If I didn't have somewhere to be tonight, I'd have spent the night here in Sexauer Park. This park…read moreallows camping with 18 paved pads for trailers and RVs, five of which are pull-through and the remainder are back-in. The pads are only $25 plus tax, which is a complete bargain. The campground is operated by the city of Brookings and is the only park in the city that allows camping. They have electrical hook-ups, picnic tables, a playground, restrooms with showers and even a dump station. Very awesome and I enjoyed having a nice walk around today. The only thing missing is a water or sewer hookup, but that's really a minor inconvenience for a self-contained camper van. [Review 17852 overall - 58 in South Dakota - 1373 of 2022.]

Access to numerous lakes and the oak wood state park is right next door!! I never felt so relaxed!!…read moreFelt like familyp

Moby was absolutely great- super friendly and told me how to get around Brookings. The motel is…read moreclose to downtown and the bar scene. Relatively inexpensive, and there is breakfast in the morning.

Four stars, not because it's four star accommodations but it excels at what it is: simple, clean,…read morefriendly and, relative to the other outrageously overpriced hotels in Brookings, affordable. There's nothing fancy or new here -- and I mean, nothing -- but it's a comfortable place to stay.

Stayed here for one night in a king suite. The gentleman that checked us in at the front desk was…read morevery nice and helpful. The room was okay. It had clean sheets and the bed was comfy. The tub in the bathroom needed to be resealed and there was mold in the corners. Overall, the room served its purpose. I do feel the need to mention the breakfast situation. Numerous times I watched the employee that was overseeing the breakfast area walk past dirty tables and trash cans that were overflowing. When I was cleaning up after myself I had to balance my trash on top of the trash can and pray it wasn't going to fall off because of how full it was. The breakfast was good though, no complaints there.

We stayed here for a night in brookings on way home. We needed a 2 bedroom suite for our 2 kids…read more This one matched at low rate. Hotel also had pack n play crib for us to borrow. It was nice that this was secured for us. There is very narrow elevator which made it difficult to use their luggage cart. The following day we avoided the cart to make loading car easier. Pool and breakfast area on ground floor. We didn't use pool but looked nice. Our 2 bedroom suite had a room with 2 queens facing another room with 1 king. No luggage space for king room so had it in entry way. Also only single bathroom which was very tight. Extra towels were provided as requested so nice of hotel. Refrigerator is in between dorm and full size. Kitchenette had 2 sets of portable burners with over range full size microwave. Two dining tables which looked the same as breakfast room with seats. We were lucky to get pizza and beer from nearby brewery to heat up and eat. Living room was tight space and love seat probably wasn't needed. Total of three televisions in living room, 2 queen room, and 1 king room. 2 queen room was roomiest with a portable coat rack with some storage. Window near entrance but facing building wall. TV faced perpendicular to one of the beds next to door. Love seat in this room which was nice. 1 king room was tightest room with outside window which was nice. Crib fit in this room so managed to separate the kids. Bathroom was tight but worked. Water pressure was the best of any hotels we stayed at in this area. Breakfast was nice but noticed bread and gravy packaging date to be a few days to week of actual date of serving. At least, you can pick and choose for bread- white/multigrain/biscuit. Not much choice for gravy. Nice rewards program to choose checkin gift card like Starbucks $5. We used the day after without any issue.

I work in hotels, for Brookings this hotel isn't bad at all. Interesting construction materials I…read morebelieve it is actually made out of Staurolite rock. I've been here a few times and I remember the days when there was a beautiful rock floor underneath the carpet that is now in the corridor between the banquet rooms and the coffee shop. Rip that carpet up and show off that beautiful floor!!! Rooms are a nice size especially the suites! Nothing too flashy when it comes to amenities, but it works well. Staff is polite and "mid-westy". One of the first "original" motels in Brookings along with the "Brookings Inn" which used to be a Holiday Inn. The Staurolite was once a Best Western as well. Lots of history in that little motel.

N0T CL0SED! Renovated & name changed to EC0N0-L0DGE. It is a…read morelovely escape for family-friendly, clean and affordable lodging with a pool & hot tub, just inside the South Dakota state line.

Phillip was an awesome driver! We had a Bachelorette party and eve…read morery one had so much fun!!!

This is a review of the campground inside the Historic Prairie Village outside Madison. We stayed…read moreone night in a grassy, fairly level 50 amp electric only site that functioned as a pull-thru because no one else was there and we were just told to pull through the site behind us to get to ours. Otherwise when it's full, these sites are back to back. They're also next to the state road and pretty far from the restrooms and bathhouse. The tent sites and 30 amp sites are closer to the bathhouse and further away from the highway. They have very limited 50 amp sites so make sure you reserve it if you need it. The lady at check in was friendly and helpful. Your camping fee gives you access to all the historic buildings there and you're free to wander around the grounds. Some of the 30 amp campsites have water but they look like they're filled with long term residents or seasonal workers. Dump station is on site, free. There's free WiFi but it was weak at our site. No cable, no playground, no pool, no off leash dog park. For the price, this was a good overnight for us and we would likely return.