Guest Housing
The Department of Residence offers a variety of
accommodations and services to meet the needs
of university sponsored guests and their families.
Guest rooms and apartments are located in two
housing areas on the Iowa State University campus.
A meal plan in any of the six dining centers on
campus is also available during the academic term.
Availability: Availability of guest rooms and apartments is determined on a first-come basis. When
inquiring about accommodations, please be prepared
to indicate the guest’s expected date and time of
arrival and date of departure. A one month
minimum stay is required in all guest
accommodations.
Reservations: To check on availability or make
reservations for a guest, please contact:
Linda Trudo
Dept. of Residence Administrative Office
1215 Friley Hall
Ames, Iowa 50012-0003
Phone:(515) 294-2900; Fax: (515) 294-0623
e-mail: Guesthousing@iastate.edu
Buchanan Hall Guest Rooms
Guesthousing
@
iastate.edu
Check in Hours for Buchanan Hall:
Buchanan Hall is a graduate and adult student
Room Furnishings: Furnishings include a tele-
residence hall. The first floor offers 18 rooms that are
available on a year-round basis for guests of the
phone, single bed, chest of drawers, and a desk
and chair. A 3.0 cubic foot refrigerator and cable
university who wish to live in a residence hall setting.
television are also provided in many guest rooms.
Guests who will be arriving at other times or during
a university holiday need to make advance
This suite-type arrangement provides a semi-private
bath shared by the occupants of two adjoining
Room Service: A blanket, pillow, bed and bath
linens, individual bath soap and drinking glass are
arrangements to check in by contacting the
Buchanan Hall office.
rooms. Both single and double occupancy rooms
are available. Cooking is allowed in kitchenettes
provided in guest rooms. Housekeeping service
includes weekly linen exchange and daily ex-
Extending Occupancy: Contact the Administra-
located on several floors in the building. Guest
rooms and common areas are air conditioned and
change of towels and washcloth. Housekeeping
cleans the room and bath on a regularly scheduled
tive Office prior to the expected check out date.
All requests will be subject to room availability.
smoke-free.
basis. Snack food and soft drink vending machines
and washers and dryers are also available.
A suite of double rooms (4 people total)
Check In: Please report to:
Buchanan Hall Office
Room 2726, Buchanan Hall
Ames, Iowa 50013-0003
(515) 294-5144
On the first working day after check in, the guest
must come to the Administrative Office, 1215 Friley,
to make payment arrangements. Payment for the
first month is due and payable at this time. Subsequent monthly rent payments must be made in the
Buchanan Hall at the corner of Lincoln Way
and Ash Avenue
Accounts Receivables Office, 1 Beardshear Hall.
A suite of single rooms (2 people total)
• Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
• Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
University Student Apartments
The furnished two bedroom guest apartments are
Parking: One parking space is provided for each
Guests arriving at other times or during university
located in University Village. Each apartment has
a kitchen, a carpeted living room, two bedrooms
apartment at no charge.
holidays need to make advance arrangements to
have their keys picked up from the USAC Office.
and a bathroom.
Prepayment: Guests guarantee a reservation by
paying a $300 prepayment. The prepayment is
Extending Occupancy: Guests must provide a new
Furnishings: One bedroom has a queen-size
bed; the other a set of bunk beds. The bathroom
applied to the first full month’s rent when the lease is
signed. If a guest cancels the reservation more than
vacate date to the USAC Office no less than 45
days before the original vacate date provided on
has bathtub-shower combination. All bed linens,
pillows, towels and wash cloths are provided.
30 calendar days prior to the expected arrival date,
a full refund of the prepayment will be issued. If
the reservation form. If the guest’s vacate date is
not changed, the apartment may be leased to
There is a window air conditioner unit in the living
room. Other furnishings include dining table and
a reservation is canceled within 30 days of the
expected arrival date, a $150 refund will be granted.
another guest.
four chairs, cable TV, iron and ironing board, and
vacuum cleaner. The kitchen has a refrigerator
Check In: Please report to:
and gas stove. There are dishes, utensils, pans,
baking dishes, toaster, coffee maker, hand mixer,
University Student Apartment Community
(USAC) Office
and a microwave.
100 University Village
Ames, Iowa 50010
Care of the Apartment: There is no housekeep-
Phone: (515) 294-5360; FAX: (515) 294-0651
ing service in the apartments. Residents are
expected to keep their own apartments clean, as
well as do their own laundry. Residents are
expected to provide upkeep of the bathroom
and kitchen areas. A small supply of cleaning
products is provided. A laundromat is located in
the University Village community.
Guest
Housing
@
Check In Hours for Apartments:
Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
DEPARTMENT
OF RESIDENCE
First Floor
Second Floor
• Furnished
Apartments
• Guest Rooms
Questions About?
• General housing
(lease, fees):
515-294-2900 or
800-854-9050 or
FAX: 515-294-0623
• International Education
Services:
515-294-1120
• Student Health Center:
515-294-5801
• Memorial Union guest
rooms:
515-292-1111
• University Book Store:
515-294-5684
• Accounts Receivable:
(billing) 515-294-7388
• www.public.iastate.edu/~residence/_info/living
• Dining Services
• Flexible Leases
Department of Residence
• Competitive
Rates