Gorgeous Country Escape Cabin Overlooking the Smoky Mountains!

We owned several properties in Franklin over the past 35 years and have rented for the last 5. Overall this is the nicest home we've rented.

For a family vacation of 8 (4 generations) the bedrooms fit our needs perfectly. There were no complaints about the beds or bathroom arrangements. The home and kitchen were supplied with just about anything you would need.

We used the grill most evenings and enjoyed the deck and long cool evenings watching the sunset and visiting. Some tree trimming would enhance the view.

Also, the recent wifi update worked well. We were able to watch movies and shows with our streaming device... very important for our teenager.

Thank you for letting us use your home - we hope to be back.

The Parker family, Brandon, FL (7/04-7/10/18)

We were impressed with Dawn and the entire process. She provided everything that was needed to have a great getaway. Outdoor grill ready to go along with everything that was needed to cook inside. We enjoyed the local mountain biking and waterfalls, overall great stay with no issues. We will most likely stay there again!

We loved this house. It was warm, and cozy, clean and very, very well furnished. We brought items like soap, tissues, spices, etc and didn't need any of it. We were looking for a quite get away and this fit the bill perfectly--its at the end of a one lane road and not one car drove by the entire week. Several other houses were in the area but not visible from this house and the view from the deck was superb. We ate on the deck when the weather permitted. About half-way between Franklin and Bryson City, shopping for groceries, etc is a trip, but driving along the Little Tennessee River makes the trip worthwhile. All in all, we loved it and really hope we can get back soon.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay! The cabin comfortably accommodated our party of 8. The kitchen was well equipped and offered a spectacular view of the mountains. Dawn offered great recommendations for nearby restaurants and hiking. We are very likely to return!

First, I've stayed in a number of different places around the Smoky Mountains--on both the Tennessee and North Carolina side. There was nothing mis-advertised about this cabin and it's pretty bare bones as these sorts of places go. The spectacular view from the porch is not a given for these kinds of cabins, however, and this place has the best I’ve experience.

The major selling point is the ease-of-access, which is not typical of Smoky Mountain cabins. You don't need a four wheel drive vehicle and even the parking in front of the cabin is flat. The proximity to towns worth exploring (e.g. Waynesville) is nice and there are plenty of great hikes just a short drive away.

The internet was clearly stated as being limited in the description and other guests' reviews. That being said, it was so limited that it was often impossible to connect a cell phone as there are limitations on low quality connections with both Android and iOS. That being said, the wifi router is eleven years old and upgrading it might actually improve some of the connectivity issues we experienced. There is zero cell signal, which was also as expected.

As the wifi was not going to support video streaming, it was nice to see a DVD collection. However, why not invest $100 in a more modern DVD player that will support a full screen view with an HDMI connection on the flat screen TV?

The towels, sheets, and kitchen supplies were all plentiful. The king bed had a surprisingly comfy mattress, but the metal bed frame was terrible, leaving a large gap between the mattress and headboard and the mattress and footboard, making the overall setup not particularly comfortable.

Finally, I would be remiss in not mentioning the problems we had in getting into the cabin. I will make allowance for the fact that we were there in the off season, but the door code did not work and the battery for the lock ended up dying completely while we were trying to gain access. After 45 minutes of driving around for a cell signal and trying to talk to the owners, we got in. The owners said the batteries for the lock had just been changed less than a month ago, and that seems like an unusually short lifespan when you consider its likely lack of use in that period. When the caretaker arrived after we'd gained access through alternative means, the batteries were revealed to be a mixture of brands, leading me to suspect they had not all been replaced at the same time.