the hotel was great. the room was great. the food was great. the pool was great. the service was great. i would stay here again.

This hotel is in Ankeny, just North of Des Moines. You can see it from the road, but it was a little hard to get to, but there are good places to eat nearby, an Outback Steakhouse, for one. The hotel is new, clean, and the staff is very nice. I got there late one night because I was too tired to drive home to Waterloo, and the Holiday Inn ...