Walk to Stone Mountain State Park! Beautiful Waterfalls!

We enjoyed our stay at cabin one, chosen for location, price, pet friendly, and things to do on our way to and from Florida from Pennsylvania. This cabin really is an affordable way to experience the best things about vacation: privacy, eating, relaxing, spending time outdoors, hot tub, shopping etc. without the expensive price tag to feel guilty about later. That being said, you do get what you pay for, so people who left negative reviews shouldn't expect the amenities of a cabin twice the cost. The gas fireplace actually warms the entire cabin when you have a long enough time to let it heat up. We also arrived late and were worried since it was cold the night we arrived, but by the time we were unpacked the cabin was cosy, and then got too hot so we cracked open the screen door. The kitchen is small, but it's a small cabin people! The clean factor wasn't spotless, but was more tidy and allergy free than any other pet friendly hotel room or vacation home we've stayed in anywhere near this price range. We enjoyed the fact that there were clean linens and towels and dishes provided, and had fun one night sleeping on the futon for something different. We loved the cozy night lights by the bed and the fact that we could keep the blinds open in the bedroom and enjoy the view from bed since the area is so private. The view from the cabin is incredible, as were the sun rises, seeing the lights from the hot-tub, and hiking at Stone Mountain. The parkway and Blowing Rock are also nearby, and we adored Branciforte's Brick Oven in North Wilkesboro. Just don't bring too much luggage like we had to or you will feel cramped (we had a business meeting for three days in between our stays) Thanks for the great stay!

My wife and I rented this cabin for two nights, but left after only one night. When we arrived, the cabin was freezing and, after reading through all instructions left in the cabin, it appeared the gas fireplace was the only source of heat. We lit the fireplace, but found it didn’t adequately heat the bedroom so we chose to sleep on the futon in the living room instead. The futon was extremely uncomfortable with a thin, hard mattress and the metal frame was quite noticeable down the center of the mattress. As a result, we slept very poorly. Early in the morning, the carbon monoxide alarm went off, presumably from using the gas fireplace. To avoid killing ourselves, we turned off the fireplace and opened the front door to ventilate the cabin with the 30 degree outside air. The cabin also had a hot tub, which would have been a great way to warm up, except the water temperature never got above 57 degrees.

After all of this, we decided a second night was just not possible, so I called the owner and described everything that had happened. When I asked if there was a heat source we had missed in the cabin, he told me there was a space heater in a shed located 100 ft away from the cabin. When I mentioned that it would have been nice to know about the space heater the night before, he started talking over me and accusing me of lying and said no one else had ever complained about being cold. When I told him about the hot tub not warming up, he had nothing to say. I then told him that we were not going to spend a second night and wanted a refund for the second night. He told me I could not have a refund and that we were just ‘scheming’ so that we could get out of paying for our second night. I then told him that we would be leaving a review about our experiences at his cabin. He responded by indicating that if we did, he would sue us. He also made sure to tell us that we would never be invited back to his cabin, but I assured him this would not be a problem. He then proceeded to hang up on me while I was in mid sentence- apparently he was done with the conversation.

Not once did the owner express concern for our safety (carbon monoxide poisoning is life threatening after all), apologize for the fact that we had not slept well or that the hot tub didn’t work, or even offer to provide us a credit for the second night to be used at a future date. It was one of the worst lodging and customer service experiences we’ve ever had!

Very homey with little touches like the bell outside, the coffee and shampoo in the med closet, gas fireplace was handy in January and warmed right up. The view was phenomenal and the street good for walking our dogs. They loved being on the porch with us, too.