We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. It's a nice place to get away. Very quiet and yes we did front porch sittin'. We visit the Gatlinburg area often but this was our first time staying away from the "city life" we will be doing it again. It took us about 30 minutes to get to Bucee's on I40.Then from there you can make your way into Sevierville, pigeon forge or Gatlinburg. We didn't use anything in the kitchen other than the fridge but it looked pretty well stocked. We TRULY appreciated there were essentials (toilet paper/paper towels/soap) in place upon arrival. After an 9 hour drive it's annoying to have to try to unload the car before using the restroom because there's no toilet paper. The owner did a fantastic job with communication and directions. As I mention we didn't use the kitchen so we ate out a lot. Highly recommend The woodshed (hamburger steak), The Fox and the hound (steak), Malinos (pizza), Debbie's drive in(best salad I've had in a long time!) All less than 10 minutes away. The bathroom upstairs has a walk in shower. The bathroom downstairs has a big step to get into it. Washer/dryer worked great! It was a wonderful place for us!