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Grandpa Joes Place

2.5 star property
Motel in Kadoka with free parking
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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Basic Single Room
Deluxe Room
Exterior
Exterior
Basic Single Room

Reviews

8.2 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Room options

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Basic Single Room

Highlights

Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Family Room

Highlights

Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Queen Beds

Deluxe Room

Highlights

Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

Comfort Room

Highlights

Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Map
SD-248, Kadoka, SD, 57543

What's nearby

  • Badlands Petrified Gardens - 3 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Kadoka Lake - 8 min drive - 5.7 km
  • Chamberlain Pass - 13 min drive - 17.2 km
  • Northeast Entrance Badlands - 23 min drive - 38.4 km
  • Badlands Wall - 34 min drive - 46.6 km

Getting around

  • Rapid City, SD (RAP-Rapid City Regional) - 93 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Subway - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Happy Chef Restaurant - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Sunset Grill - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Badlands Distillery - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Club 27 - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Grandpa Joes Place

Motel near the bay
Grandpa Joes Place provides everything that you need. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self-parking
Room features
All guest rooms at Grandpa Joes Place include amenities, such as free WiFi.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 100+ Mbps (good for 1–2 people or up to 6 devices)
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free uncovered self parking on site

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Accessibility

  • No lift

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 3:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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, debit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts

Property is also known as

Grandpa Joes Place Motel
Grandpa Joes Place Kadoka
Grandpa Joes Place Motel Kadoka

Frequently asked questions

Is Grandpa Joes Place pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Grandpa Joes Place?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Grandpa Joes Place?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Grandpa Joes Place?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Grandpa Joes Place located?

Situated in Kadoka, this motel is within 32 mi (52 km) of Badlands National Park, Ben Reifel Visitor Center and Badlands Wall.

Grandpa Joes Place Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 39 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marshall

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Jan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Quiet area, large room, comfortable bed, lots of big fluffy towels. Hot shower. No heat except for portable radiator heater for cool night which kept room very comfortable. Close parking. No ice machine. No breakfast. Kadoka is small town with only 1 small cafe for meals but good food and service there. Would stay here again. Nice accommodation for the price.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

BERTHA

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very clean room, no one bothered us, quiet..
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place
Nice place. Very friendly. Has been updated. Older but worth the price. Very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Recently renovated rooms, family operated which I like, nice place in an area with not too many affordable convenient options
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was nice and a break from driving between the Black Hills and home.😊
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Andrew, Redmond

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grandpa Joe's is an old-school motel and you can feel it. It's convenient if you're driving through on I-90 and it's inexpensive. That's the good. The less good is the limited front desk hours, a surly staff,and marginal cleanliness. After checking in and seeing all this, the half-filled swimming pool made me laugh.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

8/10 Good

Anderson, Frankfort

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a classic motel property being rejuvenated. It is being done with care and good ideas by the new owners. It is convenient to the Badlands National Park entrance, and other attractions. Although, Kadoka is a small town, it offers many choices for shopping and restaurants. Easy in and out. Safe. Convenient to I-90.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert Lincoln

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Grampa Joe's new friend
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Ranjana, Forrest

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We ended up in the last room in a long building, without hot water, managed a lukewarm shower...The next morning, left the tap running for 10 minutes, still no hot water...so no showers, just a wet towel wipe.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ashlee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Grandpa Joe was delightful. Stayed up to wait for me because I got it late. Will stay again in the future!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room did not have hot water. Was unable to take a shower due to lack of hot water in room the entire stay. Very disappointing. Also, staff seemed unfriendly. No ice available. No breakfast bars or any simple breakfast offering whatsoever other than perhaps coffee. There was an abandoned pool on the property that was full of murky water and unsecured. There were some rooms with young children so that seemed very unsafe. Room was quiet. Appreciated the table and two chairs. Nice rural setting. Who IS Grandpa Joe?
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Todd

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
clean comfortable reasonably priced
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was a nice motel for the night
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The staff made this a poorly built building into a very nice stay. The coffee in the room was superb. Very good microwave & frig. Nice old style playground for kids. Only bad thing that we had to turn off A/C to use the microwave, but they were working to fix that. The A/C unit was undersized, but it managed to keep the room just cool enough. The room construction was amateurish with plumbing, wallpaper, electrical, and door issues; but everything worked. We would stay here again for sure.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Decent place to stop over for an evening. Room was clean and everything was in working order. Beds were a little stiff, but I got the feeling they were newer mattresses, so probably just need to be broken in.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Geralyn

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Needed a place to stay overnight on our way to the Badlands. This motel was convenient, clean and comfortable. Our room had two sinks so I could make coffee while my daughter put on make up. Our room had a very efficient layout and we didn't need to unpack much because we could back up to the door of our room.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice owner and great accomodation
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donnie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.Super clean and the price is v
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

6/10 Okay

Sara

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nancy, East Boston

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It is the old addage don't judge a book by it's cover. The place may not look greaton the outside but it was very clean, had everything we needed for a good nights sleep. We would diffiently stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022