3 Stars...Average. We stayed a total of 4 nights, and were in a double suite (sleeper sofa). Overall, we enjoyed our stay there. The room was ok, nice and spacious. It had a mini fridge and microwave. The hotel had guest laundry available also. It broke during our stay, but was repaired in a couple of days. The AC was more of a window unit, and when on ran all the time. It was rather loud. The room was either warm or pretty chilly. They do serve a hot breakfast, however, it was the same exact thing everyday. Eggs, sausage and hash browns. To be honest, the food was not great. Thank goodness there was a waffle maker. That's what we primarily ate. Hotel also had a bar/lounge as well. The hotel is in a great location, not to far from many attractions. The rates are very reasonable. We would probably stay again, but just because of location and rates. If you are a person that spends a lot of time at your hotel when traveling, I probably wouldn't recommend. read more

Filthy rooms with no hot water and were not notified ahead of check in. Rude staff and refuse refund. Dirty towels, shower curtains, and sheets. Do not vacuum floors. Dirty sheets. Do not stay here. read more

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Kinda just gross overall, sheets were stained and the elevator wasn't working. Couldn't even stay the night just left and camped somewhere read more

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Housekeeping- general cleanliness in breakfast area- bathtub fixtures cleaned- wall AC unit looks as if it was taken from somewhere else and stuck into the wall-(excess paint pieces around it& you can see outside on the top of it.) Adding a restaurant does not really constitute a "renovation". Overnight staff on phone all morning during breakfast and wasn't able to provide much info as he was allegedly new. Day Guy Rocky was great- very helpful and sweet. read more

They stole our money! We cancelled an extra night and they said they deleted it but we were still charged! Tried to get refund and they said the couldn't find any transactions for us on that day. They are dirty little thieves! The rooms are gross! The customer service is beyond horrible! They shouldn't be allowed to stay open! Rating should be less than one star! read more

Under staffed and barely able to accommodate although they tried to work with what little they had. Hotel is dirty everywhere. Shame on the owners to take our money, employ people from other countries and leave them hanging. Spend a few dollars more and get a clean room and tolet paper read more

Honestly when I was there, the hotel was ok for the price. Nothing fancy, but ok for a few days as a work trip. I booked through expedia. The reason for my bad rating. When I checked out they said expedia will provide receipt. When I was home expedia said I should ask the hotel. I emailed from two different email addresses- no response. I called twice 2 and 4 days after my stay, and each time they said will do it soon, maybe spam filter, just excuses but no receipt. I checked and had emails from previous stays there. Now they won't provide anything and I am stuck and won't get reimbursed. Update a week later. With the help of expedia support I finally got some pdf. However it is not ítemized, the room charges are not consistent with expedia prices or what I was charged, and what was shown as taxes or property fees is all mixed up together. This new management is far from professional, and if you need to stay for business and rely on their work - STAY AWAY. read more

Showers been cold for 3 days, a Hornets nest in windows frame and they wouldn't move us to another room or give us credit so we could leave. The employees do not shower and you can smell their stench a hour later in the elevator. We went to Koa campground up the road to shower. The place should be condemned by the City. They are polite but terriblecliars read more

I was charged twice, back in August and this is now November. I was told by the hotel in person, before I left that the manager would reply to booking.com's email and she did not according to booking.com. They sent another one and it was still unanswered. I have sent numerous emails to Blackstone all unanswered. Made numerous calls. Still no resolution. read more

This hotel is by far the worst I ever stayed in! Window air conditioning unit is outdated and very loud also the filter was caked full of dust has not been changed in quite some time. Ice maker was broken ! Shower curtain stained with soap scum. Parking in the evening was nearly impossible! Breakfast was a joke!! No sausage or any kind of meat Biscuits and gravy+ waffles way too pricey Staff vas not very friendly and never by the desk Would not recommend this dump read more

This was one of the worst hotels I've ever stayed in, I don't understand why it has so many good reviews. The good things are the location, the service (front desk staff very friendly), and the price. I should have known right there at the $50 price point not to book this hotel. The room however sucked. It had a very low ceiling that was in some areas water stained and looked like the ceiling tiles were about to fall down. The pillows on the bed were disgusting, stained and yellowed. The bathtub did not drain, leaving several inches of water around my feet as I showered. Breakfast was inedible. Literally inedible, it was so gross. Sorry, but it was. read more

DO NOT STAY HERE! I booked on Expedia a few months ago for a king room with pets for 2 nights for $160. Upon arriving today, I was told I couldn't have that room because pets were only allowed in a double bed rooms. I said ok that would be fine. The desk clerk said she had to cancel my Expedia reservation and book the new one. Again that was fine. Upon rebooking my cost is $460! I had no other choice as the vacation towns hotels were booked. Once getting into my room, the bathroom has chipped paint, torn screen on windows, splattered paint on the floor and the room in general is tiny and unclean. My room was not cleaned up or restocked while we were out prior to the 2nd night. The included breakfast was only mini bagels, weak coffee and orange juice. read more

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i stayed at the hotel this past weekend, i wasn't going to mention the make up on the hand towels, bathtub being dirty or the ice machine not working all weekend....until i did a little gambling in their bar/casino and they refused to honor my ticket that i won $244! i won @ 12:11am went to bed and went downstairs to cash in my ticket the next morning @ 8am, was told that it could not be validated that it had expired @ 2am. this means that if i had won @ 1:59am went to the desk, i would then have to call to get someone to come to the desk because they are rarely there, that by the time they went to cash it, it would have been after 2am and expired. how is this legal?? how many other guests have they ripped off like this??? i have called the department of revenue and the lottery commission both on them. beware people!!! read more

Rooms are clean and reasonably priced. We stayed the week before sturgis and had a great time. The hanger has great beers on tap and Lisa made our stay memorable. We will be back next year!! Thanks again to Lisa's hospitality. Can't thank her enough. read more

Booked this room for 5 days at about 75 bucks a day. It was a great value. Rooms were clean, bed very comfortable. My only knock on the room was the lack of counterspace adjacent to the sink. That and the decor color doesn't blend well. Those are the only things that could use help. I'd stay here again. Staff was great! read more

I stayed at this lodge in August for one night. This was the best motel I stayed at for cleanliness. It was quiet, which is more than important. Also, the breakfast was pretty good. I took it to my room for privacy. I have NO, complaints. Nope not one complaint!!! read more

Arrived there to find black mold, toe nail clippings, a gummy bear, and an old plastic Easter egg. Complained to the front desk where they said they would show us another room. This other room was even dirtier. Asked for a refund as we were in the room for five minutes. No one there was able to process a refund. They gave us the managers number and email. She refuses to answer any of them. The manager is supposedly "Cindy Taylor" who is a made up name. Went there multiple days in a row after we were promised the manager would be there the next day. Third day of going there, the police were called on us. Police officer stated they get a lot of calls about this place and that there were three ongoing cases. Called back as we were told by Sam, the front desk worker she would be able to speak. To our surprise, they told us we weren't getting our refund and violently cussed at us. Department of health, better business bearu, and the federal trades commission called on this place. The family that runs this places are scammers. Don't stay here. See attached photos of the filth. read more

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I had reserved 2 queen rooms and when we arrived to check in, 1 King was what was reserved for us. Luckily, they happened to have 1 queen vacancy. We received no maid service. There were no towels at the hot tub. Very slim pickins on the free breakfast. We went somewhere else for breakfast read more

this hotel overbooked and I had a reservation through hotels.com. I didn't get into Lead until 9 pm and when I arrived at the front desk they couldn't find my reservation. I looked it up and it appears the hotel canceled it at 8 pm. it was Labor Day weekend and there were no rooms within a 50 mile radius. they made no attempt to assist and we had to sleep in the car. read more

do not go here this place is horrible the place dosent even look clean everything looks old smells disgusting workers dont even let us get a refund or let us speak to the manager. for all of these reasons this place is horrible dont go here if you want a old disgusting stiny horrible room!!!! crusty not even clean room roof is broken and they wont even replace it and wont let us get a refund or another room!!! do not go here. read more

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This place is horrible when we got our room as soon as we walked in it smelled horrible. It smelled like cigarettes we had to open the window to get the smell out and when you have to check in you have to sign a policy that there is no smoking in the rooms but obviously someone Broke this policy and the worker was super rude to us about he smelled nothing.And we wanted a refund cause the room is horrible the rug is old it didn't look like they even cleaned the air conditioner is super old and the pictures online look nothing like the actual room they didn't even let use change our room we wanted to speak to the manager but of course they didn't let us get the manger's number so all of this situation made my family trip worse and we had to go to a nicer hotel do not recommend this place never go here it is just filthy read more

Booked an Executive Suite w/ 2 Queen size beds for 2 Adults, were given an Executive Suite w/ 1 King bed. Went back to front desk and was told ghat was not what I had booked, should the female desk clerk my paperwork from Price line and she said that was not what they had received and would not honor it. Explained that we, adults, did not want to sleep in same but and she argued with me as to why we couldn't sleep together, non of her business. Clerk finally put us in a regular room with 2 queen beds but charged me for the Executive Suite "because that is what I had booked". The room had dried mud in the bath, the filter for the air conditioner hadn't been changed in probably a year, wall had been patched due to a leak, and the catch pan was still in the corner. The "mountain view" was no where to be found!!!! The so called restaurant was a sports bar that sold appetizers! The cleaning crew which lived at the Lodge disappeared the second to the last day we were there, no where to be found!!! The desk clerk, third day on the job, called the manager, who was in North Carolina on vacation and he told the clerk to lock them out of their rooms and tell them they were fired, come back when he got back in town to get their stuff. So the desk clerk is also cleaning the rooms!!!! Would not recommend to my worst enemy!!! read more

Absolutely amazing! Super cute hotel with a great vibe and all around views, AH-MAZING STAFF, hot tubs are well maintained and newer, the bar is fabulous, the bathrooms are a tad tight in the rooms but that's a small thing to sacrifice for an awesome weekend. read more

Read my last review and this hotel was the same cost and amazing experience. It was super clean. The bath products higher quality. Comes with a fridge, microwave and coffee pot. It even has a hot tub and restaurant. It has a very cute ambiance to it. Thank you to the front desk man for referring me to a quality mechanic. read more

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My husband and I enjoyed our stay at Blackstone Lodge. There was one guy running the front desk and the bar but he did great. The bar food wasn't bad at all. The breakfast was good and had plenty to chose from. If we ever come this way again we would definitely stay again. read more

For $266 a night definitely would not stay here again. Several staff milling around upon arrival one of whom unbeknownst to us was having a cocktail at the bar as we attempted to get a drink said employee did not even look our way. we had to go to the front desk to ask if there was someone to help us and order a drink. Front desk came to bar and thankfully she was able to pry herself away from her cocktail and get up and go behind the bar to grab our drinks. We inquired about grabbing a bite to eat and were encouraged to use a delivery service instead of the bites offered at hotel. I think they were "busy" having their own little happy hour. The room was okay. bathroom area is very small and no where to set stuff down much less maneuver around if there is more than one of you trying to get ready. We did think the hairs we found on a towel and pillow was a nice arrival gift - gross! Breakfast was not good at all. Food was cold and there was NO coffee. Those are some of the "highlights" from our stay. 10 out of 10 do not recommend. read more

Amazing staff.. Amazing hot tubs... Amazing rooms. I'll be back! Beautiful scenery, great food nearby. Great beer selection. All around great place to stay and recharge. Highly recommend! read more

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Loved this hotel! Staff at check in was friendly. Room looked and smelled super clean. There was a microwave and fridge in the room. Air conditioner kept the room very cool. It was a bit noisy but the noise helped us sleep. There was a lot to choose from at breakfast. We would definitely stay here again. read more

Very nice place to stay. The staff was very friendly and helpful. The room comfortable and clean. Excellent breakfast and the staff working made sure area was clean and food was replenished and hot. Good value for the money. I would recommend this property and will put on list for future visits. read more

For the money it's great. It will not win any beauty competitions. I got a great nights sleep and was the best price in town. Room was clean and had a free shuttle into deadwood. Definitely recommend read more

Nice place to stay. Bed was comfy. Linens smelled and looked clean. The staff was very friendly and pleasant. The room was very clean and quiet. The only negative was the air conditioning is a window unit and it didn't cool very well. We slept out from under the covers all night. It was too late of an arrival for us to call front desk. read more

*** For some reason, my original review for the Blackstone appeared in the site for the old Palace Express. Below is my review for the BLACKSTONE LODGE **** Apparently new ownership has done wonders for this place!!! When researching for a place to stay in Lead SD, I found a lot of negative reviews for the previous incarnation of this hotel (Palace Express, I believe...) but found some positive entries for the renovated, re-named Blackstone. So we decided to take a flyer at the Blackstone for a one-night stay in late August and it was great !!! First, to be honest, the building itself isn't much to look at from the outside, and there is no landscaping to speak of -- it's all parking lot. But don't let that deter you. The inside looks completely re-done and is very nice-looking. The staff at the front desk was very welcoming and helpful. They took time to answer our questions about the hotel itself and to recommend some restaurants for a quick evening out in Deadwood (only 4 miles away...). The room itself was clean and roomy, and the bed was very comfortable. It's very obvious that the new owners put a lot of money into the accommodations. The new bar is nicely decked with an attractive wood decor. My wife said a wider variety of darker beers would be a nice touch, and the young man who served us made note of our suggestion, since they are still learning what customers want since the bar is a new addition to the hotel. We didn't get a chance to try any of the THREE (!!) outside hot tubs due to time constraints but the bartender did mention that they had been getting frequent use. The breakfast the next morning was very good: hot biscuits and gravy that tasted better than the usual hotel fare, along with the standard continental breakfast fare. Excellent. It was a great stay for the $85 price we paid for the one night, and the wife and I decided it could be our go-to place for future trips to the area. I hope the traveling public gets the word to ignore the reviews for the old name and give the Blackstone a try. We will definitely be back. read more

This is my first 5 star review of anything. Blackstone Lodge is THE place you want to stay. First off, the price. In my 20 years of travelling for work, I have never stayed at such a wonderful place for the price range, ever! The staff is super friendly and helpful. We were checked in by Chris, who was running the lounge and the front desk simultaneously. He took great care to explain some of the history of the area and the amenities of the hotel. He did not rush us at all, and he was quite busy. Chris is not an average hotel front desk employee, he treats you like a guest in his home. We will return just on customer service alone. Outdoor Hot Tubs, clean towel bins for tub use, lounge with local and national beers and wine. Plenty of televisions and hot "bar" food. Complete remodel with new super comfy beds and just a very nice décor. If you want to spend a few hundred bucks for useless foofy rooms, keep looking. If you want to stop at "home" for the night then you found the right place. read more

Nice, clean rooms! Friendly and helpful staff! Speedy housekeeping! Well done, Blackstone Lodge!

BEWARE!! No security at all on back door! Walk in any time day or night they never lock the door even though it states door is locked from 12 - 6 am. False advertising on the website. Pet policy states 25 per pet per stay, but when you check out it will be 25 per pet per day!! They also do not maintain the hot tubs outside unless you complain. Management is rude and lazy.....NEVER EVER STAY HERE they will add charges without your approval! read more

Terrible customer service and experience. Hotel comped room for numerous bad experiences and then called police at 1 am while we were sleeping to demand we either pay for the room they had comped or be arrested for trespassing. Staff next morning was reluctant to put me in contact with a manager, saying there was none on the weekends and blaming us for their lack of customer service. read more

We really enjoyed our stay at The Blackstone Lodge--it had clean, nicely decorated rooms...the bed was very very comfortable...and our room had a really big, deep bathtub! Lots of counter space in the bathroom too...the little lounge was lots of fun. The bartender, Debbie made us feel very welcome and she was very accommodating. I must say my favorite part were the hot tubs...there were 3 really nice, newer hot tubs. Perfect temps...and the view was amazing!!! The breakfast was continental, but the biscuits and gravy were DELICIOUS!! It tasted homemade. It's only about 3-4 miles into Deadwood...not a bad drive at all. We will definitely stay there again next trip to the Black Hills. read more

The staff was wonderful. The people who managed the continental breakfast were kind and fast. The rooms were clean and the front desk staff were helpful and kind. I would totally stay at The Blackstone Lodge again! read more