We recently stayed in the Ramkota Hotel while visiting family for the holidays.

The hotel rooms are nice and we were able to reserve 4 rooms right next to each other. The hallways were quiet and the hotel staff was excellent. We also enjoyed our breakfast at the restaurant in the hotel. The staff was very helpful and patient with our children.

The water park was the draw for the trip. The kids LOVED the water slide and deeper pool, but the kids pool could use a remodel. The 0-entry area is nice, but the rough bottom of the pool bothered our 1-year-old's knees and some of the coverings are starting to come off of the other toys.

They are doing some renovations in the lobby area and the hotel is doing an excellent job of keeping the area clean and it did not disrupt our stay.

Overall I'd recommend the place for the cost and the fun our kids had, but there is some room for improvement.

We always stay here when we are traveling through Sioux Falls!
We had two different nights here Oct 3 and again on Oct 7 2011. We had made our reservations in advance. The rooms are awesome we had no complaints.
Even though the hotel was booked full with groups we had no noise issues.

The rooms are clean, comfortable and we were allowed to have our pets. The staff was friendly and helpful even during the busiest time. We did not eat at the hotel but chose a local place just down the road.

This is just a great place to stay!

Be prepared to spend at least an additional $40 if you choose to stay here. THey don't seem to advertise that fee in the price of their room.

The resturant is good, but it was very hard to find someone to serve us.

Hotel staff was busy looking for a couple of kids who weren't registered guests. A lifeguard would be money betters spent.

Very confusing set-up. We got lost several times between the pool, our room and the lobby. Need more/better signs.

I had the unfortunate luck of being stuck in Pierre after experiencing an accidental fracture of my femur. After my short stint in the hospital, my wife and I decided to stay at the Ramkota in Pierre. At first glance, the hotel does not ooze class. It is a little dated and needs some TLC, but the staff more than makes up for the shortcomings of the hotel.
Everyone went above and beyond to make our stay here a great one. We took the local bus to get from the hospital to the hotel. On the way, my wife asked the driver if he could make an unexpected stop at the drug store so she could take my prescription in. Not only did he pull over and let her off, he waited a few minutes hoping that she could get it filled and get back on. However, the process was too slow and he had to get down the road. The drug store was about about ten or twelve blocks from the hotel. When the pharmacist learned of my accident, she closed filled the prescription and then closed the pharmacy. She told my wife that there was "no way" she would let her walk back to the hotel. Instead, she gave my wife a ride in her personal vehicle back to the hotel. Unreal. Since I was on crutches, my time was mostly spent recuperating in the room. My wife was chatting with the sales director at the hotel and instantly struck up a conversation about quilting. The sales director dropped what she was doing, closed her office and told my wife to hop in her car and she would take her to the local quilt store. Once in her convertable Mustang, she took my wife to the quilt store then gave her a whirlwind tour of the capital building and surroundings of Pierre. We were both blown away by the friendliness of the staff and all of the people of Pierre. The restaurant had consistently good food and good service, and even the general manager took time out to wish me well.
If we ever get back to Pierre, we would return here. They really go out of their way to make you feel at home.