City: Des Moines, IA

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (515) 255-4096 or (866) 455-40

Address: 4507 Grand Ave.

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Description: Located across the street from the Des Moines Art Center, this half-timbered 3-story house in one of Des Moines’s more elegant neighborhoods boasts 7 unique guest rooms, with decor in each room created by a local artist or designer. All rooms have a private bath, television with cable and wireless Internet, as well as in-room telephones. Complimentary snacks, sodas, and bottled water are available for guests. Each room is equipped with a comfortable, queen-size bed, and guests rave about how comfortable the beds are—some have a featherbed mattress. Some of the rooms include a bathtub, others just a shower. Views include the walled garden outside and the I. M. Pei, Eliel Saarinen, and Richard Meier -designed art museum. No pets are permitted, and children are allowed only in the third-floor rooms. Rooms are not wheelchair accessible. They may be able to take you to the airport, depending on when your flight is leaving.