Name: Ramada by Wyndham Sioux Falls Airport - Waterpark Resort & Event Center
Address: 1301 West Russell Street, Northwest Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States of America, Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, US
Price range: $60–$315 per night
Rating: 7.45

What guests think

At Ramada by Wyndham Sioux Falls Airport - Waterpark Resort & Event Center, families praise the indoor waterpark as a convenient, kid‑friendly highlight, while many reviews note variable maintenance and mixed experiences with staff and amenities.

Cleanliness feedback ranges widely, with recurring reports of musty odors, mold, and occasional pests alongside some clean, comfortable stays. Rooms are dated but sometimes spacious, with intermittent Wi‑Fi and HVAC issues, small or missing TVs in bedrooms, and noise from hallways or the nearby airport. On-site dining and other facilities such as the arcade, tiki bar, elevators, and shuttle can be inconsistent, and breakfast is not included. Best for families prioritizing pool time over modern finishes or full-service amenities.

Facilities

Cleanliness

Rooms

Service

Location

Dining

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Facilities

The indoor waterpark is a major draw and fun for kids, but it can be crowded, very humid/strongly chlorinated, and the kiddie areas are often cold. Other amenities—arcade, tiki bar/casino, elevators, ice machines, and the airport shuttle—are frequently closed or broken.

Related guest reviews

2

Richard

Jul 15, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Booked this place cause it said they provide airport shuttle then they said my flight was really early nd they weren’t sure they could accommodate then called and said they would give me a ride then this morning they never showed up I missed my flight and had to spend 300 for another flight thanks to them

10

Mary

Sep 4, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Great for kids. The indoor pools and slides are awesome and a fabulous activity for the kids if you’re on a long road trip. The place is a little old but the pool fun made up for it and the price was fair.

2

Denni

Aug 8, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

First thing I noticed when walking in the property was the lack of ventilation. When you open the doors to the pool area, you are hit with a hot cloud of chlorine in the air. I do expect a warm chlorine smelling room, but this was major. I walked past the pool to go to our room into a separate hallway. The hallway was holding even more hot air and chlorine smell than the pool. The air seems to be trapped in certain spots in the hotel. There is no noticeable ventilation helping to move The air out. Our bathroom had a noticeable amount of rest, you could smell the mold, but I assumed it was wiped off every day. The papers we kept in our room overnight were swollen with humidity. And two days after leaving this hotel, I was sick with a fever and body chills. This place is not safe. It is a health hazard. The less concerning but equally as frustrating part of my experience was the restaurant on site. I was told by the manager that they stopped serving food at 9 PM even though they were open until 11 PM because the night before people didn’t pay their bill. I told the manager this was my first night ever being at this hotel. I would pay my bill and I needed to feed my family. He said too bad we’re not serving food. I explained to him it is bad business to punish tonight‘s customers for a mishap on the staff part the night prior. He got angry with me, raised his voice at me and threw his hands in the air. He was a completely unprofessional way to handle the situation.

8

Christina

Jul 27, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed the restaurant inside of the hotel and the family fun atmosphere of the pool area. Because the pool is in the lobby area, the whole hotel kind of smelled like a damp pool towel.

8

Ana

Aug 4, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

The property is on the older side and it may very well need some sprucing up. The pool area was nice for the kids. What I didn't like was the strong smell of chlorine. And for a Florida girl, the water was too cold for me... :-)

10

Dori

Oct 22, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

We had an amazing time. Hadn't been. There since renovations quite a while ago. But waterpark is really good. Covers all ages and well kept. No trouble with room. Got a suite which has great space for kids. Offered online checkin. When in waterpark to well supply didnt keep up with demand but staff was continually working on it.

2

Jennifer

Nov 6, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

This property was poorly maintained. The heaters were not working in the pools at all on day one and the kids pool was ice cold. Unusable! On check out day we got up early to see if it was any better and even though the heaters were “fixed” it was still too cold to use. There were no pool towels in the pool area so I had to take my freezing grandbabies to the lobby to get towels. The carpets throughout the establishment were nasty. I can’t believe I was charged nearly $300 for one night at this subpar, poorly maintained establishment. Will not be returning.

2

Dustie

Jul 27, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

The air conditioning did not work properly. The tv remote did not work. Struggled with getting key card to work on our doorm Kids running through the hall at 10pm knocking on our door . All elevators but one were broken. Ice machine was broken Other ice machine leaked water really bad. For 266.00 a night i expected a 5 star hotel.

6

Michelle

Oct 25, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Rather outdated. Not a waterpark. Just a pool with a slide. Terrible service at the onsite restaurant. Everything was broken in the arcade. Very loud from airport noise.

6

Emma

Jul 14, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

Hot VERY humid The waterpark inside isn’t ventilated nor is there very much light making my it very dark!!! the arcade is unbreathable because it’s above the poolside bar In the pool area very humid and hot conditions the water is over crowded the rooms are not sound proof at all all you hear is doors slamming kids running all hours of the night th e AC in the room kept it just cool enough to not sweat! positive thing is the onsite resturant - good food friendly and air conditioned!

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Cleanliness

Feedback is mixed: multiple reviews cite musty odors, mold/mildew, dirty carpets or tubs, and occasional pests (roaches/bedbugs), while others found rooms clean.

Related guest reviews

4

Rebecca

Aug 12, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

Bed was very uncomfortable, the shower was moldy, the pool area was very dated.

2

Leah

Dec 26, 2024

·

Stayed 2 nights

The staff there were great. Very helpful and friendly. However, we had bedbugs in our hide-a-bed. The staff did not charge us for our rooms, but I don’t see me staying at any hotel after that experience.

6

Kami

Aug 1, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

The hotel was a bit dirty. The fountain when you walked in was filthy. It had lots of white residue build up. Looked old and dirty. The pool area was also a mess. The floor had vomit all over and was not cleaned up. It was also very hot, uncomfortably hot. The arcade had trash all over it. The room was fairly clean. However the conditioner bottle was empty and just sitting on the side of the tub, it had fell down, and was just left. The staff checking us in was very friendly and helpful.

2

Kathy

Aug 15, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

I travel a lot both domestic and internationally and by far this was the worst experience I had at a hotel. The front desk was poorly staffed. The door to the room looked like it had been broken in to by someone a few times which made me feel venerable to local criminals. My room was on the ground floor and the noise I heard from other hotel guests in the hall and in the room next door until 3am proved the bar was the best thing going at this location. The TV in the room did not work and the bathroom area was small and had black mold.

2

Kalyn

Sep 2, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

From the moment of check in there was a strong musty smell. We were eating in the dining areas and we noticed there were roaches along the cement around the pool. When we informed the manager they claimed they already knew about this and immediately call for them to be sprayed. Glad she called, but was still very disgusted.

4

Ronnie

Jun 23, 2025

·

Stayed 3 nights

We checked in got into the room with soaking wet carpet. No soap of any kind in the bathroom. The carpets were not vacuumed when we walked in and never vacuumed during our 4 day stay. Random people walking in propping the doors open with no security.

2

Tonja

Feb 16, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

Found cockroaches in pool area and took pics and management denied them and was going to call the police if we said anything so we left and had to go get another hotel

2

Norma Josseline

Mar 31, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

This was my second time in this place, the first time was good that’s why I went back but this second time was bad because the air conditioning wasn’t working well and was making loud noises and couldn’t let us sleep, then my daughter and I had a lot of bed bugs bites. Overall I think the place this more maintenance and cleaning.

4

Austin

Aug 31, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

Bathtub barely drained and when it finally did the tub was full of hair. Toilets didn’t flush. Couldn’t walk barefoot in room without bottoms of feet turning black. Had a non smoking room that reeked of cigarettes. Pool area was decent. And the staff and food at bostons was really good. Only thing worth staying there.

2

Sarah

Dec 1, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Room was awful. Not clean (vape found in bed when we do not smoke), cracks in the walls by the AC units and bathtub with what looked like mold in shower, no light bulb in the lamp, drawers were open when we entered the room(weird), fridge smelt awful where we couldn’t use it, the living room ac unit was loud and smelled so we couldn’t use it, the entryway from outside to the building had a dirt floor and smelt musty (weird). No tv in the bedroom of the suite and no phone. Staff offered to change us rooms but we did not feel comfortable staying in two bedrooms down. They said they could not refund us even though we were not staying

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Rooms

Rooms are dated with frequent maintenance quirks (noisy or weak HVAC, small/outdated TVs or none in bedrooms, hard‑to‑lock doors) and patchy Wi‑Fi, though beds are often comfortable and some units are spacious or poolside.

Related guest reviews

6

Kimberly

Jun 16, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

The ladies at the front desk were very nice, but this hotel was not worth the $240 we paid for one night. The first room they put us in had a brken key pad, so you could just open the door without a key. There was also a 1 inch gap between the floor at the bottom of the door. They moved us to another room that was similar. Very very outdated. The faucet in the bathroom was hanging on by the thread. The walls and ceiling were all paper thin. The highlight was Boston's! The restaurant was really good!

8

Brett

Sep 15, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

There was no microwave in the room, which was very inconvenient for us. No toiletries except for 1 make-up remover and 1 thin bar of soap. On the other hand, everything was clean, extra blankets, enough towels. We will stay there again.

10

Daniel

Jul 23, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Room was comfy other than it being stuffy and humid

6

Glenda

Nov 21, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Heater wasnt working, moved us to an upgrade room. I was thankful but one of the heaters in the room didnt work.

10

Robert

Jul 31, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Pool/slide area was great. Rooms were spacious. 10min to the falls park. Beds were comfy. Food at the restaurant is very good as well. Plenty of parking area.

6

BONNIE

Oct 27, 2025

·

Stayed 3 nights

We were visiting family nearby. Breakfast at the restaurant was very good. The door into the room was difficult to open. Worst was the lack of internet service. We tried and tried. Sometimes we could get access for a few minutes, then it was off again. Then, I remembered we had the same trouble last year when we stayed at the Ramada. We won't stay here again.

6

Michelle

Oct 25, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Rather outdated. Not a waterpark. Just a pool with a slide. Terrible service at the onsite restaurant. Everything was broken in the arcade. Very loud from airport noise.

10

Ina

Nov 26, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Great place to stop for the kids to run around & play after 8 hr drive! Friendly staff & rooms were large enough to spread out in.

6

Iris

Aug 23, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

It was ok for one night a bit noisy

6

Tammy

Oct 26, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

There was only one small TV in the living room area, no TV in the bedroom. Several kids were running wild, spitting off the water slide there was very little supervision.

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Service

Service varies from friendly, helpful check‑ins to slow or rude interactions and understaffing; responses to issues and housekeeping requests are inconsistent.

Related guest reviews

2

Alexandria

Apr 16, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

The room was okay and spacious. I brought my kids there for my daughters birthday. We drove 2 hours and i paid almost 200$ for the night. I went down to the bar in hotel and the bartender THREATENED me. She was obviously intoxicated. She asked me if i wanted to go outside and said she would fold me. I was scared to walk back to my room alone cause i wasnt sure if she was going to follow me out. I have never felt more unsafe in a place. Unacceptable for an employee to threaten to assault a paying customer. I had 2 small children with me and stayed up most the night because i didnt feel safe in our room anymore.

4

James

Sep 19, 2024

·

Stayed 3 nights

We waited 45 min an hour for transportation from airport after we were told 30 mins also WiFi didn’t work in our room took a half day to relocate our room. Poor communication at front desk maintenance was timely as they replaced light bulbs and broken coffee pot.

2

Ashleigh

Jul 2, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

When walking inside, we werent greeted because the front desk gal was too busy on her phone. I had to initiate the greeting. The gal wasnt friendly and i didnt feel welcomed at all! The 2 gentlemen thay brought us the luggage carts were super nice and kind and quick to bring the carts. The hotel was hot and musty. Our room smelled musty and moldy. There were drywall patches that werent painted, just left as white patches. The toilet wasnt attached properly so it moved.

10

leonard

Oct 20, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Staff was great, check in was fine no problems.

2

Kathy

Aug 15, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

I travel a lot both domestic and internationally and by far this was the worst experience I had at a hotel. The front desk was poorly staffed. The door to the room looked like it had been broken in to by someone a few times which made me feel venerable to local criminals. My room was on the ground floor and the noise I heard from other hotel guests in the hall and in the room next door until 3am proved the bar was the best thing going at this location. The TV in the room did not work and the bathroom area was small and had black mold.

10

Darrel

Nov 12, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Speed and ease of checking in.

10

Amber

Jun 4, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

The staff were all super amazing friendly and always willing to help! We got dropped off there way before check in so they held our luggage and pointed out some things close by we could til our room was ready. Then we used the airport shuttle the next morning and my husband forgot his wallet in the hotel room but the the staff were so nice and found it right away for us and drove it back to the airport for us! They definitely have top notch customer service!

2

Tanya

Apr 1, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

It was horrible, servi cc e was horribl e staff was rude and after being told i can check in that it wasnt too early i was told to wait that i couldnt chexk in til noon. At 12:45 pm i was told my room wasnt ready and that i cpuldnt check in til 4pmi i dosed off on the couch in the lounge tired from an alreasy long ass day i woke up tio a worker telling me my reservation was cancelled and they wanted me to leave. I was very upset and i told them i needed to tty to make kther accommodations then ill be on my way . The worker said i had 10 minutes then before 10 minutes was up i had police officers walking up to ne and telling me i had to leave the property and i couldnt return. It was a very humiliating situation. I did absolutely nothing to deserve Being treated the way i was treated and with no explanations of why

10

Fredric

Oct 21, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Front desk woman who checked me in was exceptionally helpful, explained all amenities, closest place to park for room access,, very professional and courteous.

6

Tonya

Dec 2, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

They did not have the room i paid for. I paid for a suite because we were going to have at least 6 people for my daughters birthday. They did give us 2 rooms, but it was very inconvenient because all 5 kids wanted to be together in 1 room. The manager offered us a discount, but we didn't get it. Im guessing because we booked on hotels.com. Probably won't be back to this hotel now. Also, the toilet ran constantly and the hair dryer didn't work.I was very disappointed!

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Location

Convenient for the airport and Denny Sanford/arena area, with some guests walking to events. A few note parking hassles or litter and occasional airport noise.

Related guest reviews

8

Kristin

May 22, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

I was worried after reading reviews, but it was fine. I stayed here for one night to go to event at Denny Sanford Center - I had considered booking elsewhere from reading reviews and glad I didn't. For the price, it was just fine. Completely walkable to the arena,also walked to Crooked Pint after event and back to hotel and felt very safe. It's not a five star hotel and I didn't expect it to be, the linens were clean and I checked for bugs, which I didn't find, so I'm quite happy with my stay for $100 and would book again.

8

Eileen

Jun 18, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

I like that they are close to the airport and they were able to accommodate me when their shuttle to the airport didn’t meet up with my airline departure and arrival times. I really like the fact that there’s a restaurant right there. The outside parking lot had trash which I don’t like. The staff in the restaurant and at the front desk we’re both very helpful to me.

10

Zach

Jan 3, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

The hotel was nice, and the room had a pull out bed we weren't expecting. The area is right across from the convention center but on a no concert night, it was less than ideal.

10

Greg

Nov 19, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

Close to airport

8

Sara

Jun 3, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

The hotel itself was very average for a budget friendly hotel, but the waterpark was excellent for our younger family. All in all, it was clean and pretty well kept. This was a one night stop on a roadtrip for us and our kids (6 & 8) spent the whole trip talking about the waterslide here. Definitely a fun exchange for free breakfast.

10

Jean

May 2, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

In a convenient location for my early morning VA appointments. Liked the dining available in the motel. Had fun listening to the participants involved in the trivia contest. Reasonable price for the location and convenience

10

Mike

Sep 2, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

A moving truck had taken at six parking spots in the front of the building. No place For my family or other families to park. Had to park in the back of the hotel with no entry Into the building. We had to carry our luggage and our family around to the front at 10:30pm!

10

Joseph C.

Nov 9, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

Great staff, clean rooms, quiet and close to the Sioux Falls airport

10

ANN

Apr 23, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

Close to airport

10

Andrea

Oct 1, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

It was a nice place to stay while enjoying the rodeo in town for the weekend. It was busy but there were still plenty of spots for parking. The only complaint we had was people letting their hotel room doors slam shut frequently later at night. Other than that, the stay was good overall.

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Dining

Restaurant experiences are mixed—several enjoyed good meals, but closures or slow/poor service are common—and there is no free breakfast, with paid lobby coffee only.

Related guest reviews

10

Claire

Jul 17, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Great fun and a clean, basic decor. Couldn’t believe the deal for the amount of space and water park included. Note, no breakfast included here and the restaurant on site isn’t great.

4

misty

Mar 18, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

the pool was great and the kids enjoyed it. but no breakfast and said you can door dash....? what hell no we packed up and left at 8AM. next time i will make sure there is breakfast before i book a room. and $2.50 for a 6 ounce cup of coffee.

10

Robert

Jul 31, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Pool/slide area was great. Rooms were spacious. 10min to the falls park. Beds were comfy. Food at the restaurant is very good as well. Plenty of parking area.

6

David

Apr 21, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

The room was clean with a comfortable bed and pillows. It was close to the airport-I had a late arrival flight and needed the room for sleep only. The price was very reasonable. My only complaints: 1) the staff member at check-in needs some public relations training, I felt not even basic human decency interactions and an inconvenience to her time 2) the rooms coffee maker had only decaf available 3) the lobby had inly a pay by credit card coffee machine-that is the ultimate cut back in service in my opinion.

8

Sandra

Sep 15, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Motel is older but it was clean and convenient. Bed was very comfortable. Bar and grill had good food. Could not find an ice machine that worked. Will stay again as it was reasonable priced. Check in staff was very friendly.

10

bob

Nov 15, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

Service in the restaurant was wonderful, food very real good. General manager was very accommodating in every way. Thx.

6

Michelle

Oct 25, 2025

·

Stayed 1 night

Rather outdated. Not a waterpark. Just a pool with a slide. Terrible service at the onsite restaurant. Everything was broken in the arcade. Very loud from airport noise.

8

Teresa

Jul 22, 2025

·

Stayed 2 nights

The only thing I would change is there is no continental breakfast...not even a percentage off at the restaurant in the motel. We did know this going in but we truly missed that. Otherwise this place was FANTASTIC we would stay again for sure!

8

Ryon

Nov 5, 2024

·

Stayed 1 night

Convenient to the Sioux Falls Area and concert venue. However, the on-site Boston Pizza was VERY poorly managed.

10

Kassandra

May 19, 2025

·

Stayed 3 nights

Our kids loved the pool area and never wanted to leave! Us adults loved having the Tiki Bar poolside so that both adults and kids could have a good time. The Bar/restaurant had good food and amazing service!

Was this helpful?

AI-generated summary based on recent guest reviews

Month	Average price
January	$81
February	$94
March	$107
April	$94
May	$106
June	$116
July	$112
August	$103
September	$94
October	$82
November	$88
December	$73

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15 $78	16 $75	17 $80	18 $116	19 $125
20 $61	21 $77	22 $102	23 $98	24 $93	25 $255	26
27 $71	28 $78	29 $80	30 $80

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $83	2 $125	3 $125
4 $62	5 $70	6 $71	7 $73	8 $78	9 $154	10 $153
11 $60	12 $67	13 $73	14 $74	15 $148	16 $124	17 $138
18 $60	19 $70	20 $76	21 $73	22 $76	23 $138	24 $315
25 $60	26 $68	27 $69	28 $89	29 $79	30 $123	31 $141

Select dates to see prices and availability

Monthly average prices

About this property

Location

Room options

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Pool View (2 Queen Beds)

Suite, 1 King Bed (One-Bedroom)

Room, 2 Queen Beds

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Poolside (2 Queen Beds First Floor)

Suite, 2 Queen Beds, Accessible (One-Bedroom, Mobility)

Suite, 1 Bedroom, Jetted Tub (1 King Bed)

Room, 1 Queen Bed

Suite, 2 Bedrooms (1 King Bed and 2 Queen Beds)

Room, 1 King Bed

Guest reviews

Good

Who stays here?

What guests think

Property Policies

Check-in instructions

Good to know

Optional extras

FAQs about Ramada by Wyndham Sioux Falls Airport - Waterpark Resort & Event Center

Have a question?

Considering this hotel for your Sioux Falls trip?

Prices for upcoming dates