Blackhawk Hotel

After staying in mediocre hotels on our trip from Idaho, finding the Blackhawk made the trip special. Comfortable rooms, helpful staff and a wonderful location !

I’ve had to travel for business to Iowa twice now, and both times I’ve stayed at the Blackhawk. I love the B&B feel of the hotel when you stay in the main building, and the more modern Ikea-​inspired rooms in the second building are pretty fun as well. Although the main building was built in the late 1800’s, all rooms have modern amenities and are quite comfortable. They even have a movie library with over 150 titles from every genre you can think of, in case you can’t find anything on a cable channel to watch.
The hotel has great little features like Starbucks coffee for your coffeemaker, mini fridges with complimentary mini bottles of water, bath products that smell awesome and a hair dryer that works great! There is the SOHO that is attached to the hotel, but if you don’t feel like eating or grabbing a drink there you are within a 5 minute walk anywhere downtown and there are great options.

First time stay, and I will recommend to friends staying in the area.
I posted photos of the interior of our room, which was simply retro gorgeous! The owners have borrowed small space design techniques from the Marriott: deep sinks, retractable mirrors, curved shower rod, etc. But it’s the ATTENTION to small details that I appreciated the most: original art, antique-​look fixtures with modern flair, and sleekness of the furniture. We had a marvelous leather, Mad Men sitting chair that I really wanted to spend more time in!
Now for the reason of 4stars: breakfast. Luckily, the BH is in downtown Cedar Falls, a gem of the Midwest and just down the street from one of the best coffeeshops in the area, Cup of Joe. Do not pay the $ 6 for breakfast; for what is offered (toast, oatmeal with no hot water, fruit, muffins, meager bacon/​sausage, and carton eggs), the cost should be absorbed into the room price. And, for $ 6, go to a nearby café to complete your visit to the Waterloo/​Cedar Falls area.

Has a bed and breakfast feel with comfortable rooms, spacious and modern setting. Go back in time when in the lobby. Charming setting with allure of leather seating areas and a perfect little place to gather with friends. All amenities (with a discounted breakfast from adjoining café) included. Ideal location within a short walk to fine dining and play in downtown Cedar Falls. The local boutique shops along main street are just outside the hotel doors. The staff was warm and helpful.

I stayed one night for $ 95. It is clean, quiet, and right in the middle of town. They have a free parking lot too.

This is a very cute hotel. Each room is unique and the front desk has a book detailing the layout of each one! There are no elevators but walking to your room isn’t as bad as it may sound.
It’s located it a pseudo-​hip area (as hip as it can be for this part of the country!) so lots of shops and restaurants are in walking distance. There are some great local hang outs if you just go a block or so off the main street.
The proprietors are very helpful and make sure your stay is comfortable.
There’s a nice restaurant and a bar (two separate establishments) adjacent tothe hotel.

I always prefer to stay at a hotel with character. Especially if the character comes from refinished antique furniture, big brass keychains, quality bath products and an extensive DVD collection. Blackhawk Hotel has all this, plus very friendly, personable staff and a great location right on Main Street. It’s more like a big bed and breakfast than a hotel. I loved the extra down comforters in the closet and Starbucks coffee next to our coffee maker in the room. Breakfast included the usual toast, juice, cereal and pastries, plus eggs and bacon, which is nice, but the food quality was just average. We also had some problems trying to get a document printed, but I don’t get the feeling they have too many business travelers there. Overall, a really nice place to stay and enjoy downtown Cedar Falls. They are a KUNI radio sponsor, too, so we got the room for free since we played at the station. Yay!