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Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny is a hotel wedding venue located in Ankeny, IA. The experienced staff is devoted to providing you with everything you require for an unforgettable wedding day. The hotel is just minutes away from some of Ankeny's lively attractions, such as Prairie Meadows Casino and Adventureland Resort. At Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny, over 6,000 square feet of versatile event space is available to host your wedding celebration. Up to 400 guests can be accommodated at this hotel, with several rooms to choose from. The Grand Ballroom offers comfort and elegance for a fun and lively reception. This room features plush carpets and a spacious dance floor for your wedding entertainment. The area can be customized with various drapery and lighting options to reflect your chosen theme and color palette. If you are having an intimate gathering, smaller conference rooms are available. These spaces can also be transformed to facilitate your cocktail reception, rehearsal dinner, or day-after session. Numerous wedding services and packages are available at Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny. The team of designated event coordinators will oversee each element of the event, leaving you to relax and enjoy the festivities. All wedding packages come with necessary items like tables, linens, barware, flatware, glassware, and china. The team can also take care of the set-up and clean-up of the function space. Full on-site catering is available, with skilled chefs creating customized menus to suit your palate. They can prepare everything from tasty hors d'oeuvres to delicious hot entrees for a meal to remember. Full bar services are also available with house beverages and premium brands. WiFi and parking are provided by the hotel too.
Amenities & Details
Ceremony Area, Dressing Room, Handicap Accessible, Indoor Event Space, Liability Insurance, On-Site Accommodations, Reception Area, Wireless Internet
Guest Capacity300+
Ceremony TypesCivil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
Venue Service OfferingsBar & Drinks, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
SettingsBallroom, Hotel
Business AttributesPricing for Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Starting Cost | Affordable |
| Cost Starting | |
| Price Range | $3,600 - $4,900+ |
| Couples Usually Spend | $4,250 |
| Peak Season Months | April-July, September-November |
| Peak Season Cost | $3,600 - $4,900+ |
| Peak Season Reception Cost | $6,000 |
| Peak Season Ceremony Cost | $3,000 |
| Peak Season Bar Service Cost | |
| OffSeason Months | January-March, December |
| OffSeason Cost | $3,600 - $4,900+ |
| OffSeason Reception Cost | $6,000 |
| OffSeason Ceremony Cost | $3,000 |
| OffSeason BarService Cost |
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Lucy Bobenhouse (other) 5 out of 5 Rating
We couldn't have given our daughter the wedding of her dreams without the Courtyard Marriott/Ankeny! Big shout out to Ann and her staff, especially Val. She was there for the bridal party with breakfast at 8 AM on Saturday, throughout the day, and there the next morning to serve breakfast again at 9 AM. I am not sure she even went home to sleep Saturday night! The staff did things to help that weren't even ask, but with their experience, they knew what needed to be done and just did it. Many, many thanks! I will be recommending Ankeny Courtyard to others for their upcoming weddings!
Reviewed on 27-06-2023
We couldn't have given our daughter the wedding of her dreams without the Courtyard Marriott/Ankeny! Big shout out to Ann and her staff, especially Val. She was there for the bridal party with breakfast at 8 AM on Saturday, throughout the day, and there the next morning to serve breakfast again at 9 AM. I am not sure she even went home to sleep Saturday night! The staff did things to help that weren't even ask, but with their experience, they knew what needed to be done and just did it. Many, many thanks! I will be recommending Ankeny Courtyard to others for their upcoming weddings!
Reviewed on 27-06-2023
Megan Dreesman (other) 5 out of 5 Rating
We LOVED working with Ann and her staff at the Courtyard. They took care of basically everything and made our reception space look fantastic for our wedding last June! They were all very easy to work with and made the wedding planning process a breeze. I was nervous about not having tried the food before we committed to booking the venue, but all of our food was delicious and it was easy to provide gluten/dairy free options to our guests with those needs. I can’t think of one bad thing to say about our experience here, these folks are fantastic and we would highly recommend them for any wedding or reception!
Reviewed on 12-06-2023
We LOVED working with Ann and her staff at the Courtyard. They took care of basically everything and made our reception space look fantastic for our wedding last June! They were all very easy to work with and made the wedding planning process a breeze. I was nervous about not having tried the food before we committed to booking the venue, but all of our food was delicious and it was easy to provide gluten/dairy free options to our guests with those needs. I can’t think of one bad thing to say about our experience here, these folks are fantastic and we would highly recommend them for any wedding or reception!
Reviewed on 12-06-2023
Ezra Schelfhout (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 15-04-2023
Ann was WONDERFUL to work with! So thankful we chose the Marriott! Great place!
Reviewed on 20-04-2023
Wedding Date 15-04-2023
Ann was WONDERFUL to work with! So thankful we chose the Marriott! Great place!
Reviewed on 20-04-2023
Michelle Dornbier (other) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 25-06-2022
Courtyard in Ankeny is fantastic. Ann, the event coordinator was the best at communicating with us and was attentive to details. She did not miss a beat and knew what she was doing. The food/bar manager did an amazing job. The venue looked beautiful; the bar never stopped. We served a plated prime rib dinner, and the food was absolutely phenomenal. The chef rocked it. I can't express how grateful we are to this venue. There was no drama and worth every dollar.
Reviewed on 27-06-2022
Wedding Date 25-06-2022
Courtyard in Ankeny is fantastic. Ann, the event coordinator was the best at communicating with us and was attentive to details. She did not miss a beat and knew what she was doing. The food/bar manager did an amazing job. The venue looked beautiful; the bar never stopped. We served a plated prime rib dinner, and the food was absolutely phenomenal. The chef rocked it. I can't express how grateful we are to this venue. There was no drama and worth every dollar.
Reviewed on 27-06-2022
Ed Bandstra (other) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 18-06-2022
We were very pleased with the Courtyard by Marriott/Ankeny as a wedding reception venue for our daughter's wedding. The location is advantageous for guests as it is near Interstate 35 for arrival and departure. There is ample parking for an event as well with larger hallways for ease of moving around and mingling before the event. The event space was large and can accommodate a large number of guests. The catering manager, Ann Bockenstedt, was most helpful in arranging the event. Many options for your wedding day are available(rehearsal dinner space, gift opening the following morning space provided, and many complimentary services that were very much appreciated). A menu tasting event was greatly appreciated to savor some of the entrees was provided and we received many compliments on the quality and presentation of the food at the reception. The staff setting up the venue and providing the service were very friendly and professional in our dealing with them and any minor blips that occurred were professionally handled and taken care of.The event is tailored to your needs with being as formal or informal an event as you would like. Definitely a 10/10 rating for Courtyard by Marriott-Ankeny and it is well worth a visit for parents/wedding couples to check this venue out for reasonable pricing, great customer service, complimentary benefits, staff assist with all set-up, teardown, and cleaning, and multiple options for pre and post receptions gatherings. Thanks again for a very nice day and impeccable service from Courtyard by Marriott-Ankeny!
Reviewed on 21-06-2022
Wedding Date 18-06-2022
We were very pleased with the Courtyard by Marriott/Ankeny as a wedding reception venue for our daughter's wedding. The location is advantageous for guests as it is near Interstate 35 for arrival and departure. There is ample parking for an event as well with larger hallways for ease of moving around and mingling before the event. The event space was large and can accommodate a large number of guests. The catering manager, Ann Bockenstedt, was most helpful in arranging the event. Many options for your wedding day are available(rehearsal dinner space, gift opening the following morning space provided, and many complimentary services that were very much appreciated). A menu tasting event was greatly appreciated to savor some of the entrees was provided and we received many compliments on the quality and presentation of the food at the reception. The staff setting up the venue and providing the service were very friendly and professional in our dealing with them and any minor blips that occurred were professionally handled and taken care of.The event is tailored to your needs with being as formal or informal an event as you would like. Definitely a 10/10 rating for Courtyard by Marriott-Ankeny and it is well worth a visit for parents/wedding couples to check this venue out for reasonable pricing, great customer service, complimentary benefits, staff assist with all set-up, teardown, and cleaning, and multiple options for pre and post receptions gatherings. Thanks again for a very nice day and impeccable service from Courtyard by Marriott-Ankeny!
Reviewed on 21-06-2022
Anna Banks (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 05-11-2016
This venue was excellent. Ann, the catering manager, did a great job at helping us with all the questions we had throughout the planning process. The place had many complimentary items with only one food &a beverage minimum to hit (it did not increase by tiers depending on the number of guests you had coming). Kelly, in charge of the staff and running the reception smoothly, was also amazing to work with. The food was hot when it came out, the wait staff had drinks filled consistently throughout the night, and they were all very pleasant and easy to work with. My family was all very pleased with the rooms, room block pricing, and the availability of the back patio and lobby areas. Really, a fantastic venue area to work with!
Reviewed on 03-01-2017
Wedding Date 05-11-2016
This venue was excellent. Ann, the catering manager, did a great job at helping us with all the questions we had throughout the planning process. The place had many complimentary items with only one food &a beverage minimum to hit (it did not increase by tiers depending on the number of guests you had coming). Kelly, in charge of the staff and running the reception smoothly, was also amazing to work with. The food was hot when it came out, the wait staff had drinks filled consistently throughout the night, and they were all very pleasant and easy to work with. My family was all very pleased with the rooms, room block pricing, and the availability of the back patio and lobby areas. Really, a fantastic venue area to work with!
Reviewed on 03-01-2017
Amanda Wille (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 22-08-2015
We used the Courtyard by Marriott in Ankeny for our wedding reception and we were continually impressed with the hotel, the reception room and their wedding coordinator, Ann.\rOur reception was wonderful, we had enough space for 300 people to fit comfortably. I was very impressed with their ability to serve everyone in a short amount of time. All tables were served in 15 min or less. It helped keep everything running on time and prevented some from finishing before others were served. \rAnn, who coordinates weddings for the Marriott, is amazing. She's well organized, easy to work with and very helpful. She had great suggestions and was always available to help when asked. \rI highly recommend the Courtyard by Marriott for Wedding Receptions!
Reviewed on 11-09-2015
Wedding Date 22-08-2015
We used the Courtyard by Marriott in Ankeny for our wedding reception and we were continually impressed with the hotel, the reception room and their wedding coordinator, Ann.\rOur reception was wonderful, we had enough space for 300 people to fit comfortably. I was very impressed with their ability to serve everyone in a short amount of time. All tables were served in 15 min or less. It helped keep everything running on time and prevented some from finishing before others were served. \rAnn, who coordinates weddings for the Marriott, is amazing. She's well organized, easy to work with and very helpful. She had great suggestions and was always available to help when asked. \rI highly recommend the Courtyard by Marriott for Wedding Receptions!
Reviewed on 11-09-2015
Kaity Johnson (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 30-05-2015
Ann, Alyssa, and the rest of the Courtyard staff are an amazing team! They are all so down to earth and approachable, yet extremely professional. Having worked in the hospitality industry ourselves, my husband and I had high standards and expectations for our wedding reception. The staff at Courtyard went above and beyond to work with us to make sure our day was everything we wanted and more! Ann was very quick to respond to my e-mails and was more than willing to accommodate changes as they came up including numerous floor plan changes and bringing in Exile beer. Alyssa was fantastic the night of the event and made sure everything ran smoothly. When we came up a few chair covers short, the Courtyard team was on it - going so far as to contact our rental vendor to get a few extras! They made the room available to us as early as they could. The food was amazing and we got a number of compliments about how great the staff was throughout the night. The staff impressed us even more when they took the chair covers off for us - something we anticipating having to do ourselves early Sunday morning. The whole experience was well beyond what we possibly could have hope for thanks to this amazing team! You can be sure that any event at the Courtyard will be everything you could want!
Reviewed on 22-06-2015
Wedding Date 30-05-2015
Ann, Alyssa, and the rest of the Courtyard staff are an amazing team! They are all so down to earth and approachable, yet extremely professional. Having worked in the hospitality industry ourselves, my husband and I had high standards and expectations for our wedding reception. The staff at Courtyard went above and beyond to work with us to make sure our day was everything we wanted and more! Ann was very quick to respond to my e-mails and was more than willing to accommodate changes as they came up including numerous floor plan changes and bringing in Exile beer. Alyssa was fantastic the night of the event and made sure everything ran smoothly. When we came up a few chair covers short, the Courtyard team was on it - going so far as to contact our rental vendor to get a few extras! They made the room available to us as early as they could. The food was amazing and we got a number of compliments about how great the staff was throughout the night. The staff impressed us even more when they took the chair covers off for us - something we anticipating having to do ourselves early Sunday morning. The whole experience was well beyond what we possibly could have hope for thanks to this amazing team! You can be sure that any event at the Courtyard will be everything you could want!
Reviewed on 22-06-2015
Adrianna Headley (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 10-05-2014
The courtyard did an amazing job with my wedding, I couldn't have been happier with how well everything went. Amanda and her staff were always so helpful and very friendly.
Reviewed on 27-05-2014
Wedding Date 10-05-2014
The courtyard did an amazing job with my wedding, I couldn't have been happier with how well everything went. Amanda and her staff were always so helpful and very friendly.
Reviewed on 27-05-2014
Jessica Erickson (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 23-12-2011
The food, the service, everything was great! They did pretty much whatever we wanted and they were very patient with our families as well!
Reviewed on 27-01-2012
Wedding Date 23-12-2011
The food, the service, everything was great! They did pretty much whatever we wanted and they were very patient with our families as well!
Reviewed on 27-01-2012
Paige Pearson-Kromrie (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 20-08-2011
They have great service and even with us getting to the hotel late after our wedding, they got us our room and made sure we didn't need anything else. Super nice people
Reviewed on 21-09-2011
Wedding Date 20-08-2011
They have great service and even with us getting to the hotel late after our wedding, they got us our room and made sure we didn't need anything else. Super nice people
Reviewed on 21-09-2011
Ann Lazear (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 04-06-2011
I am over the moon! It was perfect from start to finish! We chose the Marriott since we had tons of guests coming from out of town. They gave everyone who stayed for our wedding a discount on their rooms. They had a wonderful food tasteing event several months prior to the big day and allowed us to bring a total of 6 people. We of course brought our parents. They had the room set up just like it would be for the reception and staff onhand from all areas of service to answer any questions we had. They set up a meeting with us several days prior to make sure our event was as close to what we had dreamed as possible. I dropped of several framed pictures, tons of table runners and a few other decorations I had. They displayed our pictures in they entry and put out all the decor just as we had talked about. The space looked so wonderful! Just like I had visioned. From the moment we arrived till the last song was played, it was everything I had hoped and more. The service provided by the staff was excellent! The bartenders and servers were professional, kind and on top of everything. We were so busy the server even went through the line and plated food for my husband and I. They made sure we had everything we needed. Our parents and us are still recieving compliments about how wonderful the food was. We got to stay in the honeymoon suite on our wedding night, which was just the icing on the cake. The next morning our guests were treated to a wonderful complimentary breakfast. Our gifts were kept secured and our leftover cake was reserved until we checked out. When I went back a couple days later to pick up my decorations and table runners, they had all been folded and safely repackaged. I was so pleased with everything. I didn't have to lift a finger and got to enjoy the event worry free from start to finish! I would recommend the Courtyard By Marriott in Ankeny again and again!
Reviewed on 27-07-2011
Wedding Date 04-06-2011
I am over the moon! It was perfect from start to finish! We chose the Marriott since we had tons of guests coming from out of town. They gave everyone who stayed for our wedding a discount on their rooms. They had a wonderful food tasteing event several months prior to the big day and allowed us to bring a total of 6 people. We of course brought our parents. They had the room set up just like it would be for the reception and staff onhand from all areas of service to answer any questions we had. They set up a meeting with us several days prior to make sure our event was as close to what we had dreamed as possible. I dropped of several framed pictures, tons of table runners and a few other decorations I had. They displayed our pictures in they entry and put out all the decor just as we had talked about. The space looked so wonderful! Just like I had visioned. From the moment we arrived till the last song was played, it was everything I had hoped and more. The service provided by the staff was excellent! The bartenders and servers were professional, kind and on top of everything. We were so busy the server even went through the line and plated food for my husband and I. They made sure we had everything we needed. Our parents and us are still recieving compliments about how wonderful the food was. We got to stay in the honeymoon suite on our wedding night, which was just the icing on the cake. The next morning our guests were treated to a wonderful complimentary breakfast. Our gifts were kept secured and our leftover cake was reserved until we checked out. When I went back a couple days later to pick up my decorations and table runners, they had all been folded and safely repackaged. I was so pleased with everything. I didn't have to lift a finger and got to enjoy the event worry free from start to finish! I would recommend the Courtyard By Marriott in Ankeny again and again!
Reviewed on 27-07-2011
Katie Oltmann (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 07-05-2011
All of the employees at the Courtyard were fantastic to work with. The food was great, the service was great and they made the room look amazing!
Reviewed on 23-05-2011
13 Reviews, with a Rating of 5 out of 5.0Wedding Date 07-05-2011
All of the employees at the Courtyard were fantastic to work with. The food was great, the service was great and they made the room look amazing!
Reviewed on 23-05-2011
Contact Info for Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny
| Contact | Value |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/marriottcourtyardankeny | |
| X (Twitter) | Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny |
| Courtyard Des Moines Ankeny | |
| Website | www.marriott.com |
| Phone | (515) 422-5555 |
| Address | 2405 SE Creekview Dr, Ankeny, IA, 50021 |
| ann.bockenstedt@marriott.com |
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