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When you book a room at the Hotel Alex Johnson, you'll be greeted with historic décor, enthusiastic staff & fabulous dining options.

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Designed to be Your Place in Rapid City

Welcome to the historic Hotel Alex Johnson. Located in downtown Rapid City in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the hotel is a member of the coveted Curio Collection by Hilton

Since opening its doors on July 1, 1928, the hotel has played host to several presidents, countless celebrities, and a few spirits of its own.

The handcrafted décor and Germanic Tudor-inspired architecture will leave you feeling that every step you take is a step back in time, while the amenities and services immerse you with modern comfort and luxury.

Whether honeymooning, traveling corporately, exploring the history and nature of the Black Hills, or traveling as part of a group, you’ll revel in the stunning and mysterious allure of the Alex Johnson Hotel.

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Definitely worth a stay! Comfortable clean rooms, the rooftop bar is great, and Cynthia at the front desk was both extremely helpful AND charming. Definitely want to stay here again!
Rooftop bar was very cool!A fire feature kept us warm when the cool breeze blew.Drinks were tasty, and ½ price for members...
There's a lot of good things to say about the hotel and a few things that aren't so great. Overall the hotel itself has a lot of charm.
If you’re coming to Rapid City, there is no other place to give you the best all-around, excellent experience! From the valet to the front desk and every restaurant, you will be pampered on your stay!
It is an interesting place with a lot of old history and right in the center of the city.
I can’t wait to go back and will forever stay at the Hotel Alex Johnson! Cool, historic, perfectly located….and super comfortable! Loved it!!
Beautiful hotel. Good sized, right downtown Rapid City. Staff was very friendly and upbeat and polite. Be aware you have to use your room key to access the evaluators, Be aware the valet is very expensive. Just a few FYI for your information. Really nice Irish pub to relax next door. Awesome views of the city.
Right downtown in the historic district of Rapid City. The hotel is old, but the rooms are upgraded and the staff is delightful. The view from the rooftop bar is outstanding. Highly recommended.
Great stay and hotel!! Thanks to Mason at the front desk for excellent hospitality and service!! The breakfast at the Irish pub, Paddy O’Neils, was excellent too!! Loved our experience staying in the Presidential suite!!
The Hotel Alex Johnson is definitely a downtown landmark in Rapid City. The staff is nice and the amenities (shop, bar, Starbucks, etc) are an added bonus.
Super cool hotel with so much history. Cynthia is one of the most competent and thoughtful employees I’ve ever had a chance to interact with. I loved the text chat feature that I was able to use throughout my stay and how quickly Cynthia was to help me or solve any bumps in my stay. The rooftop restaurant was delicious (just like Cynthia said it would be) and an awesome start to our stay. So glad there was space for us and we had such a cool window seat.Starbucks in the lobby with a cute (and delicious) chocolate shop inside- awesome. The Irish pub connected to the hotel served delicious salads and wraps at dinner (plus lots of great beers on tap) and a great avocado toast in the morning.If we ever return to Rapid City, we will definitely stay here and I will tell all my friends this is the hotel to choose.The only thing I would change about our trip was the valet staff. We would text for the car, sit around for 20 minutes in the lobby and then talk to a staff member who just hadn’t checked the app to notice we’d requested the car. We tried to use a parking app to find a spot so we could skip the valet but there’s nothing nearby.The female valet (with a son I heard her mention), she was always on top of everything, but the males working there were not very observant. The older male valet with the mustache was also on top of getting cars when requested.
I loved staying here. The view from the rooftop is amazing, the rooms are clean and nice, and the atmosphere of the hotel in general is lovely. The staff is very helpful and professional as well.
The employees make the difference. I would like to give a shout out to Masen at the front desk. He provides excellent service with kindness. We also enjoyed taking to Cynthia about the history and the ghosts of the hotel. I wish I had her name but the server at breakfast was so delightful. She had long grayish hair. Neat hotel with lots of history. The rooftop bar was a treat.
Great old historic hotel.
Wonderful Curio property. Accommodating staff. Clean room and comfortable beds. Stayed two nights and enjoyed Paddy O’Neils, Vertex & Starbucks . Hotel has a historic presence in the town. Renovations appeared to be ongoing they were mindful with pardon our progress notifications,Valet parking definitely worth while. Car was brought down timely.Hotel is an easy drive to Mount Rushmore
Very nice place to visit
Beautiful historic hotel with a spiritual vibe
Fabulous rooftop. Rooms are aged but it's a historic hotel
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