Sonesta Essential Des Moines
4755 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IA 50322, US
Des Moines, IA 50322, US
Sonesta Essential Des Moines welcomes four-legged guests at their pet-friendly accommodation. Pet fee is USD $10 per pet, per night. The number of pets allowed is 1. *No pet weight limit. Dogs and cats are welcome. Pets may be left unattended in room. Dog potty area on property.
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About This Property
The Sonesta Essential Des Moines hotel is located with easy access to Interstate 80 and Interstate 35. The hotel is just minutes from the Iowa Events Center, the Des Moines Art Center, the Iowa State Fair fairgrounds and the Science Center of Iowa museum. Drake University is five miles away. Nearby is the Merle Hay Mall, one of the largest shopping centers in the area and home to more than 100 shops and services. Enjoy outdoor recreation in the surrounding area, including golfing, tennis, boating and fishing. A variety of restaurants are nearby, several within walking distance from the hotel. This Des Moines, IA hotel offers many features and amenities, including free deluxe continental breakfast with waffles, free wireless high-speed Internet access, free local calls, access to copy and fax services. The hotel has a meeting room that can accommodate up to 150 people for events and functions. In addition to standard amenities, all guest rooms include microwaves, refrigerators, cable television and pay-per-view movies. Some rooms feature sofa sleepers, coffee makers, desks, irons and ironing boards. Suites with balconies and whirlpool bathtubs are available. Nonsmoking rooms are offered. This hotel is pet-friendly hotel (additional fees apply). Ample parking is available on the premises and can accommodate most trucks, RVs, buses and cars.
Room Types
Queen Room (non-refundable)
Suite, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible (non-refundable)
Queen Room (refundable)
Accessible Queen (refundable)
King Room (refundable)
2 Queens (refundable)
King Suite (non-refundable)
King Suite (refundable)
Suite 3 Queens Beds (refundable)
The room rates listed are for double occupancy per room unless otherwise stated and exclude tax recovery charges and service fees.
Check in / Check out
Check in time:
3:00PM
Check out time:
11:00AM
Features and Amenities
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- ATM Or Cash Withdraw On Site
- Air Conditioning In Public Area
- Allergy-free Rooms Available
- BBQ Facilities
- CCTV Security In Common Areas
- Cashless Payment Available
- Cleaning Products Available
- Contactless Check-in/out
- Convenience Store
- Daily Disinfection
- Daily Housekeeping
- Designated Smoking Area
- Elevator
- English
- Express Check-In/Check-Out
- Facilities For Disabled Guests Available
- Family Rooms
- Fire Extinguishers
- First Aid Kit Available
- Fitness Center
- Free Parking
- Free Wi-Fi
- Game Room
- Golf Course
- Guests Can Opt-out Of Daily Cleaning Service
- Hand Sanitizer In Guest Accommodation And Key Areas
- Heating In Public Area
- Hygiene Certification
- Individually-wrapped Food Options
- Invoices
- Kitchenware
- Laundry Services
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Non-smoking Property
- Pets Allowed (charges May Apply)
- Physical/social Distancing Guidelines
- Private Check-in/check-out
- Professional Cleaning Services
- Protective Screen Or Physical Barriers In Appropriate Areas
- Safety Chain And/or Latch On Doors Available
- Smoke Alarms
- Soundproof Rooms Available
- Spanish
- Staff Follow All Safety Protocols As Directed By Local Authorities
- Staff Trained In Safety Protocol
- Temperature Check For Guests And Staff
- Vending Machine
Recent Reviews
Positives:
Not sure what to say here
Negatives:
There was no availability of extra services available. Thankfully, most of our neighbors werent partaking in those
Positives:
They had a laundry room on site and it was very peaceful and very clean got a lot of good channels and theyre view was nice
Negatives:
We booked a room for 4 people, there were only 2 towels in the room. Kind of annoying, but the front desk supplied us with more.
Positives:
The location is really convenient for me.
Negatives:
Nothing I can think of.
Positives:
All the TV channels
Negatives:
No
Positives:
Updated room
Negatives:
The hotel caught on fire my room still smells of smoke badly was told i couldnt move to a diff room. Had to stand outside fir hours middle of the night was offered no compensation at all
Positives:
Pillows were good.
Negatives:
Said breakfast was included-but no breakfastI stand coffee and the juice machine was offered..lol. Water pressure was low, hallways smelled-garbage outside was overflowing for the two nights I was there
Positives:
I really liked the fact that the beds were so soft. The staff was so friendly and very helpful.
Negatives:
Not really
Positives:
Cheap
Negatives:
Cash deposit
Positives:
Location and price
Negatives:
The rooms vary on up keep
Positives:
Clean qiiet Met my needs
Positives:
Location was easily accessible
Negatives:
Extremely loud neighbors into the early hours. No way to check out of the hotel early
Positives:
The cost.
Positives:
It was very clean.
Negatives:
Would've been nice to have another towel or two in the room and some kleenex, but overall it was a nice quiet room.
Negatives:
Rude front desk wouldnt give me cream and sugar for coffee at 5:30 said he wouldnt give it to me till 6am I told him thats fine I was leaving Id have to go buy some. Then when I left a homeless man was harassing me then police came around the cor
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