South Dakota hotels and motels abound, but which one offers the best accommodations for your particular business trip? If you plan to be there for a day or a weekend, the accommodations you need will be different than those needed for a longer stay. If you are entertaining your clients or meeting with them for business, this can also be a factor in where you stay, especially if you are providing the meeting room.

Choose the best facilities to make your business trip a success. You may need wireless Internet, unlimited free local calls, a business center to send faxes or meeting room capabilities. On longer stays, you may prefer a suite to just a room. Look for the following when you book a motel room in South Dakota:

1. Locate South Dakota motels offering overnight accommodations.

2. Choose hotels in South Dakota with kitchens and separate bedroom when you need to stay longer.

3. Find South Dakota hotels and motels near resorts, and mix business with pleasure.

Action Steps
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Look for motels in South Dakota for short term stays

If you are going to South Dakota for a one day business meeting, you just need a place to park yourself overnight. Then you can catch your flight home in the morning. As long as the room is clean, comfortable and offers basics such as Internet, it should do the job for you.

I recommend: Sleep Inn by Choice offers free high-speed Internet access, free local phone calls, free coffee and free deluxe continental breakfast. Best Western Ramkota provides free high-speed Internet, car rental desk and free parking.

Pick extended stay motels in SD for longer stays

When you will be staying for a week or longer, extended stay hotels in SD are your best bet for a successful business trip. These hotels offer more than one room suites; they provide full kitchens, business centers, high-speed wireless Internet and meeting centers.

I recommend: Towne Place Suites by Marriott provides fully equipped kitchens, large work area and free wireless Internet. Choose from studio or one-bedroom suites for your comfort. Days Inn offers suites with one double bed, microwave and refrigerator. All rooms provide wireless Internet and free continental breakfast.

Make your South Dakota hotel reservation near the resorts for business and pleasure

South Dakota holds many wonders not the least of which is Mount Rushmore. See buffalo and badlands or visit Black Hills National Forest and Jewel Cave. Your South Dakota motel front desk provides information on events going on while you are vacationing after doing business.

I recommend: Newton Fork Ranch provides a back to nature vacation. Watch deer while you drink your morning cup of coffee or hike in the Black Hills. If you want to get away from it all after work, visit this ranch and unwind. Back Roads Inn and Cabins offers hiking and biking on nearby Flume Trail or join a campfire group in the evening to make new friends and relax. Wake up to birds singing and watch the deer and wild turkey from your porch.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Many hotel chains offer their own rewards programs, so think about using the same chain for your SD hotel so you can take advantage of the free rooms and discounts their program offers.