Soap Box Time
    Occassionally we like to stand up on a soap box and rant. We rarely stand in a flowing white robe with a sign that says "The End is Near" but our rantings seem to have about the same impact.
    On this web site we try to give straight-forward "matter-of-fact" information about our hotel. We do this because we are a family-run, hands-on business. So if you stay with us you probably will meet one of the owners. Thus, our motivation is simple: If we lie to you here and you are disappointed, we are the people who will have to listen to your complaints. So for our own peace and contentment we want you to be happy and knowlegable.
    Sadly, the Roosevelt Inn is the only family owned and operated property left in Keystone. Every other property is either corporate or group owned and the owners or senior managers are well insulated from the guests. This leads to what we might kindly call advertsiing or promotional abuses. Here's what we mean:

• One group of properties continuously advertises rooms for $49.95, but they don't have rooms for $49.95 -- at least not when you want them. This scam isn't even a bait and switch because there's no bait on the hook.
• Several properties claim to have views of Mt. Rushmore, which may be technically feasible, but are not what travelers might expect. The nearest properties are two, three or, even, four miles away from the rock. If you want to see Mt. Rushmore from that distance, you'll need a good pair of binoculars.
• Then there's the social network fakers. These are the property owners who engage shills to post wonderful reviews on web sites like TripAdvisor.  Chains have become adept at this and most chains now have "social networking" departments whose job is nothing more skewing preceptions of their member properties. In Keystone there are highly rated properties don't belong there. On the other hand, the ones on the bottom seem to be exactly where they should be.