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Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG

2.5 star property

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Indoor pool
Free daily full breakfast
Exterior
Meeting facility
Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds | Bed sheets

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

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

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2502 S HULSIZER RD, Ankeny, IA, 50021
  • Place, Des Moines Area Community College
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Place, Ankeny Dog Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Adventureland
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed

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

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Standard Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Communications)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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

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

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Suite, 1 King Bed

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

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

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

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Communication)

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

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Suite, 2 Queen Beds

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

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Premium Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

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Standard Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Single Bed

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG

Hotel in Ankeny with free breakfast and 24-hour front desk
This smoke-free hotel features an indoor pool, a 24-hour front desk and free breakfast. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided.
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG offers 74 air-conditioned accommodations, with complimentary bottles of water. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the free breakfast at Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG. During your stay, you'll be within walking distance of Des Moines Area Community College. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus an indoor pool.
  • Free full breakfast served daily
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool
  • Amenities include a lift
  • Guests have great things to say about the breakfast and the helpful staff
  • 12 minutes by car from Casey's Center and 13 minutes from Adventureland
Free breakfast is served daily. Public spaces have free WiFi. Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG also features an indoor pool and a lift. Free self parking is available.

This Ankeny hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free full breakfast on weekdays from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

Holiday INN EXP Ankeny
Holiday INN Express DES Moines ankeny
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny an IHG Hotel
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Ankeny
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Hotel Ankeny

Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny by IHG Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 222 out of 294 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 48 out of 294 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 16 out of 294 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 294 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 294 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

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathy

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

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah K

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
All very nice.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The front desk staff was great! Very friendly and kind
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

4/10 Poor

Berkay

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

All good but deposit havent got recieved

Everything was amazing but i havent recieve my deposit
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nancy

Travelled with partner, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very nice new property
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

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

Clean and comfortable!

The best stay I have ever had. The staff was nice. The room/bed was comfortable and clean. Quiet time was posted and everyone followed through with the expectation of it. The hotel was close, but not too close to the interstate.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My siblings and I like to get together once a year. This year we chose Ankey. We totally enjoyed our stay staff were great, grounds clean, everything was very clean. We were disappointed there was not a hot tub, as our ages range from 60-70 😊 we did enjoy the pool. We had a wonderful time! Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff and the breakfast was wonderful.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Luane

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

10/10 Excellent

Dan

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

10/10 Excellent

Adrianne

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Margaret

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast was cold
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

Good hotel.

Nice new hotel. Great condition and fine service.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Linda

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

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

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

"Nicest hotel we have ever been too!"

Beautiful hotel! Very clean, rooms were spacious, no one complaint. Our kids said it was the nicest hotel we have ever been too ;)
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Katrina

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Taryn

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

6/10 Okay

Troy, Bird Island

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The property itself feels neat and clean, so I would recommend this place. However, our room was very gross. I might chalk this up to a poor housekeeping staffer. The bed cover had a recent small liquid stain, there was someone’s old sock on the floor, and there were at least 15 body hairs on the bathroom floor and a couple in the sink. One thing I can’t stand is someone else’s body hair, if the floor was actually vacuumed, there should not have been any.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kathy

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025