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Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer

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A modern kitchen with white cabinets, a central island, stainless steel appliances, and a view of the outdoors.
A bedroom with a bed, a nightstand with a lamp, a digital clock, and a painting on the wall.
A wooden cabin with a metal roof, surrounded by a gravel area with four Adirondack chairs and a fire pit.
A conference room with a long table, several chairs, a plant, and a deer antler decoration.
A living room with a fireplace, wooden flooring, and a sofa.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors

    Guests love the outdoor space here.

  • Arcade/game room

    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.

  • At the centre of it all

    Stay in a top rated central location, steps from the best attractions, dining, and entertainment.

  • Discover nearby landmarks

    Close to 1881 Courthouse Museum
5 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Patio
  • Swimming pool
  • Toys
  • Pet-friendly
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Custer, SD
  • Place, 1881 Courthouse Museum
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Way Park
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, French Creek Park
    ‪14 min walk‬

Where you'll sleep

5 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

DOWNSTAIRS BUNK ROOM

2 Single Bunk Beds

DOWNSTAIRS QUEEN ROOM

1 Queen Bed

MAIN LEVEL BUNK ROOM

1 Single Bunk Bed

MAIN LEVEL KING ROOM

1 King Bed

MAIN LEVEL QUEEN ROOM

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

DOWNSTAIRS BATHROOM

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

MAIN LEVEL BATHROOM

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer

Newly updated vacation home in Custer, South Dakota with air conditioning near Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse Memorial, Wind Cave, Jewel Cave and so much more! This beautiful home sleeps 12 people, large updated kitchen, living room, downstairs entertainment room with foosball and 5 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms. Sit back and relax with your family and friends at the outdoor firepit. Make memories while grilling up some yummy food on the grill. Outdoor seating and quick access to downtown or HWY 385. FREE Custer State Park pass available for guest use! Stocked with snacks, bottled water, toiletries, cleaning supplies, paper towels, and fresh clean linen. 2 car garage with ping-pong table, bar, and hang out area. Large trailer parking in the lot next to home.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 21

Check out before 11:00 AM

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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

Pets allowed

Max of 2 dogs, no cats allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2435636vb
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Custer

Located in Custer, this holiday home is in a rural area and in the mountains. Travellers 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. Travelling with kids? Consider Needles Highway and South Dakota State Railroad Museum. Enjoy the area's slopes with snowboarding, and don't miss out on the sledging and snowmobiling.
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Custer, SD

What's nearby

  • 1881 Courthouse Museum - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Way Park - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Harbach Centennial Park - 13 min walk - 1.1 km
  • French Creek Park - 14 min walk - 1.2 km
  • Big Rock Park - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Rapid City, SD (RAP-Rapid City Regional) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Miner's Cup - ‬16 min walk
  • ‪Dairy Queen - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Purple Pie Place - ‬17 min walk
  • ‪Buglin' Bull Restaurant and Sports Bar - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Baker's Bakery & Cafe - ‬10 min walk

Frequently asked questions

Does Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Blue Roof Lodge: Pet-Friendly, Walkable to Downtown Custer located?

This family-friendly Custer holiday home is located in the mountains, within a 15-minute walk of Grand Magic Show, Harbach Centennial Park and Way Park. Black Hills National Forest is 1.4 mi (2.2 km) away.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 28 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 28 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 28 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 28 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 28 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Nice stay in a great location.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very clean and easily accessible to so many of the main attractions in S Dakota. Our family of 10 (5 yo - 67 yo) enjoyed being able to walk into Custer for meals and shopping. Also, great ice cream at Horatio’s! Definitely recommend if you’ll be in the area!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We really loved the location of this house! Everything was clean and fit everyone just right. Kitchen was well appointed and living area was very comfortable!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, location, listing accuracy

Great location and home.

Great central location. We even had deer hanging out in back yard.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Lovely home. Great communion with Host.Great location with lots of amenities close by. We would stay here again. Plenty of room for entire famy. Bunk room down stairs is more suited for children as beds are smaller.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Excellent place. Exactly as described Wonderfull location!

Large family enjoyed the visit. Everything Was clean and modern. Highly recommended
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Custer Fun & Relaxation

Property was great modern appliances, clean, comfy beds, with plenty of games, Ping-Pong, bags, foosball, and a fire pit! Central location very close to downtown custer with short drives to Mt Rushmore, crazy horse and more!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Family Reunion

Lovely area and very clean home.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great location

The house is in a quiet, friendly neighborhood. All the amenities necessary to make you feel at home. Clean, comfortable, and safe. We would like to stay again some day.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

America Beautiful Motorcycle Group

Property was clean with all the amenities. Walking distance to Custer, SD so location was awesome. Host was accommodating and our group of 9 adults was comfortable. Property exceeded expectations. Enjoyed backyard BBQ pit and grill.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Amazing location - spacious and updated.

Wonderful location - host was available if needed but very through in descriptions and checking in and out. Spacious and was nice with two floors- place had spices and other things needed as well. Would definitely recommend for anyone with a family of 5 or more. Oh and the deer and wild turkey walking around the property was a plus as well.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Weekend with Friends

The property was conveniently located to the Buffalo Round Up, the Volksmarch up the Crazy Horse Monument, and to other Black Hills sights. We enjoyed the quiet, comfortable, and clean property. We had an amazing weekend! Thank you!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Three generation family vacation

Our stay at the Blue Roof Bungalow was a perfect fit for our three-family vacation. It had just the right bedroom set up, a large kitchen and plenty of living and activity space for our eleven family members. We enjoyed playing ping pong and corn hole in the garage on rainy days. Watching the wildlife pass through the neighborhood and the back yard patio was an evening hit. The use of the Custer State Park pass was a bonus. Thanks to our hostess who was available and very helpful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Blue Roof is awesome

Great centralized location for much to see in the Black Hills. Very well taken care of. Updated appliances, grill, fire pit, outdoor games and ping pong table in the garage ( super clean). The whole facility was very clean, two large modern bathrooms. Nicely layed out!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Custer

Good
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Vacation home in Custer,SD was ideal !

A Beautiful vacation home which was centrally located in Black Hills. The house was spotless with beautiful spaces inside. The home was very well set up to meet all our needs. The extras and the treats provided by the Host were fun! The brochures and welcome book of the nearby parks and memorials were so helpful. Thank you for Custer State Park Entrance tag! Deer and Wild Turkey walked by to say hello… we couldn’t have had a more wonderful experience. Thank you again!!
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Loved it!

The house was great - even better than the pictures, super clean, and lots of thoughtful touches throughout. The double living rooms/dining rooms gives a big group a lot of space to spread out - and our kids loved having the basement to themselves. We also loved the town of Custer and the location of the house in relation to town. The neighborhood is quaint and wooded, yet you are close enough to walk downtown for restaurants and shopping. And of course, the Black Hills are gorgeous and there is so much for people who love the outdoors (like us) to do. Our family had the best time and we are so glad we came!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Cool weekend but warm family feels 3

I am a pre-preplanner. I was worried about a few things, and the owners had no problem with me reaching out to them via Facebook Messenger. It took such a weight off my shoulders!My daughter was looking at pictures and noticed the table looked like it seated a lot less than the 8 members of our party. By the time we arrived, the table was set with plenty of chairs.We loved the fact that the bathrooms were located on both levels, and were stocked with free samples. Plenty of dishes, towels and bedding.The grandsons enjoyed having two floors to run around and play, especially as the weather was very cool and damp. However, if it had been warm, every closet had an electric fan for our use. We still found opportunities to walk around the neighborhood, and everyone was so friendly. My husband was thrilled to observe the deer sleeping in the yard and turkey across the road.This may not have been one of the fanciest homes we've ever stayed in, but it certainly felt like a home we could put our feet up and simply relax in. If we ever return to Custer, this will be the house for us...again!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Clean and Conveniently Located

This home was easy to find and near the highway, which was perfect in the Black Hills because we were off to all the beautiful sights each day. The location was great! We visited Wind Cave, Jewel Cave, Custer State Park, rode the 1880s Train at Hill City, rode horses at Hollingsworth Horses, visited Crazy Horse and Mount Rushmore. All were all less than 3o minutes away. We also went to Hot Springs which was only about 40 minutes. We saw deer and turkeys often in the yard which was fun! Much of the interior is new. The kitchen and bathrooms were gorgeous and clean. The appliances and most of the kitchenware seemed brand new and worked great. (We only missed a muffin tin and dishtowels, but dish soap and dishwasher detergent were provided.) My kids said the upstairs bunk beds were really comfy. All three could fit in one room since there was a bed to pull out from under the bunks. The kids also LOVED the game table in the lower level. I'm not sure if the house has AC, but we were able to keep it a comfortable temperature by opening windows at night on the hotter days we were there. A pass to for Custer State Park was included for our use which was awesome! Overall, we were really happy with our stay and recommend it to others.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Black hills is great lot to look at

Gret location for the activities we ad planed
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Awesome Property and Host

Staying at the Blue Roof Bungalow was a great experience! The property had everything we needed and accommodated 9 adults nicely. The location was conveniently close to Custer.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Large Family Getaway

Close to everything the Black Hills offers. Comfortable house with all the comforts of home that can hold a large extended family.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Wonderful stay

This house is well appointed and very large. Some of our group ended up not coming so we only had 4 people and we definitely had our own spaces. Kitchen has everything you will need. Very much enjoyed our stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
We stayed here with 5 adults and 6 kids and it worked out great. Property manager was very responsive. Great location to see all the sights in and around Custer. Highly recommend.
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

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

Great house and location!

The house was perfect for 2 families with kids. Well equipped kitchen and fabulous location for all activities. The “neighborhood” isn’t great but it didn’t bother us because we were either out and about or hanging out in the house!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2021

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Hosted by Candace Jackson

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