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Village West Resort & Hotel

2.5 star property

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Lake
Marina
Gift shop
Aerial view
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • On private beach
  • Pool
  • Laundry
  • Gym
  • Housekeeping

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20785 170th St, Spirit Lake, IA, 51360
  • West Okoboji Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Arnolds Park
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Brooks Golf Club
    ‪12 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds, Refrigerator & Microwave

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds | Desk, iron/ironing board, cots/infant beds, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Village West Resort & Hotel

On private beach with indoor pool, near West Okoboji Lake
Spend the day playing on Village West Resort & Hotel's private white sand beach then return to dine at one of the resort's 2 restaurants.
Village West Resort & Hotel offers 70 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Televisions come with cable channels. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit. Housekeeping is offered on a daily basis and hairdryers can be requested. Cots/infant beds (surcharge) are also available.
A private beach and an outdoor tennis court are featured at the resort. An indoor pool, a children's pool, a seasonal outdoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness centre.

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

During your stay at Village West Resort & Hotel, you're just a quick walk from West Okoboji Lake. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus 2 restaurants.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy a bite to eat at Betsy's (open winter), a diner that serves American cuisine
  • Take a swim in the indoor and seasonal outdoor pools or soak in the hot tub
  • Amenities include meeting rooms, a gift shop and a computer
  • On-site recreation includes a private beach, an outdoor tennis court and a gym
  • Steps from West Okoboji Lake and 6 minutes by car from Gull Point State Park
Simply walk outside to feel the sun on your face at the white sand beach. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at Village West Resort & Hotel such as a seasonal outdoor pool, an indoor pool and a children's pool.

There are 2 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/cafΘ. A computer station is on site and WiFi is free in public spaces. This beach resort also offers outdoor tennis courts, a hot tub and a fitness centre. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this Spirit Lake resort.

Betsy's (open winter) – This diner specialises in American cuisine and serves breakfast and lunch.
Boathouse (open summer) – This beachfront coffee shop serves breakfast and lunch. Open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Betsy's (open winter)
  • Boathouse (open summer)

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Basketball
  • Children's pool
  • Gym
  • Hot tub
  • Indoor pool
  • Library
  • Mini golf
  • Outdoor tennis court
  • Playground
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Volleyball

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Children's pool
  • Cot (surcharge)
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Mini golf
  • Playground
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Dock
  • On a lake
  • On a private beach
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • No lift

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Cot (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Children's pool
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness facility
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Public bath
  • Sauna
  • Hot tub
The following facilities are closed on Saturday and Sunday:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Children's pool
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness facility
  • Full-service spa
  • Health club
  • Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
  • Public bath
  • Hot tub

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are available for USD 10 per stay.

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.

  • Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10 per stay

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 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
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • The seasonal pool will open in June and close in September.

Property is also known as

Village West Resort Hotel Spirit Lake
Village West Resort Hotel
Village West Hotel Spirit Lake
Village West Spirit Lake
Village West & Spirit Lake
Village West Resort & Hotel Resort
Village West Resort & Hotel Spirit Lake
Village West Resort & Hotel Resort Spirit Lake

Village West Resort & Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 161 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 161 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 48 out of 161 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 161 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 161 reviews

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.8/10

Staff & service

5.8/10

Amenities

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Erin

Travelled with family
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Clean but stale cigarette smell.

If you loved the 80’s you will love the decore. It is clean, I checked for bugs and none were found. I can get passed the dated decore but the smell of old stale cigarette smoke bothered my allergies horribly. My bathroom vent fan also didn’t have a function light so I did my hair and makeup by sink light for the wedding I was attending. Also no wifi in my room to finish up and check in work stuff. Overall very clean and quiet but the smell was too much for my allergies, it was also a no smoking room. The main lobby had the same smell.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very nice!

Cozy and charming. Perfect for an overnight stay :)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There is no internet. The water was so bad tasting, I only sipped it for brushing my teeth.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

ANN

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mario

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was dirty over all carpet/restroom shower horrible smelled bad not to mention spider webs and the beds were very worn out every time you mover you could fell the springs in the bed never again I did mention to the front desk about my stay This person said I knows about the situation I hear it all to much it's because we have cleaning services that clean for use and their is nothing we can do this was horrible what a waste of my money even the pool area was filthy. I never in my life stayed in a place as dirty as this and believe me I will share this with the pictures that I took in side and out.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ranya

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Discussing hotel, everything dirty, spider’s web you can see it inside the hotel around windows, the room bedding I don’t think they changed it after checkout because you can smell it, no even glasses to drink a water or cups for coffee, the only thing you can find in the bathroom bar of soap, the customer service at the time of the checking in was rude. Need lots of updates
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
We enjoyed how large the whole property was. There was a lot to do and it wasn't overcrowded. Only bad thing is, there are courts and other activity area's available, but they don't have rackets, clubs etc to check out.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Norbert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just good people
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Look somewhere else...

Pretty gross. No way that there have been any updates to this place since they won an award in 1997. Was staying with the rest of our team and it was probably our last.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Okoboji had record rains this spring, and that caused some flooding into the vestibule for our hotel building. The smell was awful, and we had to hold our breath going in and out of the building. Apart from that, the rest of the stay was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The A/C would not stay on. The pillows were flat. We went out and bought our own. The shower had a lot of hair in it.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Nicole

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Jamie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Filthy rooms, friendly staff

The staff was friendly, but the room was FILTHY. Food, wrappers, empty beverage containers... sticky surfaces clearly not cleaned, the bathroom sink wasn't cleaned and neither was the bathroom floor!! It sounds like I am exaggerating, but I am NOT! I've never seen anything like this before. Also, the hotel property is in a state of disrepair. It looks half-abandoned.
Left on the floor of hotel room.
Also on the floor of hotel room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

4/10 Poor

Ang

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Paper thin walls, very noisy, beds are hard as a rock, very outdated and needs more upkeep. Not worth the $100 dollars a night.The staff for the most part were nice.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Staff & service
Beds were really hard, not to confortable. Room was not stocked with towels and could be cleaner. Staff was so polite and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Sally

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Initial greeting at check in was poor and not aware of how Expedia finance works, no wifi in the room, small tv, fire detector falling from ceiling, sink faucet leaking, no outside door locks, shrubs overgrown, towels old/worn, and overall VERY VERY OUTDATED vintage 1980's. Although the area is great (Okoboji), this room and amenities (or lack of any) is not worth the price paid. I would estimate a $85-90/night would be more appropriate.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Throwback hotel and not in a good way

This hotel is one of the worst in which I have stayed in a long time. The entire facility is extremely run down and dirty. The room furniture is dorm-room quality/condition, and the bed featured a thin mattress and plastic covering and a bedspread that is straight out of the 80s. The restaurant was closed (in a tourist town on a holiday weekend), and several public bathrooms were out of order, as were half of the games in the "arcade". I would not have sat in that hot tub on a dare. WiFi is only available in the lobby, not in the rooms, which don't feature any appliances like a refrigerator or a microwave, despite being nowhere near anyplace to buy food. The only bit of updating was a small flat screen tv. Frankly, I was a little surprised it came with cable stations. The "beach" is small and quickly crowded. The water's edge is maybe forty yards in width. In four days I didn't see any sign of a housekeeping staff anywhere. There were a lot of threats of additional charges for leaving the room in "excessive disarray," but I saw candy wrappers up on top of hallway lights that had been there long enough to support cobwebs. If I had gotten this room at a serious bargain, I could have perhaps looked past the shabby condition and hall monitor atmosphere, but I paid the more per night ($220 on average) than I would have at a chain hotel that would have provided 21st century accommodations. Unless you are desperate and this is the only option, do not waste your money.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Craig

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
What I liked: - staff was courteous and friendly - boathouse bakery had nice breakfast at reasonable cost What I didn't like: - Weird power outlet wiring in room - single light switch controlled power to all outlets except the bathroom so in order to charge devices overnight we had to unscrew lightbulbs. No information available about this. - Wifi only available in the lobby.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Connie

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Property has potential but needs to be upgraded.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

4/10 Poor

Sean

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Has three separate pools and a beach. Beach was nice but as a whole basically everything else on property is outdated or doesn’t work and staff shows a serious lack of effort or care for the guests. To the point of the owner actually approached us and at least one other couple, that I know of throwing a fit and a temper tantrum about parking while yelling and swearing at us while I had my daughter with me and was trying to back into a spot to unload items. Rooms were musty and had not been cleaned as there were crumbs everywhere. The bedding had multiple visual stains. Called front desk at 9:00 am to get clean towels and at 9:00 pm still had not received any even after offering to come get them. Finally a staff member after groaning about it brought three towels and said he was sorry that they were short staffed. I could go on, but I will just say that for almost $300.00/ night I would look elsewhere…!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Sandra

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness

Room was dirty

The room was dirty. Cheese popcorn on the floor next to the bed. A used washcloth on the floor in the bathroom in between the tub & the toilet. Black marks on the sheets (like from a suitcase)? The restaurant/bar was closed until further notice. However, the staff at the front desk were very friendly and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023