Our 'runaway' Christmas Week (Holts Summit, MO) - 1/3/2012
Back in October we made the decision to 'runaway' for the week of Christmas to enjoy some rest and to reflect on the reason for the season. We wanted to do something other than the traditional holiday agenda with kids and grandkids, other family, decorating and shopping. So with that in mind I searched the internet and found Mountains Rentals of Gatlinburg.
I loved how I could see inside each cabin with the virtual tour in addition to the photographs. I eventually made my decision. The internet access and hot tub being the two main factors contributing to my choice.
As time grew near we became more and more excited about our new holiday adventure. We drove in from Missouri and then stopped in at the rental office before finding our way to the cabin, the staff were very helpful and very friendly. Even though the website said we could just go straight to the cabin I am glad we stopped at the rental office for directions and also to locate the nearest grocery store.
Gatlinburg was much more busy than I had anticipated but soon we were on our way to the cabin. It was very easy to find and when we pulled up the driveway and saw the cabin we fell in love with it.
The best part of the whole trip was seeing my husband's face as we entered the cabin and explored what would be our new 'digs' for the next week. He was so very impressed with everything. To say he was happy would be an understatement. He loves cabins and really liked this one!
Now, onto the details of the cabin. It was much more spacious than I thought it would be. The hot tub was awesome and we used it several times a day. Halfway through our stay they recommended having it serviced, and so we did. The only downside was that it took until the next morning until it was completely heated up again. So out of seven nights we only had one night in which we couldn't use the tub. That was quite alright with us. I used it every morning at daybreak and it was wonderful.
They stocked the shed outside full of cut firewood and we had plenty for the whole week. We built a lot of fires! We were hoping for snow but luckily it didn't because (as they recommended) we did not have a four-wheel drive and our driveway was fairly steep even though it is paved. If weather had been bad we would have had some struggles with travel.
My favorite part...the decor! It was absolutely fun. Everywhere I looked there was some wonderful piece of decor or antique. It was great. The home is beautifully decorated, but if you want fancy and modern this would not be the place for you. It was very comfortable and very very cozy.
Kitchen was great, all appliances worked fine, plenty of dishes, coffee pot and dishwasher available.
There is a wrap around porch on two sides of the cabin with really cool handmade wooden furniture. We had several 'picnics' out on the porch area.
There was a big screen tv and the only negative was that the sound faded in and out (you could still hear it though) when we played movies. I don't know why it did that, but that was about the only negative of the whole trip.
Out of the entire trip we only spent a couple of hours in Gatlinburg because we did not want to leave the cabin.
We will most definitely come back. Next time we might take in a few adventures in town. They have lots to do there!
Thanks to everyone who made this possible so that we could have our 'runaway' Christmas Holiday. I will treasure it forever. Angie Carter
Great cabin for the price (Baton Rouge, LA) - 11/29/2011
Excellent 2 bedroom cabin for a reasonable price. Really enjoyed the two wood burning fireplaces. This is our third time renting this unit. Highly recommended.