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    Heritage House Bed & Breakfast

    Heritage House Bed & Breakfast

    (3 reviews)

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    Happened upon this B&B while doing a quick drive-around town, ready to see all of the Ingalls…read moresites. $90 for one of the smaller rooms (double bed and a pull-out twin) includes breakfast. Hang on...this is a mere $10 more than a rather miserable looking hotel in town. I'll take it! This place is a knockout. Typical small town corner building completely remodeled - and remodeled well - to be a B&B. High ceilings...old time feel...nice furnishings. I loved the spacious salon / dining room. Would be nice when the fire is lit. Only thing missing, and this might be a seasonal / regional thing, is a decanter of sherry for the guests. That's always a warm touch. Our room was very comfortable. The bed was good and the bathroom - shower only - had all we needed tucked away in a cabinet. Cute faux fireplace. Kim is an attentive but not intrusive host. The breakfast for our visit was French Toast with sausage and fresh fruit. It was fine, but here is where an otherwise excellent place falls a tad short. B&Bs are more of a pampering event. Cream for the coffee should not be skim or 1% milk. Syrup should be genuine maple syrup. French Toast should be made with a dense quality bread...maybe with a sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg...not just plain fried because that's pretty flavorless if you're avoiding the "syrup." HOWEVER...the fruit mix was exceptional. Best I've ever had. Every single bite was heaven. Would I return? Absolutely. It was a lovely stay. Wish we'd had more time to hang out downstairs. It's just nice to sit in a lovely room. DeSmet is a very small town with seemingly only the Ingalls attraction to draw people from afar but still...there's something charming about it. The people are exceptionally friendly.

    What a gem! Historic building lovingly converted to a first class b&b. Our suite was a small…read moresitting room with comfy chairs and tv, a bedroom with queen bed, and a small but very nice bathroom. Breakfast was great and this is the perfect place to stay while visiting Little House sites.

    Best Western Plus Lakeview Hotel - Lobby

    Best Western Plus Lakeview Hotel

    (4 reviews)

    We stayed here while visiting a family member at the Madison hospital. We would definitely stay…read morehere again. The Good Immaculately clean hotel-- our room was very clean, modern and comfortable. Hotel bar--we received a BOGO drink coupon at check in. Nice touch. Comp breakfast-- hot and cold items. Eggs, sausage, pastries, whole fruit, yogurt, oatmeal, biscuits and gravy. Something for everyone. Very nice. Coffee with flavored creamers! The (few) Negatives Price--I travel for a living and the $155/night price tag is steep for a small town hotel. For full transparency, I did book the same day. Still, this price tag is high. But clearly they can have this price and people still book. Staffing-- the same young lady who checked us in also was the bartender who served our drink in the bar. There was a bell that you could ring to get her to both locations. She had to rely on the bell as you could not see either location from the other. I felt sorry for her. Would for sure stay here again in spite of these few negatives. Was a nice experience.

    A newer facility featuring dark modern design. Goldilocks beds- not too hard, not squishy. Friendly…read morestaff is attentive. You can make your own waffles at the included breakfast bar- like beer and pizza, even bad waffles are pretty good. Not that these are bad waffles- crispy and light flavors were better than expected from the industrial dispenser. If you need to stay in Madison SD this is a good spot.

    Windward Inn - hotels - Updated May 2026

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