Planning an Event in Ottumwa
Coal was once its driving force in Ottumwa, the seat of Wapello County; in recent times, arts.
Ottumwa at a glance
Average hotel room cost
USD 83
Average meal cost
USD 46
Largest hotel
93 rooms
Total hotels
7
Total rooms
335
Number of convention centers
1
Convention center space
0 sq. ft.
Largest convention room
NaN sq. ft.
Highlights of Ottumwa
1. Highlight 1
The closest airport is Des Moines International (DSM), 85 miles to the northwest. It has good service from most points of North American. Ottumwa also is on the main California Zephyr-train rail line between Emeryville, California (opposite San Francisco) and Chicago.
2. Highlight 2
Chief among convention venues in Ottumwa is the state-of-the-art, 92,000-square-foot Bridge View Center, which has six meeting rooms for 100 persons and 10,000 square feet of exhibition space able to seat 500.
3. Highlight 3
Ottumwa special event venues include the Cedar Creek Golf Course, which organizes group tournaments and events in its clubhouse; The Beach, a huge water park with many options for events; the Wapello County Historical Society, and, in nearby Blakesburg, the Airpower Museum, which has 20,000 sq ft.