Tru by Hilton Rapid City Rushmore

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I stayed there because family members who like it, were staying there. I would call it a “no frills” hotel. My room didn’t have a drinking glass, a pen or note pad. The desk reminded me a school room desk. It was very clean and bright but just had a Youth. Hostel feel to it. Breakfast was very good and the lobby area was also nice. I think what soured me on it was paying $161 when my family member said she thought they were paying about $80 for their room. To me it certainly didn’t seem like a $161 room or hotel.

This is a fine place to stay, especially outside of the tourist season. The TV had a personalized "welcome" message on the screen--a nice touch. The breakfast is very good (including sausage and omelettes). For some reason, there were no glasses in my room, so I took a couple of cups from the 24-hour coffee service in the lobby. No big deal. This was my second stay at Tru, and I'm likely to come back again.

We arrived on a late flight and needed a hotel for one nights rest. This hotel is clean and fairly convenient. The rooms, beds, and pillows are comfortable. My only complaint is that Tru properties don’t have amenities like cups (plastic or glass- none!), ice bucket, or a coffee pot in the rooms. We asked the front desk girl if there were ice machines on every floor and she said there were. We got to our room to find out there wasn’t an ice bucket or cups. She failed to mention that. My husband went back downstairs to get those items. Typically not a huge deal- but after a long day of traveling, it was the last thing we wanted to do. I’m not sure we will stay at Tru hotels in the future because of this one little thing.

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