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Best Western Ramkota Hotel Bismarck
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
1 review for Best Western Ramkota Hotel Bismarck
Compare our similar review of Best Western Ramkota Hotel Sioux Falls. Ramkotas, we learned, are large complexes designed for large group meetings, with auditoriums and restaurants and a maze of hallways in which it is easy to lose one's way. In addition, they seem to be managed by the same company (Best Western is a franchise operation with various owner/operators) which does not maintain them as they should be maintained. This one had a slow-draining sink and two of three lights over the bathroom mirror were not working, one because it was not fully screwed into its socket, the other because it was broken (not burned out but broken). The pull-out-and-twist sink faucet was sticky: it required a hard yank to pull out and it was hard to adjust, and a missing access cover over the screw that secured the faucet handle suggested repeated maintenance without correction of the problem or replacement of the faucet. The shower was dark and the shower/bath faucet was also hard to regulate. The wall-mounted HVAC unit was quieter than most but apparently had not been cleaned in years because its exhaust grill was covered with a thick layer of cobwebs and dust. The bathroom exhaust vent was similarly dusty and the grout around the tiles in the bathtub area was dark with mold.
The HVAC unit could not be shut off. To prevent it from blowing dust-laden air across the bed all night, I stacked furniture in front of it. (The room was warm so I had set the machine to cool; don't try placing furniture close to a heating vent.) The room was crowded with furniture: two queen beds, a desk and chair, and an easy chair, ottoman and floorlamp in addition to chest with TV. Yet, there was only one nightstand and bedlamp for the two queen beds, which was quite inadequate. I banged my head on a wall lamp that had been installed in the space provided for storing and accessing suitcases.
Ramkotas do not provide a continental breakfast as other Best Western motels do. Breakfast in the motel restaurant was satisfactory but added $25 to our cost.
On the plus side, the room was quiet.
