Stayed at this property for an overnight in August 2011. The premises is a somewhat dated facililty; it needs to lose the "cabin" wallpaper border around the room, put the frig in or atop a cabinet and replace the very dated light fixture over the vanity. These things said, the property is very convenient to food and drug stores as well as a number of fast food and sitdown restaurants.
My primary objection to my stay was the shutting down of breakfast prior to the posted 9:00 a.m. hour. Fortunately, my daughter and I had arrived to the breakfast area around 8:30 so we were covered. However, at 8:45, a staff person began disconnecting appliances, emptying carafes, putting away all food, etc. A couple with two young children entered the area about this time. When they asked about getting breakfast, the woman told them, "Well, we stop breakfast by 9." Unfortunately for them, the family accepted this "explanation" and turned and left. IF a hotel/motel states its hours for breakfast are until 9:00, then all food items and cooking appliances should be available until the stated time. After 9:00, the attendant can feel the serving time for breakfast is now over, and he/she can begin putting food away, while guests continue to finish their meals.
Our stay here was part of a two-month, 60-night cross-country trip. This was the first, and only, instance in which food items were being put away prior to the stated end time of the breakfast. I would not have accepted the server's explanation that guests should expect that everything was to be put away BY 9:00.
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10 February 2012
Hi Travelers-R-US-246
We appreciate you taking the time to write a review for our hotel. With regards to the breakfast being taken down before the advertised time, i have spoken to the staff involved and addressed the issue so it will never happen again, though i appreciate you bringing it to our attention. We are in the process of remodelling all 50 rooms again and are about 3/4 ways through with the remainder hopefully to be finished by end of summer this year. As we always mention our main emphasis will always be clean comfortable rooms with the friendliest helpful staff in Spearfish.
Stephanie
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