"Stayed here when we were in town. Partner got the king suite with the whirlpool tub which was lovely except the whirlpool tub did not work. Bath was still nice, bed was very comfortable and the throw faux fur blanket was super soft. Some minor imperfections in the room with paint or scuffed furniture but overall it was nice. Only like 2 blocks or so from the sculpture park which was wonderful to walk through. Also walked to a lovely place for dinner and walked around downtown exploring."

"We loved using the Des Lux as our home base during our wedding in Des Moines last weekend. Sandy and staff were so amazing and accommodating leading up to the wedding, even letting us come tour the suites several months before. The decor was so fun and my husband used the in house barber services to get ready. Breakfast was delicious. The suites were spacious and clean. The bar was decorated so fun and we got to use it for our first look. The staff even turned over our rooms on the day of the wedding so we could come back to clean bedding. Our only complaint is that we called ahead 2 weeks before to ask if it was ok to invite our wedding party and guests to the bar the night before the wedding, wanting to give the bar tender a heads up. They told us that was fine. I’m not sure if there was a miscommunication but one of our guests told us that the bar tender made some passive aggressive comments about how we should have called ahead. But she was great to us and made great drink nonetheless. Overall we love the Des Lux and will for sure be back!"

"This was a great place to stay! We enjoyed their breakfast every morning and Happy Hour at 4pm. They had many selections for breakfast. The lobby was all decked out for Halloween and the rooms were bright and very clean. The parking ramp across the street was brightly lit and seemed to be monitored. We were able to walk for shopping, dining, and touring the Capitol. My only complaint would be the Nespresso pods for keurig were a dark foamy coffee. It would have been nice to have a medium roast in room. On that note, the plain black coffee from the machine in the breakfast room was delicious. We will definitely stay here again."

"Everything about our experience was amazing! We were celebrating our anniversary and Mary at the front desk made sure our entire stay was special - champagne, a tour of Presidential suite (my hubby & I really wanted to see it and she made it happen!), dinner recommendations and was just the most attentive/kind person. Our room was a corner suite with the best views, furniture and decor. Sherry at the bar was so sweet and kept our drinks and fun times rolling! We took so many fun pics in the lobby, just an overall really cool place to stay."

"the staff were great and very helpful so friendly. Location was perfect walking distance from a lot of local bars and restaurants. Hotel bar is very nice and bartender was great. The ambiance of the hotel was just amazing so much detail to make it beautiful. The breakfast was great so many options and loved they had almond milk & espresso machine. Parking is across the street $10 a day or $1/per hour. We definitely will be back and would highly recommend. Went for our anniversary room was spacious and gorgeous"