We traveled with 2 adults and 7 kids, and this home worked perfectly for us.
Pros for us: It was clean, spacious, bright, had kitchen/dining seating for all of us, a deck and yard for the kids to play in, laundry detergent and dishwasher soap were provided, hot tub was great, beds and pillows were nice, furniture was clean and comfortable, wi-fi worked well for us to get our work done, management company was friendly and helpful when we wanted to add a day to our stay. The property description was accurate, but we were still impressed with the location. It feels remote and relatively private, but is just a short distance off the highway and easy to find. There was very little traffic, and we felt safe letting our kids play in both the front and back yard.
It is our impression that this isn’t just a rental property. Someone owns it and stays here, so unlike some VRBO’s, the kitchen had everything we needed and wanted, there were little things like coasters on the end tables, nice dressers, an ironing board. It wasn’t cluttered at all- just complete.
Possible cons: Our phones don’t work well with wi-fi, and we had poor internet with our phones here. That’s true of much of the Black Hills area, and not specific to this property. We brought laptops for work, so it didn’t really affect us. We could make calls with no issues.
We loved the decor, but if you’re really sensitive to smells, you may notice the old leather smell of the curtains and saddle. (My boys loved it, learned what a lariat was, and chose used ones from Wall Drug for $15 as their trip souvenirs!)
Regarding the location: We came for Mt. Rushmore and Custer State Park, and this was great. We fell in love with Needles Highway and Sylvan Lake, and this location was perfect to make repeat visits there. Hill City was great. We were pleasantly surprised by the natural history museum, 1880 train, and Alpine Inn. It was a reasonable drive to the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs. We were thinking we’d come back to the Black Hills and stay in Spearfish or Rapid City for variety, but Hill City and this house were so good for us, we may just stay here again instead.
Note: This is the first VRBO review, but there was a guest book with notes from a lot of grateful and happy renters.