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The Northwest Inn

3.0 star property
Inn with free breakfast, near Clay County Fairgrounds

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Located close to Clay County Fairgrounds, The Northwest Inn provides free on-the-go breakfast and an adjacent golf course. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk
The current price is ฿2,167
฿2,427 total
includes taxes & fees
22 Dec - 23 Dec

Room options

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Standard Double Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Standard Single Room | Blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds, free WiFi

Standard Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(7 reviews)

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Free cots/infant beds
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Blackout curtains
Hairdryer
Shower/bath combination
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed
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About the area

Map
209 11th st SW, Spencer, IA, 51301

What's nearby

  • Spencer Municipal Golf Course - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Riverview Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Clay County Heritage Center - 19 min walk - 1.6 km
  • Oneota Park - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Clay County Fairgrounds - 6 min drive - 3.5 km

Getting around

  • Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD) - 124 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Taco Bell - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪BlackEarth Java - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hardee's - ‬9 min walk

About this property

The Northwest Inn

Inn near Clay County Fairgrounds
The Northwest Inn provides amenities, such as free on-the-go breakfast and an adjacent golf course. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy perks such as:
  • Free self-parking
  • Coffee/tea in reception, a TV in reception and barbecues
  • Multilingual staff, a 24-hour front desk and smoke-free property
Room features
All guest rooms at The Northwest Inn offer comforts, such as air conditioning, as well as
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Highchairs and free infant beds
  • Bathrooms with hydromassage showers and shower/bath combinations
  • 46-inch flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • LED light bulbs, mini fridges and microwaves

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free on-the-go breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • 18-hole adjacent golf course
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Children's games
  • High chair
  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping on request
  • Multilingual staff

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible bathtub
  • Grab bar in bathtub
  • Grab bar in shower
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Portable bathtub seat
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Hydromassage showerhead
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 46-inch flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • LED lighting
  • Phone
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
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
The credit card used to book the reservation must be presented by the cardholder at check-in along with matching photo identification, and other arrangements must be coordinated with the property prior to arrival
Guests should be aware that dogs reside at this property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free cots are available on request at the property

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

You need to know

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
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Long-term renters welcome
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

The Northwest Inn Inn
The Northwest Inn Spencer
The Northwest Inn Inn Spencer

Frequently asked questions

Is The Northwest Inn pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much does it cost to stay at The Northwest Inn?

As of 21 Dec 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at The Northwest Inn on 22 Dec 2025 start from ฿2,167.15, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at The Northwest Inn?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Northwest Inn?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at The Northwest Inn?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The Northwest Inn located?

Situated in Spencer, this golf inn is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) from Clay County Fairgrounds, and within 20 mi (32 km) of West Okoboji Lake and Arnolds Park. Iowa Great Lakes Maritime Museum and East Okoboji Lake are also within 20 mi (32 km).

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Reviews

The Northwest Inn Reviews

7.4

Good

7.6

Cleanliness

6.8

Amenities

8.8

Staff & service

7.0

Eco-friendliness

7.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 4 out of 31 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 31 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 6 out of 31 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 31 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 31 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay at a good price
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Janice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Reasonably priced and close to good restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Place was clean/ reasonable for the price. However, I stayed when we had a blizzard and the control panel for the heat/air unit did not work, it did not display any information, so I could not control the temp in my room very well. Otherwise the place was fine!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Jennifer

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

Great choice for the low cost

Hotel looks recently remodeled. The choice of decor is modern and comfortable. Theb front desk was great. Will definitely stay here again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Melissa

Liked: Staff & service
I felt safe at this property. Staff was respectful and attentive. Breakfast always available. The neighborhood was a little industrial, but quiet.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Christina

Disliked: Amenities
Close to destination
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Ronald

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

Good stay with good price

The hotel has been recently remodeled and very nice. All the employees we interacted with were extremely helpful and attentive to any requests. It was a really hot weekend and the AC in our room couldn’t keep the room cool. They were very accommodating to get us a different room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Sketchy

No heat. Someone tried coming in our room in the middle of night.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ok

Nice place to stay, nothing fancy... room smelled quite musty and winfdow air conditioner didn't work great
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Donald

It was ok.Need a mirror in the room & an air vent in the bathroom that works.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Johnette

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
There wasn’t any breakfast enough for the customers lodging at the property, they tried on Saturday but on Sunday there wasn’t any breakfasts. Also there’s barely no staff at the front desk to communicate or get information despite the bell they’ve for someone to ring. We rung the bell and nobody came out to assist.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Amileni

Okay
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable beds. Clean. Breakfast good
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

DEREK

The air conditioner did not cool off the room. i sweat through the whole night and morning after my shower.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness

It's a place to sleep/Does have an odor

We booked this hotel because there wasn't a lot of choices in the area for the weekend. While, we just needed a place to sleep and shower, the front entrance and first floor hallway reeked of ammonia or pet urine. Hotel breakfast looked like bread in individual bags which was a huge turnoff that it was out all evening and not fresh. For that reason we didn't grab anything for breakfast the next morning. Beds were ok, pillows and AC were good, mattresses were a bit hard, and sink drained slow. Again, we were there for just overnight. The room had a faint smoke smell....we were just thankful my son didn't have an asthma attack from that and the smell of animals. Sorry it's not a great review, but it doesn't seem like a $110 room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tom

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room didn’t seem like it was cleaned…. Dirty bathroom and floors had Faron it… like it wasn’t vacuumed
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

4/10 Poor

Margo

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room had a weird smell that never went away. The front desk lady was very friendly and answered all of our questions. The room was advertised as having a morning breakfast-they had nothing but coffee. When I asked the gal about the breakfast and coffee her response was "negative", I'm guessing that meant there will not be any! I would not recommend spending $150 a night to stay here!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness
Not clean !
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Jose Daniel Solano

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fue un buen lugar para dormir y descansar , volveria a quedarme en una próxima oportunidad.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

JOSE LUIS

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bastante práctico
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Tim

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Dan

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Jonathan

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025