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[C2CRider]

The “newly” renamed Ramada Inn in Rapid City (1902 N. Lacrosse St), previously the Quality Inn and before that was the Holiday Inn, use to charge in the neighborhood of $230ish during the rally.  Just checked on the AAA website and they are asking $400 a night this year. During the second week of July the rate runs from $107 - $124 depending on the room, so I doubt there is anything SO special during the rally, other than gouging.  Ya stay there, ya don’t, it’s your choice, just tossing the info out there, I for one just can't support a business like that.

[Ghost__Rider]

They all do it, might as well get used to it. I've stayed where you are talking about the last six years. I've never paid that much there.

[wideglidejoe]

I go to Sturgis, but I don't stay in motels/hotels.  Lots of families will rent you their home during the rally.  They use the money from you staying in their house to help fund their annual family vacation, and they leave to escape the crowd.  Of course, you leave it the same way you found it, or better.  Depending on the deal you make, you can come out for considerably less $$ for a week than the chain motels charge.  Even if it was the same $$, I'd rather have a whole house to use, and know the $$'s went to a family rather than a corporation.  Twice I have stayed in a private home, while they were still there too.  Besides $$'s, I took the family to dinner one night.  When I go back, I look them up, even if I don't stay with them.  I'm not talking about big lodges, condo's, etc., I'm talking about 3BR 2bath houses that normal working class families live in.  Like I live in.  Check w/Sturgis Chamber of Commerce, that's how I got started.

A few years ago, per Rapid City TV News, the Sturgis rally officially passed agriculture to be the largest $$'s income to the state. 

Motels in Sturgis raising their prices for one week is no different than motels/hotels raising their price if their city happens to be the Super Bowl host city that year.  It happens everywhere, not just Sturgis.

[FLSTFI Dave]

Wow, that is high, even for Sturgis.  That is 50 miles out.  It was around 200 for a room in 2010 at the Quality Inn Rapid City.

I stayed at a nicer hotel, in Spearfish for 225 a night, 14 mile to Sturgis.

Daytona jacks the rates up too for Bike week.  Most the Big bike events do.

Panama City Beach did not for the Thunder beach rally in 2010

[C2CRider]

Wow, that is high, even for Sturgis.  That is 50 miles out.  It was around 200 for a room in 2010 at the Quality Inn Rapid City.

I stayed at a nicer hotel, in Spearfish for 225 a night, 14 mile to Sturgis.

Daytona jacks the rates up too for Bike week.  Most the Big bike events do.

Panama City Beach did not for the Thunder beach rally in 2010

Yes, that is high even for the rally. They are doubling their rate in under two years!!   2012 will be my 20th year of going, I've stayed in this hotel many times, but this coming year the price increase to $400 is highway robbery.  No big deal seeing an increase for special events, but this big is just rude.