On Saturday, Bob and I drove 4 hours from Minneapolis to Storm Lake, Iowa for a visit with Bob’s mom. It was a good visit, and she had her house fully decorated for the holidays.
From Storm Lake, we drove 2 hours to Perry, Iowa, to check out Hotel Pattee and the small community, both of which are new to us. The Hotel Pattee is a cute boutique hotel done in the Prairie Style, made famous by Frank Lloyd Wright. It has 40 themed rooms, a bowling alley, a restaurant and lounge, and a library. One of the best parts of the hotel, which we didn’t get a photo of is the adorable Lopso, the hotel’s resident (3 legged) dog.
Perry, Iowa, is a small town of just under 8,000 people in Dallas County, Iowa. The hotel lies in the heart of the small downtown area, which has a great biking trail, lots of public art, and a number of downtown buildings that are listed on the National Historic Register.
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