Hotels near DogTown Dog Park, Mandan

Stayed here for a group gathering. 8 days. The hotel shows its age but has been updated somewhat. The room was small, but it grew on us. When we got there the hall on the 6th floor had a funky smell. Hall carpet was cleaned, and the smell went away. The employees were great. The food both in the restaurant and during our group sit-down dinners was good. Restaurant had problems the first two days because of the number of people and the short time they had to eat. Once the buffet was set up that issue went away.

When researching for a weekend trip to meet family, we selected this hotel primary for its pool/slide options, as well as the availability of the breakfast area (and rentable meeting rooms) for a gathering. The hotel shows its age a little, but overall we were happy with the stay. Our room was a two Queen, with a sofa (that folds out but we did not use). Beds were comfortable and the room was clean. One family member had a King room, and I noticed their tub had waterjets, but they did not test it out. There is breakfast offered each morning, but I did not eat any during the visit. I instead went to a great pastry shop in downtown Bismarck called Brick Oven Bakery. I did try the coffee during the first morning, but it appeared to be made from a liquid concentrate, which wasn't very appealing. The pool area is two adjacent rooms, each with a slide. One room has a nice-sized curved slide, as well as a wading pool. The other room has a very tall and long tube slide that actually goes out of the building and then back in; and also a splash pad & small slide for little kids. The splash pad did not seem to be shooting out much water. A nice perk was that the sister hotel along the parking lot had a lounge. They offered us two drink tickets at check-in, so it was a good excuse to check out the lounge. The lounge reminded me of a small-town bar, with basic tables & chairs, too-well lit, a bunch of TVs and video gambling.

Outstanding location. Great value. Great assortment of breakfast foods that changed each morning. Comfortable and clean rooms and bedding. Minor bathroom issues-small towels, toilet low to ground, dust and debris on shower vent fan, and water slow to drain in shower. Great customer service though.

This hotel does everything a Hampton should, although we found the staff exceedingly courteous! A good location, although let's face it, Bismarck isn't that big of a city. Typical Hampton breakfasts but yet again, the staff for breakfast (usually one person) was extremely good at keeping things clean. We spent 3 nights here exploring Bismarck and location worked out well. It's nice that they have a refrigerator and microwave in the room as a lot of the higher priced hotels do not. We also had problems with the tv. It appears that some people bring their laptops to stream what they want. I'm not one to worry about what I might be missing on tv when I'm on vacation. But we couldn't even figure out where the guide was to see what was available and I don't need my partner flipping through a multitude of channels.

I'm very picky and I could not find anything wrong with Holiday Inn Express and Suites. The pool and hot tub were warm. The breakfast was one of the best I've experienced. The room was spacious and the mattress and pillows were excellent. I was going to complain about the breakfast buffet ending at 9:30 a.m. which I thought was early but they served past that time so even that made me happy. My only issue was that the only ice maker was on the first floor.