I've only stayed once but thoroughly enjoyed it and plan to return. Charming historical hotel with nice rooms, friendly staff, and a good rooftop bar. Booked the room at a great value online somewhere, $40 in May. More

I just did a cross-country road trip to help a friend move from Vermont to Oregon. We randomly stopped in Rapid City, SD so that we would be close to Mt Rushmore the next morning. We saw the Alex Johnson Hotel as we drove into downtown and assumed it would be way too expensive! We called anyway and were shocked... More

Moving from North Carolina to Seattle with two cats, my daughter and I needed a "vacation" from our road trip, so we stayed two nights in this historical hotel. The hotel is pet friendly (at $25 per animal per night they should be!), has a great location and comfortable rooms. We stayed in one of the suites, and the reasonable... More

We stayed here around Thanksgiving. We were looking for someplace nice downtown (there aren't many options) and this fit the bill. The hotel itself is good and fairly inexpensive, but the reason you reserve a room here is for the location and walking access to the surrounding area. It is a landmark in Rapid City, easy to navigate to because... More

My family and I just got back from a trip to Rapid City, SD. I chose this hotel because for $99 a night, I could get a two room suite. Which is essential for my 2 & 4 year old, and our sleeping sanity :) The two room "suite" was two rooms ( 1 king bed/2 queens ) separated by... More

Set your expectations realistically for an old hotel in South Dakota and you will be pleasantly surprised. Great location for downtown activities. Pleasant staff. Small bathrooms but everything worked. Check out the roof top bar if weather permits. More

We stayed here for 2 nights on our tour of S Dakota and Wyoming. While the staff were friendly and helpful and the main lobby of the hotel looked fantastic, the room left a little to be desired. It was clean and the bed was comfortable but the air conditioning was ineffectual and the room was very cramped. With temperatures... More

I have traveled extensively throughout my life so I have seen many things in many cultures, but this hotel really shocked me. I stopped here on a road trip through the Great Plains. Based on the description in our travel guide, I expected a historically German hotel and traveling with a German, we were excited at what this hotel might... More

Be aware that an additional charge of $6.95 will be added to the advertised price of your room. The charge will appear on your bill as “Historic Maintenance Fee”. This money stays with the hotel. It does not go to local government. I asked about the charge at the desk at check out and I was told that the same... More