Is parking available at the property?

Free self-parking is available on-site.

What type of breakfast is offered and what are the serving hours?

A complimentary continental breakfast is included.

What are the standard check-in and check-out times?

Check-in is from 3:00 PM, and check-out is until 11:00 AM. Early or late check-in/check-out may be available upon request, but additional charges may apply.

What accessibility features are available for guests with disabilities?

The property offers step-free entrances and wheelchair-accessible facilities, including public areas and rooms.

Where is the property located in relation to key landmarks?

The hotel is located within a 5-minute drive of Watiki Water Park and Rushmore Mall, 21.5 miles from Black Hills National Forest, and 0.8 miles from Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf.

Does the property have a swimming pool?

Yes, there is an indoor pool available, with access from 9 AM to 10 PM.

What are the policies for guests staying with children?

Children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.

Econo Lodge Black Hills in Rapid City

Average nightly price at Econo Lodge Black Hills by month, last 12 months (USD)
Month	Average price
January	$43
February	$60
March	$45
April	$39
May	$65
June	$103
July	$109
August	$116
September	$74
October	$65
November	$42
December	$43

What guests think

Across recent reviews of Econo Lodge Black Hills, guests repeatedly describe a very worn property with frequent pool and hot tub closures, inconsistent housekeeping, and numerous maintenance issues, while a minority appreciate the low price, basic rooms, and friendly staff.

Cleanliness complaints are widespread, including dirty bathrooms and linens, strong odors, pests, and mold. Facilities often disappoint, with reports of a cold or green pool, broken waterslide or hot tub, dark elevator, and out-of-order ice machines. Expect a budget stay with significant compromises.

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Facilities

Pool and hot tub are frequently closed, cold, or dirty, and the waterslide often feels unsafe or in disrepair. Guests also report dark or faulty elevators, broken ice machines, and exterior doors or hours that are inconsistent.

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MaKenzy

Sep 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Decided to stay because it was a cheap option. Walking in to the hotel it looked fine. The elevator had no lights, there were bugs in our room including roaches, and the pool was so cold that it was unbearable. Do not recommend unless you really just need a very affordable place to sleep.

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Rita

Aug 19, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We found a dirty sock between the bed and the wall. This was helpful as the peephole was all hole, no peep and we were able to stuff the sock into the hole so people couldn't see in. There was also a broken mirror, a weird sticky spot on the floor, and it smelled weird. Oh, the pool? It's only open until 9pm and it doesn't open til 11am (after you have to be checked out) so good luck using it.

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Frances

Sep 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Service desk lady was nice and friendly ,hot tub was broke ,pool was cold water , all ice machines were broke . Tv was broke , the door was hard to open ,and went to the restroom during the night, turned on light and cockroaches run cross the floor. No pictures , I say one thing pictures are deceiving

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Gary Lays

Sep 18, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Would never willingly stay here the pool is closed and very dirty

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Twyla

Oct 1, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

Pool was cold, hot tub was not working and had bugs in it and there was NO LIGHT in the elevator. A light went out in our room, and no one came to check our rooms the whole time (no service). Breakfast was fine, and front desk was nice. Seemed busy all the time?

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Maureen

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Conveniently located, and very friendly staff. Hot tub was chilly, and the slide in the pool area looked like it had a lot of deferred maintenance. Common hallways could use fresh paint and carpets cleaned. The room was clean and comfortable.

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George

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First off, they charge $5 a night extra if you’ve booked thru a third party! What’s the point of booking on line? The place is worn down! Noise! Pool was supposed to close at 9, didn’t! Kids screaming and running around! Had someone knocked on our door at midnight! People running around in room above ours. Breakfast was a joke! Pot holes in parking lot big enough to do damage to any car!

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Shelby

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The water in the pool was ice cold. Breakfast was disappointing, not enough selections.

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Lindsey

May 26, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is pretty run down, the hot tub is broken, the slide is incredibly slow and the pool is so cold it turns the kids lips blue.

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Kamryn

Jun 13, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The ceiling in the bathroom was falling in. The pool was dirt brown. The beds were uncomfortable and I found hairs in them. Bathroom was so gross I wouldn’t even use it. There was a plastic bag covering the smoke detector. 0/10 DO NOT STAY HERE!!!!

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Cleanliness

Many reviews cite dirty rooms and bathrooms, stained linens, strong odors, mold, and pests including roaches and bed bugs. Housekeeping quality is inconsistent, with some stays receiving no service.

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david

Aug 6, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

When we walked in the lobby was set up nice. But once we got to our room it was all over. The smell in our room was soo overwhelming we had to open the window so we wouldn’t get sick. That’s when we realized the lock on the window was broken. Going into the bathroom we were hit with the smell of urine. The shower rod was broken and looked to be held by electrical tape. There was an area of mold on the ceiling that later on we noticed when the upstairs residents used the shower water would leak down from that area onto our toilet. The bathroom door was broken on the lower half and held together with screws. We had to call down for a plunger before we could even use the toilet. Which they didn’t answer. Had to go down to the front desk, they then gave me the plunger and told me to bring it back. Anytime I tried to call down no one ever answered. The TV remote didn’t work either when we came in. They handed us a new remote and told us the instructions were in the box on how to set up. We couldn’t watch anything except the weather channel as every other channel was constantly cutting out. The pool looked nice until I tried it and realized there was no chlorine in the pool or hot tub and felt slimy. When getting into the hot tub I realized there was no covers on any of the jets so the water just shot right up. Didn’t even bother with the slide as the platform on top looked like it was starting to disconnect from the wall.

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Piotr

Aug 12, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room floor was dirty, not even swapped, bath tub and surrounding were not clean. I found a bed bug under the pillow!!! I had complained to the person by the motel desk. After short conversation he gave me a card to the next room which supposed to be in better shape. Unfortunately the 2nd room was pretty much at the same condition (not swept floor, blurred towels) I decided to leave that place immediately and I made a second reservation at different location. Do not recommend that property. Cleanliness was terrible!

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Jennie Gardner

Sep 28, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

BEDBUGS, MOLD AND COCHROACHES IN BOTH ROOMS! DO NOT STAY HERE! With the mold, cochrach and bathtub that would not drain when taking a shower and leaving you standing in at least 6 inches of water, I tried to get a refund for the second night and was going to go somewhere else. I was told I could not get a refund but could get a new room. We had noticed bites on my husband but wasn't sure what from until we found bed bugs crawling in the bed with us in the new room. Went to the front desk and was told we could get a new room. We shook all our stuff out and left to go to a new hotel. She only offered a new room, UNEXEPPTABLE!

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matthew

Oct 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was disgusting , we had what looked like poop smeared on our curtain, and on a pillow case, the night stand was extremely sticky and dirty, there was dirt all over around the nightstand. One of our lights also didnt work.

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Oleh

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Dirtiest hotel I have ever stayed.

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Crystal

Jul 21, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Dirty, moldy (black mold) the entire area above the shower, doors do not shut all the way, bugs running around on floors and huge daddy longlegs in the bathroom. Stunk so bad had to by tree air freshners to breathe. Never NEVER again!

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Cory

Oct 15, 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

The bedding was filthy including sheets covered in human hair

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Stacy

Aug 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Filthy, stinking, broken down, rude. We left after the 2nd room was just as disgusting as the first. Fur, hair all over beds, hair balls backing up in the shower, broken bed, broken furniture, dusty, sticky floors, bathroom was gross, dead bugs, dust everywhere. We refused to stay there and take "something" home with us!

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Reghan

Sep 6, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

First room we got given after booking a single queen was a double queen room right next to the front desk. Right off the bat the toilet wasn’t flushed and there was brown gunk on the sink I wiped off. Then I found someone’s used hair rubber bands on the floor and a bag of takis with crumbs all over the floor. The next thing I noticed was hairs in the bed on the sheets and the corner of the room was carelessly splattered with sheet rock from a ceiling repair, so much so that it was on the curtains and lamps, as well as the unplugged phone I found tucked away in a drawer, as if the staff was trying to hide the shame of such a gross hotel room. Oh and the bathtub was black. I asked for a different room which the clerk obliged.The second room we got was a single queen room 2 doors down which appeared to be fine, until we lifted the sheets and found mold and crusty gunk in the middle of the bed. After this we promptly left and got a room somewhere else.

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Lyric

Sep 16, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Blood stains on shower curtain, yellow stained towels, sticky residue all over the cabinet and headboard, MOUSE POOP behind end table, dirt on pillow. The room was gross. We went to the pool area and the hot tub wasn’t working and the pool is a nasty color and the floors/stairs for the water slide were very gross. Bandaids on stairs. The elevator wasn’t working properly and it was scary. There was a light fixture above the front entrance that broke and was hanging down. Every other person in the hotel was also complaining about the conditions everywhere we went. We would have left if we were allowed a refund. Do NOT come here.

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Rooms

Rooms are dated and worn, with uncomfortable beds, thin walls and hallway noise, and recurring AC or door-lock issues; some note decent size. Comfort is basic rather than polished.

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Kevin

Sep 25, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The beds weren’t very comfortable and definitely needs cleaning on the air conditioner.

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Tessa

Apr 28, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Highly recommend you stay clear of this hotel! I had booked 3 rooms for the night. In one of the rooms the lights would not work. In another, the lights were on when we walked in and room was still dirty. The other room had a hole in the door that looked to be from a big knife getting stabbed into it, no towels, and garbage still in the garbage cans (feminine products). The hotel pictures online showed clean rooms with a great pool. The pool was closed due to maintenance issues and nowhere did it state the pool was out of order when booking online. There were people just sitting out in the hallways and made you feel not safe. Choose a different hotel!!!

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Bradley

Jul 12, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

needs updating, lots of wear and tear. showing it's age.

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Chris

Jun 27, 2025

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Stayed 3 nights

Property wasn’t clean. Rooms had thin walls and the residents were loud and obnoxious.

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Nancy

Jun 17, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Room was big. Pool had water slide. Not enough towels for 4 people.

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Nancy

Sep 22, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

The parking lot had craters and the rooms need a lot of repair

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Lorie

Jul 17, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

I appreciated the pet-friendly room! Probably the main thing I did not like was that the air conditioner did not cool the room at all/ did not blow cold air -- kinda miserable. The outlets on the night stand did not work. It was fine, but would not be my choice of stay next time.

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Katelynn

Jun 27, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

The doors are paper thin. We could hear everyone is the rooms around us and in the hallway.

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Gina

Apr 30, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Good: the room was fairly clean and a decent size. Bad: firstly the room was quite dark, not much lighting. There wasn’t many options for breakfast, on the first morning there were no bread and the waffle machine did not have the correct top to pour it out. So I only opted for coffee (though no sugar). Finally when I returned from a long day (approximately 6pm) my key card was not working. No one was at reception. I called the phone that’s there (three times) but no one answered. I waited 15minutes for someone to finally come.

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Mark

Jun 14, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Shower rod nearly falling off. When we asked an employee to call the next-door neighbor to turn down the blaring TV so my wife and grandchildren could sleep at 11PM, they told us to knock on the neighbor's door ourselves. Not fun to do but I did it to get some sleep. The walls and connecting doors are not soundproof.

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Service

Feedback is mixed: some staff are friendly and helpful, but many guests report absent or slow front-desk support, check-in delays or overbooking, undisclosed deposits/third-party fees, billing errors, and poor follow-up on refunds. Housekeeping requests often go unanswered.

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William

Sep 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Holy Hell! Prepaid and reserved a room while driving across the country... After a 13 hour drive they could not fulfill my reservation; since it was labor day weekend there were no other options and after I called to 27 other hotels(all sold out). So my pregnant fiance and I slept on an air matress next to a cornfield. Also Hotels.com failed us as well; before this whole Expedia "One Key" Merger joke the service I recieved for being a platinum member for booking over 40x times this year was great. When I tried to get refund the expedia agent said she couldn't contact the hotel and they would send an email... and THATS IT! I've spent over $15,000 on your application over three years and you have lost me as a customer

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Alfred

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

Never cleaned room all week Tried to charge a fee prior to checking in after booking was complete thru Expedia. Breakfast sub standard

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Lindsey

Nov 5, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

When checking in I was charged for a new reservation, when I already had a reservation. She charged me twice and when she realized the mistake she made me contact hotels.com to fix the problem while I was out at dinner. Hotels.com text message system was great and easy to fix the double charge. But the whole thing could have been avoided if the clerk at the Econo lodge would have just asked or looked at her reservations instead of just assuming I was just a walk in. Also having to call a number to get someone to the front desk to check in would decrease the confusion the clerk had

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Dakota

Jul 8, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Needs cleaned better and front desk wasn't available most of the time

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V. Theresa

Jul 14, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Booked 2 nites, tried calling to inform going to be kate, called 4x (fr Canada) NO ANSWER!!!They lied about refund for 1 nite. Was so tried fr driving all nite, bk'd another rm, got charged another $50 deposit, again was told would b credited bk, 5 DAYS LATER STILL NO CREDIT, Rm had a funky smell & kids were noisey & running in hallway. Not a gd stay fir my 1st visit to the States!

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Lee

Oct 29, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room wasn't anything great. The problem is the extra charges this hotel added: two more times the pet charge for the one dog I had and paid for at their rate initially; plus an extra day charge at the hotel's rate - after I checked out that morning in-person. Do you have someone I can talk to about taking this hotel off your list? After a month of phone calls and emails, the staff at this hotel still will not reimburse me for the extra charges.

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Chris

Dec 29, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Horrible experience. The staff was unhelpful and double charged me. When I told them immediately they argued even while I was literally showing them my credit card statement on my phone. All the exits were sealed shut and labeled “out of order” except the main door which is a massive fire hazard.

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George

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First off, they charge $5 a night extra if you’ve booked thru a third party! What’s the point of booking on line? The place is worn down! Noise! Pool was supposed to close at 9, didn’t! Kids screaming and running around! Had someone knocked on our door at midnight! People running around in room above ours. Breakfast was a joke! Pot holes in parking lot big enough to do damage to any car!

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Madylyn

Aug 28, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

My recent stay at the Econo Lodge Black Hills, Rapid City from August 18, 2025 to August 22, 2025 with my family. We stayed for four nights, and we also paid an additional daily charge for our puppy. However, during the entire stay, our room was never cleaned or serviced by housekeeping. On the first day housekeeping was missed, I informed the front desk while requesting clean towels. Unfortunately, no housekeeping was provided for the remainder of our stay. We also had to collect our own towels from the front desk and carry our own garbage to the large bin near the main floor exit door. On the third day, my husband personally saw housekeeping in the hallway cleaning the room before ours. He asked them directly to clean our room. However, when we returned around 7:00 pm, our room had still not been cleaned. Additionally, when I asked the front desk for shampoo, the staff told me there was none available in the supply bin and only provided two bars of soap — no shampoo was ever supplied. Given that we were paying full room rates plus additional pet fees, this complete lack of service and basic amenities was both unacceptable and deeply disappointing. It falls well below the standard we expect from the Choice Hotels brand.

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Robert

Sep 8, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Rooms weren’t ready at 6:30pm

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Location

Generally convenient to shops, restaurants, major roads, and the airport. A few mention a sketchy feel, homeless activity, or parking-lot concerns.

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raymond

Aug 4, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

I liked that it was better than a tent and had good water pressure in the shower. Seemed like a safe area.

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Kim

Sep 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Shops and restaurants nearby

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Margaret

Aug 26, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Very handy to airport and van was convenient

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Robert

Sep 12, 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

It was easy to get to the sites we wanted to see. Lots of restaurants near by.

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Allen

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The Odor of Curry, and the Pool was very noticeable in the rooms, There was homeless in the parking lot, and the building across the parking lot. Check-in took a very long time considering, and this group will charge a "Destination fee" for booking anyway else besides calling them directly.

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Bobby

Jul 17, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

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Jacquelyn

Jul 13, 2025

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Stayed 4 nights

I stayed here back in 2021 and it was really nice but coming back it has gone down hill, homeless people sitting outside around the building, the pool was dirty and freezing cold. The bedding and towels were stained up and fraying edges I think the owners live on site because the thick smell of oriental food filled the hallways which sometimes smelled nice but sometimes not they also charge 5$ a night if you’ve booked through a third party like this site so keep that in mind I guess my biggest complaint it could look cleaner maybe some fresh paint in some places. The breakfast was also kind of a joke, it was just cold cereal and yogurt. The WiFi was fast but I have a feeling it was because not a lot of people were staying there. It is in the quiet part of town which was very nice I didn’t have to hear cars honking or anything, cheaper and cleaner place would probably recommend sonesta over this property. Sonesta has a proper breakfast everymorning but no pool

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Travis

May 31, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is in a run down part of town with unused buildings that had boarded up windows. There were loud parties going on all through the night. The swimming pool was ice cold. The beds were so "firm" it felt like sleeping on plywood. When we left in the morning, there was a creepy guy that opened his door to watch my wife, our two daughters and I leave. He was only wearing a towel and was rubbing his chest while he watched us. There was nothing comfortable about our stay. If we had known we would have spent the money and stayed somewhere else.

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Yoisman

Sep 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very close to everything!

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Ainsley

Jul 11, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

While we were checking in another guest came in asking for security footage from her car being broken into.

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Dining

Breakfast is frequently poor or not restocked, with limited cold items and occasional days with no service. A few guests found it acceptable or better than expected.

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Doris

Jun 3, 2023

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Stayed 1 night

We were on a long round trip. There was no breakfast, 4 slices of white bread. No pastries, no coffee, no one even looking in to see what was needed. When I went to the front desk in frustration the clerk said the manager did not order enough. This place hasn't hsd a vacuum prrsent in the halls and steps and entrance for weeks. Never again will I stay at this motel in Rapid City. Disgusting

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Navasha

Jul 11, 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The waterslide was fun but the hot tub was way too hot. The "hot breakfast" was really just waffles so the line to wait stayed pretty long and the garbage was overflowing. Perhaps extending the breakfast hours would alleviate some of these issues.

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Christopher

Aug 3, 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

Staff unfriendly and rude. Room dirty, not vacuumed. Sheets had holes in them. Room had an unpleasant odor. Freezer completely closed with ice, unable to but anything in it. Shower curtain was old and dirt smudge marks. Bath tub dirty ring around it. Towels dingy, folded but not sure if they were clean. Breakfast area a big mess with food laying around on the counter, tables and the floor. Only a few quantities of items, food not restocked, better get there early if you want food. Trash over flowing, spilling into exit, north door. North door broke, unable to be secured. Anyone could walk in without a key, hotel very unsafe. Pool closed, looks like it has not been cleaned or chemicals put in it for years. Slide unsafe, rust bolts and stairs. Best to skip the place!!

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william

Sep 5, 2023

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Stayed 3 nights

kids running on hallways after 11 PM and yelling. Breakfast food was gone by 8 am, last day on Sept 4th there was NONE absolutely nothing to choose from not even a lousy coffee. No juice from day one. Why advertise breakfast if there is NONE served, banana and orange was gone by 7;30 one morning .next time I pay double to stay at a civilized La Quinta. NEVER AGAIN staying at EconoDump ever again.

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Christine

Oct 10, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed 3 nights. The breakfast was always good with sausage, omelets, waffles, etc and fresh juice. The staff was nice. The condition of the hotel was poor. There were some broken windows, old flooring and furniture, and the elevator was scary.

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Christopher

Jul 27, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The property is very out dated, rooms were clean but everywhere else was bad. Breakfast was terrible. Would not pay over $100 for a hotel like this and usually don’t.

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Rachelle

Aug 7, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Worst hotel I stayed at, there was mold on the ceiling in the bathroom, toilet was nasty and trash can. Beds were hard , smelt nasty , shower was dirty, breakfast was not good and staff never filled breakfast

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Dave

Jul 25, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Checking in was easy. The breakfast was still a basic motel breakfast but better than most.

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George

Jul 20, 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

First off, they charge $5 a night extra if you’ve booked thru a third party! What’s the point of booking on line? The place is worn down! Noise! Pool was supposed to close at 9, didn’t! Kids screaming and running around! Had someone knocked on our door at midnight! People running around in room above ours. Breakfast was a joke! Pot holes in parking lot big enough to do damage to any car!

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Shelby

Jul 24, 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The water in the pool was ice cold. Breakfast was disappointing, not enough selections.

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