About Best Western Ramkota Hotel
In the heart of Rapid City, the Best Western Ramkota Hotel provides a pleasant place to stay near America’s premier monument, Mt Rushmore.
This pet-friendly hotel offers rooms that are modern and feature all conveniences including cable TV with in-room movies, coffee/tea maker, access to WiFi, work desk, iron and ironing board and air-conditioning.
The Best Western Ramkota Hotel is renowned for being the region’s largest hotel and convention center and it has the amenities match. The hotel has a full service business center, 36,000 square feet of meeting and banquet space and fitness center.
Minervas the on-site restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner offering modern American cuisine.
The hotel is connected to the Black Hills indoor water park which purports to be one of the largest in area. Guests can access the park at no extra charge. If water play is not a high priority, the hotel is close to the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park and the Rushmore Mall.
Positive Reviews
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Kids Love the Pool and the Water Park
It may have something to do with the giant frog with a slide coming out of its mouth into the pool, but a number of guest reviewers mentioned that their kids loved the pool and had a great time in it during their stay. Guests also mentioned that their kids loved the Water Park attached to the hotel.
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Mt Rushmore Location
A number of guest reviewers commented on the hotel's location in close proximity to Mt Rushmore, making their trip to this American monument hassle free and easy.
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Beds are Super Comfortable
A number of travelers stopped off at this hotel on their way to another destinations and commented that they were pleasantly surprised at how clean and well stocked the rooms were. A number of reviewers commented specifically that they thought the beds were super comfortable and they enjoyed a great night's sleep.
Negative Reviews
negative:
No Elevator
Some guests with people in their party who required mobility assistance commented that the hotel's lack of elevators made moving around difficult. Suggestions that this could be made more explicit on their website may help people on booking should they have special accessibility requirements.
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Could Use a Little TLC
Some guests remarked that they felt that the hotel, could use a little TLC, with a focus on updating old furnishings and outdated decor. A number of reviewers made mention of the grubby and old carpet which turned them off from considering a repeat visit.
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WiFi is a Little Sketchy
Some guests to the hotel mentioned that the WiFi was particularly slow and did not meet their or their families needs. Some guests found it particularly frustrating that they could not access WiFi in their rooms.