New Timberframe Log Cabin-Great View of the Smokeys! Jacuzzi! Franklin, North Carolina Vacation Rental by Owner Listing 183736

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Location: Franklin, Smoky Mountains, North Carolina, USA (2 HOURS FROM ATLANTA or GREENVILLE! 3/4 HOUR FROM ASHEVILLE!)

Accommodations:  Cabin, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Baths (Sleeps 6-8)

Welcome to God's country.<>< BEARPAW WILDERNESS LODGE! "Your Home Away From Home" 50'PLASMA HDTV W/SPORTS CHANNELS. ALSO VISIT THE NEW FRANKLIN "SMOKY MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR PERFORMING ARTS! AT THE FRANKLIN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. "This Custom Built Timber Frame Cabin has been Professionally Furnished with Famous Cabin Furnishings, has Dual Master Suites and a 3rd Master Suite Loft bedroom, all with in suite bathrooms. So much attention to detail! Fully stocked Gourmet Kitchen, Black Granite Coutertops, HDTV PLASMA TV WITH SURROUND SOUND. NIGHTLY WILDLIFE SHOWS! Outdoor BBQ Work Station with Hickory Smoker, Steak Sizzler, Rotisserie, Extra Burner, and supply space! This is a Million Dollar home with a Million Dollar View and a Mainstreet USA price! VIEWS FROM OUR DECK HAVE BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED AND PUBLISHED BY PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR ADVERTISING AND PROFESSIONAL SALE.

Come please ALL of your senses with THE VIEW at 3300 ft elevation overlooking a spectacular 47 MILE VIEW OF THE GREAT SMOKEY MOUNTAINS,the NATIONAL FOREST, PASTURES, PONDS, AND THE ENTIRE town of Franklin. Gaze at the scenic, picturesque, tranquil Great Smokey Mountains from all the 2 story open glss windows or either of the 2 furnished decks with outdoor fireplaces. Perfect retreat for ANYONE who wants to get away from the stress of today's hectic lifestyle---Atlantans:) Artists, Authors, Birdwatchers, Floridians, Photographers, Honeymooners,Stargazers and ANYONE who appreciates life's little luxuries along with Mother Nature:) Also a perfect spot for a Spiritual retreat. GEM MINING CAPITAL OF THE WORLD! Crisp cool clear mountain air, beautiful sunsets and blue smokey skies. This CABIN at the absolute TOP of the mountain. Romantic. Secluded. Picturesque. Travel back in time through the scenic mountain roads to the cabin of your dreams. All the rustic touches -yet the decor of Disney Wilderness Lodge. Enjoy the sound of the clear, cool, babbling creek nearby that soothes your soul and rests your mind. Smell the fresh coffe in the morning with the crisp mountain air. Some of THE most scenic sunsets and smokey/blue ridge mountain views ever seen. Gaze at the many colors of the hardwood forest of oaks, pine, mahogany and evergreens as they change by the season. Listen to the wondrous calls of many wonderful -and some rare- birds. Mother Nature at her best awaits you here. You can feed and almost touch the nocturnal flying squirrels who become your nightly nature show friends during your stay at BEARPAW WILDERNESS LODGE. You May Never Want To Leave:)

3 Complete Master Suites Professionally decorated. Indoor/Outdoor fireplaces. 2 Complete Master Suites have King size Jamison Utopia Premier 5 Star Hotel Othopedic beds, and the 3rd Master bedroom Loft has a trundle/convertible bed that converts to 2 twins or 1 king bed.

Sleeps 6-7 people in beds. There is plenty of room in each bedroom for an airmattress for younger children.

41 mile VIEW From the deck of the Great Smokey Mountains and Clingman's Dome!
3000 sq. ft. of living space
Indoor and Outdoor Fireplace
Fully Stocked Gourmet Kitchen with Black Granite Counter tops and Professional Jenn Aire gas range
Fully Stocked Kitchen.
Cherry Hardwood Floors
Natural Pine Tung and Groove Cathedral Ceilings
Rustic Lodge Professional Décor
HDTV PLASMA SATELITE TV W/DVD/VCR AND SURROUND SOUND
Wood log burning stove/fireplace from Norway in Moose Den
Gas Log Fireplace on Main Floor
Outdoor Natural Log Fireplace for quiet evenings or fun filled SMORES and Hot Cocoa!
Jacuzzi Whirlpool Tub in Honeymoon Suite
Hickory log hand-cut stair banisters
Chestnut Cabinets
Internet..or better yet - bring your laptop and aircard
HUGE BBQ Grill and Outdoor cooking station
Screened Porch, Walk around Deck w/Cedar and Cypress Patio Furniture
Paper products, spices, condiments
Nightly Wildlife Show!!!

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• Amenities
  • Air Conditioning
  • Linens Provided
  • Garage
  • Covered Parking
  • Gas Fireplace
  • Wood Fireplace
  • Wood Stove
• Beds
  • King Bed: Premier King size Jamison Utopia Orthopedic beds in 2 master suites
  • Twin/Single Bed: Trundle Bed in the Loft that has 2 twin beds, that can be moved together to make a King bed, or kept separate. When closed the trundle bed has one twin underneath the other in a drop down position.
  • Convertible Bed
• Entertainment
  • Cable/Satellite TV: Direct TV HDTV with plasma HDTV and surround sound speakers
  • DVD
  • VCR
  • Video Library
  • Stereo System
  • Jetted Tub in Bath
• Kitchen
  • Full Kitchen
  • Cooking Utensils Provided
  • Refrigerator
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Ice Maker
• Outdoor Features
  • Gas/Electric BBQ Grill
  • Deck/Patio
  • Balcony
  • Lanai
• View/Location
  • Mountain View
• Communications
  • Telephone
  • Computer
  • Computer w/ Dial-up Internet
• Other Amenities
  • Cabin backs up to Natl Forest Service, 3300' elevation, with View 47 miles to western edge of the Great Smokey Mountains, small creek, flora and fauna, wildlife i.e. wild deer, wild turkey, pileated woodpecker, flying squirrels, BIRDERS DELIGHT, Gourmet Kitchen with black granite counter tops, gas Jenn Aire stove, cherry hardwood floors, oak and pine cathedral ceilings, plate glass windows floor to ceiling, hand cut hickory log stairs, 40" Wide Flat Screen Plasma HDTV satellite with surround sound. Rustic Lodge Professional Interior Decor, Fine Lines and Bedding by Waverly.
• Suitability
  • No Pets Allowed
  • Kid Friendly
  • Smoking Not Allowed
• Activities (on site and nearby)
  • Golf
  • Theme Park (Amusement Park)
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  • Restaurants
  • Rafting
  • Kayaking
  • Boating
  • Swimming
  • Biking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Sledding/Tubing
  • Wildlife Viewing
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Rock Climbing
  • Fitness Center/Gym
  • Health/Beauty Spa
  • Antiquing
  • Cinemas/Movie Theaters
  • Live Theatre
  • Museums
  • Miniature golf
  • Horseback Riding
• Other Activities
  • Franklin NC is considered to be the GEM MINING CAPITAL of the world as featured on the Discovery channel and National Geographic channel Mines located nearby. Also nearby: Waterfalls, Cullasaja River for Fly Fishing, Appalachian Trail, Standing Indian campground, Blue Ridge Parkway, Cherokee Indian Reservation, Lake Hiawasee, Lake Glenville, Lake Chatuge, White Water Rafting.

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AUGUST - OCTOBER RATES:
3 brm/3bath Whole House Rental........................ $1200/wk
*Weekly rentals: Sat-Sat usually, unless agreed to in writing.
*Taxes and Cleaning extra. Xtra Daily rate $250/nt
Sorry, due to allergies, No Pets. No Smoking. Thank you!

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.

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• 03/19/09
  Positive Rating
  Diane Brannon , Leesburg, Florida
  • Our family was treated to the most enjoyable, relaxing, and spiritually renewing week at Bear Paw. A perfect setting, high up on a mountain with spectacular views in addition to a gorgeous timber frame cabin decorated beautifully with every creature comfort. We felt like pampered royalty! Bear Paw provided something for everyone. As an avid nature photographer I was treated to many wonderful opportunities to make spectacular landscape and animal images. Being so close to the flying squirrels feeding off the deck railing each evening was a wonderful new photographic experience for me. Going into the surrounding towns to browse or have dinner, checking out the many waterfalls in the area, hiking, horse back riding or simply staying at Bear Paw sitting on the screened lanai enjoying the sights and the sounds of the mountains was heaven. The week went by much too quickly. I would be remiss not to mention how helpful and accommodating the owners, Jeanette and her husband were. We unfortunately ran into a problem with our van going up the mountain to the cabin the afternoon we arrived. Jeanette went to great lengths to assist us in coming up with a solution. In the meantime as we were working on putting her plan in action she contacted several other properties in the area where we could stay in the event we were not successful. Thankfully her solution worked as I know there is nothing in that area that could have measured up to our stay at Bear Paw. We definitely will choose Bear Paw as our first choice our next rip to North Carolina.
    
    Homeowner Response:
    THANK YOU DIANE! Yes, this is where we learned our lesson about VANS being heavy in the rear and having only rear wheel drive. So we discuss with each client that VANS are not suitable for mountains as high as ours:)
• 03/05/09
  Positive Rating
  Jennifer Munzert , SImpsonville, SC
  • What an absolutely wonderful house!! I had such a wonderful time and it felt so homey, there was nothing I wanted for the entire stay! Having my morning coffee on the beautiful back porch with that amazing view was just priceless, the bed could NOT be any more comfortable! The kitchen was out of a dream! I would recommend this beautiful home to absolutely anybody, the privacy was a very welcomed bonus, my only gripe was that I didn't want to leave! Thank you for sharing your amazing home with me Jeanette! Can't wait to come back!
• 03/05/09
  Positive Rating
  Bonnie Byers , Greenville SC
  • Our weekend (unfortunately that was all) was pure heaven. High up in the heavens over looking the world. So peaceful and beautiful. The home was just perfect as it had everything you could need. It felt like home except that I never wanted to leave and cannot wait to go back.
• 03/05/09
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  Jaime S. Johnson , Greenville, SC
  • WOW! What a beautiful place! The pictures do not even do this home justice, I was blown away from the first moment I walked in the door! This felt like the Wilderness Lodge at Disney with all the great decorations & furniture (loved the chair with bear carvings!!) And the view was absolutely breathtaking - especially at night seeing the town below lit up! Spent most of the time on the wonderful screened porch (never even had a desire to turn on the tv, too much nature to watch!). It was foggy & rainy for some of of our stay, yet even that was beautiful & so pretty to watch the fog roll out over the town below. Loved that this rental home felt like such a HOME (well a really really NICE HOME), not just a rental, with all the soft towels, sheets, comfy beds, stocked kitchen, etc. Cannot say enough about how great this trip was at BearPaw - thank you for opening your home & sharing - WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK!!
• 12/17/08
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  , Jacksonville, Florida
  • My family (6 adults) had a fabulous time at Bear Paw in October 2008. Definitely the "Ritz Carlton" of cabins!! Lots of space to be with each other and lots of space to get away from each other when desired! :-) If you are thinking about booking Bear Paw in the future, do not hesitate. It's AWESOME! Dr. C.
• 11/13/08
  Positive Rating
  Richard Reis , Lake Worth, Florida
  • My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed our one week stay during late October 2008! A very comfortable, romantic and private getaway with spectacular views. We were fortunate to wake up to a white blanket of snow one morning. Good location...close to Franklin, Highlands/Cullasaja Gorge, Waynesville and the Smoky Mountains National Park.
• 11/11/08
  Positive Rating
  Alicen Crosby , Tennessee
  • "Bear Paw" what a fantastic retreat!! Jeanette, thank you for sharing you wonderful home. We have vacationed in many rental properties and I can truthfully say that your home is one that we will come back to. I am a vacation rental agent that manages 30+ rental homes. I would love to have "Bear Paw" in my rental program. Your home is very warm, inviting and offers all the comforts of home, the gourmet kitchen is great. Once you arrive you don't want leave. The Mountain Views are just awe inspiring, nature abounds here. Feeding the tiny flying squirrels is such a treat. You have done a fantastic job furnishing this home, rarely do you see such attention to detail and this caliber of furnishings in a rental property. Thank you for the specific details and instructions on arrival and getting to the house, we experienced no difficulties in reaching our destination, the Bear Paw indicators along the way guided us right to Bear Paw. Franklin is such a charming place to visit, there is much to see and do in the beautiful Smokey Mountains. This is definately a place that we will return to next year. Alicen & Gary Crosby
• 09/01/08
  Positive Rating
  lillie and monty montgomery , cocoa beach, florida
  • Our 8 day stay at Bear Paw was everything we'd hoped for. The house is beautiful, the mountain view lovely. For nature-lovers, it's a paradise, made even more special by a wonderfully big, new, log home in an unusually private location. We marveled daily at the numbers of birds which came to the feeders and thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the elegant screened porch, watching them. The tiny, shy, flying squirrels which came every evening were a delight. Being up on top of Jeanette's mountain made us feel as if we were in our very own royal domain and we loved every minute of our vacation there. We hope to go again.
• 09/01/08
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  • Guest Comment entered by Homeowner:
    Dear Jeanette, I am unable to access VRBO to accept my house commentary. I'll type it into the body of this email and, if you're willing, let you put it on your website for me. Our 8 day stay at Bear Paw was everything we'd hoped for. The house is beautiful, the mountain view lovely. For nature lovers, it's a paradise, made even more special by a wonderful, big, new home in an unusually private location. We marveled daily at the numbers of birds which came to the feeders and thoroughly enjoyed sitting on the elegant screened porch, watching them. The tiny, shy, flying squirrels which came every evening were a delight. Being up on top of this mountain made us feel as if we were in our very own royal domain and we loved every minute of our vacation there. We hope to go again. I filled in the necessary info --- Monty and Lillie Montgomery, Cocoa Beach, Florida --- but the first effort was refused with an 'insufficient data' message. The second and third efforts were met with a message saying there was an error on the website and would I please report it --- or something similar to that, anyhow. Could you enter my commentary for me? From Jeanette: Done! Thank you Lillie. Hope to see you again soon!!!!
• 06/09/08
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  John and Nancy Waller , St. Louis, MO
  • This was by far the nicest vacation home that we have ever stayed at. The view is outstanding and so relaxing. It makes you forget about the hustle and bustle of the city. The home is not far from the city of Franklin with all of its amenities. Plus all the comforts of home, satellite TV, DVD, and surround sound, gourmet kitchen, screened in porch, and the views from the deck cannot be describe, because they are to grand. The owners made us feel welcome and very easy to talk to. She was able to provide us with some brochures about the surrounding area gem mines and restaurants. She even called while we were there to make sure we had everything we needed. It is so nice to get the personnel touches. We had great time gem mining and visited the Biltmore house. The Fun Factory was a great place to visit for the family and eat. We also visited the waterfalls near the Highlands. I wished we could have stayed longer, to try some the trout fishing. These were some of the activities that we did to give you an idea what Franklin has to offer.
    
    Homeowner Response:
    Thank you John and Nancy! jcp

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