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.

This place is fine for short stays. I slept here one night while driving from Denver to Toronto. I got in around 9pm, grabbed some food down the street from the Burger King, slept, got up and left. The room was small, dusty, it relied on a space heater for heat, and the curtains didn't shield as much light as I desired. The Inn is located in an industrial part of town, so no street noise, but not many amenities in the area. When I got there, only one other car was in the parking lot, but when I woke up the place was mostly full; so I guess others have the same idea when booking a room at this place. At the time of this review, there is road construction, which makes the turn off slightly hard to spot.

Definitely a back-alley hotel. Spend the extra $10 to stay somewhere else.. Not worth $60 a night.

Dirty, run down, out of date, and disorganized.

Dirty, run down, out of date, and disorganized.

Not sure why it had an 8 rating. Although it was clean, it is very old, didn't provide shampoo, and the internet didn't work. They also had no record of my reservation. However, it was clean and comfortable enough for the cost.

Perfect night sleep. Clean room and large bathroom

The hotel is old in a area with nothing around. No one was there when I checked out. No air conditioner was in Our room. Checked in at 10 pm left at 9 am good for that but not for a long term sty

Wish I could have found another hotel and got my money back, the room smelled, the bed and pillows were hard and the front desk called on my check out day at 10 a. M. And said to have 1 hour to get out! Never again!

Poor quality with no amenities. Nonsmoking room reeked of stale cigarettes

Poor quality with no amenities. Nonsmoking room reeked of stale cigarettes

Hotel room very outdated....shower head was old and I needed to do a backbend to get hair wet. Room smelled a little musty when we checked in. We had to make a hasty departure though, due to sewage smell in the room. Seemed to get worse after we used the shower. Quiet area, we got good sleep. I can see why it was rated only 2.6 out of 5...you usually get what you pay for, but in this case $78.00 for the smell of sewage is waaaay too much for my taste.

We only use a hotel to sleep, relax, and refresh - we don't need a newspaper, fitness room, or business center, so it's awesome when we get it all in a clean and mostly comfortable place. When we stay here again, I'll be sure to bring my own pillow. Hubby loved the super-firm ones provided, but I'm a fluffy girl. And if you stay in a non-smoking room, remember that these are not on the central vent system (keeps the smoke out, very nicely), so turn off the heater before running your hair dryer.

The bed and pillows were very uncomfortable. They were both very hard, the bed was almost like sleeping on the floor and the pillows were flat and hard.There was a dirt ring around everything were the vacuum wouldn't quite reach all the way to the wall and it did not smell very good either.

The bed and pillows were very uncomfortable. They were both very hard, the bed was almost like sleeping on the floor and the pillows were flat and hard.There was a dirt ring around everything were the vacuum wouldnt quite reach all the way to the wall and it did not smell very good either.

Hotel was clean & quiet. Does not have AC control in room.

Their sign out front was almost covered up by tree limbs so drove past the place to begin with. Check in went quickly. The room was very small and very stuffy. The AC is controlled by the front office. Room smelled kind of damp. TV had very few channels to watch. Very little lighting in the room.

The staff was friendly enough, and the room itself was fairly clean. However, it is extremely basic, the building is definitely on the older end, and it smelled like someone had smoked in our nonsmoking room. No breakfast or other services, and the room didn't have a closet or hangers. The location is also pretty mediocre. But if you're looking for a cheap hotel near Des Moines, it works just fine.

The staff was friendly enough, and the room itself was fairly clean. However, it is extremely basic, the building is definitely on the older end, and it smelled like someone had smoked in our nonsmoking room. No breakfast or other services, and the room didnt have a closet or hangers. The location is also pretty mediocre. But if youre looking for a cheap hotel near Des Moines, it works just fine.

I will never stay there again. The room was hot and no A/C in the room. All heat and A/C is controlled by office. Called office and the lady was rude about the whole thing.

No frills motel; clean; parking in front of the unit; no continental breakfast. Great for arriving, unpacking and a good night sleep. Relatively good price. Ok for a travel through one night stay. Easy to find with mapquest.

No frills motel; clean; parking in front of the unit; no continental breakfast. Great for arriving, unpacking and a good night sleep. Relatively good price. Ok for a travel through one night stay. Easy to find with mapquest.

It was an ok hotel room for the price. There was no microwave. Everything else was fine.