Every lodging property in Ames, Iowa on FEMA's Hotel and Motel National Master List, the list of fire-safety compliant properties that federal travelers must use to be reimbursed for lodging. Snapshot of October 27, 2026.
Ordered by name. The FEMA ID is the key to confirm a property on FEMA's site.
| Property | Address | ZIP | Phone | Type | Stories | Sprinklers | FEMA ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AmericInn by Wyndham | 2507 SE 16th St | 50010 | 515-233-1005 | Hotel/Motel | 2 | Yes | IA365 |
| Baymont Inn and Suites | 1605 S Dayton Pl | 50010 | 515-232-0689 | Hotel/Motel | 2 | No | IA5059 |
| Best Western University Park Inn & Suites-Ames | 2500 University Blvd | 50010 | 515-296-2500 | Hotel/Motel | 2 | Yes | IA0113 |
| Comfort Inn & Suites | 603 S 16th St | 50010 | 515-663-9555 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | No | IA5348 |
| Country Inn and Suites by Radisson Ames IA | 2605 SE 16th St | 50010 | 515-233-3935 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | Yes | IA335 |
| Courtyard by Marriott Ames | 311 S 17th St | 50010 | 515-620-5910 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | No | IA5449 |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | 2137 Isaac Newton Dr | 50010 | 515-232-4000 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | Yes | IA5417 |
| Fairfield Inn & Suites | 2137 Isaac Newton Dr | 50010 | 515-232-4000 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | Yes | IA5105 |
| Grandstay Residential Suites | 1606 S Kellogg Ave | 50010 | 515-232-8363 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | No | IA5071 |
| Hampton Inn & Suites Ames | 2100 SE 16th St | 50010 | 515-232-5510 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5258 |
| Heartland Inn | 2600 SE 16th St | 50010 | 515-233-6060 | Hotel/Motel | 2 | No | IA0039 |
| Hilton Garden Inn Ames | 1325 Dickinson Ave | 50014 | 515-233-8000 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | Yes | IA5140 |
| Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ames | 2600 E 13th St | 50010 | 515-232-2300 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | Yes | IA5057 |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton Ames | 2125 Isaac Newton Drive | 50010 | 214-441-0434 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5472 |
| Iowa State Memorial Union | Iowa State University | 50011 | 515-294-2300 | Hotel/Motel | 1 | Yes | IA0060 |
| MAA AMBE INC /D B A DAYS INN | 229 S Duff Ave | 50010 | 515-232-0280 | Hotel/Motel | 2 | Yes | IA5401 |
| Microtel Inn & Suites | 2216 Se 16TH St | 50010 | 515-233-4444 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | Yes | IA0314 |
| New Frontier Motel | W Lincoln Way | 50010 | 515-532-2344 | Hotel/Motel | 1 | Yes | IA0069 |
| Quality Inn & Suites Starlite Conference Center | 2601 E13th St | 50010 | 515-232-9260 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | No | IA5014 |
| Radisson Hotel Ames Conference Center at ISU | 2609 University Blvd | 50010 | 515-268-8808 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5300 |
| Sleep Inn and Suites Ames near ISU Campus | 1310 Dickinson Ave | 50014 | 515-337-1171 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | No | IA5232 |
| Sonesta Essential Hotels | 1400 S Dayton Pl | 50010 | 515-239-9999 | Hotel/Motel | 2 | Yes | IA5053 |
| Spark by Hilton Ames | 2609 University Blvd | 50010 | 515-259-1973 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5515 |
| SpringHill Suites | 1810 SE 16th St | 50010 | 515-598-8900 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5422 |
| Staybridge Suites | 2111 Isaac Newton Dr | 50010 | 515-735-4960 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5397 |
| Super 8 | 1418 S Dayton Ave | 50010 | 515-232-6510 | Hotel/Motel | 3 | No | IA5063 |
| The Hotel At Gateway Center | 2100 Grn Hills Dr | 50010 | 515-292-8600 | Hotel/Motel | 8 | Yes | IA0299 |
| TownePlace Suites by Marriott | 1523 S Dayton Pl | 50010 | 515-232-5500 | Hotel/Motel | 4 | Yes | IA5419 |
| University Inn | 316 S Duff | 50010 | 515-232-0280 | Hotel/Motel | 1 | Yes | IA0087 |
Being on this list means the property has certified compliance with the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990: hard-wired smoke detectors in every guest room and an automatic sprinkler system in buildings of four or more stories. Travel and expense systems check the FEMA ID of the booked property against the list before reimbursing lodging. The list changes without notice, so confirm the FEMA ID on FEMA's site or through the API on the day of booking. The list says nothing about price: the nightly ceiling comes from the GSA per diem rate for Ames, Iowa.
The request that returns this page's properties, 50 per page. The API also looks a property up by FEMA ID or ZIP code and searches the list by name.
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ "https://api.allowancesapi.com/v1/fema/hotels/state/IA?city=Ames"{
"as_of": "2026-10-27",
"limit": 50,
"offset": 0,
"results": [
{
"city": "Ames",
"fema_id": "IA365",
"name": "AmericInn by Wyndham",
"phone": "515-233-1005",
"property_type": "Hotel/Motel",
"sprinklers": true,
"state": "IA",
"stories": 2,
"street": "2507 SE 16th St",
"zipcode": "50010"
}
],
"total": 29
}The Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 requires federal employees on official travel to stay in lodging that meets its fire safety standards: hard-wired smoke detectors in every guest room and an automatic sprinkler system in buildings of four or more stories. FEMA's U.S. Fire Administration keeps the national list of properties that have certified compliance; each one has a FEMA ID. 29 properties in Ames, Iowa are on the list as of October 27, 2026.
No. The FEMA list only confirms fire safety compliance; it says nothing about price. The nightly lodging ceiling for Ames, Iowa is set separately by the GSA per diem rate. A reimbursable stay needs both: a property on this list and a room rate within the applicable lodging per diem.
FEMA publishes the current list only, without an effective date. Allowances API downloads it every day and this page shows the snapshot of October 27, 2026. Properties can be added or removed at any time, so confirm a property by its FEMA ID on the FEMA site before booking.
Allowances API is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any U.S. Government agency. The list is re-published as downloaded from FEMA; properties are grouped by city as spelled in the source.