Des Moines Margo Frankel Woods State Park Hotels

"Very comfortable bed and pillows. Large room. Breakfast was very good. Room was quiet and ac/heater was not loud. Refrigerator was noisy so we unplugged it."

"Everything was great except when I got there they informed me I had to pay cash which was inconvenient."

"The room was excellent. Staff was wonderful. We had so much room for our family visit. Very clean. Very comfortable and relaxing. "

"The tv remote did not work properly.. the bed was very high off the flooor for me. Over Kł"

"It was a ok but the ice machine was broke and there's no room service if you stay more than one night"

"Good "

"Nice people. Comfortable. "

"I have stayed here before and will be back! Great property and host."

"My son was graduating from Iowa State and I booked a room for one night in AMes long before the graduation. Plans changed and I needed to stay a couple more nights. By the time I looked for rooms in AMes for the weekend, everything started at $500 a night. I expaned my search down to Des Moines. I was looking for something cheap. I figured all I needed was a bed and a shower. I found this Palace Inn for $70 a night and thought what the heck. I booked two nights. When I got there the road in front of the place was closed and there was routed over the the other side of the road. There was a gravel path open to get to the property. No big deal. The place looked run down. When I got out of the care and walked up to the entrance, it reeked of cigarette smoke before you even got inside. I went into the "lobby". It was the room the size of a closet. There was a small plexiglass window over a little counter with a hole in the bottom of the window. I couldn't see anyone behind the glass. I heard a voice say " can I help you?" I said "I have a reservation". What's the name?" I told him my name. I didn't hear anything for a while. I said "don't you have the reservation?" "Oh I got you". " ID and credit card". I slipped my license and credit card through the hole in the window. I got the key. "Number 7. Pull around behind the snow plow." The room also reeked of smoke. Beds were fine. Shower was hot. Wi Fi worked. It was quiet. Not the cleanest. For $70 it was OK."