Kevin and Virginia have a lovely home that is one of the best laid-out and thoughtfully appointed vacation homes I've ever visited. It provided plentiful activities and amenities for families to stay on-site and have a "get away from home but be homey" kind of vacation, but it is also conveniently located with respect to many fun outings -- horseback riding, rafting, a cool train ride, wandering nearby cute towns, etc. Thanks to Kevin's recommendation (I had not heard of it beforehand, so I'm so glad he shared the idea with us!), we took the train from Bryson City through the Nantahala Gorge and then had the best of both worlds - we got to raft back down the Nantahala with a great guide. The kids and the adults loved it. FYI, the boxed lunches on the train were great. It poured one day, so we went to the Wheels of Time Museum. Even though I'm not a motorcycle person, it was a really cool museum! I picked the house after reading great reviews, and they were spot on. The beds are comfy, the house was spotless, everything was very nicely decorated, and the kids got a kick out the great layout of the downstairs "kid" bedroom, as well as the themed rooms. It was a perfect house for allowing people to spread out and do their own thing or spend time together. Thanks, Kevin and Virginia!