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Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions.

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Very well maintained, you will not be disappointed with your choice to stay.
Beautiful kitchen and bar area with 4 tall bar stools.
Kitchen is spacious and set up with everything you need to prepare meals.
Very convenient kitchen space to prepare and enjoy your meals.
Electric range oven, microwave, coffee maker and all essentials.

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 51400 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space

Explore the area

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Custer, SD
  • Place, Big Rock Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Harbach Centennial Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, 1881 Courthouse Museum
    ‪3 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 5)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Living Room 1

2 Twin Bunk Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions.

This is a home we built in 2007 that we have enjoyed and taken care of on every level. It is completely furnished with nothing but comfort in mind. 2 leather couches, 2 recliner chairs, along with very comfortable bedding, big screen tv in living area and extremely nice decorations to give you the feel of cozy and comfort in every room. All you need to bring is your food.
We supply you with a single stall in our 2 car garage to assure you have a place to park inside if a summer storm would happen to come through, or to put your car in for a cold winter night if you are staying in the cold months.
In floor heat is like no heat you have ever experienced as the heat comes up from the floor instead of from vents blowing air. The AC is a wall unit located in the main living area. It rarely gets hot enough here that it does not cool very nicely throughout the whole house. We do have a large standing fan in the master bedroom if more air is need to be moved in that room if it ever gets that warm. Cozy covered porch complete with patio furniture, washer and dryer along with all the things you will need in the kitchen to prepare a large meal or the smallest snack. We have full cable along with wifi, however we do not provide a computer, so you will need to bring your own device to work with.
The master bedroom is complete with Cable TV, California king size bed ( new mattress fall 2025 ) with very cozy bedding, a master bath and shower along with a desk to work from if you need to do any work from home. 1 large ceiling fan. It also has a large walk in closet. Full view windows to watch wildlife right outside the home in the back yard if you decide to leave the blinds open. We supply 2 twin bunk style mattress's that can be put on the floor in the living room or master bed room for the extra kids or adults to use. You will find them and blankets in the master bed room closet.
The second bedroom is very spacious also, with a huge closet, very comfortable queen size sleigh bed with super cozy bedding, cable tv and ceiling fan. The location is perfect for someone wanting to see all the sites as it is just a short distance to all the hotspots in the Blackhills region. We work very hard to keep everything in great shape by either replacing needed items with new or taking care of things as needed in this home to assure you the best stay with no problems. It is only minutes from Crazy Horse Mountain and also Mount Rushmore. Endless hiking including Black Elk Peak, the highest point in the Black Hills. Multiple lakes less than 3-5 miles away that are excellent for fishing and all types of water sports. Eagle viewing along with many other types of bird watching is unmatched in this location. We have even seen an occasional mountain lion in the area. The deer population is unbelievable. They will come right up to the house and even lay in the backyard, just outside the walls of the home.
This is a very quite neighborhood that is mainly retired individuals that have moved there from all over the country to enjoy the splendor and serenity of the Black Hills, and with that I can assure you, no disappointments from the peaceful sunrises to the crystal clear star lit skies as night falls across the mountain range all around your viewing area from the front or back porch area of this home.
So many have said, there is just nothing like sitting on that back covered porch on those early pristine mornings with a light jacket, deer less than 30 feet away, birds of all kinds awakening with sunrise and the best cup of hot coffee your hands can hold in its warm mug just taking in what mother nature has provided in all its glory. The fact is, we have spent time in Colorado and many other locations around the US and it is no secret that viewing birds and animals in their natural habitat cannot be matched to what you will find in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.
What we and many others like about the Black Hills, is the fact it is so open to hiking and just plain getting out of your car and looking around. Let me tell you it is hard to find a no parking sign in this area. It seems many locations you go to, it is impossible to get out and explore the area, not in The Black Hills.
This home like our cabin in the country we have on VRBO just outside of Grand Island Nebraska # 4793561 has been set up with the comforts and convenience that are unmatched in most rentals.
Enjoy your stay and make sure to let us know if there is anyway we can help you make it the best vacation you ever had. Kevin Houtwed
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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0-17
Not child proof, any child is welcome.
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
The property is in an association that does not allow any type of trailers to be parked along the street.
Absolutely no parties or events allowed.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadbolt lock

About the neighborhood

Custer

Located in Custer, this condo is in the city center and near theme parks. Travelers eager for a bit of culture can stop by Mount Rushmore National Memorial, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Black Hills National Forest and Custer State Park. Needles Highway and Granite Sports are also worth visiting. Enjoy the area's slopes with cross-country skiing, and don't miss out on the sledding, ice skating, and snowmobiling.
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Custer, SD

What's nearby

  • Big Rock Park - 3 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Harbach Centennial Park - 3 min drive - 2.9 km
  • 1881 Courthouse Museum - 3 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Way Park - 3 min drive - 3.2 km
  • Grand Magic Show - 3 min drive - 3.2 km

Getting around

  • Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) - 64 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Frontier Bar And Grill - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Miner's Cup - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Skogen Kitchen - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪VFW Post #3442 - ‬3 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions. ?

As of May 1, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions. on Aug 14, 2026 start from $271, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions. ?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions. ?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Beautiful Black Hills Home just minutes from so many attractions. located?

Located in the heart of Custer, this condo building is within 2 mi (3 km) of Black Hills National Forest, Big Rock Park, and Harbach Centennial Park. Monument Health Custer Hospital and Way Park are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 166 out of 174 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 174 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Janet M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect stay!

We loved staying at this home. It was so comfortable, clean, well appointed, and convenient to attractions in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jack N.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice little duplex - very comfortable, quiet, and reasonable!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Steve W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House was clean and comfortable .Close to the various attractions of the Black Hills. Very nice neighborhood to take walks.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Seth J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location close to the sites. Highly recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elisa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Multigenerational family road trip

Great stay. Very clean, well appointed, great central location for all the activities we were doing in the area
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pam F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Enjoyed our stay in Custer very much, home, location and neighborhood were great. Enjoyed patio and portable fire ring in the evenings.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay!

Great location for exploring the area. Condo was extremely clean and had everything needed for a great stay. Host made the check-in extremely easy. I would definitely recommend this property!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place, great location

Comfortable and clean! Convenient for all site seeing! Highly recommend this home!
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Glen J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent Stay

We enjoyed our stay! Everything was as listed or better. We had my mother with us and having no step into the house was perfect. All of the rooms were nice and we had everything we needed. We would would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Linda S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Two senior couples

Our stay in Custer was perfect. The home was easy to find and minutes from
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Becky B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Close to South Dakota attractions!

Great location, clean, comfortable and great amenities.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lorie A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location

We found this property to be in a great location and close to all the attractions that we wanted to visit. Hope to visit again --- this is an awesome property
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tammy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This wasn’t our first time staying here!,, more like 4th time and each and every time was just so nice! It has a great location, great views, and from the moment you walk in the door you feel at your home away from home! Thank you Kevin for sharing such a great place! Tammy and Brad.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tamar S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location in the Black Hills

Great location and beautiful property.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place

All was super nice and in a good central location!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Nancy R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Loved the location and neighborhood. We took walks in the mornings and would see turkeys and deer. Our son said the guest bed is pretty hard and uncomfortable but I thought the master bed was comfortable. The dumpster was completely full when we arrived. We checked out all the area lakes and went for hikes. Also did a ATV ride out of Custer.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tammy H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

This is our 3rd time staying here and will be back again one day. Clean, roomy, comfortable, feels like home, has everything you need and more!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very Clean, Great Location

Kevin (the host) is nice, accessible and very accommodating. He allowed us to use the garage with remote which helped tremendously during a rainy day. The home is clean, comfortable and close to all the sites in the area. I would definitely reserve this home again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

Location is very convenient to Custer and Custer State Park. Rental was very clean and we were more than grateful for the air conditioning! We’ll be back to stay here again.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin H.

It was perfect. Everything we needed was there and in perfect condition.

We just loved everything about the place and its location. Cannot wait to get back there again.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lovely home in great neighborhood

This house was very close to downtown Custer and a close distance to Custer State Park. We enjoyed our stay here very much.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Keli R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay!

This was our second stay in this property. House is well appointed and central to all the areas we wanted to visit. Communication with the owners was great and we had no issues during out stay. Would stay again!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Mika E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect!

Second trip to SD and stay in this home and once again it was perfect!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barb B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfortable condo

This is our second year staying here, love the location and the condo…even get to use the garage. The area is very quiet and safe, had a great time!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karl G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place

Very clean, Kevin was great to work with.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

About the host

Hosted by Kevin Houtwed / Karen Houtwed

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We are a family from Nebraska that built this home in 2007 in Custer because we love the Black Hills and wanted to spend more time there. My wife has taught for 30 plus years as a Resource Teacher in the local high school and I have a company called Hotwoods that we manufacture pontoon boats and docks along with many other related items. We have 2 beautiful Daughters, One Son in law and 2 wonderful Grand children, A very special foreign exchange student, we call our Son, and our dog Mia. and we are very involved with our work and family, but always find time to enjoy the Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota.

Why they chose this property

This property has everything you need to enjoy your stay in the Black Hills. We completely furnished it with the best things we could find. This makes it very comfortable while staying here. Leather couches, Big screen cable tv, Very comfortable bedding along with all the things to make a kitchen a kitchen. Keep in mind we set this up for our family and now we are offering it to you to enjoy. The location is very close to everything you will want to do while in the Black Hills. It is located 51 miles from Sturgis, SD. The mountain countryside style neighborhood is not only very safe, it is very quiet for those porch setting days and evenings. In minutes you can be at Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse or any location in the Custer state park. It also has many excellent fishing lakes very close. Hiking and biking trails less than 200 yards from the front door. Deer and turkeys along with fox will be seen regularly all around the property as well as many different species of birds.
Shopping does not get any better than Rapid City located 45 miles away via the most scenic drive in the mountains, along with attractions like Bear Mountain and Reptile Gardens. These are places where you can really get up close and personal with wild bear, elk, wolf, and every type of reptile known to man.
Then there is the Badlands of South Dakota. Located about 90 miles to the east of our home, you will not believe what you will see there, as it looks just like the moon surface. This is a great area to hike and see wildlife like mountain goats, along with many large birds or prey.
Right down the road a few miles from the Badlands is Wall, SD, where you will find Wall Drug, that has been a vacation hot spot for visitors for over 100 years.

What makes this property unique

This home has no steps. It is all new so you do not have to worry about problems while staying. It has an attached garage that allows you to use 1 stall while you stay. A remote for the garage door is provided. It can be found on the sun visor of the jeep in the garage. Our care takers are very close, if there ever would be an issue with something. You will have complete access to everything you need while you stay. You can always contact myself ( Kevin ) or my wife Karen on our cell phones if you need to for any reason.

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