Hotels Near Baken Park in Rapid City

We spent a very comfortable two nights at the hotel. Alva, the receptionist and breakfast hostess was exceptional - so friendly, efficient, and responsive. Highly appreciated by weary travelers! We stayed mid-week and with the senior rate we always request, were delighted by the low price for our stay. Thank you!

We stayed for 2 nights in a queen room on the 2nd floor. It was smaller than an average hotel room, but big enough for us and our 2 pups. It was clean and the bed was comfortable. It was quiet and we did not hear any noises from other hotel guests and their dogs. There are 2 grassy dog areas.(one is actually part of another hotel) Our room was located at the end of the hall near the stair well. That was great. However, once you go out the side door, it locked and would not unlock with a room key, even during the day. This was a bit frustrating as we then had to walk all the way around to the lobby in order to get back into the hotel. They have an indoor pool and a jacuzzi, but the jacuzzi had no water in it. The free breakfast is very basic. If you're a hearty breakfast person, this will not fit the bill! The attendant was helpful, but she just wasn't very pleasant. A few individuals walked into the dining area without shoes and she was very rude when she told them they had to be wearing shoes. I understand enforcing the rules, but she did not have to be so nasty about it! She gave the impression that she wasn't happy to be there. Extended hours for breakfast on the weekends would have been appreciated. 9:30am end time on the weekend is a tad bit early in my opinion. The evening clerk who checked us in was pleasant. Other than him, the rest of the front desk clerks were emotionless! Not rude, but definitely gave the impression they would rather not be there! Same thing with the room attendants. They really need to consider moving the smoking area away from the front entrance! It's no joy having to walk through that obnoxious smoke cloud! I guess it's there so that the employees who do smoke can be in view of the front desk when they go out for a smoke.

The carpet-free rooms are nice. I also liked the open closet concept - with hangers and hooks. The landing space instead of drawers is good too, since I think many people don’t unpack their suitcase for a short stay. Bed was fine. The bad stuff- no coffee maker or microwave in room although there is free coffee in lobby. I’m sure this saves Hilton big $. If you can’t heat up something g in your room, there should be a restaurant/diner.Tneres a fridge in the room, so if you could bring your coffee in a can for the morning. Shades did not make room dark enough. Machinery on the roof caused my room to rumble. Or was an airplane landing on the roof? Not a good sleep.

Very good accommodation experience, will visit next time, feel at home, the sanitary environment is the kind I like. Service: The attitude is also very good Facilities: Very full function is quite comfortable

The biggest pain point, literally, were the mattresses. They were crappier than what we bought for the kids. So cheapo! Our mattress at home is easily double the thickness. Every morning both of us woke up with back pain and everyone commented about how they didn't sleep well. Stayed 4 nights had identical breakfast 3 of the 4 days. The only difference on the 4th day is that they swapped out the veggie/southwest omelet for a cheese omelet. While it was better than many other chains' breakfast we have had, we were getting tired of it by about day 3. Had kids 11, 9, and barely 5 year old with us. Pool was great for the youngest kid and held the attention of the others for about an hour the 2 times we went. The pool was a little shallow for the older 2 after the fun of having water randomly dumped on them from the buckets up high wore off. All in all, the pool is fantastic for kids under 8 or so. All staff we encountered were friendly. And the facility was clean. They lacked swim towels the first time we went swimming so people brought their room towels. We just dripped all the way back to our room. That is probably part of the reason the flooring in the elevator is in such bad condition. There is road construction on Lacrosse so it is only 1 lane in each direction. So we sat through 4 stop light cycles trying to turn left before giving up and making the GPS reroute us to go get food. I don't know if a movie had just let out or if the mall had just closed for the night or what the deal was. A cool part was that they had a water bottle filler water fountain and mini-fridge in room. Handy bonuses for our road trips while this hotel was our home base to explore: Devils Tower, Wall Drug, Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Black Hills, dinosaur park (though the building is closed for construction we still drove up to see the views), Ellsworth Air Force Base (like straight east of our room) outdoors airplane collection, and the Minuteman Missile silo. Also there is a mall just on the other side of the highway with every food and shopping option anyone could want. Was a bit confused by the housekeeping. One day we came back and the bed looked to have been made by an amateur --- loosely tucked lumps all over the comforter. Okay. No big deal. The next day it was sharply made and the toilet paper folded in typical hotel style.

As far as American Box Hotels are concerned (I'm not a big fan of their lack of character), this is as good as they get. The rooms are large, the beds are comfortable, and the overall quality of the stay is 1st rate. Price was in line with what the rest of the market was doing.

As I read and utilize a lot of reviews thought it was appropriate for others to know....there is a sign outside the hotel indicating no smoking within 25 feet of the building however the front desk employees were both smoking near the front entrance on multiple occasions , the rooms have a stove top and full refrigerator however no utensils or pans of any type to utilize (are you supposed to bring your own?), I made a reservation 45+ days in advance and agreed upon a rate that was considerably higher than ”normal” but considering holiday weekend and summer traffic was ok with the price however arrived to a 1/2 capacity hotel and looking online at arrival could have paid a 20%+ lower rate (my fault for not looking prior to arrival and xcl/rebooking accordingly) - disappointed guests do not receive ”current” rates on day of check-in if beneficial, the room assigned was on the freeway side resulting in a decent amount of road noise throughout the evening and finally breakfast is not included. Overall the room was functional, however will not stay at this property again.

Find the right bed