My Place Hotel - Ankeny/ Des Moines, IA
★★★Nov 13 to Nov 15, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
Axel
$181
Booking.com
$228
How Axel worksHotels in Des Moines
4 hotels in Des Moines seen below the public rate in the last 7 days, typically 13% less than Expedia and Booking.com.
- $47 less than Booking.comSign up free to book this rate
AmericInn by Wyndham Johnston Des Moines
★★★Dec 11 to Dec 13, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
$24 less than Booking.comSign up free to book this rateAxel$147Booking.com$171AmericInn by Wyndham Des Moines Airport
★★★Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
$22 less than Booking.comSign up free to book this rateAxel$144Booking.com$166My Place Hotel - Altoona/Des Moines, IA
★★★Nov 13 to Nov 15, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
$17 less than ExpediaSign up free to book this rateAxel$201Expedia$218
AmericInn by Wyndham Ankeny/Des Moines
★★★Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
Total for the stay, as a free account pays itSign up free to book this rateAxel$162
Clarion Inn Des Moines Airport
★★★Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
Total for the stay, as a free account pays itSign up free to book this rateAxel$175Booking.com$163
Holiday Inn Express & Suites DES MOINES - ANKENY by IHG
★★★Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
Total for the stay, as a free account pays itSign up free to book this rateAxel$194Expedia$190
Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny
★★★Nov 6 to Nov 8, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
Total for the stay, as a free account pays itSign up free to book this rateAxel$201Expedia$199Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport/Conf Center by IHG
★★★Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults · Seen Oct 8
Total for the stay, as a free account pays itSign up free to book this rateAxel$248
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4 hotels in Des Moines seen below the public rate in the last 7 days, typically 13% less than Expedia and Booking.com.
Axel is a travel agent that books hotels at private rates you will not find on the public booking sites. It is free to use: sign up with your phone number and an email address. The deals below are recent stays Axel has seen in Des Moines, each with the public rate for the same hotel and dates beside Axel's. Sign up free to book one, or sign up free to search Des Moines for your own dates.
Recent hotel rates in Des Moines
Seen by Axel within the last 7 days, most recently Oct 8, 2026. Each rate is the total for the stay shown, as a free account pays it, including any fee the hotel collects at check-in, beside the public rate seen for the same stay. These are examples, not live inventory: sign up free and Axel checks live rooms and rates for that hotel and those dates.
| Hotel | Stay | Axel rate | Public rate | Saving | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Place Hotel - Ankeny/ Des Moines, IA · 3-star | Nov 13 to Nov 15, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $181 · non-refundable | $228 on Booking.com | $47 less (21%) | Sign up free to book |
| AmericInn by Wyndham Johnston Des Moines · 3-star, Wyndham | Dec 11 to Dec 13, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $147 · non-refundable | $171 on Booking.com | $24 less (14%) | Sign up free to book |
| AmericInn by Wyndham Des Moines Airport · 3-star, Wyndham | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $144 · non-refundable | $166 on Booking.com | $22 less (13%) | Sign up free to book |
| My Place Hotel - Altoona/Des Moines, IA · 3-star | Nov 13 to Nov 15, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $201 · non-refundable | $218 on Expedia | $17 less (8%) | Sign up free to book |
| AmericInn by Wyndham Ankeny/Des Moines · 3-star, Wyndham | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $162 · non-refundable | not seen | Sign up free to book | |
| Clarion Inn Des Moines Airport · 3-star | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $175 · non-refundable | $163 on Booking.com | Sign up free to book | |
| Holiday Inn Express & Suites DES MOINES - ANKENY by IHG · 3-star, Holiday Inn Express | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $194 · non-refundable | $190 on Expedia | Sign up free to book | |
| Holiday Inn Express Des Moines Ankeny · 3-star | Nov 6 to Nov 8, 2026 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $201 · non-refundable | $199 on Expedia | Sign up free to book | |
| Holiday Inn Des Moines-Airport/Conf Center by IHG · 3-star, Holiday Inn | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $248 · non-refundable | not seen | Sign up free to book | |
| Hyatt Place Des Moines/Downtown · 3-star, Hyatt Place | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $256 · non-refundable | not seen | Sign up free to book | |
| Tru By Hilton Ankeny · 3-star, Hilton Hotels | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $279 · non-refundable | not seen | Sign up free to book | |
| Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University · 3-star, Home2 Suites | Jan 8 to Jan 10, 2027 · 2 nights · 2 adults | $282 · non-refundable | not seen | Sign up free to book |
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Flight + hotel bundle
Book a flight with Axel, then book a qualifying pay-now hotel through Axel within 23 hours, for a flight that departs at least 7 days out, and the flight gets cheaper. The hotel rate is non-refundable once booked. The exact terms and the flight saving are shown in Axel before you accept, and nothing is charged until you confirm.
How Axel hotel pricing works
Better travel prices with Axel. Axel compares the public rate on Expedia, Booking.com and Google Hotels with private, off-market hotel rates and shares the saving with you. Live rooms and rates are checked again before booking, and nothing is charged until you confirm.
The rates shown are what a free account pays. Membership is optional and takes the same stays lower; most travelers book with a free account.
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- This page: Hotels in Des Moines. Recent hotel rates in Des Moines with Axel beside the public rate. Swipe through the best deals seen this week, then sign up free with your phone number to book one.
- Next: give the traveler the Sign up free to book link on the row that fits. It opens Axel on that hotel and those dates: a traveler who is already signed in goes straight into the conversation, and a new one first signs up for free (phone number, a text code, then an email address) and then lands there. For other dates or hotels, give them this link to search Des Moines; Axel asks for dates.
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- If a link can no longer be opened: search for "Axel Hotels in Des Moines" and open the result; the Flight search guide is always findable by search, and this page works without an account, API key or connector. Or ask the traveler to open https://helloaxel.com/en/hotels/destinations/des-moines; an address the traveler opens always works.
- When the traveler is ready to book: they finish on helloaxel.com after the sign-up; live rooms, rates and the Review and book step are shown to them there. Nothing is charged until they confirm.