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Surety Hotel
Des Moines, Iowa, United States · Autograph Collection · Core Luxury
The Surety Hotel occupies the 1911-1913 Hippee Building, once billed as "absolutely fireproof" and the tallest building in Iowa, designed by Sawyer & Watrous for the Iowa Loan & Trust Company. Renamed the Southern Surety Building and later the Midland Building over the decades, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 and reopened as the Surety Hotel in 2020 after a $40 million renovation.
- 137 rooms
- Opened 2020
- Neighborhood: Downtown
- Architect: Sawyer & Watrous
- Interiors: DLR Group
About Surety Hotel
- The hotel's intimate courtyard, part of the original building footprint, now hosts concerts and seasonal events.
- Mulberry Street Tavern occupies a space that was once a city transit hub.
History
The Surety Hotel occupies the historic Hippee Building in downtown Des Moines, constructed 1911-1913 and designed by architects Sawyer & Watrous in a Beaux-Arts Classical style. Built for the Iowa Loan & Trust Company, it was billed as "absolutely fireproof" and was the tallest building in Iowa at the time; over the years it was also known as the Southern Surety Building and the Midland Building.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018, the building was acquired by Aparium Hotel Group in 2017 and underwent a $40 million renovation. It opened as the Surety Hotel on November 11, 2020, with roughly 137 rooms, interiors by DLR Group, and the Mulberry Street Tavern, joining Marriott's Autograph Collection.
The setting
13-minute walk to Iowa Hall of Pride.
Restaurants and bars
- Mulberry Street Tavern — Restaurant
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
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