Member-only hotel rates for patients

Closest hotels to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System

Miles are straight-line to the main entrance. Member rates are free once you confirm your email. Why no prices?

Staying a week or more? Instead of a short-term apartment, these hotels have suites with kitchens: Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University (1.8 mi), Staybridge Suites Des Moines Downtown by IHG (3.5 mi).

Distances are straight-line to the main entrance; walk and drive times are estimates. Guest ratings are out of 10.

Why no prices? Hotels only allow patient hotel rates to be shown to signed-in members. Once you see a rate, it is the total at checkout, with taxes and fees included.

VA Central Iowa Healthcare System patient hotel rates

Member-only hotel rates for patients traveling to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System for care. Free to join.

Hotels closest to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System

Every hotel ranked by distance, with estimated walk and drive times to the entrance.

Extended stays up to 30 nights

Rooms for treatment, surgery and recovery near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System, with cancellation terms shown before you pay.

Caregiver lodging and receipts

Room for two, and an itemized receipt for HSA, FSA or reimbursement.

On the map

15 hotels within 3.6 mi of VA Central Iowa Healthcare System; the closest, Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University, is 1.8 mi away.

What to know before you go

Lodging facts from VA Central Iowa Healthcare System

From VA Central Iowa Healthcare System's own pages, checked September 28, 2026. Their lodging page →

Getting there

At the Des Moines VA Medical Center, the parking ramp is next to the ER entrance off 30th Street, and there are also parking lots by the main entrance. Surgery check-in is on the 4th floor via elevator A. Source

The VA works with Disabled American Veterans and county Veterans Affairs directors to provide transportation for Veterans and authorized caregivers. Source

Staying a week or longer

These hotels on the list have a kitchen in every room: Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University; Staybridge Suites Des Moines Downtown by IHG.

Good to know

Beneficiary travel benefits can include round-trip transportation from home to the medical center, mileage reimbursement, or special mode transport. Source

What members get

More than a room: the whole trip, looked after.

  1. Patient hotel rates near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System

    Hotels within about 10 miles of the place you named, closest first, with the rates hotels show only to signed-in members. The price on a room is the total at checkout, and every room shows its cancellation terms before you book.

  2. Your trip, looked after

    Your confirmation, a reminder a few days out, check-in details the day before, and a check-in on how you are doing once you are home. Every stay, direction and itemized receipt lives in your account.

  3. Plans change, and that is expected

    Move your care date, add up to 3 facilities, ask us to remind you to book, and cancel a room from your account on the hotel's own terms.

Receipts you can submitItemized, for an HSA, an FSA or whoever reimburses you.
A real person to messageQuestions about a hotel or your dates? We usually reply within a few hours.
WaypointsSmall, useful thank-you gifts in the mail as your nights add up. The first comes after your first stay.

How it works

Three steps, about a minute.

  1. Name your hospital

    Pick the hospital, surgery center or clinic and your care date, or "Not scheduled yet". Join as the patient or as a caregiver.

  2. Confirm your email

    We email you a link. Open it and you are signed in. There is no password to remember.

  3. See rates and book

    Rates open at hotels within about 10 miles, for stays from two weeks before your date to four months after.

When you book, you pay the hotel total on your own card, on a secure form. Your bank may ask you to approve it with a text code or in its app.

Plain promises

What you can count on.

Why the prices are members-only

Hotels sell some rates through wholesale channels on one condition: those rates may be shown only to signed-in members of a closed group, never on a public page. Carepassage+ is that group, and the reason you are in it is the trip you are making for care.

  • Free to join, and no card until you book a room
  • The price on a room is the total at checkout
  • Cancellation terms shown before you pay
  • Rates are for travel for care, around your care date

Your privacy, in plain words

  • We store the facility and the date you enter so we can show you member rates near it
  • We never sell it
  • We never share it with the facility with your name on it
  • You can remove a facility at any time, or close your account and delete your data from your account page

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Common questions

Why book a hotel near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System through Carepassage?

Carepassage+ members see member rates that hotels only allow to be shown to signed-in members, at hotels ranked by distance to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System. You see the cancellation terms and the all-in total before you pay, book with your own card, and get an itemized receipt. The account is free for patients and caregivers.

What hotels are near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System?

The closest hotels to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System are Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University (1.8 mi), Comfort Inn & Suites Event Center (2.9 mi) and Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Des Moines Downtown (3.0 mi). This page lists all 15, ranked by distance to the facility in Des Moines, IA. Patients and caregivers traveling there for care can see patient hotel rates at these hotels with a free Carepassage+ account.

How do I book a hotel near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System for a medical trip?

Create a free Carepassage+ account for VA Central Iowa Healthcare System. Tell us you are traveling there for care as the patient or a caregiver, confirm your email, and you can see patient hotel rates at the hotels near it and book with your own card. If a health plan, clinic or care team is arranging your travel, they may send you a booking link instead.

Is lodging near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System reimbursable or tax-deductible for medical travel?

Lodging for medical care may be reimbursable through your health plan, HSA, or FSA, and may be tax-deductible (see IRS Publication 502). Every stay booked through Carepassage comes with an itemized receipt you can submit with a claim.

Can a caregiver or family member stay near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System with me?

Yes. Carepassage is built for medical travel, so a trip can include a room for the patient and a caregiver close to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System for the whole stay, and the record covers the caregiver's lodging for reimbursement.

What kinds of patient lodging are there near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System?

Besides hotels, there may be a nonprofit hospitality house with free or reduced-cost rooms for eligible families, a patient rate the facility has negotiated with nearby hotels, or lodging arranged by the program you are traveling to. Ask the facility's patient services or social work office; a referral is often required. Our patient lodging guide covers each option.

Why are the hotels ranked by distance?

For someone traveling for a procedure, a hotel a couple of miles farther away costs more in rideshares, navigation and fatigue than a lower nightly price saves, so distance to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System comes first.

Where should I stay near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System for treatment or recovery?

Stay as close as you can: the closest hotel to VA Central Iowa Healthcare System is Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University, 1.8 mi away, and every hotel on this page is ranked by distance to it. For a week or more, Home2 Suites by Hilton Des Moines at Drake University (1.8 mi) and Staybridge Suites Des Moines Downtown by IHG (3.5 mi) have suites with kitchens, an alternative to a short-term apartment. The VA works with Disabled American Veterans and county Veterans Affairs directors to provide transportation for Veterans and authorized caregivers. At the Des Moines VA Medical Center, the parking ramp is next to the ER entrance off 30th Street, and there are also parking lots by the main entrance.

Can a care team or coordinator book a hotel near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System for a member?

Yes. Care navigation teams, health plans, COEs and patient coordinators use Carepassage to book member travel near VA Central Iowa Healthcare System with a branded itinerary and a claim-ready record, free for the organization.

About VA Central Iowa Healthcare System

Address
3600 30th Street
Des Moines, IA 50310
Phone
(515) 699-5999

VA Central Iowa Healthcare System is a hospital in Des Moines, IA. The hotels on this page are the closest options for patients and caregivers staying nearby for treatment or recovery, ranked by walking-line distance. Carepassage is not affiliated with VA Central Iowa Healthcare System; confirm directions and parking with the facility. More on patient lodging and hospital patient rates.

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