Booked this for my best friends bach trip and it was perfect, the beds are comfy, everything is clean and just a great view and spot

We had an incredible vacation for our first time in the Smoky Mountains and our host, Keith, was welcoming and super responsive. The view was awesome and it was really nice to be further away from the hustle and bustle of town. Potential bookers should know the cabin is about 15-20 min from a grocery store. The shuttle into Gatlinburg was a great way to avoid the annoying and expensive search for parking. The home was perfect and comfortable for our family of four (kids 7 and 9). However, given that the game room with the bunk beds is not accessible from inside the main space, I’m not sure it would have been comfortable if we’d been traveling with another family like we’d hoped to, especially with our kids being on the younger side. A few notes that are all addressable: - the listing should be clearer that the game room is not accessible from the main space, since that makes it not a viable sleeping option for younger kids on their own. Probably a bonus for older kids :)- the kitchen was definitely missing some essentials. The only stemware was a single champagne flute and there weren’t any measuring cups we could find. - the jets on the hot tub only worked on one side. We still really enjoyed the hot tub. - there are a couple trees that are kind of view killers - one right in front of the hot tub and one in front of the deck by the fire pit. Cutting those would really allow the incredible view to shine. - one of the deck chairs was broken We would come back!

I enjoyed the space and the kitchen. The beds were comfortable as well. I just wish I knew that the fire pit didn’t work and that the big spaces area was not connected to the house, I mean that I wish you could get to it by not going outside to get to it, because it was really too cool no thermostat for the area. But I give the place a 8. I like that the owners was reachable if needed. They were nice.

We had a good time. The view was lovely. The fire place wasn't operational which was part of the whole reason we booked this place for our family Thanksgiving. For the amount of money we paid we would have been better off picking a place over by the mountain top. Very quiet and away from the hustle if you want a quiet place.