My wife and I stayed at Sylvan Lake Resort in October of 2010, and the food was terrible. I ordered a shrimp dish and had to send it back because it smelled as if the shrimp were very bad. The breakfast buffet was also not very good. Also, it smelled like there was something dead in our closet wall. My wife and I both sent negative reviews to the State of South Dakota, but never received a reply. Apparently they do not care if we ever go back. My recommondation is to stay someplace else. You will probably end up with a bigger room for less money. One star is being generous, and I only give it because the scenery is beautiful..