Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport/Conf Center

My room had sliding doors to the courtyard and the play area plus pool! Had the time of our lives! Relaxed by the room while family an friends ran an played to there hearts content. Enjoyed every moment of shear comfort! The kids loved that they could play an swimm come back to the room an be totally happy with the tv or rest in a comfy bed!!!

If you like super small bathrooms
And getting lost in long halls…
If you like really loud neighbors
And seeing mice by the doors…
If you like swimming in lobbies
And taking elevators, then stairs…
If you enjoy getting prank calls
And walking 6 miles for ice…
The highlight of our stay was that the room was clean and the staff friendly (even if they were actually eating at the front desk and I had to wait for the clerk to finish chewing to check me in).
The bed was comfortable enough but if you are looking for a typical modern Holiday Inn & Suites, run away. If, however, you long for the nostalgic experience that only your 1980’s hotel from family vacations of years gone by can give… book this hotel asap!
You can look forward to greasy looking carpeted hallways, performing aquatic dance to entertain other hotel guests (since the pool is located in a central lobby area with rooms facing it on all sides and breakfast tables all around it). You will be thrilled to help your kids get back to nature as they see lovely little mice running right by the door to the inside of the hotel. Don’t worry, they aren’t afraid of people at all, you might even get them to eat out of your hand if you bring some cheese!
You can get lost in the extremely long hallways as well. I would suggest leaving breadcrumbs, but remember the mice?
Do you worry that you will spoil your children and they won’t be able to overcome obstacles as adults? Rent this room and ask them to do any two of a million possible tasks in the miniature bathroom. The kicker for me was really that the bathroom is soooo tiny that you cannot close the door while simultaneously having a bath mat on the floor, nor can you close the door while sitting on the toilet.
Do you enjoy hilarious telephone classics like «Is your refrigerator running?» at 10pm from other people’s small children? Or making 4 turns down multiple hallways to locate an ice machine without any signs to guide you? If so, this is the hotel for you!
Are you the type who enjoys fun little surprises like that the room you booked requires not only an elevator ride to the 3^rd floor, but also walking up some stairs once you arrive on the 3^rd floor? (To be perfectly fair, this was mentioned at check-​in and they were able to relocate us to a room in which we could actually use the hotel cart to move our stuff, I just thought you should be forewarned that stairs and not being able to use the cart to relocate your belongings is a possibility.)
You too can have flashbacks to every Holiday Inn you were ever subjected to as a young child on those epic family vacays! Don’t deprive your children by staying at some nice new shiny hotel, stay here and share the memories. ;)
At least the wifi works so I could communicate my experience here.

It’s an airport hotel. Hotel shuttle. 5 min from airport. Indoor pool and gym.
Room was older but CLEAN and quiet.
Dinner style restaurant breakfast will set you back around $ 10. Coffee was better then most «better» hotel chains. Breakfast was cooked correctly hot and good with over easy being over easy.
Good for groups as well as families and singles.

The hotel is not modern however the small Café had a good breakfast; the Fitness Center which is must for me was awesomely stocked with machines, weights, weighted balls, etc. Our room was decent for 4; we didn’t care for the swimming pool located on the center of the hotel but it does have a game room for kids. It was in a good location to shop the Mall and visit the Cheesecake Factory! I would return to this hotel.

Here for a conference and the facility did a fine job accommodating our large group. Staff is courteous and professional. Facilities were spacious. Tables were set up well and little to no crowding. Lunch was decent but take your own of they ‘include te meal’ because accommodating a low carb diet doesn’t happen. :(you can order at the deli which does have some nice choices to choose from. There is a nice pool and sauna. Large weight room. Place is clean and family friendly. Parking is spacious so wrap around to the back of the building for extra spaces and an easy to use entrance.

Nice place for a hotel that has been here all of my life. Nice staff and property appears to be well maintained and rooms are fairly current even with HD TV, but my complaint is NO H.D. Signal. Why go through all the bother then. Last but not least my new hotel pet peeve.
Dear Hotelier do you honestly believe I buy thin sandpaper for toilet appear at home?
If the answer is No, well you know what you should do.

Shuttle-​bus driver was extremely unnecessarily rude. upon us exiting the vehicle, the driver got out and approached us in a very aggressive manner and proceeded to argue with me.
I spoke with the management and they seemed to care less, not even an apology.
please avoid this dump at all costs.
Thanks.

What a great hotel.
You are literally across the street from the airport — and yea, just what you’re thinking… how the hell could you hear yourself think?! But in fact, I only heard one plane during my entire stay.
The staff was very nice and informative — and the rooms were exactly what you would expect them to be. Really nice for what it is.
Large flat screen tv — comfy pillows and a large soft bed. Nothing to Ooooo and Ahhhh over — but pleasantly surprised when I opened my door.
The food from the grill was better than i expected, and the price is right for what you get.
Great stay. Highly recommended.

Friendly staff. Could use updating, but has everything you would expect from a standard Holiday Inn.

Have stayed there to attend conference. Nice place. The banquet meal was nothing special, though the servers did a great job.

Had to stay here prior to my wonderful experiences at MEPS the next day, so I can’t comment on prices, my room was paid for courtesy of the government. The beds were comfortable and the room was nice and clean. The elevator was scary and probably built circa 1946. In fact, I’m sure the elevator is older than the hotel. I can’t comment on too much else since I arrived pretty late and had to be out by 4am. I do recall seeing a small fitness room that had a few treadmills and stationary bikes. Also, they must have had a pool made of magic because I could smell the pool but was unable to see it.

Stayed here on a few occasions but not anymore. Best to stay at Hampton, Fairfield or Radisson down the street. People are nice but needs updating. I have been to several conferences in the «dome» and I still see the same dirt and garbage stuck to the screen that covers the dome. Rooms are just ok.