Hotel Millwright opened in ... the largest in the Amana Colonies. Many guests have commented “we wanted to get out of the house,” Hayes says. Amana is, in normal times, a popular destination ...

Spread out in a loop across the fertile east central Iowa countryside, the seven villages that make up the Amana Colonies were ... Where to stay: The Guest House Motel in Amana.

The Amana Colonies Historical Sites Foundation has received a $131,500 grant from the national Save America's Treasures program for the continued restoration of the Upper South Hotel in South Amana.