Porch & Fire Pit: Rustic Log Cabin in Smokies!

Reviews

• 1/5

  House is not clean at all. They also have plumbing work that needs to be taking care of. The upstairs shower leaks onto bed down stairs and the kitchen sink under neath was soaked with water that we had to clean up. We also had to wash all linens before sleeping. They were not cleaned. All in all it’s a very nice cabin but not taken care of. Major cleaning needs to be done.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 2/5

  Very disappointed location was hard to find Down in a hollow cabin had a musty smell there was a pad lock on the laundry room door no instructions on how to open it no instructions on how to work the air unit. Ice maker wasn’t working couldn’t find the out door garbage can just wasn’t happy with this unit also had to leave a day earlier because of a medical issue

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  The right vacation home is everything, and we're disappointed if this wasn’t the one for you. We followed up with the homeowner after reading your feedback, and they wanted to share the following:
  - The cabins are located on one of the main and busiest roads in East Tennessee—Highway 321 (Hooper Hwy)—which is not in a remote or hard-to-find hollow.
  - The homeowner has not received past complaints about a musty smell, but they will have the cleaning team take a closer look to ensure everything is fresh for future guests.
  - Cabin A does not include in-unit laundry, and the closet you mentioned is designated for cleaning supplies.
  - A framed welcome letter in the kitchen, located next to the coffee pot, provides instructions for the wall A/C unit, along with information on WiFi, the television, and trash disposal. The outdoor trash is placed in a shed titled “Trash Shed” near the back porch, as outdoor cans are avoided due to bears and raccoons in the area.
  Thanks for your valuable feedback as we continue to improve for future guests!

• 1/5

  I think they need to hire new cleaners. The cabin was not very clean. They definitely do not clean underneath the furniture. There’s dirty socks and stuff underneath the furniture. The tub was disgusting. There was shave trimmings still on the back of the sink behind the Spicket. Where you have to take the trash out too, was completely full with trash bags, gnats and flies everywhere when you open it up, they need to have the trash emptied. It’s nasty. Will I stay here again probably not.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• 2/5

• 3/5

  We stayed from a mini weekend getaway for our anniversary. I read a review on another booking site after getting there and they were right. It was from May 2025 and nothing was fixed correctly. I wish I would have taken pictures. The toilet seat upstairs was strapped on with a zip tie. The shower stall upstairs was siliconed and white duct taped to cease a water leak that caused the 1st floor bedroom ceiling to sag. Which is held up by a piece of wood screwed up there. The ceiling light/fan we didn’t use. The fan blades were missing. Probably from water damage. The bathroom on the 1st floor needed a good deep clean. The shower walls were in need of a deep grout cleaning. It was red with mildew. I did bring Lysol wipes with us so I wiped everything down myself. Kitchen was cleanish. I wiped it down also. We did not cook, the handle on the oven was very loose and I wasn’t taking any chances of it falling off while I baked something. Handles on the fridge were missing. Ice maker was laying in the ice tray frozen in water. With all that said, this cabin could be really nice with some updates to the shower upstairs and ceiling fixed correctly on the 1st floor with a new ceiling light/fan. And a good deep clean to the whole place.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo