Gopher Prairie Inn Hotel

Throwback to another decade. Staff nice. Rooms smelled pretty bad.

Nice little motel. Very friendly staff!

As I sit here in the room at Gopher Prairie Inn, I'm pretty happy with it. It's an old building, that's for sure, but it's well kept and clean. It has a rustic vibe. The beds are a bit firmer than I like, but it's a motel, so that's to be expected. The bath took a little adjustment to get the perfect temperature, but the water gets nice and hot, and the tub is a good size. They have Wi-Fi, and are quite pet friendly, with a large grassy hill where you can walk even a large dog.

Good people own and run this place.

This place is not bad. However being scalded when showering is never fun and the noise factor from the interstate and particular live Ins. No noise insulation whatsoever. Beds need some updating but overall not bad. Inexpensive and the owners are very nice.

What a dump, smelly moldy sway back beds ugh… old and wore out. No dead bolts on doors anyone can get into your room with any kind of credit card. What a disappointment. Zero stars.

It would be unfair to compare this establishment to a 'normal' motel. The Gopher Prairie is the type of place my grandfather might have stayed in the 50s when he and his buddies went fishing or hunting and just wanted a reasonably comfortable room to crash in at the end of each day. While times have changed, this place hasn't, but then neither has its nightly rate. Price is the major — really the only — advantage this friendly but tired motel has to offer. For slightly more than half the cost of the chain motels in Alexandria, it was worth the 50 mile daily round trip when I visited a relative in Alexandria recently. But only because I was traveling alone, I'd never take a lady friend here. The carpet was permanently soiled, probably by greasy work boots, the shower wasn't clean, there were cigarette burns in the linoleum floor in the bathroom and in the blanket. On the other hand the mattress was surprisingly comfortable, the heat/ac wall unit worked well, and the remote that operates it was a nice touch. A nice big flat screen contrasted with an ancient but functional microwave. For a cheapskate like me, I found it a good deal, but only because of the ridiculous rates charged by the chain motels in Alexandria.

Nice clean American family owned. Very nice people. I was broke down at Kenworth shop late at night temperature in the single digits. No shuttle service at any motel in town, no taxi service in town. My company called this motel explained the situtation I was in, the owners came to my truck and picked me up.

My extended family and I have stayed at the Gopher Prairie Inn for many years for duck hunting weekends. Reasonably priced and adequate accommodations for those just needing a place to spend a night or two.

Not bad. Trust me, you can find way worse places to stay. Friendly owners, fairly well maintained. Shower was nice and well caulked. No leaks. Nice heat. Bed wasn't the firnest, but not crappy either. Rooms come with flat screen tv, 75 channel cable, coffeemaker, microwave and mini fridge. No Nickelodeon, or TV Land available and no continental breakfast. Truck parking available.

I love these old motels tired of the corporate bs of Super 8 all looking the same.

It is old as the others have said, but the aesthetics didn't bother me. What did bother me was the complete lack of sound insulation between rooms or to the outside. I can even hear traffic driving by on the interstate. Also this is a motel style, and outside the door to each room is a light. The curtains are so thin that your room is flooded with light. The main thing you do in a motel (when you're by yourself) is sleep, and I cant even do that here. I wouldn't stay here again.

It is OK but not supper nice. Like others have said it is an older place and not maintained perfectly but it is passable. For the price I would consider it again when it is not nice enough to camp.

Amazing place wouldnt have rather stayed anywhere else.

If you are okay with older style motels than this place is awesome! Rooms are good sized with a microwave and fridge. Rooms are clean and high ceilings are present. Each room had parking right outside it and it's own door. They allow pets and charge a VERY reasonable fee. The lady who runs it is extremely nice and can recommend a good breakfast restaurant and gives coupons for it. The hotel is also conveniently located near the expressway and frontier village.

For the money (motels in this price range), it is absolutely above average. The rooms are comfortable, clean and have all the stuff you need. The owners are nice too.

Wasn't awful, but it was a lot of little things that added up. Grotty shower grout, lumpy pillows, Wi-Fi that didn't extend 10 feet beyond the office. Something in the room sent my sister into a sneezing frenzy. Sauk Center is kind of cute, though. And I liked the free coffee in the room.