we stayed at the sheraton in iowa city on 2/22/07. if you want to party and be close to the downtown bars, this is your hotel. good price, and the beds are comfortable. on the other hand, if you have a family, i was a little disappointed. this hotel appeared to have more of the partiers, and less of the families stay there over time. it was seemed dirty throughout. the whirlpool didn't work for the 24 hour period we were there. i called twice to have it fixed both the night before and next day and it wasn't fixed. they also couldn't seem to keep towels in the pool area, even tho few were there. it took two calls, on separate occassions for this to happen also. hotwire calls this a 3.5, that seems generous, a 3 rating would be plenty high. on a positive note i complained about the above issues, and they gave us 4 free breakfast buffets, which made the stay pretty cheap. parking is $8 and there is a charge for the fitness room.