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For the last several years we have participated in the “Scarecrow Walk” . The picture on the left is the scene I created last fall. There are lots of unusual pumpkins around our ball player. We cleaned up the spot late in the fall, most of the pumpkins had holes in them due to critters. … Read more
When you visit the Amana Colonies and you want to have a great meal, you can go to the Ronneburg Restaurant or the Ox-Yoke Inn where you will find a wonderful selection of Amana-German dishes as well as soups, salads, and sandwiches. You can go to Millstream’s Brau Haus and chose from a variety of … Read more
This summer we have changed room 1, The Trumpeter Swan room to a king-bed room! As part of our routine changing out of mattress sets, we decided to change the Trumpeter Swan room to a king-bed room. Now we have 3 king rooms, 1, 6, and 13. This room will rent for $144.00 plus tax. … Read more
Zuber’s is proud to be the recipient of a Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice award for 2022! Tripadvisor gives a Travelers’ Choice award to accommodations, attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travelers and are ranked within the top 10% of properties on Tripadvisor. Thanks so much to our guests that shared their experiences with … Read more
My how time flies! What a joy it has been meeting and enjoying getting to know guests at Zuber’s for 9 years! The the day we purchased Zuber’s, there was one couple staying at the hotel. We had gone to the bank, signed the papers, and poof! We are innkeepers WITH guests! We went back … Read more
This weekend I put out a few bunny decorations for Spring/Easter time. I found several at an antique shop I was in in Kansas City recently. They all look at home throughout the Wagon Wheel Room!
When we purchased Zuber’s, the theme of this room was hunting, which you’ll still see throughout. I added to the theme to reflect all types of ourdoor recreation in the area. Now you’ll see ideas of outdoor activities such as snow skiing, snow shoes (these skiis were in the Wagon Wheel Room when we purchased … Read more
The Trumpeter Swan The Trumpeter Swan is our first room when you go up the two steps into the lodging part of Zuber’s. This room has a queen bed in it and the bathroom has a shower and a jet tub. The theme of this room connects to the Amana Colonies in that Trumpeter Swans … Read more
This is the first in a series of blog posts about the 15 rooms at Zuber’s Homestead Hotel. The theme for each of our rooms has a connection to the Amana Colonies and to the state of Iowa. The theme for this room is baseball. Bill Zuber is the Amana connection as he had a … Read more
As we begin the winter and things slow down in the colonies, I decided it would be fun to start a string of blog posts that share information about each of our rooms as well as bits and pieces of information you may not know about the hotel and Amana Colonies history. As you may … Read more