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Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Bar (on property)
Reception
Exterior
Meeting facility

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service

Explore the area

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101 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA, 50309
  • Place, Iowa Events Center
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Casey's Center
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Principal Park
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Airport, Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Basic Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(57 reviews)
  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

8.4 out of 10
Very good
(54 reviews)
  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Room, 2 Double Beds, Corner

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Room, 1 King Bed, Corner

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

7.0 out of 10
Good
(2 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Double Beds

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Suite, 1 King Bed (Custom)

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub (Mobility & Hearing)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(9 reviews)
  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Suite, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Bathtub (Mobility & Hearing)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(11 reviews)
  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Suite, 2 Double Beds, Accessible (Mobility & Hearing, Roll-in Shower)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(14 reviews)
  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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37-inch LCD TV with satellite channels, Smart TV, Netflix

Room, 1 King Bed

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(20 reviews)
  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed

Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 102 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub (Mobility & Hearing, In-room air purification)

Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub (Mobility & Hearing, In-room air purification)

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Suite, 1 King Bed (Wellness, In-room air purification)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Premium Suite, 2 Double Beds (Wellness, In-room air purification)

7.2 out of 10
Good
(5 reviews)
  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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About the area

Des Moines

With a stay at Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown in Des Moines (Downtown Des Moines), you'll be within a 5-minute drive of Casey's Center and Drake University. .This hotel is 3.5 mi (5.7 km) from Iowa State Fairgrounds and 10.4 mi (16.8 km) from Adventureland.

What's nearby

  • Des Moines Civic Center - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Iowa Events Center - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • EMC Expo Center - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Casey's Center - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Principal Park - 12 min walk - 1.1 km

Getting around

  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM) - 26 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Zombie Burger + Drink Lab - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Iowa Taproom - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪The Blazing Saddle - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Scenic Route Bakery - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Beechwood Lounge - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown

Hotel with free breakfast, near Casey's Center
Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown offers 234 accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. Accommodations at this 3.5-star hotel have kitchenettes with refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Des Moines hotel provides wireless Internet access for a surcharge. 37-inch LCD televisions come with premium satellite channels, pay movies, and Netflix. Additionally, rooms include irons/ironing boards and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered on request and hypo-allergenic bedding can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool and a 24-hour 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 234 guestrooms, featuring kitchenettes with refrigerators and microwaves. 37-inch LCD televisions with satellite programming provide entertainment, while wireless internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and complimentary newspapers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an indoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Additional features at this hotel include wireless internet access (surcharge), gift shops/newsstands, and wedding services.
Grab a bite to eat at Liberty's, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Planning an event in Des Moines? This hotel has 11 square feet (1 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM. A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Liberty's - This restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi (USD 9.95 per night)
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (USD 9.95 per night)

Parking and transport

  • Height restrictions apply for on-site parking
  • Parking on site (USD 25 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Free daily manager's reception

Restaurants on site

  • Liberty's

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Indoor pool
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room kitchenette
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (on request)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 11 square feet of conference space
  • 24-hour business centre
  • Computer station
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • 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.
  • 4 accessible parking spaces
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 8 floors
  • Ballroom
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1990
  • Reception hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 37-inch smart TV with premium cable/satellite channels
  • Netflix
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Kitchenette
  • Limited room service
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Wet bar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Contactless check-in available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Guests are required to download the property's Hilton mobile app before check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs and cats only
2 total (up to 60 lbs per pet)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for in-room wireless internet: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
  • Fee for wireless internet in public areas: USD 9.95 per night (rates may vary)
  • Self parking fee: USD 25.00 per day (in/out privileges)
  • Pet fee: USD 75 per accommodation, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of CleanStay (Hilton)

We should mention

Pool access available from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
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
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property
Parking height restrictions apply
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

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Des Moines Embassy Suites
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Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown Iowa
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Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 540 out of 1068 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 234 out of 1068 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 134 out of 1068 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 102 out of 1068 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 58 out of 1068 reviews

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Stephanie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Mom and daughter time

May 20 year-old daughter and I like to get together at hotels about 6 to 9 times a year. I grew up loving the Embassy suites and so I took her there this time overall it was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Rebekah

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort

Love ES but needs freshening up!

We LOVE Embassy Suites…but, the mattresses were *really bad* in our room. Also, everything seems a little “old” (nicks, wear and water stains on the furniture, stains on carpeting, rusted pool chairs, etc). It just doesn’t seem fresh. Of course, there’s a ROI when spending money on all new furniture and carpeting, etc. Embassy suites is our favorite chain-it fits our family perfectly and we travel a lot. They all just seem a little rundown. The staff was amazing-very friendly and accommodating. We love the manager’s reception and the breakfast (but no biscuits and gravy?!-maybe that was for the best for me…) PLEASE don’t let this hotel run into the ground. We do truly love it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Laura

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
We were ther for 3 nighta, not once did the coffee in the room get replenished!!! Dirty towels were left in the bathroom. Used washcloths were picked up but not replaced! One of the trash cans was taken from the room! Down to 1 in the main area and bedroom combined! Bed was made poorly! We had late checkout, 2pm, but was not communicated that our room key would be shut off at noon. Frustrated when we went to our room to get our stuff!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pokie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was great with a buddy. It’s downtown Des Moines. Short walk to farmers market on Saturday morning. Took a walk by myself in the afternoon, not smart. Use the buddy system. It’s a big old beautiful city.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is our second stay at the property. Both times have been great. Good breakfast, clean facility
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
enjoyed our stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natasha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Don’t bother

This hotel desperately needs to be updated. My room had a horrible musty smell, the toilet is made for a child and extremely hard to sit on, and having to go across the street to park is extremely inconvenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff made us feel they were glad we are there. Very friendly and hospitable. Great atmosphere. Thank You
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex, Olmsted Township

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is the second time we have stayed at this Embassy Suites hotel and absolutely love it. The location is awesome and convenient to walk to a abundance of restaurants. The staff were awesome and welcoming and efficient. The happy hour drinks and snacks were great as well as the morning breakfast buffet where we enjoyed a delicious custom made omelette. We will be back!!!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities
Very uncomfortable beds, not enough towels for the amount of people in our party, run down room, and no longer offer the free snacks in room as they used to.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Susan

Liked: Staff & service
The extra couch pull out was very uncomfortable and had no sheets to put on it. The room was freezing and we had no way to change the temp on the thermostat. The couch cushions were torn and had holes in it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Tashyana

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Acceptable

Parking is NOT FREE (my fault for not noticing). Furniture needs a good update. Tub had a rust. The TV was cutting out and the pool was COLD. Breakfast was decent. The free drink from the bar was so watered down we didn’t bother the second night. Location was good. Probably won’t choose to stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Diane

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Diane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great. Parking was an issue.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Phillip

Nice place and convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location in the middle of downtown. Walkable to the capitol and several bars and restaurants. Love the free breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service
Good area and accommodations were okay. Small beds. Called the front desk three times and housekeeping once and no one answered. I went down to the desk and three attendants were there just chatting.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Carpets in hallways and elevators needed to be cleaned when we were there on a Thursday evening. In the room was fine.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Cindy

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Futon dirty when I pulled it out to make up my bed. Wedding reception going on 2 floors below us till late at night so noise carried thru to our room. Loved the location (close to shops and restaurants and easy to get to car show at the fairgrounds) carpet in our room was frayed and needs replaced
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Theodore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Its was good. Staff took care of my needs as come up. My AC unit leaked on my floor the first night but the staff has nice snd got their team to my room first thing in the morning the second day. Breakfast was good and so was the nighly reception. The restaurant in the hotel was amazing ad well.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025