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Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown

3.5 star property

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Exterior
Reception
Premium bedding, in-room safe, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Fridge, microwave, coffee/tea maker
Reception

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
101 E Locust St, Des Moines, IA, 50309
  • Hy Vee Hall
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Iowa Events Center
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Wells Fargo Arena
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪26 min drive‬

Room options

View all photos for Basic Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

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

Basic Room, 2 Double Beds, Non Smoking

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

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

Suite, Multiple Beds, Non Smoking

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 8
  • 1 King Bed and 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Corner

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

Room, 1 King Bed, Corner

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 2 Double Beds, Accessible (Mobility & Hearing, Roll-in Shower)

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

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

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

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

View all photos for Room, 2 Double Beds, Corner

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

Room, 2 Double Beds, Corner

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Premium Suite, 1 King Bed (Wellness, In-room air purification)

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

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

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed

Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed

Presidential Suite, 1 King Bed

  • 102 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Premium Suite, 2 Double Beds (Wellness, In-room air purification)

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

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

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

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

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

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

Room, 1 King Bed, Non Smoking

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Bathtub (Mobility & Hearing)

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

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

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Room, 1 King Bed, View

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

Room, 1 King Bed, View

  • 49 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 1 King Bed (Custom)

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

Suite, 1 King Bed (Custom)

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Suite, 2 Double Beds, Accessible, Bathtub (Mobility & Hearing)

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

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

  • 49.2 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 Wells Fargo Arena 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 - 0.5 km
  • Hy Vee Hall - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Iowa Events Center - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Wells Fargo Arena - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Principal Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Zombie Burger + Drink Lab - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Buzzard Billy's - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Iowa Taproom - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Beechwood Lounge - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Up-Down - ‬5 min walk

About this property

Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown

Hotel with free breakfast, near Wells Fargo Arena
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.

Languages

English, Spanish

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 20 per day; includes in/out privileges)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van 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

  • Free 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.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Phone accessibility kit
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible pool
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking

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: 18

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 20.00 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, debit cards, and cash
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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Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines Downtown Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 554 out of 1125 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 244 out of 1125 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 144 out of 1125 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 118 out of 1125 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 65 out of 1125 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Daeleene

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Check in is at 4pm didn’t get my room until 6pm!!!

When booking this hotel I requested an early check-in. I didn’t hear anything back so day of check-in I call at 9:30 AM to request an early check-in. The lady said they could probably have my room ready by 2 PM I said ok and then I call back around 1:30PM to make sure my room was ready they said it still wasn’t ready. I show up at 2 PM maybe hoping that it would be ready. Front desk lady very rudely said it still isn’t ready. It probably won’t be ready until check in time which is at 4 PM. Already annoyed I say OK that’s fine. We’ll just come in at regular check-in time. So we did we came at 4PM which is the check in time and it STILL WAS NOT READY!! She said she could give me another room to wait until my room was ready cause we were looking at another hour before it was. Frustrated I said fine and didn’t get a call from the hotel about my room being ready until 6 PM which I then had to move all my stuff from that room to another room two hours AFTER my suite should’ve been ready. The front desk didn’t apologize for the inconvenience maybe try to make it better which I was not expecting anything from them, but just maybe something instead of acting like I was the problem. I got one of their bigger suites and just don’t understand how I’ve been calling all day trying to get this room and still wasn’t ready until two hours after check in time!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lilly

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an amazing stay! This exceeded my expectations for the price we paid!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We traveled on the coldest day in January...

We had to go to our brother-in-law's funeral. We arrived on a Friday afternoon; left for the evening returning late. Then we left Saturday morning returning late Saturday night. We left for home Sunday morning.It was super cold. We were very disappointed when we got to the hotel and were told there was no parking places left for us so we had to park on down the street. Super cold walk back and forth six times! Had we known we would park so far from the hotel we would've chosen a different hotel! Maybe I missed something, but there was no maid service on the second day. No clean towels. Overall the building was OK. The breakfasts were good. I was just disappointed about the parking situation and the lack of maid service.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mitchell

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Randall

Business traveller
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Casey

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

10/10 Excellent

Kristine

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

Great overnight in Des Moines!

A friend and I attended a Sponge Bob rave at Wooly's in Des Moines. The room was large, spacious and clean. It had a table, three sinks and plenty of sitting room. It was more than we imagined. We enjoyed the happy hour and free breakfast the next morning.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great stay at the embassy suites. Thanks to the staff for helping us with the shuttle and getting to our event.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Parking is convenient and hotel is clean. Breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

Travelled with group
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spacious rooms, bar, restaurant
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Baron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natalie

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

Great value!

We were in town to explore the area that we are moving too in a couple months. Our stay at Embassy Suites in Downtown DSM heightened our excitement for our move! We loved how spacious the room was, we loved having drink vouchers for the evening and a great breakfast featuring a made to order omelette bar. The shower and bathroom counter space were very spacious. We had friends visit our suite to chat after dinner and they were impressed with the amount of space and comfort of the room. We will be recommending this hotel to friends and family that come to visit us in our new home.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice place to stay. Friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenny

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Large rooms Great hospitality hour drinks and snacks
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Veronica

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like that it is downtown the hotel looks clean rooms are very nice at reasonable cost. Do not like the parking it is inconvenient
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Dominique

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Melinda

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matt

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent area very good hotel and awsome shuttle service
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Addy

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025