We have stayed at this location several times and really haven't been disappointed. This hotel is located at the far west side of the Des Moines metro area but is really well situated for shopping, dining and travel into the city. The lobby area is nicely decorated and the front desk staff always friendly. As a Marriott Rewards member I am used to being greeted by name when checking in. Not this time which surprised me. Warmly greeted but not as well as before. The interior surfaces of the elevators need some work. They are a bit ragged. We found are room overall to be very nice but not as close to the elevators as we had requested. The furniture in the room was newer and dark but this was offset by the large amount of lighting available in the room. Our king size bed was very comfortable and had more than enough pillows. The one downer seem to be the heating system. It was wall thermostat controlled but it seemed we needed to crank it up high to feel warm. The number of new recent release PPV movies available was the best I've seen. Several of the movies including War Horse are still in theaters. Bathroom area was nice, vending and ice on all floors and nice hallway areas. Room seemed very quiet. Room # 628. Don't look for a continental breakfast here. There is a full service steakhouse in the hotel but it is pricey. Room service for all meals including breakfast is available. Connecting to the internet was a snap. We were going to stay two nights but cut it short due to weather. Located only minutes from Jordan Creek shopping mall with numerous restaurants, big box stores, movies, etc. Just off I-80 with very very easy access to all of Des Moines.
- West Des Moines Marriott
