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Chief Motel

2.0 star property
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Exterior detail
Indoor pool
Iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Indoor spa tub
Flat-screen TV

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Hot tub
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
120 Mount Rushmore Road, Custer, SD, 57730
  • Grand Magic Show
    4 min walk
  • 1881 Courthouse Museum
    5 min walk
  • Rocky Knolls Golf Course
    18 min walk

Room options

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Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

Double Room, 2 Queen Beds

  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 Queen Bed

Room, 1 Queen Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Triple Room (One queen bed and two double beds)

Triple Room (One queen bed and two double beds)

  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Double Beds

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Triple Room (Two queen beds and one Twin bed)

Triple Room (Two queen beds and one Twin bed)

  • Sleeps 5
  • 2 Queen Beds and 1 Twin Bed

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Double Room, 2 Bedrooms (w/ one queen bed + 1 double bed )

Double Room, 2 Bedrooms (w/ one queen bed + 1 double bed )

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Room, 1 King Bed

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Custer

Located in Custer, Chief Motel is a 3-minute drive from Black Hills National Forest and 12 minutes from Custer State Park. .This motel is 6.9 mi (11.1 km) from Crazy Horse Memorial and 7.3 mi (11.8 km) from Sylvan Lake.
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What's nearby

  • 1881 Courthouse Museum - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Custer State Park - 12 min drive - 9.9 km
  • Sylvan Lake - 14 min drive - 11.8 km
  • Needles Highway - 14 min drive - 17.4 km
  • Crazy Horse Memorial - 17 min drive - 11.2 km

Getting around

  • Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) - 63 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Baker's Bakery & Cafe - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Purple Pie Place - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Buglin' Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Miner's Cup - ‬17 min walk

About this property

Chief Motel

Motel with free parking, near Black Hills National Forest
Chief Motel offers 33 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and complimentary toiletries. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 33 guestrooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers, housekeeping is provided daily, and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including an indoor pool, a spa tub, and a sauna.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

Dutch, English, French, Italian

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi and wired Internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Well-lit path to entrance

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini fridge

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8 AM - 10 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 10 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between October 2 and May 22.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation

Property is also known as

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Chief Motel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 214 out of 453 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 179 out of 453 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 44 out of 453 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 453 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 453 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Timothy

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

David

Good location
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Dana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was very clean..a bit small but comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Rick

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
This property and hotel are OLD ! ! ! OLD AS DIRT... OLD AS THE HILLS !! ! These rooms are not worth the amount charged for them. Look around for better properties at the same price !
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Bob and Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Each room had a designated parking spot, there were plenty of towels. Air co ditioner could have been slightly colder, but it did work.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visiting Custer State Park
Next time we’ll ask to be on the east side of the hotel where there’s a better view of the surroundings.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and pleasant
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Carol

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Man at front desk was helpful and friendly. My granddaughter enjoyed the swimming pool. It was deeper than some. I enjoyed the hot tub, although the jets were not functional.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Don

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Tricia

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
I am very disappointed in this motel. On the day we arrived for check-in, there were several folks already waiting. One of them shared that the man who runs the property was nowhere to be found. One of them decided to call the police and have them do a welfare check. At this point we left for a quick bite and returned about an hour later. Still no update on the whereabouts of the man who runs the motel so we still couldn’t check in. By that time we needed to head out for an evening tour in Custer State Park. Rather than take our chances and drive 20 minutes back to the Chief Motel after our tour to find out if someone was there now to check us in, we decided to just find another place close by. We never did find out what happened to the guy from the Chief Motel. I do hope he is ok, but there is no excuse for there being no staff to check us in at the property.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sandy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kori

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, Great price!
This place was definitely awesome for the price we paid! Friendly staff as well, they were great! Huge pool and a hot tub in a separate building was very welcoming as well!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great motel!
This was great little motel! Older, but clearly well maintained and well loved. Great pool for a quick dip on a hot day on our cross country journey. Close by ice cream and a good breakfast joint the next morning. Would for sure stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Bill

Travelled with partner
Excellent area to stay and then drive around and see all the sites ..
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Kay

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place - older but very clean.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

6/10 Okay

Neil

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alicia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was delightful little motel in the heart of Custer. We sat out in the courtyard each day under the giant tree and talked and watched the passersby. Our room was quaint but clean and comfortable. The staff from maintenance, to housekeeping to front desk were all very friendly, helpful and kind.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Little Hotel!
Check in was very easy. Old school with hand written registration and an actual door key. Nostalgia! Room was very clean and the bed was comfortable. Abundant towels (big, fluffy and clean). Rug was so clean, my husband walked around bare foot (He does NOT normally do this). Had neighbors next door each night-and still very quiet. The Hotel Owner and additional office helper were very friendly and wanted to make sure that we had all we needed. If ever visiting Custer again, will go back. The hotel is centrally located to Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Custer State Park, etc. Chief Hotel is a wonderful place to stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024