Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Des Moines Urbandale

Definitely always on my list...

Liked: The staff was absolutely amazing! We walked through the front door and was greeted with a friendly smile which made our drive of 4 hours worth it! The cleanliness of the lobby and aroma of the atmosphere was definitely noticed!! The room was perfect! Breakfast was fabulous with a wonderful selection to choose from and welcoming dining area to enjoy your meal. We enjoyed our stay so much we made sure to stay again when we traveled back home and we were greeted again with a smile. The 2nd time we had a king suite and it was just as wonderful! The fact that the T.V. greeted me when I turned it on, made me smile! Would HIGHLY recommend this hotel!!
Disliked: There was nothing I wasn't pleased with!

Superb

Exceptional

Liked: We loved everything! The size of the rooms-omg, the shower, the bed was comfy. The introduction on the TV in my own name... That was cool. Even my 78 yr old dad noticed that lol. My 75 yr old mom loved the coffee pots in our rooms lol. She was also impressed with the full size ironing board in the fancy closet. The price was good with using Booking.com. I will be looking for these hotels in future travels! Thank you!
Disliked: The pool water needed to be allot warmer... Definitely.

Exceptional

Poor

Disliked: We had 3 families booked to stay at this hotel, I booked 2 rooms and the other family with 2 small children booked a room the same time I did. We arrived about 530pm to check in. I was able to check in and get my 2 rooms, other family was told that they didnt have a room for her, they over booked. even though a confirmation number was given. No supervisor on duty to help with the situation.While at the front desk a man checked out, how convenient, when asked if there was someone to clean the room that was just checked out of so the family could stay in the same hotel as the rest of us, we were told my front desk they couldn't do that. Why not? Bc their not housekeeping? It doesnt take much to strip a bed and wipe things down. Bad customer service with on duty staff. Little kids upset, just wanted to stay, swim, have fun after attending the Iowa State Fair- this happened.Went next door to another hotel, that lady was super helpful, gave us good rates and we were able to get them a room next door. Then brought them back Fairfield to swim. Fairfield needs to do some cross training or something during busy times like the Iowa State Fair. No reason for any of this. And train their staff about good customer service. Saw other reviews about the front desk staff not being friendly either. Bad attitudes non accommodating is huge in the custom service industry. Hotel building was fine, rooms were clean. Pull out couch was like sleeping on a prison mat. Didnt eat the breakfast. Went to the Machine Shed! Also in room 210 there's a screw hanging out of the door frame, door didnt really close the best- and of course when checking out to report it- no front desk staff there. Another guy had been standing there waiting to check out for about 10 minutes before me- said screw it, threw keys down on the desk and walked out.

Very good

Very welcoming staff and super...

Liked: Cleanliness and welcoming staff
Disliked: Nothing! It was great.

The hotel was good, other...

Liked: Rooms were very clean and spacious. Staff was friendly. The whole hotel was very clean.
Disliked: Friday night, there was a softball team on our floor and they were very loud, until very late. A bunch of girls screaming and giggling until midnight was way too long. We were there for a volleyball tournament which our team took very seriously, so it was tough for my daughter to get sleep with the noise.Saturday during the day, there was a dog barking on and off all day. The website says no pets, only service animals. If a service animal was needed, it would have been with the people or it would have been trained better. The poor dog was in the room much of the day by itself.

Exceptional