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Reviews of Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

401 Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309, United States

#11 of 54 hotels in Des Moines

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 163 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.9

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    9.0

  • Facilities

    8.3

  • Staff

    8.7

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free Wifi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: August 16, 2025

    8.0
    Friendly helpful staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Thin wall, could hear conversations from room next door.

    Clean room, comfortable bed.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: July 4, 2025

    9.0
    A last minute stop at this hotel. Big success
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Small bathroom

    Historic Big room Good breakfast Great fish restaurant a short walk away

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: June 1, 2025

    9.0
    Great location for Civic Center events.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    The Hotel was two blocks from the Civic Center, where we attended the IHSMTA Performance. It was great to be able to walk to the hotel after. The room was quiet, beds comfortable. For breakfast, we ordered off the breakfast menu. I had Eggs Benedict, The egg was poached to perfection. I wasn't a fan of the fried potatos, ( deep fried), but the rest was very good.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 29, 2025

    8.0
    A great home base to visit Des Moines!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    A little pricey, no breakfast, slow elevators

    Great location, building oozes charm, nice views of the city, comfortable room and nice shower

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 26, 2025

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night

    Really comfortable after long road trip ... bed was perfect.

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2025

    9.0
    Fantastic place to stay overall but I would recommend maybe upgrading tvs and finishing the bar.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two Double Beds with Club Lounge Access
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I didn’t get to see the full finished bar due to renovations and the tv in our room has low pixel quality.

    The food was delicious and the shower in our room was fantastic

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2025

    7.0
    Not the worst, but not the best
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    No staff around for check in or check out stood in the waiting area for extended periods of time with no way to get a hold of anyone. The staff seem bothered that we were there to check in. She didn't even welcome us. Someone set the alarm clock for 7am. The room was listed as sound proof and they are absolutely not. We heard every door slam all night long.

    Comfortable bed, clean rooms. Kevin murphy shampoo products. Nice shower, big TV. Parking was easy.

    Stayed in May 2025

  • Reviewed: April 16, 2025

    8.0
    Lovely stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night

    We left prescription glasses in the room. I called to have them looked for twice and was told I would receive a call back but have not received one.

    Lovely building, great updated rooms, clean, great food in the restaurants.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: April 8, 2025

    8.0
    Good stay.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Studio King Bed Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The elevators were making noises an blinking red…. Pricey

    Location

    Stayed in April 2025

  • Reviewed: April 3, 2025

    8.0
    Great lication near Wells Fargo Arena nice staff and clean rooms.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wish there was a complimentary breakfast.

    Room service, beds

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: March 3, 2025

    7.0
    Good location let down by house keeping team
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Being woken up by overly enthusiastic house keeper banging on our door just after 9am on the morning of checkout. No need for this, we were due to leave by 11. This was followed by another housekeeper at 10am. Carpet outside our room was crumpled and a trip hazard.

    Good location, comfortable room. Server on the bar gave great service.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: January 6, 2025

    9.0
    Very clean, comfortable and friendly.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two Double Beds with Club Lounge Access
    • Stayed 2 nights

    I didnt love that the front doors were not usable as we parked in the 4th and locust parking garage and it wasn't as easy to navigate in the cold january weather through an unfamiliar maze.

    The staff was very friendly, clean in all areas and well labeled and lit.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: October 21, 2024

    8.0
    Very good central location in downtown Des Moines
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Two Double Beds with Club Lounge Access
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very small sink that tends to spill water on the floor.

    Fantastic location downtown and walking distance from all kinds of centrally located shops and restaurants. Close to civic center and lots of parking. Quiet and clean.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 21, 2024

    7.0
    Great downtown stay
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I went to the front desk to ask for an extended/late checkout and asked for 12:30 or 1pm. The woman helping me said “I can do noon.” Thinking that checkout was at 11, like many other places, I said ok. I went back to the room and saw listed on the bathroom door that checkout was ordinarily at noon. She didn’t offer me anything or tell me that the hotels checkout was noon. How rude.

    The location is perfect; it’s close to everything downtown.

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: October 4, 2024

    8.0
    Would definitely start again!!!!
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    My room kind of had an older, stale cigarette smoke smell. Not like someone has smoked in it recently, but like maybe it used to be a smoking room when that was a thing. I only noticed it when entering the room the first few minutes. It didn’t linger on clothing or bedding or anything. Just kind of faintly there.

    Very nice place close to my office. A little spendy for a night, but I suppose it’s because of the location. Nice bar area (good food and drinks!!), comfy bed, nice up to date bathroom in the room, nice lobby. I would stay again!

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 24, 2024

    9.0
    Great trip
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Breakfast was overpriced. I would recommend going elsewhere.

    Room was great with a good view. It was just a short walk to a great restaurant and the venue we were going to.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: August 19, 2024

    9.0
    Great stay in downtown Des Moines
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights

    We didn't have any issues, but it was weird the fridge was just on the ground and not on a table or desk.

    Easy check in, relatively cheap parking across the street, and a nice large room with really comfy beds. Liked having a fridge in the room.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: July 8, 2024

    7.0
    ok
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights

    water did not get hot in the room, left it run and run, but it was still cold. wait staff was terrible and so was the front desk, people didn't even greet you. Breakfast we horrible for the price, wait staff again, slow unresponsive when you asked for something. the only place that got it right was the bar, they were attentive and quick.

    nice location

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 7, 2024

    9.0
    Overall, I recommend it good people great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The breakfast place needs people who care ordered my breakfast never came. Coffee served was awful and my Keurig in the room was broken.

    The beds were amazing

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: July 1, 2024

    7.0
    We stay in Marriott’s often and this particular one was not up to Marriott standards.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom was poorly set up with the toliet paper very hard to reach. There was not enough seating and not enough storage.

    The staff was friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 30, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Room with a King Bed
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Being downtown the parking was close enough, but always nice to have a designated lot

    Great environment, wonderful beds!

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: June 4, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very comfortable and clean

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 21, 2024

    8.0
    I enjoyed my stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beds were comfortable.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 12, 2024

    7.0
    Get stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Room with Two Double Beds
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom was very tiny but functional which is what matters most..

    Location was great, walking distance from many great places.

    Stayed in May 2024

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