Located in Moravia, Honey Creek Resort is in a state park, within a 15-minute drive of Rathbun Lake and Honey Creek State Park. .This family-friendly hotel is 8.2 mi (13.2 km) from Lake Rathbun Area and 10.5 mi (16.8 km) from Rathbun Wildlife Management Area.
What's nearby
Rathbun Lake - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
Honey Creek State Park - 13 min drive - 6.0 km
Lake Rathbun Area - 28 min drive - 16.7 km
Monroe County Courthouse - 34 min drive - 33.9 km
Lake Sundown - 40 min drive - 33.0 km
Restaurants
Louie's On The Lake - 23 min drive
Tackle This - 29 min drive
Fat Annies - 21 min drive
A Mexican Affair - 22 min drive
Lake Shore Lounge - 1 min walk
About this property
Honey Creek Resort
Beachfront hotel with a golf course and a 24-hour business center
Honey Creek Resort offers 133 accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. This Moravia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access, with a speed of 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices). Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on request.
Guests can play rounds at the 18-hole golf course and enjoy other recreation facilities including complimentary bicycles.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 133 guestrooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a golf course, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a picnic area.
For lunch or dinner, stop by Prairie Rose Bar & Grille, a restaurant that specializes in American cuisine. Dining is also available at the coffee shop/cafe, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are served on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include wired internet access (surcharge), a 24-hour business center, and a 24-hour front desk. Planning an event in Moravia? This hotel has 4300 square feet (399 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and 7 meeting rooms. Free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM on weekends.
Prairie Rose Bar & Grille - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available.
Amelia's Cafe - Onsite café. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi; wired internet (surcharge)
Parking and transport
Free uncovered self parking on site
RV/bus/lorry parking on site
Wheelchair-accessible parking available
Food and drink
Weekend cooked-to-order breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 10 to 30 for adults and USD 8 to 20 for children
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Snack bar/deli
Restaurants on site
Amelia's Cafe
Prairie Rose Bar & Grille
Things to do
18-hole golf course
Free bicycle rentals
Golf carts
Golf clubhouse
Golf clubs/equipment
Golf driving range
Golf lessons
Hiking/biking trails
Playground
Pro golf shop
Family friendly
Children's books
Children's games
Cot (surcharge)
High chair
In-room microwave
Laundry facilities
Playground
Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
Snack bar/deli
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Guest services
Change of bedsheets (on request)
Change of towels on request
Housekeeping (on request)
Business services
24-hour business centre
4,300 square feet of conference space
7 meeting rooms
Outdoors
Barbecue grill
In a state park
On the beach
Picnic area
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 21
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
A late check-out fee will be charged
Special check-in instructions
Guests will receive an email within 7 days before arrival with check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Renovations and closures
This property is closed from October 31 2025 to July 1 2026 (dates subject to change).
The following facilities or services will be unavailable from October 27 2025 to May 1 2026 (dates subject to change):
Swimming pool
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
2 total (up to 80 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Children can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for USD 10.0 per night
Payment types
Important information
Optional extras
Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately USD 10 to 30 for adults, and USD 8 to 20 for children
Pet fee: USD 25 per accommodation, per night
Service animals are exempt from fees
Late check-out is available for a fee (subject to availability)
Crib (infant bed) fee: USD 10.0 per night
Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
We should mention
Reservations are required for golf tee times; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Property is also known as
Honey Creek Resort State Park Moravia
Honey Creek State Park Moravia
Honey Creek Resort State Park Iowa/Moravia
Honey Creek Resort State Park Hotel Moravia
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Honey Creek Moravia
Honey Creek Resort State Park
Honey Creek Resort Hotel
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Honey Creek Resort Hotel Moravia
Reviews
Honey Creek Resort Reviews
8.4
Very good
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This was the perfect vacation spot with our 3 year old!! Everything was in one place and we didn’t need to leave. We will be back every year!
I do have some suggestions for management:
-it would be great to receive a handout of all of the activities available at the property. We had no idea about the beach or bike rentals! And it would be helpful to know the hours of the waterpark and restaurant.
-it would be awesome if the restaurant had an option for lunch sacks to allow guests to head down to the beach, have a picnic on the property, etc.
-be thoughtful about rainy days. There is not much to do if it rains and the waterpark does not open until 11 am. Could you show movies in the event space? Or find a way to use that space to entertain littles?
Planned to stay there for water park, website showed no issues, showed up for reservation, checked in and was THEN told after we asked that the waterpark was closed. Bathtub was dirty, refrig was stocked with someone elses stuff and almost have me someone else's room but another employee caught the mistake.
We came to watch my daughter play her colligate golf game at The Preserve. The course was beautiful. The hotel is very well kept and the staff is very nice.
Our stay was great! My only complaint is that they are very short staffed in the restaurant. We had to wait a long time for service and our food. And they were often out of what we had ordered. But the staff they did have, were very pleasant.
The Honey Creek $25 per day “resort” fee is ridiculous, a sham. The “resort” is an indoor pool, which is open only a few hours per day. It is an excuse to charge a higher rate. The hotel is shabby, wallpaper peeling off the walls, dirty carpets and rooms. The mattresses are all old, like hollowed out peanut shells, and need replacement. I had 2 rooms booked for several days, and had to request room changes for both. I will not stay here again or recommend Honey Creek to anyone.
We need to come back here when we have more time to enjoy all the fun things to do here!
Mindy
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
6/10 Okay
Kaitlin
Travelled with family and small children
10 Sept 2022
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Honestly, we were impressed with what the resort has to offer in terms of activities & our kids enjoyed that part. We were extremely disappointed in the cleanliness - we found bags of food & kids sippy cups under our bed. There wére cigarette butts all over the property.
The food was wonderful, but none of the patio tables had been cleaned off when we arrived. That could have been due to it being the end of Labor Day weekend and being short of staff. Just a guess. We had excellent service from the staff that was there.
Loved the living room /dining table in the middle of the hall - we used that for our large family reunion hangout area. The stairways were filthy/ needed vacuuming!
When we checked in the lady made us feel like she was justvthere because it is her job. Didn't see very personable. You would think what you pay for the rooms the price of food would be reasonable. It was expensive. There was not a lot to do for a couple there. We stayed in our room most the time. We paid extra for a lake view and we got a good view of unkept trees and a Porta Potty. We will not be back.