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The best hotels near University of Sioux Falls

Daniel Kovac

Daniel Kovac Central Europe

Updated 1 September 2026 · 12 Sioux Falls hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Sioux Falls, out of the 12 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.

All five are within 2.6 km of University of Sioux Falls.

Home2 Suites by Hilton Sioux Falls/ Sanford Medical Center, SD

Highest rated of the five

Home2 Suites by Hilton Sioux Falls/ Sanford Medical Center, SD

★★★★★4.6 from 847 reviews

Home2 Suites by Hilton Sioux Falls/ Sanford Medical Center, SD comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 847 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.

It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $156 a night on the dates we checked.

12 hotels in Sioux Falls qualified for this list and five made it. Highpoint Hotel is the one I would book if the first is full.

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All five, ranked

  1. Home2 Suites by Hilton Sioux Falls/ Sanford Medical Center, SD1

    Home2 Suites by Hilton Sioux Falls/ Sanford Medical Center, SD

    ★★★★★4.6 from 847 reviews

    500 m from University of Sioux Falls, about a 6 minute walk

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    • Highpoint Hotel2

      Highpoint Hotel

      ★★★★★4.7 from 44 reviews

      700 m from University of Sioux Falls, about a 9 minute walk

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      • Hotel On Phillips Sioux Falls3

        Hotel On Phillips Sioux Falls

        ★★★★★4.6 from 455 reviews

        1.9 km from University of Sioux Falls, about a 24 minute walk

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        • Canopy by Hilton Sioux Falls Downtown4

          Canopy by Hilton Sioux Falls Downtown

          ★★★★★4.6 from 247 reviews

          2.6 km from University of Sioux Falls

          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Bar
          • Parking
          • Kitchen
          • Pet friendly

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        • Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls Downtown5

          Hilton Garden Inn Sioux Falls Downtown

          ★★★★★4.3 from 1,343 reviews

          2.0 km from University of Sioux Falls, about a 25 minute walk

          • Gym
          • Restaurant
          • Bar
          • Parking
          • Pet friendly
          • Kid friendly

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        How this list was put together

        12 Sioux Falls hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to University of Sioux Falls second, then took the top five.

        Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.

        The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.

        What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.

        Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.

        Daniel Kovac

        Daniel Kovac Central Europe

        Takes the same two weeks every August and drives somewhere far with his wife and daughter. Twelve countries, all by road, all in one battered estate car. Plans routes on paper maps.

        Trip Grapevine earns a commission on bookings made through the links on this page. It costs you nothing, and it does not change the order of the list, which is set by the measurements above.