The price was very inexpensive compared to other cabin rentals.
The AC window unit was at one end of the cabin and basically cooled only the entry room. However, there were plenty of windows and a cool breeze down the hillside and into the cabin, so it really wasn't needed.
Relaxing weekend!
Nothing fancy but definitely would stay here again. The outside of the cabins are a little dilapidated, but honestly my only real complaint was that the hideaway bathroom door didn't have a handle (suuuuper big deal right?) Since that's not a big issue I can say that it was a super simple place to stay close to Hill City and Black Elk/Harney Peak. The staff was extremely nice and the price was right on the money!!
The kitchen had both a gas stove and an ancient wood-fired stove. It also was stocked with pots, pans, and dishes.
We cooked many meals over the stone-ringed fire pit, which was located all of 5 feet from the creek. I can't express how great it was to sit around the camp fire right next to the creek. If this sounds a great to you as it was for us, then this place is for you.
Staff was very friendly and did their best to keep us happy (although we're pretty easy to please).
The TV was super-old-school, having a 'pull' volume knob to turn it on (but there was DISH network). All the appliance worked great and we had plenty of hot, clean water (which didn't have any taste or smell I could notice).
Another big plus for us: no cell phone reception. If you want to get away from the 'rat race', this is a great place to do it.
The location is very good: 10 minutes from both Hill City and Sylvan lake and quite close to Mount Rushmore.
The play ground was a bonus. There was enough playing and exploring possibilities to keep all 3 kids busy.
We had one of the 'older' cabins and it definitely needed a bit of TLC (which they were in the process of doing to other cabins while we were there). There are also newer, more modern cabins, but they definitely lacked the character of ours.
This is not a KOA or a hotel. Saying this place has character is a gentle way of saying that you better be the right type of person to stay here. My 3 kids (ages 2, 4, and 10), my wife, and myself stayed here for 3 nights and loved every moment of it.
To get to our cabin we actually had to cross a walk way that went over the creek and along the hillside a bit; the cabin itself was both partially over the creek on stilts and partially built 'into' the hill. Settling of the stilts made the cabin floor a bit uneven. However, I did a 'jump test' all around the cabin and it was structurally sound.
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