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"Historical”Yellow Tea Cup Cottage,Farm setting,Spring H2O,WiFi, Knoxville area

Dusk at the Yellow Tea Cup Cottage Overlooking the pasture with horses

Overview
Amenities
Policies
Location
Host

Exceptional

3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 61700 sq ft

Popular amenities

Fireplace
Kitchen
Parking available
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly

Explore the area

Rockford, TN

University of Tennessee
‪13 min drive‬
Thompson–Boling Arena
‪15 min drive‬
Neyland Stadium
‪16 min drive‬
Knoxville, TN (TYS-McGhee Tyson)
‪12 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Master Bedroom 1 Main Level

1 King Bed

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Toilet

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

"Historical”Yellow Tea Cup Cottage,Farm setting,Spring H2O,WiFi, Knoxville area

History reveals itself in this wonderful " Turn of the Century " renovated Cottage that used to be a Tea Room in its past life, offering a memorable experience when you stay in this one of a kind place, experience the cottages unique water source, a Natural Spring, filtered by a "Perfect Water" system, it taste wonderful and makes your skin feel awesome and showers heavenly! The interior features gleaming hardwood floors, stainless appliances, Huge Picture windows offering an awesome view of the land. Tastefully decorated with Antique furniture, the master bedroom boast a tiled walk in shower and a comfy King Size bed on the main level, upstairs offers 2 bedrooms and bath, kids play area stocked with games and toys. A bright and cheery Sun room for morning coffee, reading, relaxing or yoga, expansive outdoor decks surround with an open fire table and chairs for enjoyable relaxing evenings.
Enjoy The Yellow Tea Cup Cottage as a private couples retreat or bring the entire family for an unforgettable getaway. The Cottage is also offered on a daily rental basis as a great place to host catered Luncheons, Dinners, and small Corporate Meetings (can accomodate 6 to 15 ppl) . Call or email for details. Located only (9.2 Miles) 15 minutes from Downtown Knoxville, 10 minutes from McGhee-Tyson airport
Nightly, weekly, monthly rental options
Available

Property manager

Christie Sox

Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen

Washing machine

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 11:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 23 kg per pet (limit one pet total)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Outside only

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:

Load and start the dishwasher

Strip any used beds and gather used towels

Take out the rubbish

Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.

Pets , housebroken dog only , please bring coverlets of your own if a furniture sleeper, if leave pet in home alone, must be crated pet Fee apply

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Rockford

Located in Rockford, this holiday home is in the city centre and near theme parks. High Ground Park and Ijams Nature Center reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include University of Tennessee Gardens and Three Rivers Rambler. World's Fair Park and McClung Museum of Natural History & Culture are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Rockford, TN

What's nearby

University of Tennessee - 13 min drive - 15.2 km
Thompson–Boling Arena - 15 min drive - 17.6 km
Neyland Stadium - 16 min drive - 17.5 km
Knoxville Convention Center - 16 min drive - 18.2 km
Market Square - 16 min drive - 18.5 km

Getting around

Alcoa - Knoxville Airport (TYS) - 12 min drive

Restaurants

‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
‪Starbucks - ‬10 min drive
‪McDonald's - ‬7 min drive
‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
‪Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is "Historical”Yellow Tea Cup Cottage,Farm setting,Spring H2O,WiFi, Knoxville area pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

What time is check-in at "Historical”Yellow Tea Cup Cottage,Farm setting,Spring H2O,WiFi, Knoxville area?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at "Historical”Yellow Tea Cup Cottage,Farm setting,Spring H2O,WiFi, Knoxville area?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is "Historical”Yellow Tea Cup Cottage,Farm setting,Spring H2O,WiFi, Knoxville area located?

Located in the heart of Rockford, this holiday home is 1.8 mi (2.9 km) from Fort Loudoun Lake and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from Meigs Falls. S.S. Sultana Memorial and Covenant Health are also within 6 miles (10 km).

9.8

Exceptional

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Mark S.

28 Apr, 2025

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

A wonderful place to stay, especially with the horses so close. My family really enjoyed their stay!

Nice, comfortable and well furnished. Fun kitchen to cook in!

Stayed 70 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Colleen C.

1 Jun, 2025

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

Wedding weekend

We stayed here for our nephew’s wedding. The place was so peaceful with big windows to watch the horses, birds and turkeys. It was just a lovely visit!!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurie P.

11 Jun, 2025

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

This cottage was comfortable and cozy. It is decorated so delightfully, that the house itself is a real pleasure to experience. The sunroom space is really lovely and the grounds are so nice. The host s have superior communication and are very kind and thoughtful people.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia M.

25 Jun, 2025

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

Perfect Getaway Cottage

Yellow Teacup Cottage is perfect. There is plenty of parking, and getting in is so easy. The living room opens to the dining area and a gorgeous kitchen. So many windows to let in the sunshine and allow the scenery to be enjoyed from everywhere. The beds were so very comfortable, we all slept so well! Christie was such a considerate host, and very fast to respond to questions. I hope I get to stay here on a future trip, this is a wonderful property!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Renee B.

6 Jul, 2025

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

Peaceful Getaway

Traveled to Knoxville are for a family reunion. We choose the Yellow Tea Cup Cottage because it was a quite and peaceful retreat. The beauty and peace we experienced was priceless. Everything was wonderful, the horses, goats, birds, squirrels, chipmunks, and the beautifully decorated cottage! Plenty of room for our 2 families and my grandson loved the playroom. The property is gorgeous. The outside grounds are wonderful to spend time with your family. Our contact and communication with Christie was great! Christie was friendly and responded quickly. Definitely would stay again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Abigail B.

13 Nov, 2024

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

Easy to stay!

This house was easy to get to and not far from downtown at all! We basically just needed a place to sleep and it did just that!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly S.

10 Dec, 2023

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

Great stay

Great house and location

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn M.

1 Sept, 2024

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

Great location

This is such a relaxing home out of the city but close to Knoxville. So relaxing to watch the horses while enjoying a morning on the porch.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Natasha A.

27 Nov, 2024

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

Cozy warm cottage feel

Our experience was nothing short of amazing! This home was beautiful, communication with the host was great even to the point she allowed us to check in early. Location was perfect as we were here for Battle in Rocky top. I do believe this will be our return location for future visits.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca S.

20 Oct, 2024

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

Thank you

We enjoyed our stay. The horses were a treat. Peaceful porches and bright and colorful and comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maureen M.

1 Jan, 2025

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

Graduation weekend

Stayed here for my daughter’s graduation for 3 nights. The house was great, enough room for the 6 of us. Well stocked kitchen. Spacious living area. Everything was very clean. We loved giving the horses treats!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy S.

16 Jun, 2025

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

I first fell in love with the property while looking on line for a place to stay. It was cute, had antiques and was large enough for all 5 of us. We could even bring the dog! Once we drove ip to the property, I knew this would be a magical place. A quaint yellow cottage with teacup in the name. How could we go wrong? The kitchen is fully stocked with plenty of everything. There were even some plates with the yellow wheat pattern I grew up with! The decorating was amazing with surprises in every room. I personally loved the room overlooking the barn and horses. When it was time to pack up and leave, a sadness came over me as I felt like I was one with the property and really didn't want to go. I hope to be going back again as the rest of the world vanishes for a brief moment in time while you are there. Our host was amazing also. She was always quick to respond if we had a question or an issue. That was highly appreciated! A lot of good memories were made while there.

Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Misty C.

3 Jul, 2023

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

Lovely stay

Clean and friendly.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

james c.

30 Nov, 2022

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

Great place.

Very clean and great views.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jessica S.

17 Mar, 2024

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

Great Staycation

Cute cottage with everything needed to make for a nice getaway. Close to UT and Knoxville so convenient for getting to and from campus when needed.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Weston G.

22 Apr, 2024

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

Great for the family!

We had our two kids with us and their grandparents and the home slept us all comfortably. Kids loved all the animals as well!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

21 Apr, 2023

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

Excellent Stay

We had a very enjoyable vacation! This property is close to everything in Knoxville but still "country".

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Peter C.

20 May, 2024

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

Graduation weekend

We greatly enjoyed the Yellow Teacup. The views were spectacular and the house was cozy and clean.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Elyce G.

19 Jul, 2024

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

Family oriented spot

It was the perfect location for a family to stay attending an event! Easy access to Downtown Knoxville as well as Airport, and other local venues. Loved the horses greeting us every morning -quiet, rural area.The host was so quick to respond to all requests so thank you.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne H.

22 Dec, 2023

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

Cute cottage

We enjoyed our stay at the cottage. It was convenient to family that lives in the area and close to UT football games. Would stay again!

Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samuel C.

19 May, 2023

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

Excellent Cottage!

My wife and I took a stint of our honeymoon here, and it was beautifully peaceful inside and out. Would definitely return with a family in the future!

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sharon W.

6 Oct, 2024

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

Smokey Mountain Bike Week

This house exceeded our expectations!!! Absolutely beautiful property. We loved how the horses would greet us in the mornings and evenings for their snacks. We were also pleasantly surprised by the personal packets that were left.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shana R.

2 Mar, 2021

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

Great Stay!!

This house was very cute and spacious. It was in a great location for us and we will definitely go back and stay! The owner was very responsive and easy to work with on coming in and leaving.

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2021

10/10 Excellent

Greg B.

15 Oct, 2023

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

Very clean and nice.

Great location.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jason E.

2 Mar, 2021

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

Excellent Place

Awesome little home with gorgeous surrounding property. Well worth the stay if you want to check out the Knoxville area.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021

About the host

Hosted by Christie Sox

Why they chose this property

Old World Turn of the Century home with Lots and lots of charm and character, situated on a beautiful TN farm, featuring its own Spring Fed water source with " Perfect Water System " , location is so convenient, just minutes to Downtown Knoxville, University of TN, Smokey Mountains and its glory and McGhee Tyson Airport. Also a short drive to many historical places, such as the Museum of Appalachia
( Smithsonian )
Tennessee River / Sports
Townsend, Pigeon Forge, Sevierville Dollywood area
Love this Place! Love Tennessee!
What a great place to be, come visit, sit back on the front porch and watch the sunset , make your memories here and experience this one of a kind place!

What makes this property unique

One of a Kind, come experience the character and charm! Decorated with Antiques and lots of 8 foot expansive windows surround so you can experience and view Cattle , Horses and wildlife from the living areas of the Cottage, truly a unique experience awaits you!