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Econo Lodge Custer

2.0 star property

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Lobby
Laundry room
Iron/ironing board, rollaway beds, free WiFi, bed sheets
Exterior
Breakfast area

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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342 Mount Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD, 57730
  • 1881 Courthouse Museum
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Crazy Horse Memorial
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Sylvan Lake
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

Standard Room, 2 Queen Beds, Non Smoking

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(48 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

Room, 1 Queen Bed, Accessible, Non Smoking

7.8 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the area

Custer

With a stay at Econo Lodge Custer, you'll be centrally located in Custer, a 3-minute drive from Black Hills National Forest and 11 minutes from Custer State Park. .This hotel is 18.1 mi (29.1 km) from Mount Rushmore National Memorial and 18.8 mi (30.2 km) from Mount Rushmore.

What's nearby

  • 1881 Courthouse Museum - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Rocky Knolls Golf Course - 2 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Custer State Park - 12 min drive - 11.7 km
  • Crazy Horse Memorial - 14 min drive - 11.2 km
  • Sylvan Lake - 16 min drive - 14.4 km

Getting around

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

Restaurants

  • ‪Miner's Cup - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Baker's Bakery & Cafe - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Black Hills Burger & Bun CO - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Purple Pie Place - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Buglin' Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Econo Lodge Custer

Hotel with free parking, near Black Hills National Forest
Econo Lodge Custer offers 45 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Televisions come with premium cable channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations.

This Custer hotel provides complimentary wired and wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include phones along with free local calls (restrictions may apply). Housekeeping is offered daily and refrigerators can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a limited basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a 24-hour fitness center.

Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 45 guestrooms. Complimentary wired and wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area. This hotel also features tour/ticket assistance and a vending machine.
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-in, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • Free self parking on site
  • RV/bus/lorry parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Computer station

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 27-inch TV with premium cable channels
  • Pay films

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Free local calls
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7 AM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between October 03 and May 01.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Children up to the age of 18 years can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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; cash is not accepted
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Choice)

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
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
Alcohol is not served at this property
Children under 14 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool or fitness facility without adult supervision

Property is also known as

Econo Lodge Custer Hotel
Econo Lodge Custer
Custer Econo Lodge
Econo Lodge Custer Hotel
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Econo Lodge Custer Hotel Custer

Reviews

Econo Lodge Custer Reviews

8.2

Very good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 184 out of 523 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 229 out of 523 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 69 out of 523 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 523 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 9 out of 523 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

melissa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The prperty was clean. Accommodations were nice.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Brenda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not enough parking. Very friendly helpful staff. No elevator. Breakfast very weak.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Marlene

Travelled with family
Check in person wasn’t friendly and was grumpy. The bathroom was the smallest I have ever been in.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

LaVay

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Very small bathroom and the carpet was not clean especially in the hall and on the stairs. FYI there isn’t an elevator. The check in person was great! Room was as clean as it could be since it was an older hotel. Love the area and the price
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Lea

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

John, edtacada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Kevin

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Ac turned on for 30 seconds to a minute then off all night long. Room had a smell.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

LAUNA

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very friendly and helpful! Easy to walk around the town from the motel
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I good location to explore the area.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Ted

Travelled with family
Average room
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Faye

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

christine

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness
Property is older but clean and beds are comfortable. Its too bad no hot breakfast or hard boiled eggs being gluten intolerant meant not much offered for me.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Todd

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel was clean and rooms comfortable. My only real issue was with the EV chargers. Both chargers had issues. I could get the Tesla charger work at all. The other charger worked intermittently. The chargers were the primary reason I chose this hotel, so that was kind of a bust.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Charles

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

kenneth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
our check n preson was great an friendly will stay here again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Paula

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This was a place to sleep, the bathroom had what looked like black mold on the ceiling and a sign on the door that said not to shower with the door open because it would set off the smoke alarm! The beds were fair. We got some sleep but don’t think I would ever stay here again. Also the town literally closes down by like 9 - 10 p.m. so eat early and get snacks.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anand

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good value for money and great location. 30 mins from Mt Rushmore and iron Mountain road.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was very quiet, clean and comfortable. The staff was very friendly and very helpful. The location was also very good for our needs on this trip.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Liesl

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

4/10 Poor

Leah

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place smelled awful, but it was right in downtown Custer and the cheapest option for miles. The location was great, but the hotel was less than impressive.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

julie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Value

Stairs a small parking lot and a little run down
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Jeanne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Clean rooms and premises, quiet and friendly front desk - specifically Cathy who was cheerful and accommodating. Only negative feedback is that someone was vacuuming near midnight that woke us up. Easy drive to Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and Jewel Cave in a cute little town.One of the better Econolidges and would recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Amenities
Very clean, comfortable room, centrally located in Custer. Could do a better job with the breakfast and snacks, but I was impressed with what I got for the price.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Lane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean, very friendly and courteous staff!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025