Name: Motel 6-Des Moines, IA - North
Address: 4940 Northeast 14th Street, Marquisville, Des Moines, Iowa, United States of America, Des Moines, Polk County, US
Price range: $57–$62 per night
Rating: 6.47

What guests think

Reviews of Motel 6-Des Moines, IA - North describe a budget stop off the interstate with mixed experiences, highlighting reports of pests, dirty rooms, a closed pool, and run-down exteriors, alongside occasional mentions of clean, remodeled rooms.

Highway and on-site noise are common, and several reviewers noted long-term tenants and an uneasy atmosphere around the property. Rooms vary from remodeled and comfortable to worn with maintenance problems like broken locks, nonworking TVs, and defective heaters. Service feedback is mixed, with some praising friendly staff and others reporting rude interactions, reservation or billing issues, and difficulty reaching management. Expect a very basic stay with significant trade-offs.

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Facilities

Pool is frequently closed, and exterior/common areas are in poor condition with damaged railings and stairs. In-room extras like a refrigerator, microwave, hair dryer, or coffee are often not provided.

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Nicholas

Jun 29, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Place is so run down and the parking lot and people staying there are not safe to be around. The guy checking me in was on the fone with his banking (disputing a charge or something) and didn’t speak great English. I had to ask what side of the property is the safest to park on, that’s how rough it was. Then while checking out, another gentleman said “man, this place is a dump” .. so I wasn’t the only one thinking this. Pool was tarped off and closed. After seeing there clientele, I understand why. But all that being said if it was about half the price I paid, I would have said I understand, but it wasn’t even a cheap hotel, for being so nasty, dirty, and dangerous it should cost way less to stay there.

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Melvin

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty TV didn't work no refrigerator no microwave.

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Christian

Nov 16, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Within 5 minutes of being in the room we found roaches in the beds and on the nightstand. Parking lot area had some "self employed" pharmacists that were loud and not anything against him but there was a young autistic man yelling in the parking lot outside the rooms. Apparently he lives around the hotel and comes by nightly to check on the front desk lady, which is very kind of him and we would never hold it against him for just being himself. Hotel listing said it had a pool and that it was open but immediately after I got the confirmation email they sent me another saying that their pool was closed due to covid restrictions. Kinda seemed like some slick false advertising. Lastly, before we found the roaches, I plugged in my cell phone cord and the wall socket sparked, sure that's a fire hazard. I would definitely NOT recommend anyone stay at this hotel, especially people with children, elderly, asthma or other breathing problems or any self respecting clean person for that matter.

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Serina

Jul 18, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

It was very dirty. No bed bugs from what we saw, however the pool was closed the entire time despite promoting it. There was animal poop all around, it smelled

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Larry

May 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Saw bugs crawling in room, multiple times and different kinds throughout the evening and night. Talked to the desk person and was offered to extend my stay but decided I needed to just leave. Also the toilet and sink were broke and leaking.

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Jerry

Jun 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Pool not open outside property trash everywhere asked for room service never got

6

Kevin

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, comfy bed. Too noisy from I-80, pool closed with dirty water, most renters were living there.

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Laura

Jan 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly clerk, gave me coffee. No coffee in lobby or rooms. No refrigerator in room, small microwave with little power. No hair dryer or shampoo. Holes in curtain and blanket. Very loud due to interstate and parking lot. No bedbugs, linens looked and smelled clean. Laminate flooring coming apart. Heating system worked very well. Not enough outlets, none close to bed so that you can charge as you use your phone. Room small. No table, just one chair.

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Lynn

Jul 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property was in poor condition. The railings on the second floor are corroded and look like they will fall off of the building.

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Heidi

Jun 9, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This location needs to be tore down. The rungs on the railing are broke off. There are big chunks of cement broken off the stairs and the second floor walk way arounf the building. The grounds are very dirty with trash all over. I would rather sleep on the groind instead of those beds.

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Cleanliness

Many reviews cite cockroaches, other bugs, smoke odors, and dirty bathrooms or linens. A few found rooms clean, but overall cleanliness is a recurring concern.

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Caroline

Sep 1, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Quite literally the worst place I've ever stayed. Cockroaches everywhere in my first room on the floor and coming out of the walls. I counted 7 but I left the room as fast as possible; there were surely more. Second room I only saw one cockroach. Shoutout though to the front desk worker for switching my room ASAP and checking on me to see if the second room was any better. It's not his fault, but this place needs to be fumigated or something. Just seems like an unsafe place overall and whoever owns it obviously doesn't care. I am a very cheap person so I don't expect luxury and with the price my expectations weren't high, but these rooms are quite literally unsuitable for human occupancy. There were a ton of people staying so obviously they're getting money so maybe do at least the bare minimum? Hoping y'all improve solely for the employees that have to work there and the people who can't afford to stay anywhere else.

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Sharon

Aug 30, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

One word Cockroach Infested!

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Ellen

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The outside is dated, but they have done a nice remodel in the rooms. Comfy beds. Very clean.

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Christine

Jan 21, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The bed was made but the cleanliness of walls, doors, bathroom fixtures left alot to be desired. There was only bar soap and a minimum of towels. We were only about 2 hrs from home so decided jus to wait til we got home. There was no hair dryer, coffee maker, mini fridge, or even a drawer in any of the furniture! I saw a small bug run across the floor in the bathroom The interstate was rather loud from our room. The absolute worst part was as we were leaving, looking around the room to make sure we got all of our belongings, my husband noticed something on the shelf above the towel holder. It turned out to be syringes, someone had stashed there. I notified the woman at the front desk. She was not happy about it, yet didn’t seem surprised by it. So no, we will not be returning to that location ever! I do NOT reccomend this motel to anyone.

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Brenda

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Asked for nonsmoking room. Smelled like smoke!! Hair in the shower. Bed was awful.

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Daniel

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I requested a non-smoking room and our room smelled like Marijuana. There was hair in the shower and on the bathroom counter sink. The deadbolt didn't work and the 2nd latch was completely broken.

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Rodney

Dec 27, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Cockroaches in room

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Emma

Aug 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The place was absolutely disgusting with stains all over the bed, disgusting toilet and shower, many cigarette/burn holes in all the blankets, many sketchy people around which made us uncomfortable. We ended up not even staying the night and left halfway through our one night stay. DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!

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Timothy

Jul 17, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Trash was everywhere! Paint peeling off the doors. The first hotel room they gave us had not been cleaned since the prior guest left, so the hotel guy got his master key and started opening rooms trying to find a clean one. After one sketchy looking guy stopped him from opening his room, he found one that had been cleaned, but it smelled horrible and was full of flies. The last one he showed us didn’t smell, but there was a ton of flies. Motel manager informed me the flies weren’t in there originally, but flew in there when he opened the door. He left us alone in there. By this time, my daughters were crying because they didn’t want to stay here. I pulled down the covers slightly on one of the beds and there was dirt on the sheets, looked in the bathroom and there was yellow stuff all over the shower floor. I informed the manager we wouldn’t be staying. He told me he’d issue a refund to my account. I have yet to see the refund.

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Shawn

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There were roaches crawling out of everywhere and anywhere. I had to sleep in a chair when I finally could fall asleep. Would not recommend!!

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Rooms

Some rooms are remodeled with comfortable beds, but many guests report maintenance issues such as broken locks or heaters and a nonworking TV. Highway and on-site noise are frequently mentioned.

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Melvin

Nov 28, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty TV didn't work no refrigerator no microwave.

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bhadraiah

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Interior of room is upgraded and clean, but the exterior is outdated and shabby.

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Ellen

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The outside is dated, but they have done a nice remodel in the rooms. Comfy beds. Very clean.

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jessica

Aug 16, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Where do we start? At check-in I was surrounded by a couple of meth heads in the teeny tiny front desk area. I felt as though I had to keep looking over my shoulder as I unloaded my vehicle to go to my room. There were multiple rodent traps surrounding the property. The exterior of the property was very rundown and a very bad look for this chain. And apparently they offer month-to-month rentals, which was disheartening to learn because the people who occupied those rooms were shady characters to say the least! The room was nicely updated, but the shower itself was a joke! It smelled of a sweaty locker room and the shower head was mounted to the outer rim of the shower stall? This was a first to see? And it was a shotty job at that! Will never stay here again! Disgusting!

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Daniel

Oct 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I requested a non-smoking room and our room smelled like Marijuana. There was hair in the shower and on the bathroom counter sink. The deadbolt didn't work and the 2nd latch was completely broken.

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Kevin

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, comfy bed. Too noisy from I-80, pool closed with dirty water, most renters were living there.

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Waunita

Jun 23, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Bed was comfy but pillows suck.

4

Hector

Apr 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The heater did not work

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frank

Aug 12, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything overall was good the only negative for me was the bed could not get comfortable on it.

10

Monika

Aug 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Everything was very accommodating and modern. Definitely impressed with the rooms for the price and location.

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Service

Feedback is split: several guests praise friendly staff, while others report rude interactions, late-night disturbances, reservation or billing problems, and difficulty reaching management.

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Chris

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It is a nice hotel right off the interstate and easy to get in and out of. Staff was very nice and the room was just what I needed for my stay/

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Morgan

Sep 2, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I stayed there for 3 weeks, my booking day was up and I was unaware. They banged on my door at 11pm demanding I open the door and go downstairs to pay, mind you I had been in my room all day and night. I requested to have them use my card on file or to take care of it in the morning and she refused. Worst customer service! Plus them charging my card for 134$ twice with no explanation, waiting 3 days to get it credited back to my account.

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Todd

Sep 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Friendly staff

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William

Jun 8, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great service

10

Katie

Jul 21, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Excellent service

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Rebecca

Sep 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Staff was rude upon checking in. Room had cockroaches in the first room got a second room . Service was poor

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Tom

Oct 14, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I’m sorry I was an inconvenience for the front desk staff and interrupted his phone call! With all of these rooms available and he could see I am elderly, because he rudely told me to give him my id, with a bad knee, he put me upstairs in the back. I parked in front of the office so it wasn’t too full.

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James

Oct 27, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Check in - gentleman rude and unfriendly. Area smelled trash everywhere outside. Did not have Size bed requested and no fridge. When i asked about fridge kid was rude and said would be over an hour before they brought me one. When i returned later it was left outside and i had to drag in. If that wasnt bad..the bugs and cockroaches crawling everywhere was disgusting. Black mold on celing in bathroom. Will never ever stay at a motel 6 again.

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Shelby

May 16, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

no problems, clean room, friendly staff :)

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Diane Young

Aug 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Motel 6 said they couldn't find our expedia reservation. Despite having called the hotel directly the morning of my reservation to confirm the reservation. 10 hours later they suddenly couldn't find the reservation. The hotel was sketchy. Hotel lobby was dirty.

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Location

Convenient to the interstate and on the outskirts of town, but access can be confusing and highway noise is significant for front-facing rooms.

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Lindsey

Oct 8, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Location

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Lindsey

Oct 1, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Outskirts of town

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Chris

Aug 15, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It is a nice hotel right off the interstate and easy to get in and out of. Staff was very nice and the room was just what I needed for my stay/

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Aric

Jul 30, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Didn't feel particularly safe. Took a while to get to the hotel and find the office. You can see it, just hard to get to it. Noise from the interstate was plenty loud. I booked it by accident, won't make that mistake again.

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Corey

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I have stayed here a few times, when times are tight and it is the lowest cost option. The noise from the Interstate is ridiculous ! There are three motels clustered in the same area, and the entrance/exit suck. Bottom line, if you need shelter to recharge, cleanup, etc, it is ok. If you are traveling with any kind of enjoyment etc, in mind, spend the money, or time, or what ever, and move on !

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Corey

Aug 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

If you get a room on the front of the property, the noise from the interstate is terrible. Overall it is not well kept and seems to be kind of sketchy. I try to only stay there when I need cheap.

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Jeff

Jul 23, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Ok for a night, noisy highway close by

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Kevin

Aug 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Clean room, comfy bed. Too noisy from I-80, pool closed with dirty water, most renters were living there.

8

Lindsey

Oct 4, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

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Dining

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Cameron

Aug 3, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was food options? Bed comfort was non existant

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Laura

Jan 22, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Friendly clerk, gave me coffee. No coffee in lobby or rooms. No refrigerator in room, small microwave with little power. No hair dryer or shampoo. Holes in curtain and blanket. Very loud due to interstate and parking lot. No bedbugs, linens looked and smelled clean. Laminate flooring coming apart. Heating system worked very well. Not enough outlets, none close to bed so that you can charge as you use your phone. Room small. No table, just one chair.

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Month	Average price
January	$55
February	$56
March	$56
April	$58
May	$60
June	$60
July	$69
August	$81
September	$66
October	$64
November	$58
December	$57

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Standard Room, 2 Double Beds

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