BirdTown Guest House: Private, Mountain Views on 60 acres, AC, pets, HBO, WiFi

EVERYTHING!!! The Bird Town Guest House offers physical comfort (read a good mattress), great mountain views, solitude, thoughtful hosts, and for city dwellers, quiet. During our last visit, the fall colors were beginning to pop, and the clouds and the mountain were in a constant dance. I wish I could be more specific about the surrounding area, but once settled in we didn't want to leave. There are hiking opportunities right on the property, there is a small spring for a sound track and a pond to sit beside and read. The deck became the gathering place for morning coffee and an evening glass of wine. We have visited Bird Town on three occasions and plan to visit again in the spring, if Mary and Alli will have us! This is the best NC mountain VRBO cabin we've found. But don't tell anyone, we don't want it to get around :)

Lisa and Mikki

This review was hard to write. No, not because I couldn't say anything nice. It was hard to write because we miss Bird Town so much.

This is our second time staying at one of Mary and Allie's cabins. With our new addition we opted for the larger Big Bird cabin. The cabin is tastefully decorated with more than comfortable furniture. The kitchen more than adequate, the bath room just right. Sitting on the sofa in the living room offers a view over the property and to the next set of mountains. The deck affords the same view but also includes the fresh air, sounds of birds and the babble of the small creek that is right by the cabin. The fireflies would join us at dinner as the sun set- another great view form the deck.

There are so many cool things to do within a short drive of the cabin-Roan Mountain, Mt Mitchell the Blue Ridge PArkway are just a few.

One of the best things about Bird Town besides the beauty, the quiet of nature and the fresh mountain air are the host. Mary and Allie are such wonderful, and friendly people. We miss them. We will be back, once again.

Need to have a laid back, run away from the kids, leave the city behind, relaxing cup of coffee on the deck with an amazing view, listen to the creek flow, sit by the pond, take a good hike, curl up to a wide assortment of movies, have a 3rd glass of wine, and sleep in late kind of a weekend? Go to Birdtown! Owners are super cool and yes, they have goats. Seriously.

My wife and I didn't know what to do with ourselves since we didn't bring our 2 and 4 year old boys along. We weren't accustomed to doing pretty much nothing but luckily we are quick learners and settled in nicely. At first we thought we wanted to get up the next day, ride a little over an hour to Asheville and make a busy day of it. The more we were there the more we didn't want to leave. We did take a 30+ minute ride over to Burnsville (a cute little town with a nice coffee shop, cafe, antique stores, etc) but the more we were away the more we wanted to get back. Instead we headed to Spruce Pine for some groceries and I could not believe my eyes when I walked in Ingles. This store is absolutely amazing and I almost guarantee you that if you're looking for it, it's there. Very, very impressive. Definitely hold off bringing supplies and just go there.

So if you want hustle and bustle then you'll stay away from Birdtown and go to Pigeon Forge; however, if you're looking for one of the most relaxing getaways you'll ever encounter you won't be sorry. It is also a nature photographers dream as there are small waterfalls every 20 feet! The super cool owners (Mary and Allie) are on site but away from shouting distance and you won't even know they're there unless you need something or you invite them up for Chardonnay and good conversation. We enjoyed them very much and will most definitely be back. If only we can find another sucker to watch the kids.......