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A/C! BIG Rooms! Lots of Space! Porch and Patio with gas fire table! Value!!

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A brick house with a gabled roof, a front porch with a railing, and a front door.
A porch with blue Adirondack chairs, a brick wall, and hanging flower baskets.
A living room with a sofa, a coffee table, a TV, and framed pictures on the wall.
A kitchen with wooden flooring, white cabinets, a stainless steel refrigerator, and a double sink.
A room with a ceiling fan, a mirror, and a framed picture on the wall.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Black Hills National Forest

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Arcade/game room
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Custer, SD
  • Place, Black Hills National Forest
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, French Creek Park
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, 1881 Courthouse Museum
    ‪3 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Julia's Room

1 Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed

Newberg's Nest

1 King Bed

Rosa's Room

1 Queen Bed

Sundstrom's Hideaway

1 Queen Bed

Full 1

Toilet · Shower only

Full 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Custer

Located in Custer, this holiday home is near theme parks and on a lake. Crazy Horse Memorial is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Black Hills National Forest and Custer State Park. Travelling with kids? Consider Needles Highway and South Dakota State Railroad Museum. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, or try out other outdoor activities such as ice skating and snowmobiling.
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Custer, SD

What's nearby

  • Black Hills National Forest - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • French Creek Park - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Way Park - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • 1881 Courthouse Museum - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Grand Magic Show - 3 min walk - 0.3 km

Getting around

  • Rapid City, SD (RAP-Rapid City Regional) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Miner's Cup - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Purple Pie Place - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Baker's Bakery & Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Buglin' Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar - ‬5 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Is A/C! BIG Rooms! Lots of Space! Porch and Patio with gas fire table! Value!! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at A/C! BIG Rooms! Lots of Space! Porch and Patio with gas fire table! Value!!?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at A/C! BIG Rooms! Lots of Space! Porch and Patio with gas fire table! Value!!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at A/C! BIG Rooms! Lots of Space! Porch and Patio with gas fire table! Value!!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is A/C! BIG Rooms! Lots of Space! Porch and Patio with gas fire table! Value!! located?

This family-friendly Custer holiday home is located on a lake, within a 5-minute walk of Grand Magic Show, Way Park and French Creek Park. Big Rock Park and Harbach Centennial Park are also within 10 minutes.

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 96 out of 108 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 108 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 108 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 108 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 108 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice location
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House was in a perfect location to go to attractions. Host was very responsive to questions.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Location was great
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful stay! Rooms were clean . Appreciated the well supplied kitchen and the abundant Corelle dishes! The game machines were over the top! How awesome.Beautiful home and well restored! Loved the pictures and the Buffalo head.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My family loved the house. They especially loved walking into the front room and finding Galaga and pinball machine. When we were in the house and had free time, they played. Also, the community pool is only a block away and my grandchildren loved the convenience of walking over. The pool is safe and well managed. When we had a plumbing concern, we contacted the owners and they had someone there the same day. It was an excellent experience. We spent time in Wind Cave National Park and Custer State Park. Everything was close. The house helped to make the trip the perfect vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Fun tomes

We enjoyed our stay. Everything was clean and process was easy
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The kids really enjoyed the game room. Beds were comfortable. Kitchen very clean. My only recommendation would be a light outside by the steps going up to the parking. It was difficult to see at night.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect weekend in Custer

Such a great property for a girls weekend in Custer. Perfect location to Custer National Park for hiking during the day and for grabbing a nice dinner in town at night. Julie was very responsive to any questions and have great recommendations for dinner. The house was clean and spacious.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Perfect location and the house is set up great for a large group.

We enjoyed Custer and the surrounding area. Julie was very easy to work with and responded quickly to any questions. The house is exactly as described.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Fabulous !!!

Incredible location, great size, Wonderful owners. Really appreciated to being able to walk into town multiple times and also have all those bedrooms for our family. And the game room was an amazing hit. Perfect family vacation home.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2016
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Neat Old Home in a Prime Spot

This home in Custer was the perfect home base for exploring the Black Hills area. At the end of a long day, this was a great place to come back and relax. The game room kept the kids occupied while we kicked back on the front porch.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Friends and motorcycles

We came with 2 other couples who have never been to the Black Hills. We thoroughly enjoyed the house and all its unique characteristics. Great location! Will recommend this host!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Loved it!

80th family birthday! Climbed Crazy Horse and did all the other Black Hiils vacation activities! Kids loved the game room. Comfortable visit!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Loved this place. Highly recommend!

Location- perfect. Size-perfect. Amenities-perfect. This is an old home. Historic and wonderful. Could have used a bit more touch up cleaning in the family gathering areas and the pinball machine only had one flipper so really couldn’t be used. BUT these are small things compared to atmosphere this charming home creates. Stay here. You won’t regret it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great Location for our stay in the Black Hills

This house was the perfect location for our visit to the Black Hills. Custer is in the middle of everything we wanted to do, so it was an excellent home base. Our party of 8 was comfortable without being crowded. The kids loved the arcade room especially! The street out front is a little busy, but back in the bedrooms we couldn't really hear the traffic noise. Overall, an excellent and memorable stay in a unique property!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Custer charm

We all absolutely loved the Dakota house. So old and so much history. Loved the older pictures of the Custer area way back when. Custer is a must to visit and close to everything you want to explore. Property manager is very helpful and prompt. 5 star stay 👍👍
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

it was very fitting!

The bedrooms were rather small and we might have been better with three bathrooms but we made it work.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Custer 2023

The property was everything we expected, comfortable and secure. The only suggestion that I would have for the property owner is to maybe do a little re-hab on the gas grill. It functioned just fine but could use a little re-hab such as replacing a couple of worn components above the burners.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Funky place could use some TLC

Bedroom layout upstairs provides little privacy when it’s hot and AC on. Downstairs bedroom small. But all beds were very comfortable. Side door to patio would not lock. Front room should be made more usable (filled with stuff). Living room furniture uncomfortable. Great kitchen. Nice patio but cigarette butts left. Very convenient location. The place provided what we needed but nothing extra.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Jun 2024
Thank you for your input! We are constrained by the historic nature of the home, “1892 Historic Dakota Property” so we can’t make remodels to the original layout of the walk through bedrooms upstairs-we are trying to keep its period integrity in place. The downstairs bedroom, we deliberated and talked with folks if they would rather have a queen size comfy bed or just a full…we opted for the queen since people aren’t living there forever and thought that was a better option for a short term stay. The side door to the patio has a locking mechanism BUT the handle on the INSIDE of the house will always turn, the outside would be locked but we will double check. As for the living room furniture we haven’t heard things were uncomfortable but everyone is different. I would love your ideas on how we could make the front room, the parlor, more usable and have less “stuff”….and by “stuff” you mean the jukebox, pinball machine and other arcade game along with a game table and leather couch….this was meant to work together as the game room for you know, fun! The irony is many folks have loved this room and has been a highlight for their stay, it has been a great extra but again everyone is different. Thank You!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Great Family Vacation Destination!

We rented this house for our family vacation this year. We have a family of 5 (mom, dad, 13, 11, 6 year old) and this house was perfect for us! The kids loved the pinball and arcade game (ok - Mom and Dad loved them too!) and it was amazing that a majority of our time was together playing in there instead of seperate rooms on personal electronic devices. The house was centrally located and we walked to dinner every evening. The owners had provided everything we needed as well as information on the area including favorite restaurants, grocery stores, etc. Would definitely recommend to anyone traveling to this area and will stay there again if we ever visit this part of the country again! During our time, we went to Mt. Rushmore, Windcave, Jewel Cave (note - if plannign to visit call to reserve tour time!), Mammoth Site, Custer State Park, Needles Highway, Sylvan Lake. We could have spent another few days in this area. Thank you for a WONDERFUL family vacation experience!
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Mar 2020
The Black Hills is a beautiful place to visit and we're happy you enjoyed the home!
Archival

10/10 Excellent

A charming, nice, big house!

This rental worked out perfect for two families traveling together. My family and my brothers family. We really enjoyed the video games even though they were loud (or maybe I'm too old haha). My brother thought from the pictures that you could see mt Rushmore from the property and that there was a lake on the property, but I didn't assume that. It was literally just a house on the main road, no extra property. The kitchen was wonderful and I appreciated being able to do a loud of laundry after a long road trip. The owners were super nice and super helpful and answered my one question really fast. There was a lot of room and places to sleep, even for our party of 10. The beds were nice too. I liked hanging out on the porch and we enjoyed the grill for a dinner at home. I initially thought three days was too long but I actually wished we had more time. Coming from California, I really loved South Dakota!
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Mar 2020
I agree, 3 days is never long enough in The Black Hills! We are glad you had a great time connecting as family in the game room...you never know how family competition is going to go. I think we can adjust the volume on the arcade games or they do have individual on/off buttons. Thanks for staying! Come again!!
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Custer Home

A bit disappointed with cleanliness of the property. Everything appeared vacuumed although appeared to have been vacuumed quite awhile ago as evidenced by dead beetles and flies in many corners of the house and on nearly every windowsill. I even had the pleasant surprise of untucking the bed to find a fly on top of the pillow. The first night showers and hot water smelled of rotten eggs/sulfur. Water odor eventually cleared after a couple of days, but it left me with impressionis was probably best if I didn’t drink it. The pinball machine and arcade game was the best and only standout aspect of the house. I will not be staying in this property again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 30 Mar 2020
Snow storms in the spring are hard to predict, thankfully it was all gone by your arrival. We are sorry we cannot accept cancelations the week of arrival which is why we encourage travel insurance. We have been anticipating your review and are sorry we could not cancel. As for the water, we are on city water and they constantly monitor the supply but we are also in a very mineral rich area in the hills. The black flies are about the only pest the Black Hills has and thankfully they don't bite (moths in the upper elevation). We do make every effort to keep the place kept and clean and did not receive any communication from you at all regarding your discontent during your stay and can't help but wonder if your review may have been a bit skewed. In any event, we wish you well!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

This property was a great home base to explore nearby sites like Mt Rushmore and Wind Cave NP.

We enjoyed our 6 day stay in this unique property with a fun origin story. We were comfortable spreading out in the sleeping areas in the converted attic space which had two end rooms with queen beds and a middle room (pass through to one bedroom) that also had a queen bed and a double bed. Downstairs we enjoyed several rounds on the Galaga and pinball machine, and playing songs on the jukebox, what a hoot! The Buffalo head was a nice touch. The living room was comfortable and large dining area ajoined where we could eat meals together. The kitchen was well stocked with the dishes, pots, pans and utensils, with labels on cabinets and drawers a nice touch making things easier to find. Outside we enjoyed the patio table area when we brough home ice cream treats from the Dairy Queen just down the street. We appreciated the laundry area that allowed us to get everyone's gear clean for another week. We had one issue when we arrived a window had been left open without a screen during the cleaning / turn over and flies had setup shop upstairs. Our hosts were very responsive, they sent someone out within the hour to clean out the flies and the next day arranged for a spraying. It was fly season, so we did continue to have some get inside, but much more manageable (keep doors and windows closed or screened) after the clean up. This was a comfortable home base for our family of 2 adults and 4 children (age 4-11), conveniently located to a number of area sites including Mt Rushmore, Wind Cave NP, Custer State Park, 1880 Train, Crazy Horse and many hikes. We saw lots of wildlife in the area, both in the parks and along the roads near Customer. October was post-season and several of the restaurants and museums were closed for the season, but there were several good restaurants we could walk to easily from the property (Custer Wolf, Bugling Bull, Skogen Kitchen, etc) and there was a grocery store across the street.
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2020
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Location
We biked the George Michelson trail and hiked at Custer State Park. This property was a convenient location. There were 6 people staying. Plenty of beds, bedding and towels.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Nice getaway

Wonderful location. Perfect for our group of 7.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
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