Oacoma Hotels near Chamberlain, South Dakota

Nice place for evening. Right on the Missouri River.

We arrived and the desk changed our second floor room to first upon seeing my husband was walking with a cane-

My only concern is that the outside door wasn't locked at night. We came back around 11:00pm and it was unlocked. Most hotels doors are locked in the back of the hotel for safety reasons and would need the key to get in.

I wanted a hotel by the river so I could just walk down to the waters edge. This hotel was the closest per their website. However, upon arrival, I discovered while I could walk down a dock on the water, I had to climb down rocks to actually reach the water. Or, as I did, you have to walk a little ways to get to a boat ramp that goes into the water. I actually wanted to walk along the waters edge so the boat ramp was what I had to do. Our room was right next to the outdoor dining area which we felt would be noisy come evening hours -- we asked about bein moved but were told there wouldn't be much noise after 9pm and we'd have to be on the 2nd floor (which negated us being able to walk to the water) so we kept our room. My husband felt the noise level was high until about 11pm (which is very late for us). They told us there were boats for rent at the marina but when we walked down to the rental shack, it was closed and most of the boats were covered in spider webs and did not appear to be in good shape. The restaurant was empty when we arrived for dinner yet the wait staff was lackin in hospitality -- slow service. Food was ok but nothin special. I guess to sum it up, it was not as nice as you would expect from their website but it wasn't a dump either. Would probably look for another place to stay and just know I had to drive to the river.

We really enjoyed this hotel. Good amenities close by.