MonteBello Bed and Breakfast Inn

MonteBello Bed & Breakfast Inn
www.montebellobandbinn.com

3535 South 530th Ave | Ames, Iowa 50010 | 515 296-2181 or 515 290-3999 | info@montebellobandbinn.com

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MonteBello B&B Inn in its beautiful prairie setting overlooking a private lake

FIVE GUEST ROOMS
With Private Bathrooms
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Tabasco: This luscious green room imparts the mood of the jungle at Parque La Venta in Villahermosa, Tabasco.

Oaxaca: The rust-colored
walls are reminiscent of the walls of the ruins of Mitla, a site near Oaxaca City.

Chiapas: Hand-embroidered blouses adorn the walls painted turquoise, the color of the mountain lakes of Chiapas.

Veracruz: Enjoy the sunny bright yellow of the banana and pineapple plantations of coastal Mexico.

Yucatán: Relax in the "Room with 3 Views", caribbean blue walls and lots of photos of the Yucatán Peninsula.

Bienvenidos a MonteBello! Welcome to Iowa's Prairie Hacienda! Come and see why the popularity index at TripAdvisor ranks MonteBello Bed & Breakfast Inn #1 of the Bed and Breakfasts in Ames, Iowa. It has a warm relaxing atmosphere, unique charm, and gracious hospitality. The MonteBello is located just South of Highway 30 on University Blvd (formerly Elwood Drive), close to a variety of local and regional points of interest near Ames, Iowa. It is located:

2 miles South of Iowa State University
3 miles South of Ames' Main Street Cultural District
6 miles South of Ames' North Grand Mall
30 miles North of Des Moines,
40 miles from the Des Moines International Airport
GPS: Lat: 41.99336, Long: -93.64187 [view Google Map]

MonteBello B&B Inn Upcoming Events!

Family Reunions/Gatherings: We have group rates available and space for an afternoon together playing table games. Food can be either brought in or catered.

We have a map of the Tall Corn Tour of fun local places that you can take with you on your adventure in the Ames area!

Tamales 101: On December 2 & 3 and 9 & 10, 2011, we will be offering classes for making traditional style Tamales for people who want to learn how to make and eat the best Tamales ever! When the class is finished, you will be able to take home a dozen of your tamales to share with your friends and family.

**NEW**

"Frequent Inn-Flyer" punch cards...we keep track of them for you. On the tenth night, you get a free weeknight or a free night on the weekend, when two nights are booked! These ARE transferrable!

Recently, MonteBello B&B Inn was part of a collaboration of local businesses to put together a tour for Central Iowa. The map below is the result of their efforts. Click on the image below to download a full size map of the tour. We have made the map clickable, in case you want to go straight to the websites of these businesses.

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Find MonteBello B&B Inn on Facebook to discover more about our inimitable hospitality! We are happy to be there and hope that people will go and check out our page to see what we are about.

The Inn has a variety of rooms at your service:

Five spacious distinctive guest rooms
Hand-painted mural in entryway "The Encounter: The Meeting of Two Worlds", by resident artist, Mary Raap,
Beautiful sitting room and living room that include a library and local and Mexican artwork,
Open and colorful dining room,
Relaxing patio and Terraza with gorgeous dawn through dusk views of the lake and countryside.

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To keep up with our news, please take a look at our blog at MonteBello B&B Inn. We also have photos on Flickr here.

Innkeepers Daphne & Jaime Reyes
"We would love to meet you and make your visit the best experience you have ever had." Daphne and Jaime Reyes, Innkeepers

Living Room

kitchen
Colorful, spacious Kitchen

Dining Room

mural
Entryway mural, "The Encounter", created by resident artist, Mary Raap.

seven faces pyramid image
The Reyes family has a replica of the seven faces of the Temple of Quetzalcoatl in the Valley of Teotihuacan.

" Thank you very much for your hospitality & generous spirits. I so enjoyed the warm atmosphere and conversation!" Guest, November, 2006