Located 16 miles southwest of Conrad, the AmericInn in Grundy Center, Iowa, offers rooms and suites for $80 to $105 a night. The inn provides a free hot breakfast for travelers and is just across the parking lot from JohnnyRay's All American Grill, featuring sports bar grub. Other chain restaurants are less than a mile away as is the local Park Place drive inn. For entertainment in Grundy Center, visitors can catch a movie for just 99 cents at the Center Theatre; bike, walk or jog the 12-mile Pioneer Trail; or play a few games at the Crystal Bowl.
Marshalltown, Iowa, is a 15-minute drive from Conrad. The town of 25,000 includes a Super 8 with rooms for $62 a night. A stay at the Super 8 includes a free breakfast and wireless Internet access. The Junction Sports Bar & Grill is situated next to the motel and numerous chains are less than a mile away. The Junction features a beer garden, outdoor horseshoe pit, bands and barbecue specials every Thursday night.
Other local restaurants like Stones Restaurant and Tremont on Main are three miles from the property. For a day out in Marshalltown, visitors can check out the Mill County Courthouse and Willard Mansion, both of which are included in the National Register or Historic Places.
Located in Marshalltown, the Comfort Inn offers rooms for $60 to $65 a night. The inn is less than a mile from the Marshall Town Center, with 40 shops and restaurants as well as a movie theater. In addition to the chain restaurants found at the mall, guests at the Comfort Inn are near local restaurants Diamond Dave's, Mr. G's and the Stadium Lounge. The Comfort Inn is just a 15-minute drive from the Meskwaki Bingo Casino in Tame, Iowa. Meskwaki is the largest full-service casino in the Midwest and includes a spa with massage, facial and hair services.
Rooms at America's Best Value Inn in Marshalltown are available for $59 a night. The inn provides a free breakfast and is within walking distance of many chain restaurants. The Linn Creek Indoor Golf facility and the Family Aquatic Center are less than three miles from the inn. Open November to March, Linn Creek features two simulator units to help golfers perfect their game. The aquatic center has a water slide, lap lanes and a lazy river for kids and adults.
