Holiday Inn Ames Conference Center is located approximately half a mile from the Hilton Coliseum, one mile from Ames Airport, and 45 miles from Des Moines Airport. The hotel is also half a mile from Jack Trice Stadium and the Reiman Gardens, three miles from Octagon Center for the Arts, and seven miles from Stagecoach Stables. Hotel amenities include the indoor swimming pool, whirlpool, children's wading pool, fitness room, laundry facilities, free parking, and free weekday newspapers. All rooms have free high-speed internet access, air-conditioning, clock radios, coffeemakers, interior access, dataports, voicemail, desks, hairdryers, irons and ironing boards, microwaves, refrigerators and cable TV.