Name: Stoney Creek Hotel Des Moines - Johnston
Address: 5291 Stoney Creek Court, Johnston, IA
Telephone: (888) 608-6346
Rating: 4.25

Its not a dive but...

Liked: Convenience to interstate, restaurants, shopping.
Disliked: This hotel needs a remodel! The carpeting to entrance on side of hotel is not laying flat and is becoming unsafe. Lots of stains and tearing! Hotel room: No fan in bathroom, lots of moisture, ceiling showing damage due to this. Walls and trim worn and showing wear and tearNobs loose on drawers,they were there just couldn't pull on them as they were stripped. Staff always courteous and helpful! Breakfast equipment broken, no juice for one morning, pancake maker also down. For the value an ok place to stay.

Sauna was out of order...

Liked: Breakfast
Disliked: Coffee in room 3 decaf and only 1 regular

Exceptional

Not my most pleasant stay...

Liked: The swimming pool and location
Disliked: The beds were not queen size as advertised and breakfast was not good. Pancake maker and juice machine were broken no replacement to take there place and therefore could not keep up on other food

Superb

Liked: Breakfast was not good, was not hot
Disliked: Had only one person running the breakfast

Very disappointing!

Liked: Room was extremely large and the property was in a very good location. Also, the staff at the front desk were quite friendly.
Disliked: The room was very dark. Furniture was old and worn out. The lamps were in poor condition and provided very little light. The breakfast provided was inadequate. The juice machine and pancake maker were out of order. I looked for water, but the two large dispensers near the front desk were almost completely empty. We actually left the hotel and went out for breakfast. We will not be returning to this property.

Very good

Wonderful respite from a long...

Liked: My son and I were stopping overnight on our way to our lake. The hotel was a wonderful respite after a VERY long day of driving. Close to the interstate, but not too close. Good check in experience. Room was well furnished and clean.
Disliked: Nada

Good

Liked: It was a cute place and the bed was comfortable.
Disliked: We had to wait about 30 minutes for someone to check us in. Our bathroom floor tiles were coming off, and about half the grout was missing.

Disappointing

Disliked: I haven’t stayed here in many years but I remember the hotel being clean and quite nice. This stay was disappointing. I wish I would have looked at reviews before booking. The whole hotel and especially my room had a very musty smell. Most of the carpets in the hallways were badly stained and coming up. There was trash in the hallways. It made me feel a little icky staying there. The front desk staff were pleasant and kind at least.