The main building on the west side of the street might be fantastic. Doubtful, but it might be. The annex on the east side of the street is poor. Probably an old motel they refurbished and added to the Rodeway.
No hot water when they are doing laundry. You have to wait a half an hour after they finish laundry to have any hot water.
Entry door faces west and gets hot in the sun and stops working. You have to block the sun for a while to cool off the lock so they key card works.
Once inside, the dead bolt didn't work. The door still locked and there was still a chain. Inside surface of the door had two pieces of tape covering holes caused by...bullets? I don't know.
The TV was a tiny monitor, 24 inches maybe, floating on the big bare wall. Humorous to look at, but not so fun to watch. But at least there was a remote - unlike in a friend's room in the same building.
The room was reasonably clean and the staff was reasonably helpful in addressing our concerns. Not going to throw the staff under the bus. Ownership and management? Yeah, they are under it.
We got the room for $105/night all in on Memorial Day weekend. In the Okoboji area, that's pretty cheap. Our expectations were low and the Rodeway Inn failed to meet them.