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Des Moines Area Hotels / Lodging / RV Camping

2006 Hotels

NOTE: This is from last year. Only hotels appearing on the main lodging page are offering special deals this year.

The festival site is located near Sleepy Hollow Sports Park (Map).The following area hotels offeredspecial rates during the 2006 festival, but may not have any special deals this year. If your hotel wants to join us and be featured on this page, contact Mary at Sleepy Hollow Sports Park at 515-262-411.

  1. Sleep Inn & Suites (Map - 2.0 miles from festival site)
    (515) 299-9922
    5850 Morningstar Ct
    Pleasant Hill, IA
    Notes: Offering a special $59 rate for the festival September weekends.
  2. Motel 6 (Map - 5.3 miles from festival site)
    (515) 266-5456
    4940 NE 14th St
    Des Moines, IA
    Notes: $45.99 + $3 per additional person (4 total)
  3. Bavarian Inn & Restaurant (Map - 5.5 miles)
    (515) 265-5611
    5220 NE 14th St
    Des Moines, IA
    Notes: $45 for 1 or 2 people.
  4. Radisson Hotel Des Moines (Map - 7.3 miles)
    (515) 285-7777 6800 Fleur Dr
    Des Moines, IA
    Notes: Renaissance Faire rate $94.
  5. Wildwood Lodge (Map - 12.3 miles)
    (515) 222-9876
    11431 Forest Ave
    Clive, IA
    Notes: Renaissance Faire rate $84.
  6. Comfort Suites at Living History Farms (Map - 12.3 miles)
    (515) 276-1126
    11167 Hickman Rd
    Urbandale, IA
    Notes: Renaissance Faire rate $84.
  7. Sleep Inn (Map - 12.3 miles)
    (515) 270-2424
    11211 Hickman Rd
    Urbandale, IA
    Notes: Renaissance Faire rate $64.
  8. Heartland Inn West (Map - 12.2 miles)
    (515) 226-0414
    11414 Forest Ave
    Clive, IA
    Notes:     A reduced rate of $64.99 + tax for performers, merchants or attendees of the events.
  9. Holiday Inn Hotels Des Moines-Dwntn-Mercy Campus
    (800) 470-3431
    1050 6th Avenue
    Des Moines, IA (Map - 4.7)
    Notes: Sep 2-4 & 9-10, special guest room rate of $63.00 + tax. Sep 16-17, special guest room rate of $79.95 + tax.
  10. Hampton Inn Of Des Moines
    (515) 287-7300
    5001 Fleur Dr
    Des Moines, IA (Map - 6.6 miles)
    Notes: Call for details and mention the faire.
  11. Settle Inn
    (515) 967-7888
    2101 Adventureland Dr
    Altoona, IA (Map - 5.3 miles)
    Notes: Offering a rate of $79/night for ren visitors.
  12. Quality Inn
    (515) 278-2381
    4995 Merle Hay Rd
    Des Moines, IA (Map - 9.3 miles)
    Notes: Ren participants can get the $59 for 1-bed and $64 for 2-beds rate.
  13. Hilton Garden Inn
    (515) 223-0571
    205 S 64th St
    West Des Moines, IA (Map - 2.8 miles)

There are other hotels in the area, but we hope you can choose one that is helping support this new event.

RV Campgrounds

  1. Adventureland Park (nearby amusement park) has RV and camping.
  2. Iowa State Faire (just down the road from Sleepy Hollow) has RV and camping.