Residence Inn by Marriott Des Moines Ankeny

I had a pleasant experience with this hotel, inasmuch as I merely slept there 2 nights and spent all the rest of my time elsewhere. The view out of my window was the rooftop A/C units above another part of the hotel, and the nightclub across the way offered direct line-of-sight into my room, so I kept the curtains drawn most of the time I was there. The room was clean, tidy, and spacious, and check-in/check-out were smooth and stress-free despite being a very busy weekend, from all appearances. The only jarring note was the ambient smell in the lobby & entrance, a peculiar blend of elegant fragrance with a musky scent like body odor, like what I would assume a professional baseball team's locker-room would smell like after a game. It wasn't necessarily off-putting, but it was prevalent and immediately noticeable upon entry from outside or from the elevators.

Nice place

n/a

We stayed with 2 adults 4 kids and the size was perfect. Great amenities, everything within walking distance and few miles from our baseball complex

Exceptional

A

Exceptional

Second floor rooms should be avoided if you like any view - the building design partially obstructs views.

Breakfast was good up until seeing the eggs. I understand that it makes sense to cook eggs they way in hotels. But, try to make it less watery next time. Drain out the egg pan more often. There was no signs of what the muffins was either. Waffle mix was too runny. Staff was very friendly

Very good

Excellent

Very good

Exceptional

Room was great. Loved the hotel!

Bottom of shower has started to fade with a black tint, looked slightly dirty, hotel is too short staffed, likely from corporate.

Wonderful kitchen, nice facility, perfect location for our stay Bottom of shower has started to fade with a black tint, looked slightly dirty, hotel is too short staffed, likely from corporate.

We have stayed here before and the service at the front desk was very kind and helpful. The room was clean and very nice! We would definitely recommend this hotel, and would stay here again!

location and facility. Better than expected

Very good

We were not given the room that we booked and when I tried to explain that to the girl at the front desk, she seemed too dim-witted to understand that we didn't want to buy an upgraded room. We just wanted the room that we paid for. Which was very uncomfortable and led to me not arguing with her and just taking the room that we were given. In that room. The utensils were Rusty and unusable, this and is a unacceptable situation for how much we spent on a single night. I would like a refund.