WoodSpring Suites West Des Moines

I had a wonderful experience at this hotel, it's safe, clean, and nice. I will definitely come back here.

The bedding in our room felt - and somewhat looked - dirty. The blinds would not go up. Towels were dingy. Customers were in the lobby watching a sports event loudly and with a buffet of food. The staff desk person was beside herself with the noise - felt bad for her. I would not stay here again.

We were in town for the AAU Junior Olympic games which my kid was competing in and we had to stay for the week. The price was affordable and the pictures of the room looked nice. We thought this would be good for us to live for the week. We were wrong. Our flight arrived late and by the time we got to baggage claim, got the rental, and got to the hotel it was after midnight. The front desk is closed at night so you have to call on the phone to get someone to come down to the front desk. So it seems like the staff might live there. She came down after about 5 minutes to help us and get us checked in. She was nice but she smelled of cigarettes. As a matter of fact that will become a reaccuring theme. She gave us some extra linen as I was thinking about sleeping on the pull out couch. When we got to the room the stench of cigarette smoke hit us as soon as we opened the door. We were in a non smoking room. The next day I went out and got some cleaning products to wipe down things and spray because of the smell. Front desk lady told us the cleaning crew comes ever 14 days and you have to take out our own garbage. WOW! Even after spraying every day the cigarette smell came back. I think it was coming through the A/C from outside where staff and residents gather to smoke I guess. Smelling like a smoke shop every day when I with my kid going to a kid sporting event was awful. The room was spacious. Parking was good. But everything else was bad. Floors had a film so did the bedding.

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Nice, basic long-term stay hotel. In a very nice area right off the interstate. Was built fairly recently so it was a little more run down than I expected in some areas. Part of the counter laminate in my room was coming off and the walls/stairs were dinged up. Fitness room has a couple treadmills, an elliptical and functional trainer/cable machine with weight stacks but there was no bench, dumbbells, or mats which was disappointing. But overall it was very clean and worked great for what I needed. Note that there are basically no amenities here; not even coffee or tea available in the lobby. Starbucks and Hyvee just a couple minutes away which is nice. Having a kitchenette in the room helps so you can bring your own stuff. No pots/pans/coffee maker available, I think you have to pay for those or bring your own. I would stay here again as the price was right and it met my needs as a solo traveler on a work trip.