UNIQUE Private Island *** Cool Rustic Glamping Cabin on French Broad River

This place is truly fabulous & we **LOVED** our time here. We were entirely fortunate as the weather was perfect, & we got to experience the Aug 2017 solar eclipse while laying out in the French Broad River using large boulders as our headrests.

Liz & Paul have put just about everything you can think of in the cabin other than food and drink. A cute cabinet with mugs, wine glasses, cookware, salt, pepper seasonings, bug spray, cooking oil, etc.. The little kitchenette has cast iron cookware & an induction hot plate, silverware, oven mitts, a coffee pot, filters, sugar, etc. etc. A comfortable bed (quite firm) is ready for a deep sleep with quilts, & an electric-heated bed pad (if needed), the cutest lights around the cabin that looked like lanterns but were electric, tons of reading material, cards, wooden games, binoculars, a radio and more. A large fan mounted to the wall helped to circulate the air coming in through the open windows (screened).

There were already four camp chairs around the fire pit and we bought a 24" square of wood, & the fire pit had a built-in grilling shelf you could swivel over your fire for cooking. A small gas grill, 2 hammocks, one on the deck & one by the river, & a nice little dining table on the deck as well as a small booth-type table inside. And a double float tied to a tree for hanging out in the river = YAY! A train passed by across the river a few times a day!

Few wildlife other than geese, heron, a small snake feeding on a fish, green grasshoppers, black crickets and some long-legged spiders that didn't seem harmful. Very few biting bugs. I was sad that the humming bird feeders weren't there but we saw one hummer come zooming by looking for them.

The outdoor shower warms up after about 10-15 pumps of the foot pump but the flow from the shower head is minimal, so my advice is to not expect to do much other than rinse off in the shower. We chose to soap up in the river the second day.

The incinerating toilet really was a cool thing actually, although it ran for hours after you hit "start" so at night it seemed to run a long time.

TOP TIP: bring as little as possible; carrying it from the car, across a very BOUNCY bridge & then the walk to the cabin is bit of a hike in the heat. (There is a wagon on the island side of the bridge.) There's stairs at one end of the bridge too, so forget about rolling stuff.

You will LOVE this place if you are a camping kind of person. Rustic, private & peaceful!

The cabin is rustic but has everything you need to enjoy a unique camping experience. Just bring your clothes and food and you are good to go! No neighbors or noise other then birds chirping! My only wish would have been nice to have a small microwave to reheat up leftovers. And a portable fan to move to the porch if needed. Fortunately I brought my small fan which was a huge help. The owners are great and respect your privacy but are close by if you need them. We would definitely stay again! Thanks Dennis and Debra

We had a wonderful weekend at the cabin. Greeted with every charming amenity, clean, and cozy.

Ok so I must say I am not necessarily the "outdoorsy" type but this place was perfect! If you enjoy a nice campfire and the sound of the river and some relaxation!!! We will definitely come back here , the toilet is different and the outdoor shower can get a little cool but the feeling you get after a long weekend here is well worth it! It is far enough out to be secluded but close enough in to visit the Biltmore and downtown Asheville! The owners are very easy to work with and very thoughtful having smores and eggs at our cabin waiting on us! Definitely worth it!! Thanks so much for a wonderful long weekend !!

😊򒠠Stacy

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay! The cabin was the perfect combination of rustic charm and modern convenience, therefore, satisfying myself and my husband! The river offered a peaceful backdrop to our campfire and live entertainment with the Blue Heron's daily visits. Our plan was to use the cabin as our home base for trips into Asheville and some day trips, however, we found ourselves anxious to get back and just sit around the campfire! We can't wait to come back.