Bismarck, N.D., is located on the Missouri River near the sister city of Mandan. It is home to several top-ranked golf courses, including the Hawktree Golf Club, which regularly makes the Travel + Leisure Golf Magazine list of America's Best Top 100 Modern (post-1960) Courses and America's 100 Best Courses for $100 or Less. Most Bismarck hotels offer indoor pools for use during the cold North Dakota winters, but a few offer outdoor swimming pools and lap pools for summer enjoyment.
Bismarck Expressway Inn
The Bismarck Expressway Inn is located off Interstate 94 just three blocks from the Bismarck Civic Center. The inn offers a heated, outdoor pool, as well as an indoor swimming spa for use during the winter months. An on-site exercise room, complimentary high-speed Internet service and a free continental breakfast are also part of the hotel offerings. An on-site coin laundry is available, and the inn provides a complimentary airport shuttle. The Expressway Inn is about a 30-minute drive from the Hawktree Golf Club in Bismarck. Shopping and dining at mall restaurants are a walk across the street to the Kirkwood Shopping Mall, the largest mall in the city.
Bismarck Expressway Inn
200 E Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, ND 58504
(800) 456-6388
expresswayhotels.com
Expressway Suites Bismarck
The Expressway Suites Bismarck features both indoor and outdoor swimming access, including a spa and pool. Access to an outdoor pool is also available at the sister hotel, the Bismarck Expressway Inn, for guests who require a full-size pool for exercising. Hotel guest are offered complimentary high-speed Internet access, a free hot breakfast and and access to an exercise room. The Expressway Suites also offers a free airport shuttle to the local airport and a guest laundry. Shopping at the Kirkwood Mall is a minute's drive from the suites, and the nearest course is less than a half an hour away. Nearby eateries include the mall food court as well as the eateries on Bismarck Expressway, including Di Donna's Italian Restaurant.
Expressway Suites Bismarck
180 E Bismarck Expressway
Bismarck, ND 58504
(888) 774-5566
expresswayhotels.com
Motel 6 Hotel Bismarck
The Motel 6 Hotel in Bismarck has an outdoor pool for summer swimming, a guest laundromat and offers high-speed Internet service in its guestrooms. The hotel provides budget-priced, non-smoking rooms. This pet-friendly hotel is located near Interstate 94, less than four miles from the municipal airport and a five-minute drive from attractions like the Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, North Dakota Heritage Center and the Lewis and Clark Riverboat. Dining at the Red Lobster, Hong Kong and Paradiso Mexican restaurants and Perkins Restaurant and Bakery can be found nearby.
Motel 6 Hotel Bismarck
2433 State Street
Bismarck, ND 58501
motel6.com
About The Author
Lee Grayson is an ethnographer and freelance writer. She has written for both Oxford and Harvard University presses and research publishers, including Facts On File and ABC-CLIO. She holds certificates from the University of California campuses at Irvine and San Diego.