Spacious 5 bd, 3.5 ba custom log cabin. Mountain and ridge view. Great for families and groups. Easy access to Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Near the Arts and Crafts area. 2 king suites. The perfect place for family and friends, a couples' retreat, or a family reunion. Designed to offer ample common spaces while providing plenty of privacy.
Here are some reviews from the guests giving us 5-star reviews for privacy, cleanliness, and comfort:
โญโญโญโญโญ "๐๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ข๐น๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด. ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ค๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ, ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐จ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ๐จ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐จ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ต๐ถ๐ฃ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ข ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ข๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด, ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฅ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฅ๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฃ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ซ๐ฐ๐บ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ."
โญโญโญโญโญ "๐๐ฆ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ ๐ข๐ด ๐ข๐ฅ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง 9, ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐บ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ด๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด. ๐๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ."
โญโญโญโญโญ "๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐บ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด 10/10. ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ธ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ญ๐บ. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ฃ๐ช๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ช๐ง๐ถ๐ญ, ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ. ๐๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ต ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ต๐ด. ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ฎ๐ช๐ญ๐บ."
๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐
โฆ Mt LeConte and mountain ridge view on a 1.5-acre property
โฆ 3 levels, 3200 sq ft.
โฆ Custom-built design with heavy timber exposed trusses.
โฆ King bedroom with ensuite bathroom w/dual vanity, walk-in shower, and jetted tub
โฆ Great room with floor-to-ceiling windows, gas log fireplace, and UHD TV
โฆ Kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel appliances, and island seating for 4
โฆ Farm-style dining table and benches seating for 12
โฆ Loft with pool table and TV
โฆ Secondary king bedroom with access to full bath w/dual vanity (upper level)
โฆ Two queen bedrooms with memory foam mattresses with twin daybeds in each
โฆ Bunk room with 2 twin/twin bunks
โฆ TVs with 100+ channels or Smart TVs in all rooms
โฆ Large open deck overlooking the view, covered side porches with seating
โฆ Kitchenette with full-size refrigerator, sink, microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker
โฆ Gas log fireplace, big screen 70" UHD TV, Foosball, classic arcade, skee-ball, and ample seating
โฆ Walk-out to patio, yard, and fire pit ๐ฅ
โฆ 6-person hot tub on the patio
โฆ Charcoal grill and picnic tables
โฆ Zoned central heat and air conditioning + heated bathroom floors (winter)
๐ Complimentary WIFI via fiber optic
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๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐:
โข Great room: Soaring timber frame ceilings
โข Dining: Huge farm-style table handcrafted from rough-sawn cedar seats 12 for meals or board games.
โข The front "prow": Designed to maximize the view. On a clear day, you can see Mt. LeConte at a distance.
โข Seating: leather sofas are great for watching a movie on a UHD TV or just enjoying a conversation or playing a game by the warmth of the fireplace.
โข Open-concept kitchen: tall cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and an island (seats 4) clad in reclaimed wood.
โข King bedroom: Log bed with a comfy memory foam mattress and a closet.
โข King bath: private, separate shower and a jetted tub. Heated bathroom floors (winter).
โข Powder room: convenient access via the hall.
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๐จ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐:
โข Loft with picture windows overlooking the mountain ridge, with a 7' pool table made by a local craftsman with reclaimed trees. Sit at a pub table, watch others play, enjoy a beverage, or gaze through the picture window at the beautiful mountain surroundings.
โข King bedroom showcases rustic charm with its live-edge cypress headboard, TV, and a restored antique dresser.
โข Bathroom with a walk-in shower and a double vanity. The heated floors provide a delightful source of warmth in winter. The upstairs queen bedroom boasts a cozy aspen log bed, a comfortable memory foam mattress, and a twin daybed - a great room for a small family to stay in.
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๐๐ข๐ช๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐:
โข Family/media room: 70" 4K HD TV, 2-player arcade, skee-ball, and Foosball table, plus comfy sectional seating and gas log fireplace.
โข Kitchenette: a full-size refrigerator, sink, coffee maker, toaster oven, and microwave for our guests' convenience.
โข Queen bedroom: comfortable memory foam mattress, a TV, and a twin daybed, suitable for a small family.
โข Bunk room: two twin-over-twin log bunk beds and a Smart TV.
โข Bathroom: double vanity made of reclaimed wood, a tub, and heated floors in winter.
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๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ:
โข Sideyard: enough room to play.
โข Stacked stone fire pit: roast marshmallows, or watch the dancing fire under the stars.
โข Charcoal grill and picnic tables on a patio.
โข Hot tub: relax your tired muscles after a day of exploring everything Great Smoky Mountains.
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๐ช๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ก๐ง:
โข Private ownership: Ridge View Lodge is owned by and cared for by a Navy veteran and his wife.
โข Traditional meets modern: Our cabins blend rustic touches with today's amenities.
โข One-of-a-Kind: The cabin is unique, custom-designed & built. Owners personally crafted and restored many furniture and decor items.
โข Personalized Service: Deal directly with owners who know the cabin and the area, not third-party intermediaries.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
โบ Mountain Location: This is a mountain property. Guests should expect to drive on mountain roads. A 4WD or AWD vehicle and/or tire chains may be required during the winter months in case of snow or ice.
โบ Child Safety: The house is child-friendly but not child-proof. The property is not fenced, so children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times when outdoors.
โบ Housekeeping: Daily cleaning services are not provided. Guests will receive towels, linens, and a starter supply of soap, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, and trash bags.
โบ Wilderness Environment: The property is located in a wooded, largely wild area. Despite regular pest control, encounters with insects, arachnids, or other wildlife (inside or outside) are possible. Keep doors closed at all times, do not leave food in vehicles, and never leave food, leftovers, or trash outside. All garbage must be bagged and secured in the provided bear-resistant containers.
โบ Wildlife: Sightings of bears, deer, reptiles, birds, raccoons, insects, and arachnids are common and do not warrant cancellations or refunds. Feeding wildlife is strictly prohibited.
โบ Protect Your Travel Expense: Refunds will not be issued for weather events, fear of driving on mountain roads, changes in plans, or personal circumstances. Consider purchasing appropriate travel insurance.
โบ Third-Party Amenities: Services such as electricity, water, TV, and internet are beyond our control. In the event of service interruptions, guests agree they are not entitled to compensation or refunds.
โบ Wi-Fi: Complimentary fiber optic Wi-Fi is provided for your convenience. Login details are available inside the house or via email. While generally reliable, occasional service interruptions may occur due to the property's rural mountain location. The Owners cannot guarantee continuous Wi-Fi access or speed, and disruptions do not qualify for a refund.
โบ Booking Platforms: This property is listed on multiple online platforms, each with its own policies. The Rental Agreementโs terms take precedence over any conflicting policies on booking sites.
โบ Rates and Discounts: Rates may vary across platforms and are subject to change. Sales, discounts, or specials (if available) apply only to new reservations.
โบ Property Rules: No indoor smoking/vaping or pets are allowed. Occupancy must not exceed 16 total guests, with no more than 12 adults.
โบ Damage Deposit: A $700.00 damage deposit is required, reserved 2 days before arrival and released no later than 5 days after departure, pending a satisfactory post-departure inspection.
โบ Reservation Requirements: Guests must be at least 25 years old to book. A signed Rental Agreement and valid photo ID must be provided to the hosts within 48 hours of booking, or the reservation may be canceled for non-compliance.
โบ Long Stays: Stays longer than 8 nights may require interim cleaning with an associated fee.
โบ Arrival Information: Arrival instructions will be emailed 3 days before check-in. Access instructions will be emailed and texted 2 days before check-in.
โบ Guest Responsibilities: Guests must inspect the house within 1 hour of check-in and report any issues to the Owners. Unreported issues may be deemed the guestโs responsibility. All concerns or complaints must be submitted in writing (via text or email) before departure, allowing the Owners reasonable time to address and document them.
