HOTEL MAP Description: Greetings from Des Moines, Iowa, home to the Drake University Bulldogs and RelaysHoliday Inn Express at Drake is at the heart of this city's renaissance neighborhood and ideally located right on campus. Only seconds away are the Knapp Center and Drake Stadium. Local dining is available next door at the retro-themed favorite, Drake Diner. Follow your meal with an independent film a jaunt away at the Varsity Movie Theatre. Come visit the campus, the community, and us; we'll make you feel at home. Des Moines offers plenty of entertainment available off campus as well. The main attractions include Prairie Meadows Race Track and Casino, Adventureland Amusement Park, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Sec Taylor Baseball Stadium, and Blank Park Zoo. Also nearby are the Civic Center, Convention Complex, and Veterans Auditorium. If Iowa of yesteryear is on your tour, we are moments from the Historical Building of Iowa, the State Capital, Living History Farms, Terrace Hill, Salisbury Mansion and Hoyt Sherman Place. We are situated centrally to all of the Metro's retail districts --- three malls, many boutiques and antique shops. Summer months offer the Des Moines Arts Festival and several farmers' markets, including one right next to the hotel. The others are in Historic Valley Junction and Downtown Court Avenue District, where nightlife is at its best. Whether it is business or pleasure that bring you our way, we are ready and eager to make your stay all that it can be. Photo: URL: http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/redirect?&path=hd&brandCode=ex&hotelCode=DSMIA&_IATAno=99605892 Hotel Website: Holiday Inn Express Hotel Des Moines-At Drake University - Des Moines Iowa Hotel Phone Number: 1 (800) 395 1595 - HOLIDAY INN TOLL FREE RESERVATIONS