With free Wi-Fi and breakfast and seasonal swimming its no wonder the non-smoking Travelodge by Wyndham Rapid City is a popular stop a short drive from Mount Rushmore. The two-floor Travelodge offers 99 rooms with free Wi-Fi flat-panel TVs and coffeemakers; some have microwaves mini-fridges balconies and views of Rapid City and the Black Hills. Complimentary breakfast is on the menu each morning. After getting work done in the business center enjoy a soak in the heated outdoor pool and hot tub open seasonally. On-site parking and airport shuttle service are free and pets are allowed for a fee. Tucked at the foot of the Black Hills National Forest the Travelodge gives guests a jump-start on Mount Rushmore a mere 25-minute drive southwest and lies within two miles south of downtown Rapid City. Swing into Bear Country USA the countrys largest private black bear collection or Storybook Island each 10 minutes away by car. The hotel is also within 14 miles of Ellsworth Air Force Base and 12 miles from Rapid City International Airport.