Best Hotels near The Barber Shop, Box Elder

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.

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.

Great experience! Check in was fast and friendly. Room was clean and functional. It was as expected Best Western quality. A note though, this room didn't have a microwave or refrigerator. I'm not sure the booking site said it would, but I sort of assumed based on past experiences.

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.

The front desk service is good, the room facilities are ok, the hotel is in a good location, high speed, not far from badlands and mt rushmore, the breakfast is average, the fruit is not very fresh, there is only one option for milk yogurt Hot waffle can be made to eat

The hotel was wonderful. The room was very clean, The Staff was very nice, The pool was great. They were doing constructing on the front of the building but it didn't interfere with our stay at all. Not even very noisy. We were only disappointed worth the grab and go breakfast. In our little bags were a breakfast burrito, cereal bar, and a small Muffin. And we wernt the only guests that were disappointed. Understanding the short staffing, I would have been happier with the choice of those items, actual cereal, boxed milk, yogurt, individual wrapped doughnuts, pastries, or even pop tarts. Instead that food is wasted because we wouldn't have picked it if it wernt in our little grab & go bag. I would have rather been took there was no breakfast offered and brought somthing. I would deffinatly stay here again because breakfast isn't a deal breaker. The staff is very nice and it's a very clean hotel. I would recommend.

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.