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Cheap hotels in the city centre, Spearfish

Peter Halvorsen

Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

Updated 1 September 2026 · 18 Spearfish hotels assessed

These are my five favourites in Spearfish, out of the 18 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.8 down to 4.2.

Every one comes in under $130 a night, and the one I would book first is $60.

Cedar Wood Inn

Highest rated of the five

Cedar Wood Inn

★★★★★4.8 from 308 reviews

Cedar Wood Inn comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.8 from 308 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 2 star property, found under city centre and around $60 a night on the dates we checked.

18 hotels in Spearfish qualified for this list and five made it. Orchard Creek Cottages is the one I would book if the first is full.

Why it works for this trip

  • Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
  • Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
  • Parkinga real consideration if you are driving in

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All five, ranked

  1. Cedar Wood Inn1

    Cedar Wood Inn

    ★★★★★4.8 from 308 reviews

    • Parking
    • Kid friendly
    • Air conditioning

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  2. Orchard Creek Cottages2

    Orchard Creek Cottages

    ★★★★★4.6 from 55 reviews

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    • Silverado Franklin Historic Hotel & Gaming Complex, Legends Steakhouse & Silverado Grand Buffet3

      Silverado Franklin Historic Hotel & Gaming Complex, Legends Steakhouse & Silverado Grand Buffet

      ★★★★★4.2 from 4,139 reviews

      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Kitchen
      • Accessible

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    • Iron Horse Inn4

      Iron Horse Inn

      ★★★★★4.2 from 272 reviews

      • Restaurant
      • Bar
      • Parking
      • Kid friendly
      • Air conditioning
      • Accessible

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    • Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham Sturgis5

      Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham Sturgis

      ★★★★★4.3 from 536 reviews

      • Pool
      • Gym
      • Restaurant
      • Parking
      • Pet friendly
      • Kid friendly

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    How this list was put together

    18 Spearfish hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating, then on class, and 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.

    Peter Halvorsen

    Peter Halvorsen The Nordics

    Twenty-six years of teaching means 26 long summers. Trains and driving through most of Europe, now further afield, usually alone with a tent. Keeps every train ticket since 1994.

    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.