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Reviews of Blue Haven Motel

2 out of 5
Blue Haven Motel
325 S. Main St, Osceola, IA

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 51 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 55 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 11 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 123 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 123 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Billy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms are large in a great location, the motel is charming and staff are knowledgable, available, accessible and very friendly.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and comfortable
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Jay on 24 Feb 2024
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

2/10 Terrible

David

This place looked fine. The one star negative is for Expedia as I always get a room that takes pets and this time something changed and when I got there the place did not take pets. Now time to deal with Expedia
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

FA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice couple that run the place!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The motel is a time capsule from the 1950's and is a fun place to stay. many of the other guests who gathered outside their rooms and talked until after 4:00 A.M. and therefore made it difficult to sleep.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023
Response from Jay on 10 Jun 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We are really sorry you had hard time sleeping, if we would known then we might of have told them to stop. We hope in future we can do better.

8/10 Good

Martha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Jay on 13 May 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

6/10 Okay

Edward

Disliked: Room comfort
Clean but outdated
Clean and orderly, but old and outdated with little upgrade. It is accordingly cheap if one needs to save money.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Jay on 8 May 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
2 star motel with 5 star service attitude
Maahir was great. I arrived after midnight with a reservation and he was very friendly and welcoming. The motel is a bit older (50’s maybe?) and needs a little tlc, but the room comfortable. Even the late train going by reminded me of growing up a block from the tracks back home.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023
Response from Jay on 8 May 2023
Thank you for staying with us.

8/10 Good

Mitchell

Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Clean
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Jay on 9 Apr 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people who helped me were extremely friendly and accommodating. They even shoveled off my front entrance from the snowstorm from the night before. My room was very clean and fresh.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023
Response from Jay on 19 Mar 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future. We are glad to make your stay comfortable.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from Jay on 13 Feb 2023
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

4/10 Poor

Ann

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Not so great.
This is a tired old motel on it's last legs. Needs basic maintenance. The blanket on the bed was old and nubby with loads of different hairs on it. Gross. Check in guy was very friendly and accomodating but we wished we had spent a few more bucks and gone elsewhere.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Jay on 7 Feb 2023
Thank you for leaving review. I personally checked that blanket and did not see any hair as you said. We try our best to keep it clean and will continue do so.

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Was a cool motel with 1950's-60's feel. Owners were very nice! Had a quiet night there. Would stop there again.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022
Response from Jay on 26 Oct 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We will look forward to seeing you again.

8/10 Good

Bradley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Jay on 24 Aug 2022
Thank you. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

jason

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super clean
Super clean. Right price. Older place
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Jay on 5 Aug 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cute family motel
Great place and value for one night stay. Manager even called me because i was arriving after dark to warn me about driving carefully and to be on the look out for deer, I did come across one and appreciated the heads up.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022
Response from Jay on 18 Jul 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Lori

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Barbara

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Jay on 20 Jun 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Give Them A Try!
Very friendly people. Clean place to stay. Walking distance to grocery stores, restaurants, and convenience stores.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Jay on 9 Jun 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Sylvia

Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Jay on 2 May 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

stanford

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022
Response from Jay on 1 May 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you back in future.

8/10 Good

craig

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Good location -- Dated rooms but very clean -- No coffee maker
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Response from Jay on 26 Mar 2022
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

April

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great owners
Great customer service!! Yes, the rooms are outdated but both rooms we stayed in were clean!! Beds were bouncy but still comfortable, clean sheets and blankets. No hairdryer. Would definitely stay again if I’m in that part of town.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021
Response from Jay on 28 Sept 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We sure like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Clara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay for the price
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Jay on 1 Sept 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
They were awsome
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021
Response from Jay on 23 Aug 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

4/10 Poor

Rob

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021
Response from Jay on 18 Aug 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to make your stay better next time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Jay on 24 Jul 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

william

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021
Response from Jay on 13 Jul 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well-kept old, independent motel. About a mile from the interstate, so very quiet. It's a cool old place, well-run.
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Jay on 24 Jun 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nostalgic motel feel of my childhood travels .... easy access to train station and restaurants ... clean and comfy with very accommodating hosts 😁
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021
Response from Jay on 12 Jun 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
it was quiet
Stayed 1 night in May 2021
Response from Jay on 1 Jun 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Lois

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Jay on 28 Mar 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

stanford

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Jay on 15 Mar 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Walter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021
Response from Jay on 15 Mar 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2021
Response from Jay on 24 Feb 2021
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020
Response from Jay on 7 Nov 2020
Thank you for staying with us. Like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Their customer service attitude was excellent! The room was easy to find, clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020
Response from Jay on 19 Oct 2020
Thank you for staying with us. We like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020
Response from Jay on 19 Oct 2020
Thank you

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Zachary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Check in was very pleasant and friendly. Bed was less than comfortable, extra pillow would have been great. Very clean.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Mike, Indiana

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I appreciate the "old school" style of this motel. No fancy frills, but just what I was looking for. Spent five nights here and on each day after returning, the room was nicely cleaned with fresh towels. The staff were friendly, and there were no issues during my entire stay. If you need a comfortable, quiet place with no frills, I recommend this motel.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2020
Response from Jay on 9 Jul 2020
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel is well worth the price
The hotel is older but the owner is very friendly and helpful. The room was clean and was cleaned once daily while I stayed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2020
Response from Jay on 9 Jul 2020
Thank you for Staying with Us.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in May 2020
Response from Jay on 9 Jul 2020
Thank you

8/10 Good

Mike

Stayed 4 nights in May 2020
Response from Jay on 9 Jul 2020
Thank you

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Greeted well, exceptional service during the pandemic and as good as it gets for my stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2020
Response from Jay on 14 May 2020
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
I couldn't find HBO but it was in very good location.walking distance to has station, pizza place and even automotive store
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020
Response from Jay on 25 Mar 2020
Thank you for staying with us. HBO was on high number channel sorry that you could not find it. Next time we make sure to let you know.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
easy access to convenience stores Not new but very adequate. Very helpful, friendly front desk.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Jay on 21 Feb 2020
Thank you for staying with us. We would like to see you again in future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020
Response from Jay on 21 Feb 2020
Thank you. We like to see you again.