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Ramada Northwest

5000 Merle Hay Rd, Urbandale, IA 50322
Ramada Northwest
call to book: 1-800-546-4167 hotels.com
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Real Traveler Rating: 3.1 out of 5 based on 288 reviews from 5 sources
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Clean: Rating of 3.2 out of 5
Service: Rating of 3.5 out of 5
Location: Rating of 3.6 out of 5
Value: Rating of 4.0 out of 5
Room: Rating of 3.6 out of 5

Ramada Northwest Reviews

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  • Overall: Rating of 3.1 out of 5

    "Will be a wonderful hotel when renovations are complete." source Hotels.com

    "Based on the outer appearance, I was expecting to have an overall negative experience." source Priceline

    "I would recommend staying somewhere else." source Travelocity

    "That being said, the room was extremely nice and I definitely would stay again." source Expedia

    "Overall the hotel was good with good value." source Travelocity

  • Clean: Rating of 3.2 out of 5

    "The hotel was very easy to find, and the rooms were very clean and updated." source Orbitz

    "The room was clean." source Priceline

    "The only not-so-great element was that when we turned on the A/C dead gnats came shooting out, probably because it was brand-new." source Travelocity

    "Was good, clean and friendly staff." source Orbitz

    "The room was ok however the carpet was not that clean, I cleaned the mold out of the shower." source Travelocity

  • Service: Rating of 3.5 out of 5

    "Outstanding Hotel great service as well." source Hotels.com

  • Location: Rating of 3.6 out of 5

    "Also, I'm not nuts about the location-Merle Hay- would rather be in West Des Moines, but I couldn't pass up the room deal." source Hotels.com

    "Located at major intersection." source Priceline

  • Value: Rating of 4.0 out of 5

    "No pool or extras available right now, but incredible value for the money." source Hotels.com

    "I had a expected a "old style" Ramada at the price I was paying--but found a beautifully remodeled hotel." source Expedia

    "Quality to Cost ratio is one of the best I've ever seen." source Hotels.com

  • Room: Rating of 3.6 out of 5

    "There was a slight error in the room assignment -we were to have a King bed with sofa sleeper -once I askked about that -it was cleared up before we left registration." source Orbitz

    "Work is being done on the place so the outside looks kind of bad however the rooms are great." source Hotels.com

    "The sink drain did not work, but I didn't want the staff to come into the room and fix--I was apprehensive about them." source Priceline

    "Our room was newly remodeled all new furnishings with big flat panel TV and the most important thing in my oppion a great bed." source Expedia

    "The room was clean and new." source Orbitz

More information on Ramada Northwest

The Ramada Northwest Des Moines, Iowa is located off Interstate 80/35 at Exit 131 and is considered to be one of Des Moines- best value- hotels. This hotel is conveniently located to serve the communities of Ankeny, Clive, Johnston, West Des Moines, and Urbandale.All Des Moines area attractions are only minutes from the Ramada. The most popular tourist attractions are Iowa State Capitol, Prairie Meadows Race Track, Adventure land Amusement Park, Iowa Event Center, Drake University, Living History Farms, Wells Fargo Arena and Iowa State Fair Grounds.The hotels amenities include Free High Speed Internet. Free Parking. Fitness Center.We will be in our newly renovated rooms starting Monday December 15th 2008. All rooms will include refrigerators, microwaves, one cup coffee makers, 37 Inch flat panel HDTV, new bedding package, new carpet, new everything.We will have rooms with one king size bed and sofa sleeper or rooms with two queen size beds. All rooms will be non smoking and we no longer accept pets.Our pool, hot tub, restaurant, and guest laundry will all close on December 15th 2008 and will not re-open until a later date.We are currently renovating parts of our hotel and look forward to a mid 2009 completion date. Please call the hotel to see how far we are coming along on building our indoor water park , tiki bar, gift shop, arcade, Castaway Bar and Grille, and our meeting space.

Check-in Time:

3:00 PM

Check-out Time:

12:00 PM

Year Built:

2002

Year Renovated:

2002

Total Rooms:

145 rooms.145

Total Floors:

2

Rooms:

145 Total Rooms Description not provided

Directions

Shopping district, Expressway

Area

Des Moines, IA, 50322, US

Attractions

Des 6 Mi SAdventureland Amusement Park 15 MiCamp Dodge 3 MiConvention Civic Center 12 MiDes Moines Bucceneers Hockey A2 MiDes Moines Downtown 10 MiDrake University 5 MiIowa Law Enforcement Academy 4 MiKnapp Center 5 MiLiving History Farms 7 MiMerle Hay Auto Mall 1 MiPrairie Meadows 12 MiSec Taylor Stadium 12 MiState Fair Grounds 11 MiValley Junction 15 MiWillow Creek Golf 18 Mi Aurora Business Park 2 MiBest Buy Corporate Office 4 MiCamp Dodge 3 MiCaseys Headquarters 10 MiDes Moines Downtown 10 MiGreyhound Bus Line 12 MiIowa State University 35 MiJohn Deere Headquarters 3 MiMerle Hay Auto Mile 1 MiOakmoor Business Park .5 MiPepsi Cola Plant 4 MiPioneer Hybrid International .4 MiRain And Hail Insurance 3 MiStarc Armoury 4 MiTones Spice Headquarters 10 Mi

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