About Us but really About You

Over the years (fifteen, first BnB; one+, current Bnb) many satisfied guests have taken time to write genuinely fond online reviews, as well as heart-warming notes in our many guest books, on the cleanliness and comfort of their guest nests, on the deliciousness of their breakfasts, and on the friendliness of their hosts. Our former (2006-2021) owner-occupied hospitality business was pleasingly intermingled as both bed and breakfast and Black Hills Home Cabins, along with Smiling Bear Antiques and Espresso Bar. And over the years there were many delighted expressions by our guests referring to their space as their CABIN. We love the excitement about cabins, and so that is what our vacation rental business transition has settled into, at our new Black Hills bed and breakfast—Chokecherry BnB, just on a smaller scale than what we grew into for those original 15 years with the help of two amusing summer-granddaughters. Please visit our Black Hills Home Cabins facebook PHOTO page (click that link) and view the photos showing all the fun and adventure we have enjoyed in our roles as host and hostess, so, in that sense about us; and there are photos which show guestbook comments and many guest photos, so, very much about you! The rustic photo above is of ourselves (Sam and Linda pre-2006) holding the initial pretzel house inspiration project of a bed and breakfast, which we donated to a senior home. Please click the photo to EMAIL us!

We love that our new place is built—from the gift of imagination in drawing plans to the ground up, as was our other BnB—built in the beating heart of this charming mountain town, especially since Hill City is so friendly and brimming with history. And we love the central location in the beautiful Black Hills National Forest. Hill City truly is the HEART of the Hills!  — There are so many intriguing choices for recreational direction that we often pause before driving into our adventure and inquire of each other, 'Which way should we go?' One of our favorite things to do is to take the scenic drive to Sylvan Lake and hike around the lake, soaking in the  beauty from granite vantage points along the way. Another favorite is to take the scenic drive along Mount Rushmore Road and park at Horsethief Lake, where we can begin at the boardwalk for a hike around the lake. Serene, lovely, inspiring, refreshing, enchanting! Often on Sunday afternoons, we will pick a way to go to Custer State Park or perhaps Wind Cave National Park, where we may begin our outing with a nap, then view buffalo and other wildlife, and go for a nature walk.

After a year's pause for the purpose of re-establishing, we are exhilarated about once again being host and hostess of a Black Hills bed and breakfast . . . our new Chokecherry Bed and Breakfast. Please visit our BLOG near bottom of the Home page for stories, new and old, and the food category! Without question, we are deeply grateful for the glorious years we have been enriched by, getting to know so many of the wonderful travelers (thousands!) who venture to the alluring Black Hills that are our home. And we are cheerfully anticipating meeting many more, maybe you, as we offer engaging in-home cabin accommodations—Eloosive Moose and  Chokecherry Hideout—here in Hill City, South Dakota. To be sure, it is about you!