Hotels, Motels and Bed and Breakfast
MIU Guest & Conference Center
- Located on the MIU campus
- Phone: 641-451-1143
AmericInn by Wyndham Fairfield
- Distance to campus: 2.9 miles
- Address: 2104 S Main St, Fairfield, IA 52556
- MIU corporate rate available
- Phone: 866-441-9308
- Website
Super 8 by Wyndham Fairfield
- Distance to campus: 2.6 miles
- Address: 3001 W Burlington Ave, Fairfield, IA 52556
- Phone: (641) 469-2000
- Website
The Vedic Villa
- Distance to campus: 3.7 miles
- Phone: 641-451-7014
Rukmapura Park Hotel
- Distance to campus: 5.7 miles
- Address: 1702 Rukmapura Park, Fairfield, IA 52556
- Phone : (641) 472-1919
- Website
Airbnb
- Many attractive Fairfield listings
- Airbnb in Fairfield, IA
Food
Annapurna Dining Hall at the Argiro Student Center (immediately across the street from the Doshi Center for Integrative Medicine & Maharishi Ayurveda):
You may purchase meal passes at the Maharishi University Bookstore (downstairs in the same building). All meals $13, organic and vegetarian.
The Spice of India Restaurant:(641) 451-1453
A local authentic Indian restaurant that serves Panchakarma-friendly meals. Get a 10% discount by booking the day before.
Also on campus is Vishwa Shanti Cafe in the Argiro Student Center and the Golden Dome Market Cafe near the domes.
Transportation
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, approximately 1.5 hours away, is our nearest commonly used airport. The ground transportation fees vary but are approximately $90–$95 US from the airport to Fairfield.
From the Chicago International Airport, O’Hare, to Burlington, Iowa, Air Choice One (www.airchoiceone.com) offers a commuter flight for $45 USD. Burlington is a one hour drive away from Fairfield and the drivers charge around $70 USD.
Other airports are further away and more costly for ground transportation, although flights may be cheaper:
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) is about 2 hours away.
Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) in Moline is about 2 hours away.
The Chicago area airports are about 5 hours away.
Amtrak stops in Mt. Pleasant (nearest stop coming from Chicago) and in Ottumwa (nearest stop coming from the west).
There is a Trailways Bus station in Fairfield.
Local Drivers (Airport, Train Station, Local): Tom Farrer 319-217-1805 [email protected]
Cars can be rented at Hertz Rent-A-Car (641-682-1664) or Enterprise Rent-A-Car (641-682-2020) in Ottumwa, IA, which is 25 miles from Fairfield. One of their drivers can pick you up and take you to their office to get a rental car.
Taxicab service: 10-15 Transit: 800-227-6390, 1015transit.com
Ottumwa Cab: 641-682-5461 [email protected]
TM Information Center
The TM Information Center is a year-round resource for off-campus lodging, food, dining, transportation to and from airports and around town, medical resources, shopping and supplies, local maps when visitors come through Fairfield, information about TM activities both locally and throughout the country, and much more.
Contact information
The TM Information Center
110 N Main St., Fairfield, IA 52556 (just off the town square next door to Revelations Cafe)
Tel: (641) 209-7060
Email: [email protected]
You will find a friendly face, a cup of tea, some chocolates, a very comfortable setting to relax, and knowledgeable answers to most any inquiry at the TM Information Center. It is the Center’s mission to give support, and supply information about Fairfield and Maharishi Vedic City, to both visitors and residents.