Holy Smoke Resort, Keystone

We love the Holy Smoke cabins north of Keystone. This was our 3rd time renting the one room cabins. The cabins are just like a motel room--but an added bonus of a a fridge, microwave, and coffe pot. The best bonus was the deck and picnic table to enjoy the wonderful smell of pinetrees in the beautiful Black Hills. The room was clean, the location perfect, and the value was the best we could find in the Black Hills during the tourist season. The only negatives are that the beds are a bit too hard and the wi-fi has a very poor signal. We had a bit of car trouble, and Dani, the owner was right there to help us out. She was very pleasant and we will definately be back again!

The Holy Smoke Resort was BEAUTIFUL..I was in the perfect location by everything we wanted to see...It had jsut enough room for my big family...The children loved it and my husband was able to take a walk and see the sites...It was nestled right in the hills and had a very pretty view...The staff was very nice and even sent back my phone charger I left there..THANK YOU so much...We will definately be returning in a couple years...I would reccommend a stay at these beautiful cabins!!!

We met some friends at Holy Resort to stay for 3 nights in a 2-bedroom cabin. As others have said, the owner was not very welcoming, almost rude. I was mistakedly under the impression that we would have a kitchen. My mistake for not reading well enough, but our "kitchen" was a refrigerator, microwave, and small table in one room, with the TV in the other bedroom. The cabin was very cramped with only a small "couch" like you would find in a dorm room filled with foam rubber and very low to the ground. I wouldn't sit on it, and it was too low to find thing in your suitcase on it. Utterly useless. The lighting was very poor inside, but we were able to use the picnic table outside since the weather was good. On the positive side, it was clean and the setting was very peaceful, but we would not go back there again. .

cabins dirty and bugs everywhere- owner is not responsive to any criticism-very rude - restaurant has microwave rewarmed ribs - dry -no vegatables w/meal? - a true do not stop there

We stayed in cabin 16A for 5 nights. We had to pay for our entire stay upfront. There is a 72 hour cancellation policy so we basically had to stay for our entire trip, otherwise, we would have gone somewhere else. Our interactions with the owner were quite unpleasant - zero customer service! The cabin was extremely dusty. We were given 2 VERY small bars of soap, (when you use it twice it is already gone) and they were never replenished. We were a party of 2 families - 4 adults and one child. There is a bed in the main room with a sink/vanity and the toilet and shower were in a separate room. There is a loft with a queen sized bed and cot. This was not an ideal set-up for 2 families since there is absolutely NO privacy and if someone in the cabin makes any kind of noise, it is heard by everyone. When speaking to the owner - she immediately got on the defense and said that she never misrepresented the cabin....yikes! We were supposed to have free WiFi - it never worked and complained about the issue but it was never resolved. Maintenance men were working on several cabins and spilled a gasoline smelling solvent next to our cabin and we couldn't sit outside because the smell was so strong. After complaining someone did try to get rid of the smell. The only thing positive about this resort was the view - it was so pretty to wake up and sit on the deck in the morning and see the beautiful hills of South Dakota. I know the next time we travel there we will not stay at Holy Smoke Resort and don't recommend any one does. This is our second trip to the Black Hills and the first time we stayed at the Roosevelt Inn which was simply outstanding! My recommendation is do your research. There are soooo many wonderful places to stay in the Black Hills that are more reasonable, clean, friendly and offer more amenities than Holy Smoke.

The rooms were clean and being off the road was nice, be sure and ask outright what you are paying per night a little confusion there. If you stay in cabin 5 or 6 the walls are so paper thin you can hear a person clear their throat and much more of you get my drift.. (woah)... you can still hear traffic loudly from the road as the resort is still in the canyon.. but the view is nice and everything smells great! The cleanig staff is friendy and genuine. The horseback riding was fun and the wranglers funny! All in all it was a nice place to stay.. oh the water pressure in the shower was not too good but the water was hot.. so that makes up for it! The powder horn was a great resturant to eat in.. yummy!

We came from NM & MN to see the fireworks at Mt. Rushmore on the 4th of July. We were greeted by friendly office staff and later cleaning staff. My grandaughter really enjoyed the outside adventures she came up with every night. I couldn't imagine going anyplace else. I know we are talking again about meeting there in the next few years. Thanks for a pleasant place to rest.

What a wonderful place to stay.. We loved The Holy Smoke Resort..We planned our vacation to the Black Hills.We called and got a cabin at Holy Smoke.What a wonderful place.The cabins were clean and beautiful..We had the best time there.It was so peaceful.And the staff was great made us feel right at home..Awsome food, great location,great staff,great cabins....We will return next season..

My family LOVED the Holy Smoke Resort! Our 2 bedroom cabin was quiet and comfortable. Our 11 year old son had a blast picking up unique rocks to study. The huge tall trees were very beautiful! Every night we had 3 deer come close and feed in the field right near our cabin. It was heaven on earth. We will return soon. The food was great in the dining area. My hubby and I thought our steaks were cooked to perfection. What an awesome family reosrt!!

We just got back from staying at Holy Smoke and there were a few things we did not care for. The location was good. I thought the owner was very rude about us coming in earlier than what we had planned. She did not have our cabin available as it was already rented out but she did have another one with 2 double beds which was fine. After I told her what time we would be coming in she said she did not want a phone call that late in the night so she would leave our cabin unlocked with the lights on which was fine with us except for the numbers to read on the cabins to read is VERY HARD to read with every one else having their porch lights on. Let's just say it took us over 45 minutes to find our cabin. I guess my opinion on it was she made money that night off of us since she did not have the cabin rented out. The whole time we were there we did not have hot water in our cabin. You could not even take a complete shower without it turning cold. We did say something to the owner and she said she had someone to check on it. They did and said they turned up the thermostat. Let's just say that did not work. We stayed in the cabin that is joined with another one. I would not recommend doing that unless you know the other people. We could hear the other people in the cabin taking a shower, talking, watching t.v., etc. We did know the other people who were staying there so for us it was no big deal but for total strangers I don't think I would like it. The beds are VERY HARD and uncomfortable. I don't believe I have ever slept in a bed so hard. But like I said earlier the location was good for us.