This couple offers one far more than visits to quilt stores, although those are gems in and of…read morethemselves. Besides meeting the interesting people on the tour, guests are entertained with historical highlights of many sites along the way and are treated to the food of many high quality restaurants the price of which is included with the cost of the tour. Letty L.

Great trips, good buses and drivers, good hotels and great restaurants suggestions. Nancy and Denny…read moretake care of anything that comes up.

Super fun, different activity to do with friends or family. My particular group was 4, but you can…read morealso do a 2 person rail car. We selected the latest 8pm ride to enjoy the summer sunset. I do recommend bringing a sweatshirt for the trip back. The trip is 12 miles out to a quaint little spot along the Des Moines River & 12 miles back. I will say although it's a pedal yourself type activity- there is one main "captains seat" which keeps tension on the chain and the rail car moving without everyone else pedaling. This makes the activity doable for almost anyone. Tip: bring a little cooler with snacks and drinks to hang out at the outdoor lighted area's. Trust me you won't regret it! Pro tip: Bug spray, as the ride is through heavily wooded areas.

We had been wanting to do this forever, but the timing finally worked out! Make sure to book early…read more(especially weekends) because they fill up fast. We did the 7:00 sunset ride and it was beautiful out! The check in and set up was smooth and efficient. Staff was friendly and informative throughout the whole process. The ride was a total of 12.2 miles but I didn't even sweat because the rail car does most of the work for you. They give you a break at the landing halfway (bring drinks or snacks) and then you ride back. Beautiful views of Iowa!

I visited Hansen's a couple of weeks ago with my boyfriend and his family. His parents said that we…read morewere going to a farm to milk a cow, so I decided to join them. When we got there, I wasn't sure what to expect. Everything looked okay, and we were lured by all the ice cream flavors, so I was not prepared for what was to come. We jumped on an open air vehicle to begin our tour. We stopped at the place where they have the cows all separated by age: calves, younger ones, and adults. We were first given the opportunity to feed the babies, which is when my horror began. I had the chance to feed a five-day old calf that was HORRIFIED. I didn't want to play into this game at first, but I overheard that the calf was being a brat; rather than allowing others to make it more scared, I decided to step in to bottle feed it. I learned that the cows are taken from their mothers at birth so they don't attach, and the tour guide had the nerve to tell is that their moms don't care. I get that this is standard practice at milk factories, but please don't insult our intelligence. Then we move on to the factory part, where we see the cows lined up and attached to the devices that are milking them. My horror grew. We learned there about the artificial insemination, got to see some cows not wanting to be herded in, and our tour guide saying they "should get over it," as it will be over in a few minutes. And of course, this is where the tour group is invited to milk one of the cows. I couldn't do it, but the rest of my group was happy to do so. I know that what I saw isn't likely even close to the horrors of the milking practices of most milk factories, but this was enough to make me want to cry. Then we moved on to another part of the farm, where the cows are kept in filthy and crowded conditions. We were told that they prefer to be in there and not roam because they don't feel safe roaming in pastures... what?! I couldn't do it anymore; I had to step away. Then they showed us their kangaroo collection. I don't know much about kangaroos, so nothing to say here about whether or not this was a happy situation. The kangaroos were just lying there looking bored or hot. The tour ended by us trying their ice cream, cheese curds, and butter (which they had us make). This part would have been fun, had I not been traumatized already. Again, I can imagine that this is the "nice" version of what happens in most milk factories, so thank you, Hansen's for giving me a glimpse.

We took our two grandchildren, aged 3 and 5. They absolutely loved the kangaroos, chocolate milk…read moreand the ice cream that was included in the ticket price. They also enjoyed bottle feeding the calves, the cheese curds and wagyu beef sticks. The 5 year old even milked a cow! It was a very well run tour! They had tables set up with our names ready to wait for everyone to arrive. They also gave out crayons and sheets for the children to color. We then loaded up on a tractor drawn trolley to take us to the farm. Our large group was divided into two groups. 1/2 went to the kangaroos and the other 1/2 to the calves. We were given slices of bread to feed the kangaroos. It was fun for the adults too, lol! When then moved on to bottle feed the calves, then visit the heifers and then the milking room. We were provided with some very interesting facts as we went along. We then visited with their 2 one year old female kangaroos. Super cute! We loaded up on the trolley to return to the main building. There they provided us with a choice of whole milk or chocolate milk, plates of curds and beef sticks. They also had jars of heavy cream for us to make butter. 5-6 minutes of shaking and we had butter! We then were able choose from around 20 flavors of ice cream. Very delicious! We watched a video on the making of their products and had the chance to purchase items. This was the second time we had visited the dairy in the last 2 years. This was just as enjoyable as the first time. I highly recommend this for anyone with young children! Or even adults! We'll take the grands again in a couple of years. Thank you for a wonderful time Hansen family!

I am not sure how this place is a Premier. Short staffed at every level. The sink has not…read moredrained since we arrived, it looks like tobacco or dirt.

We recently, the week before Christmas, stayed at the BW Premier Ankeny. We were passing through…read morethe Area and had a good experience when we stayed at this hotel before so, we thought we would stay there again. This time we found the Hotel to be exceptionally quiet, well appointed for the level of the hotel, and a good place to stay to catch a few winks and then continue our journey. There was one thing that was disappointing and that was the lack of a complimentary breakfast. In the past they had an extensive and excellent breakfast that was a draw for us. I am not sure if the change was a seasonal decision or if the hotel is simply not getting the number of reservations necessary to support that service. Whatever the reason it is a clear distinction between this property and others are the same level and reaching the same customer base. f that is something you want in your hotel stay, you will need to look somewhere else. After all there are at least 6 hotels/motels within about 3 blocks of each other including this one. Overall, this is a nice, quiet, well done hotel. Keep up the good work and I'm sure we will stay there again.

I've been to a lot of movie theaters in my life... Big, sprawling, stadium seating theaters with…read morechandeliers and surround sound. I've been to the El Capitan on a premiere night. The theatre I grew up with had 20 screens, and it was surrounded by a plaza of food and activities. Gladbrook theater is still the coolest movie theater I've ever been to. Ever. Yeah, I suppose you could say it's because it was novel to me. It was cute and quaint, and the fact that it only shows one movie at a time is funny... but that's not what was so cool. What's cool is that the little town in the middle of corn fields and air decided they wanted a theater, and they did it. It's run by volunteers, and it's probably only frequented by the people who live near the town, but it's awesome. The place was clean, the snacks were cheap, and the movie selection for the night I was in town was perfect. I saw Wreck It Ralph in a little theater on a cold snowy night in Gladbrook, Iowa, with my boyfriend and two other awesome guys, one of whom was wearing a Teemo hat. Pretty great memory, I should think. I do think, in fact. If you live near here and you haven't stopped by, you really should. This place is great and definitely needs to be supported.

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This is a total scam. They should be in jail. They took our money and never actually made a…read morereservation. We were sent false paperwork and then they called and said our flight was canceled and they would refund us after multiple emails that never happened and our four month period to make an appeal with our credit card had expired.

A complete and total scam. They are thieves, after taking your money and generating an itinerary…read morethat they send you, you will receive a notification that the flight has been canceled. Apparently they claim to use Travelocity but after calling Travelocity I come to find out that they never booked the flight in the fist place. Of course they refused to issue a refund because "all sales are final" This site is to be avoided 100%

From the time we checked in until we left the staff was very friendly. Our room was mostly clean…read morebeside a object under the bed housekeeping missed and the beds where pretty comfortable. The water park was very cool and my kids loved it. The life guards where very attentive and friendly. We did wish the large slides where open but we understand maintenance. We will for sure come back down during the winter for a long weekend getaway to enjoy the Tiki Bar and slides.

DO NOT STAY HERE!!! if there was a zero star rating I would be choosing that. this hotel is…read moreabsolutely disgusting. the rooms were so gross. from the floor looking like it has never been vacuumed before, to the smell in the hallways it was all just bad. we originally came for a baseball tournament but decided to stay at a hotel with a water park- big mistake. not only was the water park slide closed due to "maintenance" the pool water was cloudy and mold around the pool. we ended up checking out after 1 night because me and my husband couldn't stand how awful the room was. barf pay to stay elsewhere!