Ankeny Vacations from $360

I stayed for a week and had a very comfortable stay. Lots of restaurants and stores close by. Quick access to the interstate. Like at least one other has said, they need to get at least one ice machine real bad.

This was one of the best hotels we have stayed at. I don't have any complaints! The pool was great for a long day of driving..the fire pit was relaxing and the breakfast was wonderful. We will be staying here again!

The room was very clean and the bed was very comfortable. However, there were things that lacked attention. 1). Take your own hand soap because the bar at the sink was like pumis—didn’t lather, was grainy, and severely dried the skin. 2). There were a few apples and a few extremely soft, aged tangerines on Saturday morning. On Sunday and orange and an apple were there. 3). There was no ice Saturday morning. 4). The so-called body wash in the tub was very watered down. 5). The basket of sweetener was empty all weekend. 6). There was a small handful of jams but no butter or peanut butter. 6). The drains were extremely slow when draining. That was SO gross. 7). No coffee or coffee maker in the room, and the lobby coffee maker was turned off Saturday early evening. Sadly, this is the only hotel in the area so we have no choice but to stay there. But we don’t like it. Since the area is growing there will hopefully be another hotel built soon.

Our stay was.. not the greatest. I can usually excuse a couple stray hairs in a hotel room (can’t catch them all), but it seemed like I was finding hair everywhere, and pubic hairs on the towels. However, the most annoying (and embarrassing) part of the stay was an issue with plumbing. The night of the stay, we needed a plunger, and I would think any hotel would be able to supply that. However, I called the front desk who said they only had one plunger (for the entire building) and that it was missing. I was told I would have to wait until the morning when maintenance could come, but “luckily” (her words) my room was near an elevator that I could take to use the restroom. This was frustrating; who wants to use a main bathroom in the early hours of the morning? I’ve worked in a hotel before, and there was always an emergency maintenance member, just in case. When we checked out, I mentioned the plumbing again, and I was curious about why they had one plunger for the entirety of the building. She said that they “had thirty, but people steal them so it’s easier to just have maintenance come.” I am curious how the nightly deposit on a room doesn’t cover plungers when they go “missing,” and I am also concerned their bookkeeping is subpar; there’s no reason that they couldn’t check these out to people and threaten a charge if unreturned. I felt as if I inconvenienced them by needing this, even though we couldn’t use a basic amenity during our stay. Won’t be returning.

The breakfast was very good on a positive note!! On a negative note the room smelled very musty and sheets felt damp as well as the floor.