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Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG

2.5 star property

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Free daily full breakfast
Indoor pool
Exterior
1 bedroom, bed sheets
Lobby

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

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2502 S HULSIZER RD, Ankeny, IA, 50021
  • Des Moines Area Community College
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Adventureland
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪25 min drive‬

Room options

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Suite, 2 Queen Beds

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communication)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(37 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Suite, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility, Transfer Shower)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility, Tub)

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, bed sheets

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Ankeny

Located in Ankeny, Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG is within a 15-minute drive of Casey's Center and Adventureland. .This hotel is 9.4 mi (15.2 km) from Iowa State Fairgrounds and 9.8 mi (15.7 km) from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino.

What's nearby

  • Des Moines Area Community College - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Adventureland - 13 min drive - 15.9 km
  • Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino - 13 min drive - 16.2 km
  • Casey's Center - 13 min drive - 17.2 km
  • Iowa State Fairgrounds - 15 min drive - 16.6 km

Getting around

  • Des Moines International Airport (DSM) - 33 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Casey's - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Casey's - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Culver's - ‬11 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG

Hotel in Ankeny with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG offers 74 air-conditioned accommodations with complimentary bottled water. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 74 air-conditioned guestrooms. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Conveniences include complimentary bottled water, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as an indoor pool or make use of other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access.
A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM and on weekends from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and an elevator. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary full breakfast is served on weekdays between 6:00 AM and 9:30 AM and on weekends between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends

Things to do

  • Indoor pool

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shampoo
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Air conditioning

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

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

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit 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
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 181 out of 243 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 243 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 243 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 243 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 243 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.6/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Dan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jill

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast staff was extremely attentive! Friendly check-in and helpful staff at the front desk. Toilet paper in rooms is very cheap and the mattress was hard. Pancake machine was not working.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Allison

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was wonderful, the beds were super comfortable, and the breakfasts were great
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Anatolii

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff clean properties
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diana

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

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karen

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

8/10 Good

Brenda, Muscatine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and new.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Davey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Access was very easy off of a very busy road. From counter staff to service people, exceptionally kind, caring and courteous...will be back
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Eric

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Saaim

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed my stay. No problem.

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Property was beautiful and so clean. Staff members were nice and accommodating. Location was quiet, yet close to shopping and restaurants.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Oksana

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nathaniel

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was delicious, checkin and out was easy. Nice hot shower, but most of all the orange office chair in our room had a back tilt on it that acted as a rocker to put my 2 year old to sleep. That was sohelpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michellann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jose

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place to stay very good breakfast
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Michaela

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The pool was great. We enjoyed the breakfast and nice seating. The room was comfortable and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Kelsey

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Overall great hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne C.

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very noisy people next door, didnt calm door down till round 1am.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025