Black Hawk Hotel

Top choice in Iowa


This is the longest continuously operating hotel west of the Mississippi and a true treasure of downtown Cedar Falls. Open since 1853, it's been kept in fine fettle ever since. There are 28 rooms in the historic hotel and 15 cheaper ones in a modern building behind it. The restaurant and bar serve innovative and farm-fresh food and drinks.


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