Hotel Grinnell Downtown, an Ascend Collection Hotel

Our award-winning boutique hotel in the heart of downtown Grinnell offers an extraordinary experience entrenched in the local history of our charming town. Originally built in 1921, as a junior high school that served the community until the 1970s, Hotel Grinnell, an Ascend Collection™ Hotel will delight and surprise even the savviest of travelers. You’ll stay in a stylish guest room that was once a classroom full of students. The gymnasium is now our event venue that can accommodate up to 300 guests. What was a locker room serves as our lounge and bar. We invite you to indulge in complimentary breakfast each morning and contemporary comfort that embraces luxury while celebrating both the old and the new.