The Foothills Inn

It was clean. A little outdated but it was upkept. Nice staff. I’d choose it again.

Stayed one night here and was expecting a lot more for the $ 170 we paid. They advertise a «continental breakfast» which is toast and microwaveable jimmy dean sausage sandwiches. (WHAT?!) The rooms were ok, pretty outdated but cleanish. The toiletries that were provided had been already used, which kind’ve grosses me out. Why wouldn’t they provide new battles for new guests? We had an alarm clock that didn’t work as well as a lamp. It’s worth maybe $ 50 a night but DEFINITELY don’t pay for over $ 100!

This isn’t a chain, which would explain why it was the only hotel in this area that still had rooms available (in our price range). For $ 59, this place is incredible. Nice breakfast (toast, cereal, OJ… simple, but delicious and filling), clean spacious rooms, über-​friendly staff — great bang for your buck. It’s not perfect, but at 1 in the morning on a tight budget, it’s perfect.

This is more like a 2.5ish review, because although the room was a-​ok, breakfast and wifi were free, and the price was right (get that AAA discount), they had our arrival date wrong when we booked over the phone, so we were charged for a no-​show in addition to our stay. It took almost a week before they reversed the charge. The manager didn’t put up a big fight about it, luckily, but it was a lot of stress for me since I had to keep following up with them for a few days while I was on vacation elsewhere.
I would probably still recommend this hotel as an option when visiting Mount Rushmore etc. but make sure you confirm your reservation in writing…

$ 29!!!
$ 29 for a room! and it was CLEAN! it was very basic, but i did get a king size bed! and everything was impeccable! the service was good.
just so cheap! also there was free wireless! the breakfast was really weak, but hey, it’s free!
tip: reserve earlier? i did it through orbitz
favourites: cheap cheap cheap
do not want: no eggs for breakfast =p
last words: such a cheap hotel by rushmore! doesn’t get any cheaper!

Let’s start by pointing out my first mistake:
Showing up in Rapid City in late July at 9 PM without hotel reservations the week before the annual Sturgis motorcycle event and hoping to find lodging. And, no, I’m not a biker so I didn’t know anything about Sturgis.
My first good decision:
Asking the clerk at an over-​booked hotel if she knew of any other hotels that had rooms available.
Apparently, the hotels have a list during the Sturgis event that indicates which hotels still have (or might have) rooms available. Thanks to the clerk at a Quality Inn, I was sent to the Foothills Inn and found a room for the two nights that I planned on staying in Rapid City.
As far as hotels go, the Foothills Inn was pretty average. It’s located off I-​90 at exit 59, south a few blocks on Lacrosse Street. I ended up in a smokers room, which was the only vacant room left in the hotel. It definitely had a stench of smoke (quite apparent to a non-​smoker). Since I only planned to sleep in the room and then do touristy things during the day, I tolerated the smell.
The free wifi signal in my room was kind of weak. But since there were several other hotels in the area, I was able to pick up another wifi signal from a neighboring hotel that worked quite well.
Continental breakfast was the standard cereal, milk, toast, and orange juice, though I opted to eat breakfast out.
The daily rate for a room with a king size bed was $ 129 plus $ 10 state tax and $ 2 city tax. The cost was kind of steep for my alloted budget considering I had to settle for a smoker’s room. But for a last-​minute find during a heavy tourist week, I was just happy to find any room.