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Element Iowa City

3.0 star property

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Property amenity
Lobby lounge
Exterior
Restaurant
Lounge

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking available

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314 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240
  • Place, University of Iowa
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, The Englert Theater
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Iowa City Public Library
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Airport, Cedar Rapids, IA (CID-Eastern Iowa)
    ‪28 min drive‬

Room options

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(16 reviews)
  • 32 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 41 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 40 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, Multiple Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(23 reviews)
  • 39 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Room, 1 King Bed (Mobility/Hearing Access, Roll-in Shwr)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, Multiple Beds (Mobility Accessible, Roll-in Shower)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Hearing Accessible)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, Multiple Beds (Hearing Accessible)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Suite, 1 Bedroom (Mobility Accessible, Roll-in Shower)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, 1 King Bed (Mobility Accessible, Transfer Shower)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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In-room safe, individually furnished, desk, blackout curtains

Studio, 1 King Bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Exterior
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includes taxes & fees
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About this property

Element Iowa City

An indoor pool, self parking and laundry facilities are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour front desk, free newspapers and a front desk safe. Housekeeping is available on request.
Element Iowa City offers 90 air-conditioned accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. This individually furnished accommodation has separate sitting areas and includes desks. Accommodation at this 3-star hotel has kitchenettes. Bathrooms include a shower and hairdryers.

This Iowa City hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with satellite channels. Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Element Iowa City. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from University of Iowa. You'll find features such as free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus an indoor pool.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Self-parking available for a fee
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and laundry facilities
  • Steps from University of Iowa and 14 minutes on foot from University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics
  • Pets welcome for a fee
Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi is free in public spaces. The business-friendly Element Iowa City also features an indoor pool, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. For a fee, parking is available.

This 3-star Iowa City hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free continental breakfast daily.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Parking on site (USD 15 per day)
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available daily

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • In-room kitchenette
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Handrails in stairways
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • In-room roll-in shower
  • Lever door handles
  • Lift
  • Low-height bed
  • Low-height counter and sink
  • Low-height desk
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical sockets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Pool hoist on site
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible bathroom vanity
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-width doorways
  • Wheelchairs on site

More

  • 7 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Restaurant dining guides

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Recycling
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: USD 50 per accommodation, per night
  • Maximum 1 (weight limit: 45 lb per pet)
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self-parking fee: USD 15 per day
  • Pet fee: USD 50 per accommodation, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Element Iowa City Hotel
Element Iowa City Iowa City
Element Iowa City Hotel Iowa City
Element Iowa City a Marriott Hotel

Element Iowa City Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 320 out of 418 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 418 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 25 out of 418 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 418 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 418 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Cathy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
The shower was extremely slippery! Felt unsafe the entire time I was using it.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Keegan

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather, Elko New Market

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love this Hotel! Big rooms, great atmosphere and good location!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

RICKY

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cheng

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the breakfast.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hannah

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hannah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
We left the hotel because of bed bugs and didnt even stay. We left and had to find a different hotel late and are very upset. We want a refund!!!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay when going to the football game!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean room. Great staff. Comfortable bed. Good breakfast. Perfect location.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Helpful front desk. Very clear explanations. Clean room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

2/10 Terrible

Dana

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The staff was lovely but I paid over $650 for a 2 queen bed & 1 sofa bed room (Hotels.com offered it to me and said it was for 6 people) BUT was given a TINY room with only 2 (barely) queen beds. The staff said the tiny room was all they offered so we crammed 2 twin sized cots into the room as we had arrived so late at night and just wanted to sleep. (Definitely not fire safe as you couldn’t open the door with the cots laid down.) The staff said since I booked 3rd party, that was the issue, but also said Marriott globally was to blame for not advertising properly and I am not going to see any kind of compensation or apology for the error because neither Hotels.com or Marriott will take responsibility. While we were all thankful for a place to sleep, paying an outrageous amount of money for a 12’x18’ room for 6 adults was INSANE.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Jamaica Plain

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great neighborhood with lots of shops and restaurants. Laundry facilities in hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice Clean and spacious Room with business in mind
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sofia

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary, Chicago

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Such a great hotel! So nice to have a kitchenette in the room. Wonderful location. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
State of Art!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Carl, Fort Wayne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We like this hotel to stay en route between Indiana and Nebraska. This time the room was not as comfortable as usual. It liked an ice bucket and a luggage stand for each of us, and the window shades didn’t work. Nothing serious but not up to usual standards.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Kristy

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff seemed burned out on customers. My room at check in was pretty nasty on the couch (dried crusty food n huge stains between n under couch cushions). Mattress covers are worn out n discolored n not the kind that protect the mattress n guests from other peoples body stuff . Looked like what my grandma would have for 30 years. Staff clusters n talks at front desk n it feels uncomfortable to have to interrupt to ask anything like when the times are for the wine served at night , where ice is, if i can switch towels out… after the room reclean it was fine i just didnt feel welcome or liked . I travel 230 -240 days a year - ive not ever left a review commenting on unwelcoming staff- it needs to be said . Three stand n talk at counter to eachother though . Lobby was very clean . Gym was good.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

james

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Very nice property... Great breakfast !
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Holly

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic breakfast and happy hour!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025