Home2 Suites des Moines at Drake University

We came up to watch a football game at Drake with little kids and had a great stay! The ice cream shop around the corner is NOT to miss! Huge breakfast in the morning. Highly recommend.

My wife and I stayed here for 8 nights while visiting family. It was our first time here as we usually stay at the Residence Inn in downtown. We stayed in a one bedroom suite which consists of two separate rooms plus bathroom. The hotel also offers studio suites which are cheaper and are similar to a junior suite. The suite was excellent. It seemed new and was in great condition. It had a kitchenette, a large bathroom and a tv in each room. WiFi worked well. The suite was much nicer than the ones at the Residence Inn. Housekeeping did a great job of cleaning rooms but they only clean on alternate days which I think is very cheesy. They were off schedule with our room as they cleaned it on back-to-back days and then skipped us for two days. Breakfast is included in the room and is fairly average for this type of hotel. Food quality was generally good except for the soupy oatmeal which was inedible. The warming bin for the hot food was annoying - tough to access the food. E.g. it was impossible to get tater tots without spilling them. They have a fairly nice fitness center. It has 4 cardio machines, dumbbells and a Peloton bike that you can use if you agree to receive promotional emails from Peloton. There are some washers and dryers next to the fitness center and you can get detergent from the front desk. Front desk personnel were very friendly and helpful. We mostly drank bottled water during our stay as we had been told to avoid tap water due to a local issue with nitrates. If you need bottled water, don’t buy at the hotel. Prices are significantly lower at grocery and drug stores. Overall, I liked the place and would probably stay here again.

Dishwasher didn't worked. couch bed was not prepared. Had too call for sheets. Pool smell was strong.