We had a great time here. There’s plenty of room, and entertainment for ages young and small. I was a little disappointed with the fireplace in the sitting area. There aren’t any instructions for how to use it, if it works. We washed all the dishes we planned to use, when we first arrived. There were cob webs and dust throughout. Again, it was an excellent time- just not quite what I expected in the cleanliness department. Aside from needing a good deep cleaning, the place really is beautiful.

Was great overall

This cabin couldn't have been better suited for our wide age range. We had a newborn on up to 60 year olds, with most in their 20's, and we were all comfortable! There was plenty to keep the college kids happy when we weren't off finding adventure with zip lining, rafting and hiking! Plenty of bear sightings but no damage or scary encounters! What a fun long weekend to finish the summer and launch a new school year!

Great stay!

The property was very clean. As someone else mentioned, having more rocking chairs on the deck would be appreciated. We spent all our time there. Having extra forks was another need. The easiest way we found to get into the driveway was to go past it, turn around at the next intersection, and then enter from the other direction. We were able to get five cars in the driveway. We saw three different bears and a woodchuck, which was fun. I loved the island in the kitchen for all the extra space for seating and for all the food we brought. The kitchen is well stocked. Appliances were all new, clean and worked well. The place to take trash was in the driveway and it was always picked up, which was appreciated. We loved the place because it was further out from Gatlinburg. It was private and quiet. Trees surround you except for the view of the mountain. It rained a lot but we still sat outside on the deck underneath the roof outside the living room. It really was a great place for 10 people!

Overall everything was great. Very clean property and nice to have gates and pack and plays handy. The pool was a nice touch for the summer month. I would have loved a list of food locations that delivered and a few more rocking chairs but overall great experience and very responsive host which is always great! We even got to see a bear which was pretty cool!

We came up for new years and had a great time as a family! It was so awesome to see the fog rolling in through the mountains from the deck. Everything was in working order, and well stocked! We had a great time!

We had a great time! All the directions and check in info. Was detailed and the cabin was great.

The property was nice great view

Everything was fantastic other than the parking. Nearly impossible to get in and out of there.

This getaway was amazing. The cabin was beautiful and the owner was very helpful.

Cabin is located in a great location with views. You can also easily get to shopping and attractions. We like to play pool and darts. I would recommend getting some new cue sticks and setting up a new dart board with darts. Kitchen was nicely stocked to cook a large meal and big screen was nice for watching football. Ed was very responsive and a pleasure to work with.

Had an amazing stay at this property. In my group there were 10 of us total and there was plenty of space for everyone. We deff spent most of the time either in the kitchen (which was fully stocked with all dishes and cooking material) or downstairs in the theatre/Pool table área. We won’t had 2 vehicles and the driveway was perfect with 2. I would say 3 vehicles fit comfortably but 4 might be too tight depending on size of vehicle. 10/10 reccomend and would deff come back!! Thank you!

Had a great time! Ed was quick to respond to the few inquiries we had abs the place and view are beautiful!

Everything was great

The property was amazing. The drive up the mountain was a bit for those of us that get motion sick. But worth it. Quiet. Peaceful with plenty of room for everyone. We would go back in a heartbeat.

Family vacation and celebration Nice place to relax and visit with family to celebrate 80th birthday with mother

Upon our arrival we were very excited, up until entering the house. The first 3 hours of our stay were spent sweeping dust bunnies, dog hair and dust on all levels as the place was so very dirty in addition to the cob webs we had to clean up as well. And sadly rewashing all linens due to stains and sketchiness of the looks of them. We even had to send a family member to the store to purchase a swiffer mop to mop the floors because all of our feet/socks are black on the bottom due to poor cleaning/no cleaning at all. We had a 1 year old that is crawling and we didn’t even feel he was safe to be crawling because his legs were black the first 10 minutes..Another downfall was not being forewarned about the pool being closed and walking there to be told it was closed, sadly that was a large incentive as to why we chose this place, so that was very saddening. Even felt that because of the lack of cleanliness the house endured, that the hot tub was also not taken care of so we decided to forego using that… sadly. And lastly, there was a dead squirrel in a light fixture that we had to get out because of how poor the smell was…. Just very displeased as this is listed as a “luxurious” house. We wanted to advise/express this to the owner on the first day before leaving a poor review but after contacting him he did not take ownership of the wrongs.. Having to do hours of work upon our arrival that should have already been taken care of and amenities not being available to us was disappointing. And hopefully you don’t have more than one car because parking is horrible.

Property was great and convenient to downtown Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. House was as advertised. Hot tub and theater rooms were great for our group and provided some great things for the kids to do while staying there. Excellent sty and I would recommend staying at Bear Necessities and would stay again if I return to Gatlinburg.

A great family vacation. Had a mama bear and 3 cubs our first night visit and several more times during our trip. So fun to watch and not threatening. The house worked well for our extended family stay. The cabin is secluded from the view of the neighbors and the view is great. The pool was nice but is a ways from the cabin. Great experience!!

Our family enjoyed our stay here! It was a beautiful property. The mountains are lovely.

Old and dingy. This place needs a major update. The couches were gross, dirty and torn, but the outside decking area was absolutely filthy! I will upload photos of the cobwebs that were everywhere, if it will let me. But… What makes this place unacceptable was the camera watching the living area on the deck. I understand the camera watching us walk in the front door, but not the living areas! I don’t go on vacation to be watched. That’s just creepy and several people expressed concerns that they may have cameras inside. The owner is very defensive to any negative comments, so I am sure he will say he doesn’t watch the cameras…yeah right! The whole setup is goofy. No bedroom has a private bath, not even the master, and most bathrooms have a sink on top of a Jack Daniels barrel with zero counter space. The main floor living room only has room for 5 adults to sit on the couches, so every night a few people would be sitting on the floor. (We had 8 adults and 5 children) This is because there is this metal electric fireplace in the middle of the room preventing using the other two walls for extra cushioned seating. Btw, the fireplace blocks window views and puts out minimal heat. It needs to go. There is a similar one in the “master” bedroom that is a major toe stumping hazard. After the first toe was hurt, we draped a floor mat over the corner of the 1” tall brick hearth. Some of the window treatments were old and torn and the master is lacking treatments on a door and a picture window, so it is pretty bright. There is only a sliver view of a mountain, topping the trees, which is allowed, would greatly improve the view. The easy off hot tub cover mechanism is broken but when I saw all of the cobwebs by the tub, I was like, no thanks. If your going to have a pool table, at least fix the separated bumpers where you can actually play pool. Wi-Fi was terribly slow. We had an online college student panicking trying to get his work to upload. Last gripe, it was pretty far out of town, 48 mins to Dollywood and 26 mins to Gatlinburg. On a positive note, the beds were comfortable, there was plenty of hot water and the owner was very responsive to any questions.

It was incredible to say the least

Old and dingy. This place needs a major update. The couches were gross, dirty and torn, but the outside decking area was absolutely filthy! I will upload photos of the cobwebs that were everywhere, if it will let me. But… What makes this place unacceptable was the camera watching the living area on the deck. I understand the camera watching us walk in the front door, but not the living areas! I don’t go on vacation to be watched. That’s just creepy and several people expressed concerns that they may have cameras inside. The owner is very defensive to any negative comments, so I am sure he will say he doesn’t watch the cameras…yeah right! The whole setup is goofy. No bedroom has a private bath, not even the master, and most bathrooms have a sink on top of a Jack Daniels barrel with zero counter space. The main floor living room only has room for 5 adults to sit on the couches, so every night a few people would be sitting on the floor. (We had 8 adults and 5 children) This is because there is this metal electric fireplace in the middle of the room preventing using the other two walls for extra cushioned seating. Btw, the fireplace blocks window views and puts out minimal heat. It needs to go. There is a similar one in the “master” bedroom that is a major toe stumping hazard. After the first toe was hurt, we draped a floor mat over the corner of the 1” tall brick hearth. Some of the window treatments were old and torn and the master is lacking treatments on a door and a picture window, so it is pretty bright. There is only a sliver view of a mountain, topping the trees, which is allowed, would greatly improve the view. The easy off hot tub cover mechanism is broken but when I saw all of the cobwebs by the tub, I was like, no thanks. If your going to have a pool table, at least fix the separated bumpers where you can actually play pool. Wi-Fi was terribly slow. We had an online college student panicking trying to get his work to upload. Last gripe, it was pretty far out of town, 48 mins to Dollywood and 26 mins to Gatlinburg. On a positive note, the beds were comfortable, there was plenty of hot water and the owner was very responsive to any questions.

Nice house and very clean! We enjoyed our stay

We all enjoyed our stay. I will recommend your house to my friends. We had just the right number of bedrooms for 5 adults and 5 teenagers. We enjoyed relaxing on the deck after each day's activities which included lots of hiking and Dolly wood. All of your directions were easy to follow. We had some "bear" visitors which added to the Smoky Mountain experience. Thank you for providing such a nice getaway location away from the hustle and bustle of Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge.

Great space for our two families to reunite. Loved the open floor plan. Several bear sightings, which were fun! Plenty of pots, pans, cooking utensils and flatware. A grill spatula is needed – there was only a broken one in the drawer. The upstairs master bedroom really needs curtains or blinds – the view is beautiful, but it’s impossible to sleep in at all with the sun shining in. If you are accustomed to a darker room, bring a sleeping mask! We were really surprised that there were NO essential pantry supplies (i.e. salt, pepper, cooking oil, sugar) and surprised that no other reviewers commented on this. Every other rental we’ve stayed at has had some items – if not supplied by the host, then left behind by previous guests. This rental apparently clears out everything. While the snacks on the table were a nice gesture, supplying basic pantry items would be more useful. It was chilly when we arrived, so we tried to turn on the living room fireplace but were unable to get it to work. The outlet was working and we made sure that the remote was synced but fireplace wouldn’t turn on with either the switch on the fireplace or the remote. Sent a message to the host right away, but never received a response. Would suggest adding fireplace operating/troubleshooting instructions to the notebook. Please also add TV operating/troubleshooting instructions to the notebook – you would probably be able to avoid a lot of problems/questions. We could not get 2 of the bedroom TVs to work (main floor bedrooms) – one would only turn on, but you couldn’t change channels. Didn’t try the TVs in the other bedrooms. The only instruction/troubleshooting comment in the notebook was to “check the input”, which didn’t help at all. The comments above are minor issues and are included as feedback for the owners and information for other guests. We really did enjoy our stay! The area is beautiful and the location of the cabin is great!

Great space for our two families to reunite. Loved the open floor plan. Several bear sightings, which were fun! Plenty of pots, pans, cooking utensils and flatware. A grill spatula is needed – there was only a broken one in the drawer. The upstairs master bedroom really needs curtains or blinds – the view is beautiful, but it’s impossible to sleep in at all with the sun shining in. If you are accustomed to a darker room, bring a sleeping mask! We were really surprised that there were NO essential pantry supplies (i.e. salt, pepper, cooking oil, sugar) and surprised that no other reviewers commented on this. Every other rental we’ve stayed at has had some items – if not supplied by the host, then left behind by previous guests. This rental apparently clears out everything. While the snacks on the table were a nice gesture, supplying basic pantry items would be more useful. It was chilly when we arrived, so we tried to turn on the living room fireplace but were unable to get it to work. The outlet was working and we made sure that the remote was synced but fireplace wouldn’t turn on with either the switch on the fireplace or the remote. Sent a message to the host right away, but never received a response. Would suggest adding fireplace operating/troubleshooting instructions to the notebook. Please also add TV operating/troubleshooting instructions to the notebook – you would probably be able to avoid a lot of problems/questions. We could not get 2 of the bedroom TVs to work (main floor bedrooms) – one would only turn on, but you couldn’t change channels. Didn’t try the TVs in the other bedrooms. The only instruction/troubleshooting comment in the notebook was to “check the input”, which didn’t help at all. The comments above are minor issues and are included as feedback for the owners and information for other guests. We really did enjoy our stay! The area is beautiful and the location of the cabin is great!

This was a perfect home away from home for our family of 6 adults and 5 kids! The property is well stocked from kitchen utensils to bath towels. We stopped at Publix in Pigeon Forge for groceries and essentials as the prices were a bit better than the local supermarket. We saw a mama bear and her three cubs almost every night and the kids were thrilled ( from a distance, of course). We hiked, walked and one day at Dollywood (the kids favorite). It was quite warm (90+) and it felt great to come back to a nicely cooled home. The owner provides a book with instructions/locations for everything. Checkin was super easy as well as checkout. Thank you Ed for sharing this great home with our family. Great memories were made to last a lifetime. ❤️

This was a perfect home away from home for our family of 6 adults and 5 kids! The property is well stocked from kitchen utensils to bath towels. We stopped at Publix in Pigeon Forge for groceries and essentials as the prices were a bit better than the local supermarket. We saw a mama bear and her three cubs almost every night and the kids were thrilled ( from a distance, of course). We hiked, walked and one day at Dollywood (the kids favorite). It was quite warm (90+) and it felt great to come back to a nicely cooled home. The owner provides a book with instructions/locations for everything. Checkin was super easy as well as checkout. Thank you Ed for sharing this great home with our family. Great memories were made to last a lifetime. ❤️

Had a great time and the property was perfect! Bears are legitimately around, they walked through the back yard on the first day we were there. There was a small sharp spot on gate to the hot tub.

Wonderful house, with ample room for an entire family.