Awesome Views & Swim Spa

Overall, the cabin was a huge success! One of our primary goals in coming to the Smoky's was to see a bear. The bear activity visible from the many porches of this property probably would have earned it 5 stars if the place would have come with an outhouse.

Pros:

-The cabin seemed very new and clean. It is in a very small community of similar cabins and we always felt safe.

-There were lots of extras you don't normally get in a rental: multiple loaner binoculars, walking sticks, bidets in the bathroom (man, I'm getting one of those!), coffee pot on every floor and more TVs than I can count.

-Terrific views from the cabin. This requires quite a drive up the mountain to home, but it was well worth it to us.

-Bears - We had the opportunity to see several bears on the property.

-TVs - We don't watch much TV at home so it is a luxury on vacation. It seemed there were multiple TVs in every room with innumerable channels, netflix, etc.

Cons:

-The biggest was the sleeping arrangements. The property advertises sleeping for 10. We have 8 and usually try to get accommodations for 10 in case someone needs to sleep alone. There are only beds for six in the cabin. To get 10, you have to put two on a hide-a-bed and two on an inflatable mattress, neither of which had sheets the first night. The owner had sheets delivered the next morning, but the sofa-bed was so uncomfortable as to make it unusable. Interestingly, it seems the house is plenty big for a set (or two) of bunks in the media room, so this problem could be easily remedied.

-Similarly, it seemed there were inadequate forks, towels, etc. for 10 people. It felt like we couldn't go between meals without washing plates and the girls couldn't use a towel for their hair. It seems when we usually rent places, we are swimming in forks and towels. Also, we made brownies a couple of times and there wasn't a 9x13 pan. I'm sure it is impossible to anticipate everyone's needs in this area.

-It is physically impossible to pour from the coffee pot without spilling.

Overall, the cabin worked for us and we hope it is available when we return to the Smoky's next year. The cabin was clean, we felt safe and the owner was very helpful.

Had a great time, the cabin is beautiful. Larry was great to deal with.

We loved staying at this property - both for the nice views and great location. Just a quick drive to either Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge. The house was clean and well furnished. We'd stay again if we're ever back in the area!

This cabin is our favorite cabin we have stayed in so far; and we have stayed in plenty of cabins in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. It's very convenient to town - about 10-12 mins to the Parkway. The drive up and down is fairly steep and windey, but it's not a bad drive in any way. There are great views and we saw a bear on the way up on our last night. The cabin itself has all the right amenities. Large flat screen TVs in every room, including 2 huge ones in the living room/shared space on the main floor and an even bigger one in the entertainment room in the basement. We played pool every night and played poker on the poker table our last night. The bedrooms are all large, and the masters both have large master baths. If I'm being nitpicky, I would have wanted a shower curtain or a door in the master bath shower, but that's just my preference. The shower itself is large and roomy. I also would have liked more counter space in the master baths, although there is a standalone wood tray table that serves as additional space to place toiletries. The porch areas are all large with fantastic views of the city and the Smokies. All in all, I highly recommend this cabin. Larry was great to work with and responded to all of my messages when I had a question. He even called on our arrival date as we were driving in to check in and make himself available. He really does care about your stay and wants you to be satisfied.

I'm looking forward to our next visit soon!

We had such a good experience! There were a couple small issues which Larry addressed right away. The house is beautiful and so is the view. I would definitely make sure that no food is left in your car and the doors are locked as we did see bears almost every night we were there. We could watch Dollywood’s fireworks every night from the hot tub which was really cool too. The kids loved the swim spa which was actually bigger than I thought it was going to be. The only thing that I could say as an improvement opportunity would be to get some recliners or a couch in the game room.