Reviews of Valley West Mall (Mall)

Elizabeth Foster

It's too bad the malls seem to be closing down. More and more shops in this one are empty. Still get out and walk around and window shop. Kids love to ride the train and go to the play area.

Bebe Manns

It makes me sad that since Yonkers left, so many stores had to close. Play area is great still

Lissa Sampson

I am sad to see most of the stores had closed or mover to Jordan Creek. Such a shame because this was my favorite go-to mall. I hate going to Jordan Creek. I wish more stores would open up at Valley West Mall. It is convenient and closer and not as high priced as Jordan Creek

David Morrison

It was good for shopping but the food court had only three options

Joseph Greene

Nice quiet mall. Many closed stores

Joyce Renfrew

Valley west mall..once the highlight of desmoines shopping is losing stores and needs an uplift. Always enjoyed shopping there, but most of the anchor stores are gone. Hopefully can be restored to its original glory.

Nicole K.

I really do not like it here. I grew up going to this mall. The stores are not what people are wanting anymore. We ocassionally go to Eddie Bauer or Chocolate Stam but that is about it. Valley West Mall needs something different. People are not drawn to this place. People go to Jordan Creek to hang out or Shop. People go to Merle Hay to go to Flix. Online shopping has killed the malls.

Carol Barth

Great shops for everyone

Edward Sharrot Sr.

Really like this mall. Hope it doesnt turn into condos.

Libbles Dunn

Mainly go here for Champs now. Still miss Younkers :(

Kevin Reed

Mall is fine, just in need of more stores, very empty. But with everything being online it will be difficult to fill the space

Pat Lowenberg

The stores I like are close together- JC Penney, Victoria ' s Secret, Fit To Be Tied, and Chocolatery.

Kyle Mechem

Go here to waste time to be honest. Fun place to hang out and waste time.

P Wilson

I have always loved this place. Sad to see it slowly going away. Great place to walk. Deserted.

Chad M. Ryan Richardson

Very quiet. Haven't been in a long time, so was surprised how many stores have closed and left the mall half abandoned

Elaine Bohling

Disappointed so many stores have gone out of business or moved out of mall. Only half full or less now.

Alicia Herzog

I like Valley West because it is easy to get in and out, but over the years it has started deteriorating. Many of the stores have left now and sit empty. This is not their fault, but something to know as it doesn't have nearly as many stores as it used to. I still like going here for my favorite pedicure place, Blaze Pizza Co., and the occasional chocolate stop or JC Penny trip.

Steve Houston

Went to drop off clothes at Kim's tailor. Best tailor in Des Moines. On the way out stopped by Stam's chocolatory and got some gelato and a bonbon. Ah great day.

Ryan Mitchum

The bgg buckle here has amazing selection compared to most

Bharadwaj Nimmagadda

Older mall in the area . Rustic looks . Not many options for clothing and food

Joel Mckeag

Des Moines has some great people

Kingbutternubs Jr.

Amazing place just hope that you guys don't run out of business because most of the shops are closed, you guys should add more shops like a Yonkers v.2 or something like that. There was barely anybody at the play area so my cousins had nobody to play with. But everything else is fine

Christopher Miner

This mall like most others looks like it is wasting away. Empty store fronts and a dark interior. Sad to see.

Its a Rome Thing Everyday

Very nice well kept Mall, lots of retail selection

Larry Shyman

OK mall, used to Jordon Creek so this was a bit older, still had nice stores in it. Parking was a bit crazy the way the cars park, but all the people were nice that worked there

Queen Kaii

It's quiet there so it's a good place to study or work on school work. They have good food places. It's a good place to be when your not in the mindset to be around people.

Gregory Ingram

Valley West is my personal preference for shopping. I'm not at all a fan of the overwhelming crowds at Jordan Creek. With similar stores, and less people, I like it here.

David Witkowski

Disappointing . It has degraded significant and the number of empty stores is shocking .

doug Zehr

Nice variety of stores and plenty of parking - even a parking garage if the weather is bad.

Sam Gastineau

Very nice mall. Would recommend to anyone

MMC

A nice, decent and clean shopping Center. It's generally not crowded, but the big-name stores are limited at this particular Mall.

Tasha Miner

It's a good mall but could use more of a variety of stores.

Chuck Cook

Love this mall not too big nor over crowded and has great stores!!!

Richard Crouse

This is a mall without all of its anchor stores, and several more missing stores inside.

Ben Foote

I hadn't been here in years and I'm so glad we stopped. First, they have a Boot Barn. Lots of great stores and we didn't have to deal with a ridiculous crowd. We'll be visiting again for sure

Brent Curtis

We went here today and it was depressing. There are so many vacant store fronts!! I can't believe the mall is still open. I don't know how they can stay open with so much empty spaces! I remember when this place was packed with shoppers.

tudy loco1

Too dull for my style barely found a few shirts at Footlocker the only store i enjoyed of em all

Conrad James

Another place our granddaughter enjoys playing at..

Eva Williams

My last shopping trip to Younkers. Bittersweet. It's been my go-to-store for as long as I can remember. Got some really good deals on shoes and purses. The end of an Iowa institution.

Rocio Nunez

I’m always here shopping and taking my lunches.

Kenneth Peterson

Excellent SHOPPING EXPERIENCE, NEW EATING ESTABLISHMENT S,NEW RETAIL STORES, IT HAS IMPROVED SINCE STORES WENT TO JORDAN CREEK WITHOUT THE POLICE HARASSMENT IN WEST DES MOINES, VALLEY WEST IS MAKING A COMEBACK. PLEASE GIVE THEM A CHANCE, A KIND NEIGHBORHOOD 35TH AND UNIVERSITY.

J fmdevil

Valley West Mall is a pretty good Mall, especially for its size. It is easy to navigate and find the stores that you are looking for, making it a good alternative to Jordan Creek Mall if you don't want to spend all day inside of the mall. It is struggling to keep tenants though as there is a lot of empty Mall space, but they are at least doing a better job then malls like Merle Hay Mall at providing some decent food and beverage options to give people another reason than just shopping to go here.

April Backous

Im not sure the exact reason why, although I suspect it's due to the giant Jordan Creek mall not far away, but this mall is going down. Many store fronts empty, favorites gone.

terry richardson

Mom loves Van Maur

Todd Brown

Needs to get things figured out. Too many empty stores. Needs something to get people excited again. Mall itself in great shape. Very clean.

Lydia Walker

Love this upscale mall.

A SilentEcho91

It's definitely not what it used to be. There's hardly anything there at all and hasn't been for a while. Don't waste your time.

Mary Vang

Love this mall. Wish there was more foot traffic.

Ruben Gonzales

Pretty decent stores and food court. Has play place for little ones!! Two story's...good variety.pretty calm during the week...busier fri and sat.

Brian Pfaltzgraff

Older mall that has aged well, and had kept it's anchors

Mertze Anderson

I love fit to be tied! Amazing service and customer satisfaction!

Judi Webb

Went to pick up an order at Penney's. Did not go into the mall.

Maureen Backstrom

Valley West has always been a good mall. Younkers has recently closed leaving one anchor end empty. The mall looks bleak without the store, but there are still plenty of other stores open. It's so hard to believe our best department store is closed after so many years.

mary conway

Historically Valley West was the go to mall in Des Moines. So easy to get to, right off the interstate, tons of shops, several anchor stores, a lovely Hallmark. But its suffering like so many retailers from internet shopping. With the closing of the huge Younkers, several smaller stores have moved on so its future may be in doubt

Daniel Hall

Older. Getting better with age!

Steven R

Decent little Mall. Good deals can be found

Kathy Davis

Indoor mall with larger department stores and small shops. Great place to take kids. But several empty spaces.

Perla Martinez Aguilar

Out of town, had fun with the fam..

John Bryant

Sad for what was once the premier mall. It is half empty. I only go there for Stam chocolate.

Ethan Rion

This place is sad there’s nowhere really to shop and they just need to shut the whole mall down

William Madoll

It's a nice clean mall with plenty of stores to choose from it handy cap excessable free parking with security there to help you if needed all the stores.have friendly staff will to help you .

Christina A

This was my favorite mall but nearly all the food options have disappeared. I'd definitely recommend going to the deli in the food court the sandwiches are amazing. A lot of stores closed too. Sad to see a place I loved turn into another empty mall.

Carol Peterson

The mall had great area for the kids to play, clean restrooms, excellent food. Some shops closed but still be worth shopping here. Will definitely come back to shop Des Moines next month before school starts.

Ryan Brooks

5 stars because they have Spirit Halloween this year and it made my son's 5th birthday today the best

Z C

I came at 9 am and the shops were still closed till 10 am while the Mall was already open and I was really surprised how many people were already there just walking inside of mall. They were exercising

T Bud

Better than Merle hay

Paul Butler

Nice mix of retail and food.

emme enos

Great place to shop, and get in your daily walks.

Nathan Mecklenburg

A mall in death throes.

Rajab Nsereddin

Good parking, Good food court, cleaned, malty, nice , good security,femus brand, good for children, good for family, ....

Cindy Dennis

Seems like malls are getting to be a thing of the past. But I still enjoy a good mall and this is a nice one.

Gina Narro

Nothing to see there. How is that mall still in business? Went to two stores and the employees were so not interested in selling anything, didn't even greet anyone.

Rachel McNamee

Very nice and clean mall. Food courts had amazing choices.

Autumn Dunne

Not so busy and perfect for the colder winter months for walking.

Carrie Juska

I liked the stores and restaurants. It was great becayit wasn't mobbed with people so I could shop a d browse comfortably. I only went to a couple of places, but the prices were reasonable I thought.

Shauna Downing

Nice shopping area. Great prices. Good variety of stores.

Lindy Adams

I work at Blaze Pizza and every department store is nice and friendly and very welcoming.

Jordan Clapper

overall the small is a good sized mall and it's staff and cleanliness is great. I know Jordan Creek not too far away some people prefer that place. Valley West does have more unique shops which I think helps make this a great place to find something interesting.

Michele Whelan

Decreasing number of anchor stores. Rest of stores clean, Von Maur &JC Penny last anchors. Cj Banks, Victoria Secrets and other stores, restaurants still available

Naturally Kim

Nice mall, lots of stores, speciality and big name stores, plenty of parking

Courtney Marie

Its always getting cleaned, every employee for the most part are very friendly. Overall between the shops, attractions and cleanliness I prefer this mall over others in Des Moines.

Fred Marsh

My wife and daughter visited this place an said they had a great, great time.

Bryan Jones

Nice place to shop

Cheri Braman

Enjoyed shopping at Kohls and eating at the food court

David Nancy Kuhn

Always enjoy visiting the mall. Bright, clean restrooms, clean carpeting, however was astonished by the number of empty stores!

Paul Oyen

Nice spaces and open places. Does a brisk lunchtime business between three major food venues. There have to be more diamond and jewelry stores here than any other mall I've seen recently. This with a mix of a few clothing stores, still make this a viable shopping destination. Like most malls though, there are a lot of closed or unoccupied spaces. Make sure you give the mall walkers a wide bearth!

Mark Arends

It is a "welcoming" place, but unfortunately several stores closed.

Sai Mohan Ranga Rao Ummadisetty

Gem of a place that I wasn't aware of for a long long time. Not so crowded like Jordan Creek.

Miki Ram

I like this place I known that some malls are closing shop but this is a true nice place high end , some shops have closed but nice place.

Vonnie Jobe

I only shop at Penneys. Great sales.

Stacy Askland

So sad to see a lot of empty spots. Hopefully not another southridge situation.

Randa Nasereddin

The stores need to be updated, and more stores should open up.

Marco Solano

You looking for good deals that was my best experience

Andrew Cogley

Its a mall. It has stores. Not the biggest of malls. Well placed in West Des Moines.

Michelle Ross

Thank you for welcoming Life Serve Blood Drive today♥️♥️

Troy Peters

This place has turned into a laughing stock. No traffic.. no stores.. no where to eat.. when i came in this morning they didnt even have the parking lot plowed. They plowman yelled at me to get out of the way so he could finish his job. Terrible customer service all the way around. They have to do something about this place or it will no longer be around. Id quite honestly rather go to Southridge and Merle Hay. Word is the mall manager is the same that drove the Southridge mall into the ground so that explains everything.

penny Adkins

The only shopping center we shop at.

Carrie smith

It's sad that its losing most of there stores

Jason J

Decent mall, good selection but needs a little TLC

DisBoiWild

Lots of options and fun to explore

Just Me!!!

Needs more stores if you want more business

Eunice Marzah

This place is dying slowly, there is bearlyany stores in there ,

Eric Woodruff

Mall is dying. I come here only for Stams.

Jada Wierck

It’s a decent mall.

James Sturman

Went there specifically to have a Maid-Rite. Best one I've had in years!

Lee Randall

It's a nice clean mall with some excellent specialty shops and your big box stores on the ends but I believe it is going the way of all malls. An awful lot of empty spaces. If you want this gem of a shopping experience around much longer get out from behind your screen and go shop. Laziness is killing our shopping malls. Everybody shops fron home now because they don't get any time away from the computer. It convenient to just point and click and have it delivered to the front door. Thsts how I see it. So stretch the legs once in a while and go shop!!!!

Tami Pardie

I spent most of my time in JCPenney but the mall was nice I wish there were more stores as there are several empty spots,

Ben Jorgensen

Good shopping stores the mall is in pretty good condition

Chelssy Cole

Seems like it's not as busy as Jordan creek mall. Which makes for a good place to go walking. Shopping stores are okay. My favorite is the boot bard by far!

Catherine Thompson

Sadly it might be a dying mall with empty shops but, I'm not a fan of Jordan's creek mall... This place is a little gem. I hope it gets new life!

Nomad Bob

Great mall. Love the play place, but wish it had better visability. It wraps around an escalator on the southern side and leaves only a few spots for parents where they can have a full view.

Jen Jin

Big enough to give me the mall experience needed without being exhausted.

Matt Jergens

Nice mall. Clean and well maintained. As with many other malls the empty stores are on the rise.

Susan Ward

Nice mall, sad to see so many empty stores. This place has been a favorite place to walk, people watch, shop or grab a bite to eat. Needs some TLC.

Andy Squiers

Good shopping mall with most things you would ever want.

Brian Smith

Many storefronts are empty and not much here any more.

CRISS WILSON

The layout and design are excellent; a joy to walk around. Store placement and locations are perfect for shoppers. Has a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Colleen Wilson

A few closed stores but several good ones still there. Very clean mall.

Linda Wilson

Like to walk there. Wish so many of the stores weren't closing tho.

MrBubblescookie .

Fond memories of this mall in its hay day. Mall has two anchor stores left JcPenney and Von Maur. Rumor has it Von Maur will leave soon to take up residence at Jordan Creek town centers former Younkers space . I feel like this Mall is dying like many across the country sadly.

Gary McVay

Used to be the best mall around but needs something to make it a must go to place now.

Caidan Mcbride

Thank goodness for jcpenneys..

Jeri Boeve

I only went into Von Maur, and it was sure nice!!

Jamie Gerth

Outside of Jordan Creek this is, in my opinion, the best mall in the area. In fact unless it doesn't have a particular store I need, I almost exclusively go there since the traffic is much more manageable. My only criticism would be that they need to focus more on the food court. There aren't many options left and the smaller places to get drinks or snacks throughout the mall are slowly disappearing. Other than that it's a clean mall with a good selection of stores. A bit of a throwback to the 80's, but in a good way and the stores are contemporary.

Timothy Timothy

Great place for families!! Friendly staff.

Angie Simmering

Good stores. Typical mall. No Younkers anymore but still has JCPennys & Von Maur for department stores. The food area downstairs is almost a ghost town.

John Reese

It is a good mall however a lot of the stores are closing. Hopefully that changes

channon lindsey

What a ancient ruin, urban sprawl definitely left this mall behind like a large pile of poo. It's a "has been" shopping center. Shop local let this dinosaur die already

Zach Click

Valley West Mall may not be as big as Jordan Creek, it has a bit of a smaller food court, but I like it very much. Parking usually isn't an issue (unless is it's near a major holiday, but that goes with any store.), it's always so clean and well kept. plus the location is very convenient, being right across from HyVee and Target, it's smack in the middle of a lot of stores making it a breeze to stop by and pick up a gift or something you need while running errands. I'm anxious to see what will go in Younkers area since they went out of business.

Roberta Gowin

From Bus Stop Walked In Mall + Jus Went 2 Blaze Pizza + Left Mall Back 2 Bus Stop

Virginia Lynde

Nice mall. Lots of parking. Love JCPENNEY'S!!!

Carolyn Huntrods

Still like this mall. You can get Crocs at fit to be tied. They have rides on a little train in bottom lobby for Easter and Christmas for the kids. They have a nice play area for LITTLE kids on bottom level on south end by exculators.

Robert Atzeni

There trying to keep it open. Struggling but still good shopping. Go here at least once a month and they have a good big n tall store selections

Stephanie Novak

Great place to go walking and enjoy people watching.

Jeff Baker

Great mall conveniently located right off of I-235

prussian millionaire

Great mall love the stores and atmosphere.and the seat in islovely

Joel Kruse

This mall has improved tremendously in the past few years! I’m hoping they can stay afloat now that younkers is gone.

Cody Samec

Nice mall with a wide variety of stores available to look through.

Anthony Genovese

Escalator is down in sw side. Have to use elavator. Also the kids cars ate our change. But very clean environment other than that.

James Bell

I wished there more places open

Barbara Bauer

Very friendly and I love their food

Dawn Cook

Nice clean place with a variety of stores!! Love how it is set up so you can see every store while walking around

Joann Thomas

Lots of empty space.

Christy Brown

Once again went to get my eyebrows done at amg.....im going elsewhere . if your not happy at your job its not my fault ...please find another place of employment!! Im one of the reasons your employer has an open business

Bobbie Palmer

Fun place to check out & shop away

Becky Suckow

It would be nice to see all the store fronts full again. I liked the Christmas decorations. I like shopping the stores, I don't do much on-line shopping.

Patrick M

Nice mall.

Dave Makin

Love this mall. Not overly crowded. And they do so much for families.