. The bathroom was missing the hair dryer.

10

Angela

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean, quiet hotel. Friendly staff. Easy free parking. Conveniently located off a main road. Breakfast available in the morning. Okay choices. Close to the University of Northern Iowa. My go to choice when staying in Cedar Falls.

4

Andrew

Jan 15, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was old. Elevator and room smelled like cigarettes

10

Nicole

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Extremely clean, quiet, comfortable stay. Standard continental breakfast. Friendly hard working staff.

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Rooms

Rooms are often spacious with comfortable beds. Several guests reported problems such as nonworking heaters or TVs, loud HVAC or fridges, cigarette smells, maintenance wear or missing items, and noise from adjoining rooms or nearby traffic.

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Angela

Jul 9, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms were very spacious and comfortable. Pretty quiet as far as hotels go. The breakfast was nice as well. Would def stay again!

4

Michael

Feb 21, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Many of the things in the room did not work Remote (replaced with one from Front desk) Heater (cold night and heater was blowing cold air so we shut it off. Couldn't get it to blow hot air at all so shut system down) alarm clock- couldn't shut off the alarm kept going off so we unplugged that unit Rattling noise all night in room we were in.

10

Loretta

Jun 11, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice rooms and no issues Good breakfast

4

Brienne

Apr 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The tvs didnt work 😔

4

Jordan

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

AC unit terribly loud, fridge clicked all night, all you could hear were semi’s driving all night as the windows blocked zero sound

10

Lori

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The staff was very friendly and the beds were very comfortable. One of the best hotels night sleeps I’ve had in a long time.

10

Joshua

Jul 22, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Our room was missing some ceiling spackle from a leak above, but other than that it was ok

4

Timothy

Mar 26, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I booked a king suite not expecting it to be an adjoining room to another. The party in the adjoining room was up until 3 AM laughing, talking loudly and even periods of crying. There was no binder with hotel info in the room and the phone wasn't found until the next morning stashed in a cubby capartment in the nightstand; otherwise I would have called the front desk for support.

10

James

Oct 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room was large and comfortable. We appreciate the walk in shower.

4

Andrew

Jan 15, 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Room was old. Elevator and room smelled like cigarettes

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Service

Staff are frequently described as friendly and helpful, with some quick check-ins. A minority experienced check-in delays, difficulty finding staff at the front desk, or issues tied to third-party bookings.

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Gary

Nov 27, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was helpful

10

andria

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was great! With sports teams staying same nights as is, the staff was on top of keeping breakfast stocked and tables cleaned.

10

Russ

Sep 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean,.and quiet hotel. Also quick check in process

2

Josee

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

This is not a 3 star property. The employees seem overworked. There was regularly no one at the front desk. The smell on the 3rd floor was disgusting due to persistent issues with the guest laundry facility.

10

Carlene.

Sep 8, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Very pleasant and staff super helpful.

10

George B

May 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was great, Wonderful location easy on and off A lot of restaurants close by Thumbs up

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SHA-LAI

Oct 20, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Unfortunately my check in was delayed over an hour due to limited housekeeping and my room not being ready. In addition, neither the iron or the microwave worked properly. However the staff (namely Michelle), despite being overworked, was extremely gracious and helpful. Because of that, I still considered my stay a good one.

10

Glen

Jul 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great spot right off the hiway. Jessica at desk is amazing while helping with various 'situations'

10

Kindra

May 5, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very kind and helpful staff at check in

8

Heather

Sep 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was comfortable and clean Breakfast was good First initial impression with desk staff...not so much

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Location

Convenient spot near UNI, downtown, restaurants, shopping, and major roads with easy on/off access. One review noted traffic noise from semis.

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Tim

Mar 3, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

Clean east to get to and nice rooms

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Michael

Sep 7, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great location. Close to downtown which is lovely with good food and drink. Very clean area.

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Aaron

Dec 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Clean and convenient.

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Jordan

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

AC unit terribly loud, fridge clicked all night, all you could hear were semi’s driving all night as the windows blocked zero sound

10

Lisa

Jun 9, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Perfect location for our needs including close to the sporting venue, a couple of restaurants and good location for shopping to get anything forgotten.

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Tony

Jun 25, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Easy access

10

George B

May 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was great, Wonderful location easy on and off A lot of restaurants close by Thumbs up

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Debra

Apr 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed at the Holiday Inn & Suites based on it's beautiful pool and location to UNI and Main Street Cedar Falls. The hotel has comfortable beds, is updated, and in a great location to access Cedar Falls activities. We were expecially pleased with the friendliness of the staff...they certainly were "Iowa nice"!!!

10

Angela

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean, quiet hotel. Friendly staff. Easy free parking. Conveniently located off a main road. Breakfast available in the morning. Okay choices. Close to the University of Northern Iowa. My go to choice when staying in Cedar Falls.

10

Glen

Jul 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great spot right off the hiway. Jessica at desk is amazing while helping with various 'situations'

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Dining

Breakfast is generally good, warm, and plentiful, with mentions of decent variety. A few describe it as standard or just okay.

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Jamie

Jun 12, 2023

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Stayed 4 nights

We stay here every year for state trap competition And I must say this year was a much better experience than last year. The staff were very friendly, breakfast was good and plentiful, and everything was very clean. The only thing I would add is a little more parking

10

Angela

Jul 9, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

The rooms were very spacious and comfortable. Pretty quiet as far as hotels go. The breakfast was nice as well. Would def stay again!

8

David

Apr 20, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Nice clean facility. Staff was friendly. Room was clean and well appointed. Breakfast was good with a nice variety.

10

andria

Sep 22, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff was great! With sports teams staying same nights as is, the staff was on top of keeping breakfast stocked and tables cleaned.

8

Camden

Sep 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very comfortable. Some problems adjusting room temp. Breakfast was good. Needs a hot tub for after workouts and swimming!

10

Karissa

Dec 29, 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

was happy with my stay, breakfast was tasty, room was very clean and nice.

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Angela

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean, quiet hotel. Friendly staff. Easy free parking. Conveniently located off a main road. Breakfast available in the morning. Okay choices. Close to the University of Northern Iowa. My go to choice when staying in Cedar Falls.

10

Margaret

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

A good warm breakfast.

8

Heather

Sep 4, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was comfortable and clean Breakfast was good First initial impression with desk staff...not so much

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Nicole

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Extremely clean, quiet, comfortable stay. Standard continental breakfast. Friendly hard working staff.

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Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16 $190	17 $152	18 $152	19 $149
20 $109	21 $125	22 $125	23 $133	24 $145	25 $218	26 $378
27 $117	28 $132	29 $132	30 $147

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $138	2 $285	3
4 $116	5 $134	6 $147	7 $169	8 $160	9 $299	10 $357
11 $122	12 $132	13 $143	14 $135	15 $131	16 $216	17 $200
18 $104	19 $117	20 $132	21 $132	22 $118	23 $167	24 $290
25 $114	26 $112	27 $117	28 $117	29 $115	30 $149	31 $136

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Room, 1 King Bed, Mobility Accessible (Communications Accessible)

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed

Standard Room

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed, Accessible (Communication Accessible)

Suite, 1 King Bed with Sofa Bed, Accessible Bathtub, Jetted Tub

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

Suite, Multiple Beds, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communications Accessible)

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible Bathtub (Comm, Mobility Access)

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible Bathtub (Communications Accessible)

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