Hotel & Travel Info
Find everything you need to plan your trip to AACTFest 2025, including hotel details, special rates, and travel options. Make your stay in Des Moines seamless and convenient while enjoying the festival!
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Hotel & Travel Information
Make the Des Moines Marriott Downtown your home base for AACTFest 2025 and YouthFest 2025! As the official festival hotel, it’s not just a place to stay—it’s where festival registration, exhibits, special events, keynotes, and workshops will take place. Plus, AACTFest and YouthFest attendees enjoy exclusive hotel discounts (details below). Stay where the action is and make the most of your festival experience!
Conveniently located in the heart of Des Moines' bustling business district, the Des Moines Marriott Downtown offers affordability and prime access to everything the city has to offer. It’s just five miles from DSM Airport and a mere 0.8 miles from the Hoyt Sherman Place Theatre. With stunning city views, an indoor pool, and a 24-hour gym, your stay will be both comfortable and enjoyable. Plus, the hotel is connected to downtown shopping, dining, and nightlife via a convenient skywalk system.
Room Rates:
- King Room: $145 + tax
Double Queen - $145Sold Out
Discounted Reservations:
Hotel reservation cutoff date is June 1, 2025 11:59 pm. (AACTFest VIP registrant get early reservation access plus more! See registration page for more about becoming a VIP. )
Valet Parking Discounts:
24-hour parking*: $30 plus tax (includes in and out privileges)
*Inform the front desk when checking in
Note: Your stay at our designated host hotel makes it possible for AACT to provide the great discounts, services, and experiences offered during the festival.
>>>RESERVE YOUR STAY HERE<<<
Des Moines Marriott Downtown
700 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309
Main Phone Number: 515-245-5500 (for information only--do not use for discounted reservations)
Hotel website (for information only--do not use for discounted reservations)
Overflow Hotel Option
Hyatt Place Des Moines/Downtown – 3 min (0.1 miles) walk from AACTFEST headquarters hotel
418 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309
515-282-5555
Room Rate: $129/night
.>>>Reserve Your Stay now<<<
- The rate will auto-populate when you click "book", and then enter your arrival and departure dates into the link above
Hotel reservation deadline is June 9, 2025, 11:59 pm.
Getting There
By Air:
Des Moines International Airport
Distance from hotel: 4.9 miles
Airport Shuttle: $20
Airport Phone Number: +1 515-256-5050
Airport Website
Special Travel Rate Codes for Des Moines
- United Airlines:
Z Code: ZPYU
Agreement Code: 256918
To apply the discount, enter ZPYU256918 in the Z Code field on the United ticketing site. - Delta Airlines:
Meeting Code: NG3FU
Ticket Designator: NG4US
By Car
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Other Transportation Options
Transportation in Des Moines
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