This cabin was everything we expected it to be. It was gorgeous and serene. The town of Bryson City is absolutely charming. The cabin is off the beaten path, so if you are looking to be away from it all, this is the place. We found that once we returned from the excursions of the day (hiking, Great Smoky Mountain Railroad) we didn't leave to go back out (for dinner for example). It was a trek into the town (about 15 minutes, and a few of those minutes navigating down the long, unpaved curved driveway.) We realized one day we had no baby bottles with us in the diaper bag, and in any other situation would have turned around to go back and get them, but in this case, just went to Walgreens to buy 2. Our kids had a very enjoyable time, but I would say that if you have little kids who would want an area to run outside, this is not the place. You are literally on a hill with drop offs surrounding the cabin. Our kids however are older and we didn't have to worry about them falling down the hill. They thoroughly enjoyed the firepit, hot tub, and playing PacMan. We all enjoyed eating dinner on the deck every night we were there. I loved that there was a crock pot so I could prepare our dinner in the morning and it would be ready by the time we came back in the afternoon.

The views from the large windows, especially upon waking up from the loft bedroom are amazing.

Just a couple of suggestions would be to provide directions for working the TV/cable. At home we have basic TV, with just an antennae with local channels and had a hard time figuring out how to get the cable TV on (and we still never found local channels like ABC or Fox.)

Also, we couldn't find the oxodizer for the hot tub. We didn't use it much (3 times), and we felt the directions were rather vague about when to use it-how many times is often? Does it depend on minutes used or days used? I'd maybe just have a general rule that everyone should put the oxidizer in the hot tub upon departure (but let us know where it is), or just have the cleaners do that as part of their job. Finally, in regards to garbage, it would be helpful to know the days the garbage facility is closed. We went there upon departing to find it was closed (for Good Friday). We had to ask around at various businesses to see if we could dump our garbage in their dumpster and fortunately one finally said yes. It may also be helpful to have a recycling bin so that it would be easy to recycle at the facility.