The Best Family-Friendly Hotels in South Dakota

Where to Stay for a Family Vacation with Kids in South Dakota

Are you looking for the most family-friendly hotel in South Dakota? We've analyzed all of the best kid-friendly hotels in South Dakota to find the absolute best based on guest ratings, cost, family-friendly amenities, nearby activities, location and more. Below, you'll find our picks for the top family places to stay. These hotels are even great for larger families, a family of 5, or a family of 4, too. When traveling with children, you'll probably be looking for kid-friendly amenities such as swimming pools, kitchens, extra space, games, and other family-oriented activities. Many of these family hotels and resorts in South Dakota offer these great features. If you're wondering where to stay with kids, all of these hotels are recommended for families with children. So, let's get started planning your next family-friendly getaway to South Dakota with one of these terrific hotels.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

The Lodge at Deadwood

Deadwood, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $198 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Kid-Friendly Hotel in South Dakota
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Water park
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

Located at 100 Pine Crest, The Lodge at Deadwood has great rooms from $198 (before taxes). It offers skiing, room service, a casino, a water park, and a restaurant. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 171 miles from the city center, families will especially love a fitness center, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services at this family-friendly hotel. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Restaurant
  • Child pool
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area
  • City


Grand Gateway Hotel

Rapid City, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $123 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Top Family-Friendly Hotel
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Water park
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Grand Gateway Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $123. Offering room service, a casino, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 7.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1721 N. LaCrosse St.. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, laundry services, golf, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which families with kids will enjoy. Also, it's just 148.6 miles from the city center. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Restaurant
  • Pool table
  • Table tennis
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area
  • City


ClubHouse Hotel and Suites

Pierre, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $167 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific Place to Stay with Kids in South Dakota
  • Heated pool

We found ClubHouse Hotel and Suites to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $167. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 808 West Sioux Avenue Ste 100. You'll also find child care, laundry services, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a hot tub which visitors with kids will love. And this family hotel is just 10.5 miles from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area


Bavarian Inn Custer

Custer, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $168 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Recommended for Families
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Outdoor pool
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $168, Bavarian Inn Custer, at 855 North 5th Street provides an outdoor pool, golf, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, and a game room. Its terrific guest rating is 9.00 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this fun hotel which also offers an indoor pool, free parking, laundry facilities, family rooms, and a heated pool. It's located just 173.7 miles from the city center, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Tennis
  • Microwave
  • Picnic area


Hilton Garden Inn Rapid City

Rapid City, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $176 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Family Fun
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

Hilton Garden Inn Rapid City has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and rooms with kitchenettes. The great rooms here start at $176 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 815 E. Mall Drive. Furthermore, it also offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and free parking, which is nice for families. Just 148.2 miles from the city center, this relaxing hotel is a terrific choice. Having a kitchenette is a nice way for you to have some meals in the room, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Kids meals
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Microwave


Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City Curio Collection by Hilton

Rapid City, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $176 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for a Family Getaway to South Dakota
  • Family rooms

The great guest rating of Hotel Alex Johnson Rapid City Curio Collection by Hilton is 8.30 out of 10. This place has room service, a casino, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $176, and it's located at 523 6th St. We also love the parking, hiking, laundry services, golf, and pet-friendly rooms which are great for families with kids. And since it's just 150 miles from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Nothing says relaxation like having room service delivered.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Luxury


Roosevelt Inn

Keystone, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $91 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Hotels for a Family Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool

A cool place is Roosevelt Inn because it has great rooms that start at $91. It has breakfast, mountain views, a free breakfast, pet-friendly rooms, and a game room, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 206 Old Cemetery Road. Only 162.7 miles from the city center, visitors with kids will especially love an indoor pool, free parking, a pool table, an indoor play area, and laundry facilities at this family-friendly hotel. You'll love relaxing in the heated pool after a busy day exploring. It's also less than the average price for family-friendly hotels, so it's a great value.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool table
  • Microwave


Holiday Inn Rapid City - Rushmore Plaza

Rapid City, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $208 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Perfect Hotel for a Trip with Kids to South Dakota

Holiday Inn Rapid City - Rushmore Plaza offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and parking which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $208 (before taxes). It's located at 505 North Fifth Street and has earned a guest rating of 8.40/10. This kid-friendly hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a hot tub, an indoor pool, and laundry facilities which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 149.7 miles from the city center.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Parking
  • Microwave


Town Hall Inn

Deadwood, South Dakota
Bed & Breakfast with prices starting at $103 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for Children
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family rooms

Located at 215 W Main Street, Town Hall Inn has great rooms from $103 (before taxes). It offers breakfast, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, a free breakfast, and free parking. It has a terrific 9.30 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find family rooms, air-conditioning, a 24-hour desk, a microwave, and a refrigerator which families will love. And this family hotel is just 173.7 miles from the center of town. Having a kitchen means that you'll be able to cook, which is very convenient when you're on the road. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for family-friendly hotels.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Breakfast included
  • Kitchen
  • Kitchenette
  • Free breakfast
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Microwave
  • Luxury


Sheraton Sioux Falls & Convention Center

Sioux Falls, South Dakota
3-star Hotel with prices starting at $160 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Terrific for a Family Vacation to South Dakota

A great place to stay is Sheraton Sioux Falls & Convention Center which has nice rooms starting at $160. Offering room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and laundry services, it also has a great guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 1211 West Avenue North. Families with kids will really like this fun hotel which also offers golf, pet-friendly rooms, an indoor pool, free parking, and laundry facilities. It's located just 185.7 miles from the city center, too.

Family-Friendly Hotel Amenities
  • Laundry service
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Microwave


For more terrific hotel ideas in South Dakota, make sure you also see Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in South Dakota, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in South Dakota, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in South Dakota, Best Hotels for One Week in South Dakota, Best Hotels for One Night in South Dakota, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in South Dakota, Best Hotels for Skiing in South Dakota, or Best Business Hotels in South Dakota.


How much do family-friendly hotels cost in South Dakota?

South Dakota Average Family-Friendly Hotel Price
$156

Travelers to South Dakota will have a large number of terrific family-friendly accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of family-friendly hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 12 family-friendly hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $156. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in South Dakota.

The average prices of our suggested family-friendly hotels by star rating:

  • 3-star hotels: $156


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