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Sleeping Porch, Screened Porch, Mtn & Lake Views, Pool Table, Hot Tub! [#147850] | View Property
Banner Elk
Cabin, 3 Bedrooms + Sleeping Porch, 3 Baths (Sleeps 10-14)
From $225/nt - $1295/wk
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Traveler Reviews (90)
Daughter's Wedding
Guest: G
(Orlando, Florida)
Date of Stay: 05/10/12
Review Submitted: 05/19/12
The cabin was ideal, the location was perfect for my daughter's wedding on the Parkway and the reception at Mast Farm. For a total of four adults and two children the sleeping arrangements were perfect and thanks to a cool front the fireplace was most enjoyable. Being a 'flatlander' the drive to the cabin off of Hwy 105 was fun for all and the only regret was I wasn't on my motorcyle. Thank you for the quick response after our stay also, from previous experience I had expected to come to you for the deposit return. Getting the deposit returned so quickly eased my mind. We really appreciated your hospitality and the warmth of your cabin.
Recommended for:Age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Beautiful house, good accesibility
Guest: Marco
(Charlotte)
Date of Stay: 04/12/12
Review Submitted: 04/18/12
The house was well sized for my crew of 7, and we could have probably fit at least two more comfortably. I loved the log cabin feel on the inside with the wood beams and lofted ceiling. We also made use of the hot tub and pool table. Great place for a group or family vacation. The only couple of negatives I would say: A lack of some basic amenities like flour, soap, and sugar Close proximity to neighbors - depending on the season privacy is relatively scarce Otherwise, we appreciated the proximity to Valle Crucis, Linville, Grandfather Mountain, and Boone. We also really enjoyed the Foscoe Community, the folks were helpful and extremely friendly. Thanks for a great weekend and we appreciate you opening your home to us.
Owner response:We are glad you enjoyed your stay! However, I would point out that the house comes equipped with all linens and towels and household items - like dish and laundry detergent. It would really not be feasible to provide personal toiletry times or food items needed for cooking.
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.
WE HAD A FANTASTIC TIME
Guest: Susan
(Cary, NC)
Date of Stay: 04/06/12
Review Submitted: 04/19/12
My roommates from college and I went to the Rocky Roost for a girls getaway! We had a BLAST! Your home is very comfortable and absolutely beautiful! I love the rooster on the porch! We had 12 ladies and we were all very comfortable - enough beds and room for everyone! The kitchen was great for cooking for a night in and enjoying many glasses of wine on the screened in porch. I can't wait to see the fire pit you are installing - it is going to be fabulous! Perhaps we will come again in the fall! Thanks for sharing your lovely home with us!
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Definitely Recommend the Rocky Roost
Guest: The Edler Family
Date of Stay: 03/13/12
Review Submitted: 03/21/12
Just wanted to say thank you! The house was amazing and we were there as much as we were gone. We had a great time and will post a comment on VBRO recommending it!
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Relaxing Roost
Guest: Jennifer
(Raleigh, NC)
Date of Stay: 03/09/12
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
What a warm and welcoming place to relax and enjoy the company of friends! From the fireplace to the beautiful, eclectic and fun decorating, I cannot think of a better way to spend a March weekend. I wish I could wake up every morning to the incredible mountain sunrise that peeks itself up from the rolling view - wow! I will be going back as soon as I can.
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Cozy, Comfortable Cabin!
Guest: The Bondy Family
Date of Stay: 03/03/12
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
Very comfortable and cozy cabin! The beautiful snow fall on Sunday night was a great surprise that greatly enhanced our stay! We really appreciated the pool table for the guys, the Wii for the kids and the well-appointed kitchen for fixing our meals - and the hot tub and the good stock of wood!
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Wow! Free sledding
Guest: The Floyd Family
Date of Stay: 02/23/12
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
Thanks for opening your home to us! We really enjoyed the beautiful fireplace and the game room for our children! The hot tub was a huge hit for our kids as well! We have made great memories with our family and friends this weekend - we will always remember the blessings this weekend has brought to each of us! God bless!
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All the comforts of home!
Guest: The Lyons Family
Date of Stay: 02/14/12
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
It snowed our last day and our family was able to sled in the neighborhood and make snowmen - this is something we never see at home! All the comforts of home - we really enjoyed our stay!
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Really Enjoyed Our Stay!
Guest: Kerri L.
Date of Stay: 02/14/12
Review Submitted: 02/27/12
We had a great time visiting the NC and even got a little snow on our last day! The house was wonderful and accomodating for the adults as well as our children. We enjoyed the zip-lining and snow tubing (very close to cabin.) I would definitely stay here again and highly recommend the Rocky Roost!
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Great Mountain Home
Guest: Shannon
(Colbert Georgia)
Date of Stay: 01/26/12
Review Submitted: 01/28/12
We loved the house. If only the weather had cooperated...But overall we had a great time. We played Wii and pool. Excellent view of the private lake.
Recommended for:Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.
Great for a family gathering!
Guest: The Trahan Family
Date of Stay: 01/19/12
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
Thank you for sharing your beautiful home! Your cabin is very cozy and great for a family gathering! We loved the lower floor for the kids - they had a blast being together and the adults had a great time upstairs!
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Your cabin is AWESOME!
Guest: The Driggers Family
Date of Stay: 01/02/12
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
Your cabin is awesome! There was nothing we did not like about it! We enjoyed seeing the snow - we have not seen snow in three years!
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Enjoyed some US time!
Guest: The Pilgrim Family
Date of Stay: 12/01/11
Review Submitted: 03/12/12
Very cozy! We really appreciated the board games, grill, hot tub, fireplace and peaceful location! Our dog, Sage, encountered her first deer!
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Go MOUNTAINEERS!
Guest: The Shook Family
Date of Stay: 10/28/11
Review Submitted: 11/10/11
Came up to spend time together and go to the ASU/Georgia Southern football game! Go Mountaineers! Beautiful home, cozy atmosphere with great views!
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Wish we had more time here!
Guest: The Hainey Family
Date of Stay: 10/13/11
Review Submitted: 11/10/11
This was our first "mountain" trip. We all had a great time. We just wish we had more time here. I guess we will have to come back! We visited Grandfather Mountain and Linville Caverns!
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Much more relaxing than Emerald Isle!
Guest: The Preddy Family
Date of Stay: 10/06/11
Review Submitted: 11/10/11
This was our first "mountain" vacation for the family. We are beach bums, but this is much more relaxing than Emerald Isle! We ALL loved the sleeping porch and took turns with catnaps. We hope to be back in October 2012. We did some great shopping in Blowing Rock too - nice little town!
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It was FANTASTIC all the way around!
Guest: The Bowdish, Hurdle and Griffin Families
Date of Stay: 09/30/11
Review Submitted: 11/10/11
A gathering of old roommates from Lees McRae for Homecoming 2011! It was fantastic all the way around! Love the place, Becky and we hope to see you here one day. Thank you so much for letting us stay at the house - we really loved the cozy beds and all the fun activities. There were lots of people, but LOTS of fun!
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Thank you for being dog friendly!
Guest: The Metzger Family
Date of Stay: 08/11/11
Review Submitted: 08/19/11
The Rocky Roost was a great place to meet some good friends for some R&R. The house is comfortable and well appointed. Ziplining was a good time for those in our group who had the fortitude to try it. Hiking Grandfather Mountain was also fun! Great place - we would recommend to others!
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Loved the Cabin and Loved the Adventures!
Guest: The Vinal Family
Date of Stay: 07/24/11
Review Submitted: 08/19/11
What a wonderful week! Biking on the Creeper Trail was incredible. The water here is cold but beautiful. Ziplining at Hawksnest was definitely a highlight! The kids enjoyed the hot tub most nights!Lovely place and a great week. What else could one want? Hope to see you again!
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You Have Thought of Everything!
Guest: The Caplan Family
Date of Stay: 07/03/11
Review Submitted: 08/19/11
Love this beautiful mountain home! My favorite part of this home is the sleeping porch - we had evening and night temperatures of high 50s to low 60s - perfect for sleeping out. Favorite activities - Jacob's Ladder (Hebron Rock Colony), Rafting with Edge of the World! Favorite restaurants - Our Daily Bread in Boone, and Grandview at the bottom of the mountain. Mostly we had a good time reconnecting as a family - thank you so much! We hope to be back soon!
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Great Week!
Guest: The Kintz Family
Date of Stay: 06/26/11
Review Submitted: 08/19/11
Whitewater rafting in the Nolichucky River, biking at Lees McRae and fishing (more like catching!) at Grandfather Trout Farm. Loved the house - very comfortable and relaxing. We recommend the hot tub and pool table! Worst part was having to leave, but we hope to be back soon. High Mountain Expeditions was great for rafting trips and Jackalope's View is a wonderful restaurant!
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Guest: The Curtis Family
Date of Stay: 05/05/11
Review Submitted: 05/11/11
So...the sleeping porch is awesome! We would have stayed out there the whole time if not for sight-seeing to do and the ASU graduation to attend! What a great idea for the porch - and it is so cute! We are planning a return trip in August...can't wait to sleep on the porch again! Thanks so much!
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Guest: Smith
Date of Stay: 04/20/11
Review Submitted: 05/11/11
We had a fantastic spring break! Took the kids to Grandfather Mountain and to the local parks - they had a ball! Thanks for sharing your home with us, it was a much-needed place to relax and enjoy each other!
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The Cabin was Beautiful!
Guest: The Coyne Family
Date of Stay: 03/25/11
Review Submitted: 08/19/11
We came to celebrate an 18th birthday! Lots of cool shops and restaurants in the area. The cabin was beautiful! It has a very homey environment - lots of room for everyone! The balcony hot tub was great - we enjoyed it! We enjoyed sitting by the fire and playing board games. Thanks again - we definitely want to come back!
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Guest: The Nivens Family
Date of Stay: 03/11/11
Review Submitted: 03/13/11
What will we remember the most about our stay? Everything! The pool table and hot tub! Your house is great, only wish we could come back in the spring!
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Easy Access to Sugar Mountain
Guest: The Lamb Family
Date of Stay: 02/11/11
Review Submitted: 08/19/11
*Easy access to Sugar Mountain *Highly recommend Highlands Ski Rental - fast, friendly and affordable *30 minutes to Beech Mountain *Hot tub was enjoyed and appreciated From the moment we walked into "The Roost" it was almost like home. An invited, homey feeling, tastefully decorated, equipped and spacious! We would love to come again!
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Guest: The Lambs
Date of Stay: 02/11/11
Review Submitted: 03/13/11
From the moment we walked into "The Roost" it was almost like home. An invited home feeling, tastefully decorated, equipped and spacious! We would not hesitate to come again....thank you! Easy access to Sugar Mountain, 30 minutes to Beech, hot tub was enjoyed and appreciated!
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Guest: Katie
Date of Stay: 02/03/11
Review Submitted: 02/07/11
Hi Becky, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your house with us for the weekend. We had a great time and the house was perfect. We hope to make this a tradition and return next year.
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Guest: The Prusas
Date of Stay: 01/22/11
Review Submitted: 03/13/11
We enjoyed staying in your cozy cabin. It was very relaxing and nice to come back to a warm fireplace after skiing all day. We came up here to ski at Sugar and spend some time with family - our advice for future guests? It's never too cold to try the hot tub!
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Guest: The Fernandez Family
Date of Stay: 12/26/10
Review Submitted: 01/03/11
Thank you so much for opening your home to us over the holidays and for putting the Christmas tree in - so thoughtful of you! We had a wonderful time!
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Winter Wonderland Fun!
Guest: Tonya
(Ponte Vedra Beach, FL)
Date of Stay: 12/19/10
Review Submitted: 11/03/11
My family had a wonderful time at this cabin last Christmas! The owners were wonderful to deal with & the property was great. We had a ball tubing & skiing, all so close to this home.Thanks for the memories, wish we were there again this year:) The Hunt Family.
Recommended for:Adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, pet owners, sightseeing.
Guest: The Cavanagh Family
Date of Stay: 11/16/10
Review Submitted: 11/24/10
Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful house. It was warm and cozy and always nice to come back to after the days activities. We really had a great time bonding and we hope to come back soon. The thing that we will remember most is Jacob's ladder. Amazing!
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Guest: Chris
Date of Stay: 10/01/10
Review Submitted: 10/05/10
Hi Becky - My wife and I had a nice getaway weekend at your cabin. Thanks again for working with us! We hope to return later this fall. If you have an open weekend, please let us know.
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Loved the Rocky Roost
Guest: Becky
(Raleigh)
Date of Stay: 09/17/10
Review Submitted: 09/21/10
We had a great time at your place. It's gorgeous, so beautifully decorated and absolutely the place I would want to get snowed into. Went with a group of girls and we spent a good deal of time on the screened in porch - beautiful time of year for that. All around great weekend, and now I want to take my family back up there. Thank you for thinking of everything!
Recommended for:Families with young children, girls getaway, romantic getaway, sightseeing.
Guest: The Keevers
Date of Stay: 09/10/10
Review Submitted: 09/14/10
Wow - we loved the house! We brought our daughter up here to look at Lee's McRae and ASU for college and have fallen in love with the Rocky Roost! Wayne and Becky - you thought of everything we could possibly need - loved roasting smores by the fire ring and rocking on the screened in porch. We will definitely be back to stay when our daughter comes to school - thanks again!
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Guest: The Lyons Family
Date of Stay: 07/24/10
Review Submitted: 08/10/10
Enjoyed our stay very much! Very comfortable and homey. We highly recommend going to the Thursday night concerts in Banner Elk - they are great! Thanks for everything!
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Guest: The Warrens
Date of Stay: 07/17/10
Review Submitted: 08/10/10
The cabin is charming and we thoroughly enjoyed staying here. After a day's outing, we were thankful to come back to this warm, inviting home (cozy!). We came here to celebrate 25 years of marriage with a family vacation and spend time together in a beautiful setting - thank you!
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Guest: The Perkins Family
Date of Stay: 07/03/10
Review Submitted: 08/10/10
The cabin is decorated too cute! Love how you have thought of everything. Sitting on the screened in porch was our favorite. I loved your selection of books. We came to the Roost to hike the Grandfather Profile Trail, hike down to Linville Falls, visit the Mast General Store and Watauga Lake - which was beautiful!
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