6/10 Okay
James S.
Dec 26, 2025
Liked: Cleanliness
Pros - The cottage is in a nice location nestled in the foothills of the smoky mountains. It’s about a 15-20 minute drive to town for food and other supplies. The 4 bedrooms are ideal for 4 couples since each room has its own full bathroom. The interior looks very nice in the main floor with lots of wood and vaulted ceilings. Cons - The cottage kitchen interior is quite worn and most of the utensils, pots, pans, stone and other appliances have seen better days. Also, there were other minor annoyances, e.g., the shower in the bedroom next to the kitchen leaked on to the hallway floor by the staircase. You can reduce the leak by strategically placing a washcloth in the right place in the bottom of the shower but you can see a water mark in the hallway floor indicating this has been a problem for sometime. The basement theater is a nice concept but with a small TV by today’s standards and chairs that are upright and fixed (no reclining) make it not very useful. The 6 ft pool table is quite worn out and they had 1 warped pool clue. Overall, my impression was this unit was not quite up to the standards that I have come to expect from a VRBO accommodation but the unit is probably run by a corporate group and its location in the smoke mountains makes it in high demand so they don’t feel compelled to address obvious issues.
James S.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2025