IA West Des Moines Country Inn & Suites

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Stayed there last week (7/6-7/11).

Nice place. Earns it's 2.5* rating easily. Close to the highway, but another hotel (Baymont) is directly between this hotel and the highway, so traffic noise is minimal.

Country Inn & Suites offers the following amenities:

Pool, hot Tub, Laser Printer (for business travellers), fitness "center", daily "Continental Plus" breakfast, meeting rooms, a mini-store where you can purchase snacks, etc..., free USA Today, a lending library of popular paperbacks.

My room came with two Queen beds. Fairly standard furnishings. Decent-size (25"?) TV, with the typical lousy remote. The room was nice--well decorated in a country style (which isn't to my tastes, but whatever). Plenty of elbow room, even in the bathroom.

The fitness center is a joke--a stationary bike, a treadmill, and a rowing machine in a tiny room. But they have discount cards that allow you to use a nearby health club (7 Flags) at a cheap price (~$5).

The hallways and lobby are decorated nicely, except for the hallway carpeting. I can only say "What were they thinking" w/ regards to that. The rest of the place is nice and tasteful. The pool is decent, but only goes to 5' deep. The hot tub is large and excellent for soaking.

All-in-all, perhaps the nicest place I've stayed at yet in West Des Moines. I plan on going back again if I can get it on P/L!

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