The online photos looked so great, but the reality was even greater. This lodge was beautiful sitting on top of the Misty Mountain! Clean, clean, clean high-end appliances and comfortable furniture and beds. The personal touches were so welcoming; there was wine waiting to be opened on arrival, every room smelling fresh, bathroom care products waiting to be used, pillows on the couches plumped up waiting for you to sit and relax after your trip. The layout of the lodge offered areas for getting together with others, but there were also areas where you could go off by yourself and read a book in silence or take a nap! The hostess was very quick to reply with any questions I had! We plan to make this lodge a permanent destination in our future travels. Make sure you have plenty of storage space on your phone for pictures, as you will be taking a lot of them! The children's playroom even had the cutest little costumes to dress up in! There was an office too, but we didn't use it!!!!! We were there to relax and take in nature. Speaking of nature, if you sit out on the deck about 5pm and be still and quiet, the frogs in the pond will serenade you, and the fish will dance for you. Mother Nature really took her time when creating this beautiful wildlife refuge! The views were breathtaking and each morning the first thing I did was open the curtains to take it in once again. I never got tired of it.