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Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG

Property class: 2.5

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A swimming pool with four lounge chairs and a view of trees through large windows.
A modern breakfast bar with a coffee machine, cereal and fruit options, and a yogurt, eggs, and milk dispenser.
A hotel room with two beds, a desk, and an orange chair.
A conference room with a long table, blue chairs, framed artwork on the walls, and a large screen displaying the Holiday Inn Express logo.
A reception area with two reception desks, a blue geometric wall design, and hanging pendant lights.

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
  • Housekeeping
The current price is $116
$104 nightly
$116 total
Total with taxes and fees
Sep 5 - Sep 6

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2502 S HULSIZER RD, Ankeny, IA, 50021
  • Place, Des Moines Area Community College
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Adventureland
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Place, Iowa State Fairgrounds
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Airport, Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a window with a geometric view.

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

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

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a window with a geometric view.

Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

View all photos for Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Mobility, Transfer Shower)

A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a window with a geometric view.

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

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a window with a geometric view.

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

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

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A modern hotel room with a large bed, a desk, and a window with a geometric view.

Suite, 1 King Bed

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

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, and a window with a view of greenery.

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(45 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, and a window with a view of greenery.

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communication)

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(5 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, and a window with a view of greenery.

Suite, 2 Queen Beds

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

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A bed with white bedding and a wooden headboard.

Premium Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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A bed with white bedding and a wooden headboard.

Standard Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bed

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About the neighborhood

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 12 mi (19.2 km) from Drake University.

What's nearby

  • Des Moines Area Community College - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Adventureland - 10 min drive - 10.5 miles
  • Iowa State Fairgrounds - 14 min drive - 10.5 miles
  • Drake University - 14 min drive - 12.4 miles
  • Jordan Creek Town Center - 22 min drive - 23.4 miles

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Casey's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Fazoli's - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Casey's - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG

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 and a fitness center.
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.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an indoor pool and a fitness center.
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.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 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

  • Gym
  • 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.
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

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  • Smoking not allowed

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

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

Property 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
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny an IHG Hotel
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Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 267 out of 359 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 62 out of 359 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 359 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 359 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 359 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Rosemaria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room Glad we stayed here.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It was a wonderful stay. The pool was warm, the breakfast was great.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lynn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly. Great breakfast in the mornings!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Convenient to interstate and local amenities. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
One of the places we have ever stayed!!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean, good location, friendly staff. We will be back next time we are in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Twila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice hotel. Staff was very nice and helpful. Breakfast was good, but was exactly the same things on two of the 3 mornings we were there. Pool area is nice. Beds are comfortable and rooms are very quiet.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Adam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was awesome need improve utensils they were very flimsy
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay, staff, and property.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We love staying here, and we always have an enjoyable stay!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice, clean, and fairly new
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean, friendly staff, room was well equipped
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

karounna

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean room, Staff, Amenities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and the breakfast was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Marcy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice, clean, quiet hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was in great condition and clean. Breakfast was really good.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Gunnel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Horrible breakfast. Couldn’t eat it. Coffee was not coffee only brown water.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Yes clean room and helpful staff.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jose

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

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was so clean and the breakfast bar was exceptional!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location, very clean and the walk-in shower a huge plus
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025