Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel

2.5 star property

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Exterior
Indoor pool, pool loungers
Free daily buffet breakfast
In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board
Exterior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
165 Adventureland Drive NW, Altoona, IA, 50009
  • Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino
    4 min drive
  • Outlets of Des Moines
    5 min drive
  • Adventureland
    5 min drive
  • Des Moines, IA (DSM-Des Moines Intl.)
    37 min drive

Room options

Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Comm Mobil Roll Shwr)

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, Multiple Beds

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Comm Mobil Roll Shwr)

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 7
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Standard Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 1 Bedroom

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed

Suite, 1 King Bed, Accessible (Comm Mobil Roll Shwr)

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed

Room, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (Comm Mobil Roll Shwr)

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel

Suburban hotel with free breakfast and 24-hour fitness centre
An indoor pool, a 24-hour fitness centre and a snack bar/deli are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a 24-hour business centre, Access to hot tub and coffee/tea in a common area.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel offers 80 accommodations with a safe and coffee/tea makers. 43-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels and pay-per-view films. Bathrooms include a combined bath/shower unit and hairdryers.

This Altoona hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

An indoor pool and Access to hot tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they enjoy the helpful staff at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel. During your stay, you'll be close to Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. Enjoy features like free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking.
  • Free buffet breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Take a swim in the indoor pool or soak in the hot tub
  • Amenities include free newspapers in reception, a front desk safe and a 24-hour business centre
  • On-site recreation includes a 24-hour gym
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino and a few minutes from Outlets of Des Moines
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel offers its guests an indoor pool, Access to hot tub, and a 24-hour fitness centre. There's a snack bar/deli on site. Free breakfast is available daily. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces.

A 24-hour business centre and a meeting room are available. Event space at this hotel measures 840 square feet (78 square metres) and includes conference space. The business-friendly Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel also features coffee/tea in common area, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and laundry facilities. Self parking is free.

Guests are served a free buffet breakfast daily from 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM.

Languages

English, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 6:00 AM to 9:30 AM
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Free cot
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • 840 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Pool loungers

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2007

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 43-inch LCD TV with premium cable channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Free local calls
  • Heating (climate-controlled)
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; check-in end time: 2:00 AM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

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
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and window guards
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Clean Promise (IHG)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel Suites Altoona Des Moines an IHG Hotel

Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Altoona-Des Moines, an IHG Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 338 out of 570 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 160 out of 570 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 52 out of 570 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 12 out of 570 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 570 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Stacey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and efficient, property and room were clean. My only complaint is that the breakfast was awful. At this price point, you would expect food that is edible. The eggs were dry, overcooked pebbles and the sausage could be best described as salty foam disks. Plan on adding the cost of breakfast at McDonald's to your trip budget as I would consider McDonald's gourmet compared to the breakfast offered here. I would be less disappointed with my stay had "free" breakfast not be included in the price.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property fit our needs for a one night stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Right off the main highway. Clean. Rooms were very nice. The breakfast was phenomenal. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrzej

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
all good
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Close to the interstate
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Convenient to daughters house and nice facility
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Kishauna

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We'll be back, but not for breakfast.
Very nice rooms, super comfy beds and fun modern touches to the room. Pool was too cool for me but the hot tub felt great. The breakfast...that was set up nicely however the pancake machine did not work properly the only option for yogurt was Greek, bread was out, only option for egg was a cheese omelette I would have much preferred simple scrambled eggs and left the cheese out of the equation. And the coffee ran out faster than it was refilled. So the breakfast definitely needed some help but all in all it was a great place for the money. We'll be back, but not for breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff…
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deidre

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just driving through with my family
Very nice, clean and very comfortable place to stay. There are a few things that you can tell need some touching up but overall great place.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Josh

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good place to stay
we checked in late, but thankfully it went smoothly despite the late hour. The room was very comfortable and the price of the room was reasonable. If I drove through the area again, I would absolutely stay. Breakfast in the morning was also very good.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Benjamin

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul V.

Travelled with family
Helpful staff
My stay was very pleasant. Staff very friendly and accommodating. Check in guy at front desk (with bandaged hand) was super helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Edward

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Doug

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Renee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jake

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well taken care of
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Curtis

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Craig, West Burlington

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness
Expedia boned me on price My key didn't work at one point TV didn't work Window leaked and dripped through the night. Could hear everything my neighbors said.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nothing not to like. Great place to stay, hope to be back next year
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024