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title: "Hotels in Des Moines (IA): compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 49 hotels in Des Moines (IA), United States: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-13
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# Where to stay in Des Moines (IA)

Des Moines (IA) has 49 places to stay in our index. 36 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.1.

- **places to stay:** 49

- **ranked by guests:** 36

- **average rating:** 8.1

- [Hotels with a pool 23](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/spa/)
- [Hotels with free parking 19](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/free-parking/)
- [Hotels near the airport 11](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/airport/)
- [Central hotels 12](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 19](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Des Moines (IA)

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Comfort Inn & Suites Event Center](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/comfort-inn-suites-event-center-des-moines-ia/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Des Moines

- **Average guest rating:** 8.1

- **Hotels with a pool:** 23

- **Average walk grade:** 37/100

## Areas of Des Moines (IA)

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Des Moines** 10 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/?area=Des+Moines)
-    [**Watrous South** 8 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/?area=Watrous+South)
-    [**Johnston** 5 hotels, 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/?area=Johnston)
-    [**Marquisville** 4 hotels, 6.1](https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/?area=Marquisville)

## All hotels in Des Moines (IA)

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Des Moines (IA)

-     [**Quality Inn & Suites Des Moines - Merle Hay Road** *vs* **Ramada Tropics Resort & Conf Center by Wyndham Des Moines** Des Moines (IA), 8.7 / 7.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/quality-inn-suites-des-moines-merle-hay-road-des-moines-ia-vs-ramada-tropics-resort-conf-center-by-wyndham-des-moines-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**Ramada Tropics Resort & Conf Center by Wyndham Des Moines** *vs* **Sonesta Essential Des Moines** Des Moines (IA), 7.2 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ramada-tropics-resort-conf-center-by-wyndham-des-moines-des-moines-ia-vs-sonesta-essential-des-moines-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**Baymont by Wyndham Des Moines North** *vs* **Super 8 By Wyndham Des Moines** Des Moines (IA), 6.0 / 5.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/baymont-by-wyndham-des-moines-north-des-moines-ia-vs-super-8-by-wyndham-des-moines-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**Quality Inn & Suites Des Moines - Merle Hay Road** *vs* **Sonesta Essential Des Moines** Des Moines (IA), 8.7 / 7.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/quality-inn-suites-des-moines-merle-hay-road-des-moines-ia-vs-sonesta-essential-des-moines-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Des Moines Airport** *vs* **Quality Inn & Suites Des Moines Airport** Des Moines (IA), 8.4 / 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/days-inn-suites-by-wyndham-des-moines-airport-des-moines-ia-vs-quality-inn-suites-des-moines-airport-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**AmericInn by Wyndham Johnston Des Moines** *vs* **Ramada Tropics Resort & Conf Center by Wyndham Des Moines** Des Moines (IA), 8.5 / 7.2](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/americinn-by-wyndham-johnston-des-moines-des-moines-ia-vs-ramada-tropics-resort-conf-center-by-wyndham-des-moines-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**AmericInn by Wyndham Johnston Des Moines** *vs* **Quality Inn & Suites Des Moines - Merle Hay Road** Des Moines (IA), 8.5 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/americinn-by-wyndham-johnston-des-moines-des-moines-ia-vs-quality-inn-suites-des-moines-merle-hay-road-des-moines-ia/)
-     [**AmericInn by Wyndham Des Moines Airport** *vs* **Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham Des Moines Airport** Des Moines (IA), 8.1 / 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/americinn-by-wyndham-des-moines-airport-des-moines-ia-vs-days-inn-suites-by-wyndham-des-moines-airport-des-moines-ia/)

## FAQ: Des Moines (IA)

### What is the best-rated hotel in Des Moines (IA)?

By StayVersus score, Comfort Inn & Suites Event Center is the best-rated hotel in Des Moines (IA), with a guest rating of 9.4 from 27 reviews.

### Which area of Des Moines (IA) has the most hotels?

Des Moines has the most, with 10 rated places to stay.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-states/des-moines-ia/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/