Lodging

Special thanks to the following hotels for providing lodging for some of our entertainment. Please consider them for your stay.

Holiday Inn Express & Suites
165 Adventureland Dr NW
Altoona, IA 50009
Reservations: 515-967-1855

Residence Inn by Marriott Ankeny
1515 SW Main Street
Ankeny, IA 50023
Reservations: 515-446-7300

Holiday Inn and Suites
4800 Merle Hay Road
Des Moines, IA 50322
Reservations: 515-278-4755

If you are a local hotel that would like to be promoted on our website, show guide, etc., feel free to contact us for sponsorship details.

Special Thanks

Since 2004, many area hotels have been our lodging sponsors. Some have changed names, and some no longer exist (one was lost to a flood!), but our thanks lives on.

2004 Spring

  1. Chase Suite Hotel
  2. Clarion Hotel
  3. Country Inn and Suites
  4. Four Points Sheraton Hotel
  5. Hampton Inn – Des Moines Airport
  6. Heartland Inn
  7. Quality Inn and Suites

2004 Fall

  1. Best Inns of America
  2. Best Western (next to North End Diner)
  3. Quality Inn and Suites
  4. Super 8 Motel – Des Moines Airport

2005

  1. Best Western (next to North End Diner)
  2. Holiday Inn Des Moines – Downtown
  3. Quality Inn
  4. Red Roof Inn
  5. Super 8 Motel – Des Moines Airport

2006

  1. Sleep Inn & Suites
  2. Motel 6
  3. Bavarian Inn & Restaurant
  4. Radisson Hotel Des Moines
  5. Wildwood Lodge
  6. Comfort Suites at Living History Farms
  7. Sleep Inn
  8. Heartland Inn West
  9. Holiday Inn Hotels Des Moines-Dwntn-Mercy Campus
  10. Hampton Inn Of Des Moines
  11. Settle Inn 
  12. Quality Inn
  13. Hilton Garden Inn

2007

  1. Holiday Inn Hotels Des Moines-Dwntn-Mercy Campus
  2. Quality Inn
  3. Hilton Garden Inn
  4. Settle Inn
  5. Best Western Des Moines North

2008

  1. Altoona Settle Inn
  2. Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds
  3. Hampton Inn – West Des Moines
  4. Renaissance Savery Hotel

2009

  1. Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds
  2. Baymont Inn & Suites on 14th
  3. TownePlace Suites by Marriott
  4. Altoona Settle Inn
  5. Ramada Northwest

2010

  1. Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds
  2. Baymont Inn & Suites on 14th
  3. TownePlace Suites by Marriott
  4. Altoona Settle Inn
  5. Ramada Northwest

2011

  1. Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds
  2. Budget Inn and Suites
  3. Altoona Settle Inn
  4. AmericInn – Ankeny
  5. Hilton Garden Inn, West

2012

  1. Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fairgrounds
  2. Best Western Altoona Inn
  3. Best Western Plus
  4. Chase Suite Hotel
  5. Comfort Inn
  6. Holiday Inn Express at Drake University
  7. Holiday Inn Downtown
  8. Holiday Inn & Suites Northwest
  9. Hyatt Place
  10. Super 8 Clive
  11. Super 8 Urbandale
  12. Sleep Inn
  13. Quality Inn & Suites
  14. Valley West Inn

2013

  1. Best Western Altoona Inn
  2. Comfort Inn
  3. Holiday Inn & Suites Northwest
  4. Hyatt Place
  5. Quality Inn & Suites
  6. Sleep Inn
  7. Sterling Hotel & Suites
  8. Super 8 Clive

2014

  1. Best Western Altoona Inn
  2. Holiday Inn & Suites Northwest
  3. Quality Inn & Suites
  4. Sleep Inn

2015

  1. Sleep Inn at Living History Farms
  2. Sleep Inn at Pleasant Hill
  3. Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines

2016-2018 – No DMRF was held.

2019

  1. Information unavailable.

2020

  1. Holiday Inn Express & Suites
  2. Residence Inn by Marriott Ankeny
  3. Holiday Inn and Suites

2021

  1. You could be here!