First time in Mason City and someone else booked it for us, so I have no idea what to compare it to in the area. We stayed in the main building, an enclosed motel in the old Holidome style, which I'm sure helps a great deal in crappy weather, and is safer too. The place is old, but the rooms... more

Clearly, the building itself is an older building, though it seems generally well maintained, at least in the main building. I know there is the annex building, but we did not stay there so my review is based upon the main building. Building is two floors with no elevator, only stairs. Keep this in mind if you stay in the... more

Excellent Staff! They made my stay feel more like being at home than others have. This may be an older hotel but they have done great improvements over the past two years that I have stayed here. The restaurant has excellent food and the staff there is equal to the hotels. I would recommend this hotel over any other in... more

My brother stayed at Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, Mason City and we should of stayed there instead. First of all our toilet didn't work and neither did our plug for the shower and the maintenence didn't show up. The pool is FREEZING and granted there wasn't anyone there the first night, the second was a whole team of... more

My colleage and I stayed here on business for 1 night because all other hotels in Mason City were sold out. The lady at the counter told us they only had 1 pool side room at $110 per night, but they could give us rooms in the back building for $85.00 dollars. This Holiday Inn has two buildings. I don't... more

This looks like a new hotel from the front, but when you get inside, you realize the new part was added to an old motel. The bar and restaurant were very nice. Our AC dripped all night, and the grate rattled. more

We had planned on staying at the BW in Clear Lake [across the Interstate] but there was some sort of a biker convention there, so we passed. We hit the Holiday Inn and they had rooms available. No problems with this HI, just your average motel on the road. The front desk did recommend an excellent restaurant, the Northwstern Steakhouse... more