Hotels near Dinosaur Park, Pennington County

We use Marriott hotels whenever possible while traveling. The Fairfield Inn & Suites in Rapid City is a great place to stop for the night. We had a room with a king bed and two TV’s, a sofa sleeper and desk area. The room had a microwave, small refrigerator and coffee maker. The bathroom was large and sparkling clean. We always appreciate the rubber bathmats when provided. The pillows in all the Marriott hotels we have stayed in recently desperately need to be replaced. A good breakfast with hot and cold items is provided from 6:30-9 am each morning. Check-in was quick and easy and the people at the desk were very friendly and helpful. There is a large seating area in front of the hotel with a fire pit. The parking lot is large and handicapped spots are right up front. There are lots of restaurants and fast-food places nearby. The water was too soft, and we felt slimy after showering or washing our hands like we couldn’t get the soap off. We did have one major problem. We were on the third floor and the wind that night was howling around the building and as it turned out, we discovered that the window in our room was broken and wouldn’t close properly, so the noise was intensified, and we didn’t get much sleep if any that night. After driving all day and seeing lots of different sites, we had hoped for a good night’s sleep. Ask for a lower floor room.

Wonderful place to stay. Barb and winter were great. We come to Rapid City every couple of months We will be staying here again

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

We pulled in during a snowy time. The parking lot had not yet been cleared but the main entry area was clean and accessible. Our room was clean and comfortable. I am not sure if there was a problem or what but parts of the hotel looked like it was under renovation and other parts did not appear to be that way. Anyway our room was comfortable and roomy. Breakfast at the restaurant was good, service was slow but the eggs were good. By morning though the parking lot was cleared and easy to get around in.

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 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.

The room is super big, clean and hygienic, and the front desk service is good. It is considered a relatively good hotel in Rapid City. The transportation is convenient. There are breakfast, lunch and dinner in the lobby on the first floor, which is very convenient.

Very satisfied, the accommodation is very clean