Bear Necessities Luxury 5bd MTN VIEWS, hot tub, many bear sightings
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Gather around the kitchen in this open floor plan.
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Bear Necessities Lodge. Viewed from the mountain side.
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Picture taken Sep/2023
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Relax in our hot tub. Mountain views standard on any level.
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Summer view of mtn. You are looking at the Greenbriar Pinnacle.
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Cabin picture just after painting 5/17.
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1 of 2 main level bedrooms. Queen.
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Main level bathroom. with Large shower and bench.
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Main Level bathroom pic 2.
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Winter view of mountains. Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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Terrace/patio
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Looking down the kitchen into the dining room.
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Terrace/patio
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Deer Path Lodge - quiet rear deck. I prefer the mountain side.
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Living room main level. Great place to relax and enjoy the view.
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lots of windows to enjoy great mountain view
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master bedroom looking out toward private deck.King and private deck
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Master Bedroom/Suite
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Master Bathroom. Has a garden tub, a large shower, and lots of space.
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Dual sinks lot of countertop area.
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Bathroom
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Enjoy the view from the Master balcony while relaxing in colorful rocking chairs
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Upper Level Suite. This is 2nd bedroom with private bathroom.
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Upper Level Bedroom 2 suite. pic 2
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Private upstairs bath.
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Lower level bedroom. Queen over queen bunk beds.
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Lower Level bathroom
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Lower Level Bath. Pic 2.
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Game room. enjoy pool or darts
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media area. projector TV
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The layout of the property and the wrap-around porch.
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These cubs were playing in the neighborhood. Its common to see Mom and the cubs
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View at beginning of winter 2022
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1 of 3 outside pools."A Little Bit of Heaven."734 Sunshine Trail
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A Little Bit of Heaven. Entrance734 Sunshine Trail
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Neighborhood deer in our winter playground.
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TimberRidge Pool Under Construction705 Piccadilly Laneready 2023 season
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Pool Map
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Bent Tree Golf Course. A Gary Player designed course at neighborhood entrance.
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Downtown Gatlinburg. View from 1 of our favorite restaurants, "Mellow Mushroom"
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One of the many beautiful features inside the park.
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Ober Gatlinburg. Open year-round. Snow act generally mid-Dec to mid-March
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Rainbow falls. One of many great hikes with trail head not far from our cabin
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Dollywood theme park. Beautiful setting, rides and artisans.
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This area has it all.
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Ober Gatlinburg Ice skating.
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Great Smoky Mountain Forest - Clingman's Dome. Cloud inversion in the distance.
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So much to do.... even white water rafting.
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Appalachian Trail - exposed rock limits further erosion.
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Winter snow transforming city into winter wonderland & snow base for skiing
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Appalachian Trail.
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Sitting above the clouds on the Appalachian Trail
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Smoky Mtn Park - Clingman's Dome. Yet another amazing view.
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Renowned motorcycle destination. Ride Tail of the Dragon,Charahola & others.
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Walk the Appalachian Trail. Only 1972 more miles until the end.
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if you look close under the trees you can see the Buffalo.
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I took this picture from the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mtn Nation Forest
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Hiking in the Smokys
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Buffalo always makes me think of the wild west. View free on Birds Creek Rd
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For the dare devil.... Walking in the top of the trees to zipline.
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Amazing views, just don't stop. This picture is in Wears Valley
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short 49 mile, 90 min drive through Smoky Mtn National park to Cherokee N.C.
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Biltmore House. Another wonderful day trip. 75m and 99 minutes away
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Gondola rides a convenient way to get to ski slopes. Gondola operational all yr
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So many wild animals
Rate –
$212-1,750/nightSize –
5 Bedrooms • 4 Bathrooms 4 Baths • Sleeps 1-14Beautiful Luxury 5bd/4bath home with mountain views from 3 levels. This beautiful log cabin is a perfect getaway for family or friends. About half of our guests have bear sightings. Sleeps 12 comfortably + a sleeper for up to 2 more: Master suite with King, 2nd bedroom suite with Queen bed, 2 additional bedrooms with Queen beds, a 5th room sleeps 4 with queen over a queen bunk bed, and sleeper sofa if needed in the living room. Convenient to Smoky Mountain National Park, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge (Dollywood). It's a short day trip to Cherokee Casino or Biltmore House. For security and to prevent burglary this property has video cameras on the outside monitoring access points to doors. The front camera has a wide area view while the others are focused on the areas around the door. The lower-level camera DOES NOT oversee the hot tub; however, guests must pass in front of the camera to access the hot tub. The footage is recorded for about a week and then it overwrites. We practice continuous improvement.
We purchased this property late in 2015. Our friends call our remodel a rebuild as we gutted 3 levels to take this 1970s cabin into the 21st century. It was very trying and everything took longer than expected. We try to continually enhance the property.
* 2016 we completed a major renovation. Consisted of adding a gabled roof on the deck over the dining room. Expanded kitchen, removed spiral staircase, and replaced with large functional staircase. Removed some of the upper level walkarea that made no sense. Removed up to 5 levels of linoleum and replaced with hardwood and tile in upper and main levels. The lower level removed linoleum, sanded and stained cement floor. Replaced massive amounts of sheet rock with tongue and groove knotty pine. Fully remolded kitchen cabinets, appliances, flow, etc. Completed some needed cosmetic work to bathrooms on all levels but left them for another time.
* In 2018 we redid the outside of the house to outside logs and upstairs windows, providing greater energy-efficient and more modern look.
* 2019 rebuilt the deck and converted the railings from metal rail to wire which really opens the view.
Also, in 2019 we suffered a catastrophic lightning strike that took out all TVs, washer & dryer, and more.
* 2020 - COVID starts.
* 2021 - Reworked attic access ladder to increase access size and allow HVAC equipment to be moved into the attic.
* 2022 - January replaced/upgraded lower-level HVAC system. March replaced/upgraded upper-level HVAC system. Also moved HVAC from the master bedroom changing area to the attic. This is the first step in a plan to provide private bathrooms for the 2 upstairs bedrooms.
* April 2023 completed the transformation of the upstairs changing room to a large luxurious master bathroom. The existing upstairs bath is now for the private use of the other upstairs bedroom; however, it will take until my next major construction project before the other room is considered a suite.
* September 2023 Completed remodel and conversion of the upper-level bathroom to suite. Renovated both main and lower-level bathrooms.
Lots to do with a pool table in the game room, an amazing hot tub, lots of rockers for reading and just relaxing wrap-around porch, flat-screen TVs in all rooms, and a large projector in the multimedia room. Lots of wildlife we often see a family of deer and on occasion, we will see a black bear and her cubs. Our neighborhood hosts three pools, a golf course, and for larger events the ability to rent space from the neighborhood HOA office at the very top of the mountain.
Rates & Availability
Cancellation Policy: Ninety-seven percent (97.00%) of the total booking charges will be refunded if the cancellation is made more than 60 days prior to the arrival date of the reservation. Fifty percent (50.00%) of the total booking charges will be refunded if the cancellation is made more than 30 days prior to the arrival date of the reservation. For cancellations made within 30 days prior to the arrival date, no refund will be issued.
About the Owner
We have aspirations of retiring to the mountains and managing 5 of our own properties and 15 other luxury vacation rentals. A condo purchase in May of 2018 represents our 3rd property. In November of 2023, I purchased a fourth property, a railroad caboose. Throughout 2024, we will be converting the Caboose to a luxury 1 bedroom property with a goal of having it on rental for spring of 2025. In 2013, we took over the daily management of the properties. We aren't perfect but we do believe in continuous improvement. We consider our places to be part of your vacation experience and as such we are part of 100's of joyous times with families and friends. Our hope is that the cabin & your stay in this beautiful city is a wonderful, lifelong memory.
Location
Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Amenities
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| Accommodation | Entire Home |
| Check-In | A keypad is available 24 hours a day to provide entry for guests |
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4 Bathrooms
4 Baths
1 - Upper-Level ensuite bathroom. Private bathroom. Large stand-up shower with rainfall shower head, full-size mirror, blue tooth speaker in fan. 1 - Main-Level bathroom. Large stand-up shower with in-shower bench and rainfall shower head, full-size mirror, blue tooth speaker in fan. 1 - :Lower-Level bathroom. Circular stand-up shower with in-shower bench and rainfall shower head, full-size mirror, blue tooth speaker in fan. |
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5 Bedrooms,
sleeps 1-14
5 bedrooms + sleeper sofa in media room (sleeps up to 14) 1 - Lower Level Media room with sleeper sofa. |
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