Welcome to Des Moines

Whether you are visiting Drake Universityfor a day, weekend or you are planning on attending our school, we want to make your stay here as pleasant as possible!

Des Moines Lodging:Within Walking Distance• Holiday Inn – Express at Drake

1140 24th Street, 515-255-4000 or 1-800-465-4329

Airport• Fairfield Inn & Suites

6880 Fleur Drive 515-309-4444 or 1-866-411-2682

• Hampton Inn Airport 5001 Fleur Drive 515-287-7300 or 1-800-531-0202

• Holiday Inn Des Moines Airport 6111 Fleur Drive 515-287-2400 or 1-800-465-4329

North• Holiday Inn Express

8789 Plum Dr, Urbandale515-278-9000

• Hampton Inn & Suites Ankeny6210 SE Convenience Blvd, Ankeny515-261-1100

Downtown• Embassy Suites On the River

101East Locust Street 515-244-1700 or 1-800-EMBASSY

• Des Moines Marriott Hotel 700 Grand Ave 515-245-5500 or 1-800-515-4681

• Hyatt Place Des Moines418 6th Ave515-282-5555

West Des Moines• Fairfield Inn by Marriott

7225 Vista Drive, West Des Moines, IA 515-225-6100

• Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines, IA 515-223-1800 or 1-888-625-5144

• West Des Moines Marriott 1250 Jordan Creek Pkwy 515-267-1500

• Hampton Inn & Suites West Des Moines6160 Mills Civic Pkwy515-218-1110

Dining Near Campus:

Walking Distance• The Drake Diner

(American) 1111 25th Street

• China Place (Chinese) 3013 University

• Gazali’s (Greek) 1205 25th Street

• Haiku (Thai; sushi) 1315 31st Street

• Woody’s Smoke Shack 2511 Cottage Grove

• Jethro’s BBQ 3102 Forest Ave

• Jimmy John’s 2416 University

• Mars Café 2318 University

• KFC/Taco Bell 3200 Forest Ave

• McDonald’s 3002 Forest Ave

• Paul Revere Pizza 3018 Forest Ave

• Planet Sub 2330 University

• Subway 1315 31st Street

• Scooter’s Coffee 1315 31st Street

Local Entertainment:

• Varsity Theater (movies) 1207 25the Street

• Des Moines Community Playhouse 831 42nd Street

• East Village (Shopping; Restaurants) Between 2nd Ave & the Capital on East Grand

• Science Center of Iowa (interactive galleries; planetarium; IMAX cinema) 401 West Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy

• Court Ave (Restaurants) Court Ave Downtown

• Farmer’s Market (Spring-Fall) Court Ave

• Botanical Gardens 909 Robert D. Ray Drive

• Jordan Creek Town Center (Shopping; Restaurants; movie theater) 101 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines

College of Pharmacy & Health SciencesContact UsJessica LangAdmission Liaison 515.271.3018jessica.lang@drake.edu

Nicole KerrAdministrative Assistant515.271.3018nicole.kerr@drake.edu

College of Pharmacy & Health SciencesDrake University2507 University AveDes Moines, IA 50311

Downtown• Zombie Burger

300 E. Grand Ave• Fong’s Pizza

223 4th Street• Java Joes

214 4th Street

Jordan Creek• Cheesecake

Factory 101 Jordan Creek Pkwy

• Buffalo Wild Wings 6925 Mills Civic Pkwy