Davenport is located around the Mississippi River from Iowa. It is the county seat of Scott County. It was founded on May 14, 1836 by a certain Antoine LeClaire, after the signing of the peace treaty that ended the Black Hawk War. The town’s name is derived from Antoine LeClaire’s friend, Colonel George Davenport.
Davenport has a population of 98,359 as of the year 2000. Its current mayor is Bill Gluba. Palmer College of Chiropractic and Saint Ambrose University are its 2 main institutions, making it the “cradle of wellness technique and chiropractic.”
Davenport boasts of several popular music festivals such as the Mississippi Valley Fair, the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival (dedicated to Bix Beiderbecke), and the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival. There’s even the Bix 7, a 7-mile foot race that runs through one of the festivals mentioned above.
When you visit Davenport, you can stay at any of its relaxing hotels such as:
Clarion Hotel Conference Center
This hotel is located at 5202 Brady Street Davenport, IA 52806. It is conveniently located off Interstate 80, just a few miles from the Mississippi River. Popular activities in the region include skating, walking, and biking along its scenic trails.
This pet-friendly hotel is in close proximity to attractions such as the IMAX Theater, Figge Museum of Art, and the Putnam Museum of Natural History and Science. Hotel amenities and facilities include 288 elegant guest rooms, free airport-hotel transfers, high-speed wireless Internet, hot tubs, heated indoor pools, a game room, fitness center, and secretarial services, as well as banquet rooms, spaces for meetings, fax and copy services.
Each room is equipped with a hair dryer, coffee maker, video game console, iron with ironing board, and even a whirlpool tub, as well as refrigerators, balconies, and microwaves. You can even opt for disabled and non-smoking rooms. Check in time is 3PM while check out time is 12NN.
La Quinta Inn Davenport
This 3-star pet-friendly hotel is located at 3330 East Kimberly Road Davenport, IA 52807. Enjoy stylish accommodations and close proximity to all that Davenport has to offer. It is only 8 miles from the Quad Cities International Airport and downtown Davenport. It is also very close to shopping areas, restaurants and John Deere. You can also find the Mississippi River and casinos, as well as the largest golf course in the region.
The hotel offers a host of amenities and facilities, including an on-site fitness center, year-round heated indoor pool, free breakfast and newspaper, plus meeting spaces that can accommodate up to 3,000 guests, plus high-end Internet access. speed and laundry facilities.
It has a total of 129 rooms on its 2 floors. Each room is secured with color televisions, data ports, ironing boards, coffeemakers, and touch-tone phones. They also offer free local calls, newspaper, hairdryer and alarm clock. Nearby restaurants include Applebee’s, Red Lobster, Bennigan’s, and Village Inn, among others. The hotel accepts all major credit cards and coupons, as well as certificates, traveler’s checks, and coupons.
Fairfield Inn Davenport
This smoke-free hotel is located at 3206 East Kimberly Road Davenport, IA 52807. It is very close to the North Park Mall, home to JC Penney, Dillards, Younkers and Sears. Alcoa, John Deere, Rhythm City, Jumera and the Isle of Capri casinos are close by.
They have a total of 62 rooms that feature complimentary deluxe continental breakfast, alarm clock, air conditioning, hairdryer, cable TV and pay-per-view movies, as well as complimentary refrigerators, microwave ovens, and high-speed wireless Internet. . These rooms were renovated last spring 2004. Cribs and rollaway beds can also be requested.