We spent two nights here and found this hotel to be nice and quiet. It is located near numerous places to eat and shop. I did not notice any cigarette smell. The rooms were clean and comfortable. Our room was quite large as we had one bed, easy chair, and dinette. I would definitely stay again.

This is by far the worst hotel that I have ever stepped foot in. The rooms smelled musty and moldy, the police arrived on our first morning there to break up a domestic dispute, and there was a constant stream of shady characters coming in and out of this place. While it is by far the cheapest stay in Waterloo, it was worse than I could have imagined. Any negative reviews you have read about the Super 8 in Waterloo are all true, plus more!!!! This was my first and last experience with the Super 8 chain of motels.

I usually have had good luck with any Super 8 that I have stayed in, and have stayed in at least 30 of them in the past several years while working with my job in many different states. But this one, was not so "super".. After getting settled in somewhat, I was about to finally get some rest.. So, I pull back the corner of the bedding, and was greeted by a BED BUG!! As soon as the light hit it, of course it tried to scurry for the shadows, but I killed it before it got away because I wanted the hotel staff to see it.

I will say that the lady at the front desk was extremely nice, and very sorry for what had happened. It wasn't her fault. She gave me another room on the first floor, and told me to make sure it was ok, and if not then she would keep trying. In this room, the carpet was soaked, with a damp smell that filled the room. Apparently there is some sort of foundation problems here.. I started searching the bedding, and did not have to look for very long, and found bugs. It was not bed bugs this time, but tiny slender looking bugs by the hundreds, yes, hundreds. I assume they were here due to the moist enviroment. Upon closer examination, I noticed that the room was the epitome of just plain filth. It looked like someone had puked down the side of the mattress and box springs on one of the two beds in this room. There was crumbs and trash in the middle of the floor, not up close to the edge where the vacuum could not pick up, but in the middle. I could go on and on, but I think you get it. The maids obviously do not do their job, period. By this time, it was 2 in the morning, and the nice lady at the desk finally found a decent room back on the 2nd floor that I accepted. It was still dirty, but had no bugs and was definately the lesser of the evils. This hotel has major issues, and should be ashamed to rent a room out to anyone while it is in this condition. If you stay here, you will be disappointed, I know I was..

We stayed here on our way to Iowa City Hospital. It's location is great, right near the interstates. The rooms were old and funiture had rips in them, kind of reminded me of an airport motel. It was single digit weather that evening and the air was leaking in so bad on the sides of the heating unit, that I had to take whatever papers I could find to block it.