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Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown

3.0 star property

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Lobby sitting area
Property amenity
Lobby

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Hot Tub
  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
100 SW Water Street, Des Moines, IA, 50309
  • Science Center of Iowa
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Des Moines Civic Center
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Principal Park
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪24 min drive‬

Room options

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 589 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Suite, 2 Bedrooms

  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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37-inch TV with cable channels

Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 439 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

View all photos for Basic Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hearing Accessible)

Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, blackout drapes, iron/ironing board

Basic Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed (Hearing Accessible)

  • 439 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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  • Breakfast included
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About the neighborhood

Des Moines

With a stay at Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown, you'll be centrally located in Des Moines, a 2-minute drive from Wells Fargo Arena and 5 minutes from Drake University. .This hotel is 11.4 mi (18.4 km) from Jordan Creek Town Center and 4 mi (6.5 km) from Iowa State Fairgrounds.

What's nearby

  • Des Moines Civic Center - 5 min walk
  • Principal Park - 6 min walk
  • Hy Vee Hall - 12 min walk
  • Iowa Events Center - 13 min walk
  • Wells Fargo Arena - 14 min walk

Getting around

  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Starbucks - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Royal Mile - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing Company - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪El Bait Shop - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Fongs Pizza - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown

Hotel with free breakfast, near Wells Fargo Arena
Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown offers 127 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium cable channels. Accommodations at this 3-star hotel have kitchens with refrigerators, stovetops, microwaves, and separate dining areas.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and complimentary toiletries. Hypo-allergenic bedding, change of towels, and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 127 guestrooms, featuring kitchens with refrigerators and ovens. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and microwaves.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an indoor pool, a hot tub, and a fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, a fireplace in the lobby, and a picnic area.
Grab a bite from the grocery/convenience store serving guests of Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown. Meet other guests and eat at the complimentary reception. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Planning an event in Des Moines? This hotel has 388 square feet (36 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and a meeting room. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:30 AM. The hotel offers a complimentary manager's reception on select days.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (USD 20 per day)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free manager's reception

Things to do

  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Spa tub
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • In-room kitchen
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Free grocery shopping service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business center
  • 388 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Elevator
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Height-adjustable showerhead
  • Lever door handles
  • Low-height door lock
  • Low-height electrical outlets in bathroom
  • Low-height view port in door
  • Transfer shower
  • Visual alarms in hallways
  • Wheelchair-accessible business center
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible public washroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

More

  • 5 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Double-glazed windows
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegan dining options
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 37-inch TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Ice maker
  • Kitchen
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Separate dining area
  • Stovetop

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Living room
  • Phone
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Late check-in fee
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The property will be renovating from November 15 2024 to November 14 2025 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
  • Exterior
  • Lobby
During renovations, the hotel will make every effort to minimize noise and disturbance.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total (up to 50 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Deposit: USD 30 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service fee: 4.0 percent

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: USD 20.00 per day
  • Pet fee: USD 100 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)

We should mention

The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Residence Inn By Marriott Des Moines Downtown Iowa
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Residence Inn Moines Downtown
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Residence Inn Des Moines Downtown Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 263 out of 460 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 117 out of 460 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 460 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 25 out of 460 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 19 out of 460 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Mary

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great hotel. No house keeping was disappointing.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Business traveler, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Des Moines Go To Spot... Great parking situation
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Spencer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
My son went to the swimming pool area and stepped on glass while walking to the pool. Some blood but not serious. Our fold out couch bed had large metal spring sticking out of the side! I considered it dangerous! We had an extra pillow and blanket brought up. When the lady delivered the pillow and blanket we showed her the metal spring sticking out of the fold out bed. She agreed it was a danger and she would tell her manager and have them call me. Quite disappointing no follow up from the manager! I will say the staff at the front desk when we checked in were extremely polite and professional! Due to NO follow up from the manager we will not stay at this hotel again. This is sad to see for the awesome staff at the front desk they have to have this underperforming management! we stayed in room 301 checked in on 10/24/2024 aproximatly 3pm pillows delivered and report of the dangerous fold out bed on 10/24/2024 aprox 9pm wish I would have taken pictures of the injury and fold out bed as I see now that I could have uploaded the pictures quite disappointing.........
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

2/10 Terrible

Paula

Worst experience I’ve had in a long time. Room was not clean, didn’t appear to he vacuumed as there was hair in many locations of the room. There were a group of young men wrestling on the floor above me until midnight literally shaking the ceiling fixtures in my room so when I go to call the front desk the phone isn’t working. To top it off this morning there is no hot water. However, the man at the desk, don’t know his name had spiked hair and was working at 11:00 am, could have cared less about any of my complaints and promptly dismissed me. As I waited for my car I could see that he as very busy watching videos on his phone. I cannot recommend this hotel nor will I stay here. Such a shame as I have stayed her in the past and it was top notch.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Travis

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Okay, but keep expectations in check
Meh. The entrance is odd. It had 2 gigantic dumpsters taking up more than half the entrance parking and it's located on narrow street. Room had a musty smell; not terrible but was there. The hotel ran out of hot water by 2 pm on a Sunday and didn't get restored until 8 pm. Courtyard was nice, but would be better if spider webs and trash was cleaned up better. The front desk representative named Dee was super nice and awesome.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We picked this hotel since it was close to the marathon start/finish line. We’re coming back next June for the Ironman and staying for the same reason. The only downside was the pool was too chilly. Love the location though!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Meghan Marie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here for a marathon. There was zero hot water in the shower the entire stay. The room smelled musty. And the room above me stomped around all night and I didn’t sleep one ounce. It was really frustrating to only have cold water in the shower after a marathon.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Curt, Muscatine

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location. The layout of the building was somewhat confusing. Our room window faced a blank outside wall. Seemed to be doing a lot of updating and construction. Hallway carpets and elevator floors were dirty and stained. Bed was very comfortable and room was well appointed with a kitchen and bar area and clean. Wall light on bed wall was broken and shelf in bathroom was about to fall off along with the tp holder. Reported to front desk. Very good selection of options for breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

terri

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location Downtown, walk right across to the river and great views of the city. Great staff, clean and updated residence inn. Good hot breakfast. We will stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Frank

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in the middle of renovations, but our rooms where far away from all the construction and did not have any effect on our stay.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christis

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to down town. Walking around.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Darlys

Unacceptable in terms of house keeping, none, after asking repeatedly. Remodeling dust everywhere while eating breakfast, doors not shutting properly. Pool looked like milk. I was not happy overall
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Traveled with group
Will be back!
Excellent check-in staff, great roomed, great location so close to everything downtown.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Traveled with family and small children, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
5 min walk to ball park and places to eat.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Tanmai

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Kitchen and other amenities were good. I wish I could have a late check out. Breakfast was great with healthy options.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dragana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Denise

Traveled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Never knew I would be in a handicapped room and carpet felt damp all over and next to train track
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natalie D

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thank Arch!
Arch at reception was so helpful and patient. I was traveling with my 87 year old father and Arch helped me to make sure he was in a safe and comfortable room. He really saved me and my mental health! Much appreciated!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Pier

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The TV did not work and could not be fuxed, so we were moved to a construction floor. The swimming pool and spa were unavailable. The beautiful pastries on the site were actually muffins in plastic bags. "Sleeps 4" included a nice king bed and a pullout sofa with and extra thin mattress pad that came with a package of sheets. So really only a room for two. There were homeless people in the area, and two big blue dumpsters at the front door. All of this, plus $20 a day to park.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chelsey

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very spacious & clean!!! Loved the set up of the room!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024