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Bear Hugs-Hot Tub - Electric Fireplace - Open Covered Porch

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A hot tub in a covered outdoor area with a view of a forest and mountains.
A cabin surrounded by dense forest with a view of distant mountains.
A modern kitchen with grey cabinets, stainless steel appliances, and a wooden floor.
A spacious kitchen with a granite countertop, wooden cabinets, and a dishwasher.
A bedroom with a bed, a window, a door, and a small table with a lamp.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Sledding nearby
    A rare find — snowy slopes for sledding are just minutes away.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Nantahala National Forest

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub on site
  • Patio
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air-conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Internet

Explore the area

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Whittier, NC
  • Place, Nantahala National Forest
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Tuckasegee River
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Harrahs Cherokee Casino
    ‪18 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen

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About the area

Whittier

Located in Whittier, this cabin is in a rural area and in the mountains. Great Smoky Mountains Railroad and Oconaluftee Indian Village are local landmarks, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Smoky Mountain Country Club and Sequoyah National Golf Club. Smokey Mountain Trains Museum and Cherokee Botanical Garden and Nature Trail are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with water tubing and rafting nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with horse riding and hiking/biking trails.
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Whittier, NC

What's nearby

  • Nantahala National Forest - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Tuckasegee River - 2 min drive - 1.0 km
  • Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - 13 min drive - 15.4 km
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park - 17 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Harrahs Cherokee Casino - 18 min drive - 17.8 km

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Bryson City Brewing - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Arby's - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Granny's Kitchen - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Bear Hugs-Hot Tub - Electric Fireplace - Open Covered Porch pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Bear Hugs-Hot Tub - Electric Fireplace - Open Covered Porch?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Bear Hugs-Hot Tub - Electric Fireplace - Open Covered Porch?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Bear Hugs-Hot Tub - Electric Fireplace - Open Covered Porch?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Bear Hugs-Hot Tub - Electric Fireplace - Open Covered Porch located?

Situated in the mountains, this cabin is steps from Nantahala National Forest and 3 mi (4.9 km) from Smoky Mountain Country Club. Sequoyah National Golf Club and Tuckasegee River are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 23 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 23 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 23 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful host and company to deal with.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was great! The house is beautiful.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had an awesome time. Thank you for a beautiful house. Loved everything about our stay. We will definitely be back in the future.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jul 2026
Thank you for the wonderful 5-star review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again in the future.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Perfect vacation home

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Perfect vacation place. Very clean, lots of space, great kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms were a good size and well decorated.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This cabin was amazing! One of the best places we have ever stayed! Great location, great view, beds were amazing, hot tub was a bonus! We will be back very soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Anniversary getaway

Beautiful property
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was great. Great views and super nice house.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Amazing

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The cabin was absolutely beautiful and very clean! Both beds and pillows even had encasements, which I love to see! We enjoyed sitting on the porch and watching the array of birds each morning. We will definitely be back!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dec Vacation stay

The cabin was perfect for what my Wife and I needed... Great spot for peacefulness and tranquility
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Jan 2025
Thank you for leaving us a review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope you visit us again soon. Thank you, Yellow Rose
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Whittier Cabin

Everything was great! Could not have asked for better accommodations!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jul 2025
Hi there. Thank you for the wonderful review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and we hope to see you again soon!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend getaway

Beautiful place inside and out. Great view and had everything we needed! Would definitely recommend!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Feb 2025
Hi there. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay! We hope to see you again in the future. Thank you, Yellow Rose
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bear Hugs

Amazing stay at a beautiful property!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Feb 2025
Thank you for the great review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you, Yellow Rose
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My husband and I visited for a short getaway weekend. This house was perfect! It was beautiful, clean, well-stocked, and cozy. The view was absolutely stunning. We enjoyed drinking our morning coffee on the front porch, watching the sunrise, and listening to the birds chirp. Downtown was close by and adorable!! So many cute little shops and the river runs through town. We even saw live Elk. We can't wait to visit again!!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Property was great! Seemed like it was brand new and had everything one might need! The property management company was great to work with as well and answered promptly as well as checking in on how the stay was going. I would highly recommend this home to anyone wishing to have a getaway!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Experience

Wonderful property! Very clean and just as advertised. Would definitely recommend it!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Feb 2025
Thank you for leaving us a wonderful review! We are so glad you enjoyed your stay. Thank you, Yellow Rose
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Bear Hug stay

Away from noise, quiet, serine. Thank you owners for Star link.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 12 Feb 2025
Thank you for the great review! We appreciate your business. Thank you, Yellow Rose
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

10/10

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I definitely recommend using Yellow Rose! The house was beautiful, and very clean. Also, the couple times I had to speak with someone over the phone, they were extremely nice and great to work with. I will definitely be using them again in the future!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

A very refreshing get away!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is our third year staying with Yellow Rose Realty, but this was our first stay at Bear Hugs. Yellow Rose folks are wonderful town home folks who are all about customer service. During last year’s visit they were kind enough to let us preview Bear Hugs and we fell in love with it.My wife and sister in law come up for the annual “Singing in the Smokies” gospel concert and preaching during the July 4th week for a God honoring, spiritually uplifting time for us. So this beautiful one level, roomy 2 bed, two full bath split design fit our need perfectly and the mountain view from the large front porch is so relaxing. We had the added blessing of sitting on the porch during an afternoon rain storm which was awesome, a hammock to lay in was the only thing missing.This is newer rental with lots of beautiful wood finishing, very well maintained, and super clean. If you need a very relaxing place to reflect on all the blessings God in his grace and mercy has given you, this is the place! There are 4 eating places we would highly recommend: Granny’s Kitchen In Cherokee, Rancho Viejo Cherokee, Wize Guyz Pizza Cherokee, and Haywood Smokehouse in Waynesviile. Also a tour of downtown Bryson City and all of its shops is a MUST.
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Peaceful Getaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This was probably the best place I’ve ever stayed at! It was clean, relaxing, and the view was breathtaking! The host was extremely nice and helpful. We ended up getting stuck not too far from the place, due the rain and mud (and my husband’s backing up skills 😉). We called them right before the office was going to close and they sent someone right over to help us. Between the amazing rental and the gracious host, I’d definitely love to stay here again!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Mountain Getaway

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I absolutely loved this cabin! It was very well laid out with a lot of really thoughtful touches. The cabin is new and it is absolutely beautiful. Love the barn doors within the cabin and amazing ceilings of white pine. It was trimmed out with white pine around the windows and doors and it really had the flavor of a mountain retreat. Also, one of the most thoughtful things was lots of night lights provided to make it easy for getting up in the middle of the night. There were lots of lights, the multiple light switches were labeled, which made it easy to turn on the appropriate light. Love the porch with the rockers, and it was peaceful and thoroughly enjoyed sitting out there and relaxing. The hot tub was a very nice added bonus and we enjoyed it a couple of evenings during our stay. The string lights gave it great ambience. The cabin is very close to Bryson city where we spent a lot of time. We caught the great Smoky Mountain train ride, which was the main purpose of our visit. Also Bryson city had awesome restaurants. We tried the Wise Guys Grill wonderful, we had great pizza at Anthony’s, the Mexican restaurant was delicious as well as Native Brews & Grill. I cannot say enough great things about the cabin.I certainly plan to return there for another visit. The rental company Yellow Rose was very responsive and quick to answer all my questions. My experience was awesome!
From a partner site

10/10 Excellent

Bear Hugs

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It was wonderful. We came from Fort Myers, FL a day early due to the Hurricane. I called ahead of time to see if it was available for an additional day and it was! Very peaceful setting, quite neighborhood, beautiful inside and out. After the storm passed, the rental agency called to see if we made it okay and if everything was working. Very nice of them to make that call. I will definitely be renting from Yellow Rose again. Such a professional and great experience. The property was awesome and so were the employees that I spoke with. Unmatched from an Airbnb!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 22 Jul 2026
Thank you for the wonderful 5-star review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to see you again in the future.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
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