Charming Bear Paw Cabin with Spectacular View of Lake Hiwassee

Beautiful cabin and lovely view! We really enjoyed spending Thanksgiving week with our family! Everything was perfect! So thankful to the owners for sharing their beautiful place!

The cabin was clean and the owners made sure lights were on for our late arrival. We ate most meals on the large screened in porch with a great view of the lake and mountains. The location was an easy drive for apple picking at Mercer Orchards and Murphy. We will certainly look to stay here again in the future. The cabin is well stocked with most anything you'd need for lots of cooking and family time. The owners were very helpful and responsive to any questions we had.

We evacuated from Florida for Hurricane Irma and found Charming Bear Paw Cabin to be a safe, peaceful, charming home on the very top of a mountain overlooking Lake Hiwassee far below. The home is very clean, tastefully decorated, inviting, peaceful and well maintained. The kitchen has every imaginable amenity and is better stocked with appliances, pots, pans, dishes and utensils than my own kitchen! There are tables and chairs to seat more than a dozen people. The beds are comfortable and it was such a pleasant surprise to find 3 full bathrooms! The home has an extra large screened porch that spans the front of the home with a half dozen rocking chairs, large dining table, benches, telescope, outdoor heater and extra seating. We spent several hours in the rocking chairsf on the porch listening to the birds and enjoying the scenery. There is a 24 hour guard house at the entrance as well as a nice playground and community pool which was clean and well maintained. We rented a pontoon boat at the marina less than a mile from the cabin and spent a wonderful afternoon on the lake. The Hiwassee Dam is also within a mile of the cabin and has a very pretty park and overlook of the lake. My grandson fished in the river below the dam and in the lake above the dam. The owners are gracious and attentive and easy to contact. I'm so glad we stumbled on this little gem and look forward to returning!

Everything was so nice, the house is huge with multiple bedrooms, baths, etc. The owners have everything you could possibly need by way of dishes, pans, etc. and the porch overlooking the lake is a perfect way to have coffee in the morning and a cocktail at night! Really impressed....

Loved our stay at Hilltop cabin/cottage! It is charming, very clean, spacious and comfortable with everything we needed to feel relaxed and enjoy our stay. Very well equipped kitchen, soft sheets and towels, comfy beds and den furniture. The wood panelling, stained glass and several pottery pieces added to the charm and character. We all agreed our favorite place was the awesome screened porch lined with blooming hydrangeas along the front. With the ceiling fans and plenty of rockers, it was awesome to sit and enjoy the view of the lake and mountains especially at sunset and the large farm table was great to enjoy breakfasts, dinners, and nightly games. Ellen, the owner, is great to work with and responds quickly. We so enjoyed the beauty and peacefulness of Lake Hiawassee. Was great to explore by boat as well as water ski, tube and swim. Mountain View Marina is just down the street from the cabin: nice facility, very friendly owners, great customer service. If you have AT&T like we do, there is only a Verizon tower in the area so AT&T cell service is not good for most of the surrounding area. Thankfully we did get a couple of bars in the driveway of the cabin and the kitchen area probably because it sits up on top of a mountain. The cabin wifi worked great for internet service.

This was a last minute opportunity for our family of 4 to getaway this year and it turned out to be such a blessing! It couldn't have been any better. Fall would be spectacular with leaves changing colors and the cool, crisp mountain air. I highly recommend Hilltop Cabin/Cottage. Can't wait to go back for another visit! Thank you Ellen!!