The Pondo: Cabin 1, 2 bedroom, 2 bed, kitchen

The largest cabin at the Ponderosa Pine, and a rare find in the Black Hills: two private bedrooms each with a queen, a full kitchen you can actually cook in, and central heat and AC so you're comfortable whether you came for powder or for the rally. Spread out in a roomy living room with a wood-burning fireplace and pine-covered hillside views out the picture window. You're close to Deadwood's gaming and history and the Terry Peak lifts, with the whole northern Hills at your door. Open all year.

This is the biggest unit on the property, and it lives like a home rather than a room. Two separate bedrooms mean two couples, or a small family, get real privacy instead of sharing one space, and a full kitchen and comfortable living areas give everyone somewhere to land at the end of the day.

The living room is the heart of it: a big sectional with room for the whole group, a flat-screen, and a wood-burning fireplace for cool mountain nights. A wide picture window pulls in the pines and hillside right outside, so you feel like you're in the Hills even with your feet up inside.

The kitchen is a true full kitchen, not a kitchenette. Gas range, full-size fridge, dishwasher, microwave, and a large counter with plenty of prep room, plus a drip pot and a Keurig for however your group takes its coffee. Around the corner, a dining space seats the family for a home-cooked meal, which is a real money-saver on a longer Black Hills trip.

Both bedrooms are set up for a good night's sleep, each with its own queen, a ceiling fan, and a TV, so night owls and early risers can split off without stepping on each other. The bathroom has a walk-in shower and a clean, updated vanity.

The best part for summer and rally season: central heat and air. A lot of cabins up here have neither, so you get to sleep cool in August and cozy in ski season, any month of the year.

Sleeping arrangements

Bedroom 1: Queen
Bedroom 2: Queen

The cabin at a glance
Full kitchen · Central heat & AC · Wood-burning fireplace · Dishwasher · Drip & Keurig coffee · Flat-screen TVs · Open year-round · Largest unit on site

You have the entire apartment to yourselves. It sits on the grounds of the Ponderosa Pine, a mix of cabins and motel rooms, so you get the privacy of your own place with the ease of a managed property around you.

*This is a duplex Cabin in a small park of cabins. You will hear noise from the neighboring guest and you will see other guests while on the property.

*There is no hotel lobby. Hosts live nearby but are not onsite.

*This is Pet friendly with a pet fee of $75.