Beautiful 7 Br Log Cabin Located In Smoky Mtns

The cabin was perfect for our eleven family! All contact between the host and the family was immediately answered by the host!

Beautiful cabin in the mountains!! This was the best equipped kitchen of any house we have ever rented!! The view was stunning. We loved having the extra space downstairs. The host was very available for any questions or concerns.

The cabin is great, good location, not a bad drive up the mountain and a great view.

Great view plenty of room and everything you need

The house is beautifully decorated, extremely nice furnishings and appliances. Everything we needed was there. I wish the master bedroom had been on the first floor, as my husband and I (who rented it) are elderly and stairs are difficult, so we didn't get to use it. A warning about the difficulty of the approach in the listing would be helpful as well.

13 of us stayed at Ribble's Retreat in late April 2025. We treated it as our home base as we took turns running the Smoky Mountain Relay as a 12 person/2 van team. The cabin is wonderful, very cozy and well-appointed with kitchen necessities, comfy bedrooms, a gigantic wrap-around porch, awesome cabin decor, and a fun basement/hot tub area. All 13 of us had plenty of space to spread out and bedrooms to sleep in. We cooked meals together in the kitchen and drank lots of coffee from the Keurig. The view across the valley is absolutely incredible and we felt very private and tucked away in the woods. The parking area in the driveway is also large with plenty of space to park and turn around (we were able to fit 2 cargo vans and 3 cars comfortably). The location is also super convenient, and we were able to get to Brevard, Franklin, Bryson City, and all the checkpoints in between for the race.The driveway to get up to the cabin is a bit precarious, but that might have been due to the fact we were getting big, bumbling vans up a very steep and narrow roadway. In a regular car this would probably have been much more manageable but be aware that it is a bit (understandably) rough. We figured out how to use the exit only driveway when we were leaving and that helped considerably. Overall, we had a fantastic time in this gem of a cabin and would love to come back and enjoy it a bit more (and in a less sleep-deprived state) one day. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

House was wonderful. Very cabiney. Saw one other house up the road very close to us. Mountains surrounding the house. Very pretty. A couple of things was disappointing; having to take the trash to the dump and charging for firewood to do s’mores. Otherwise we had a great time horseback riding and the kids loved mining. Shout out to Dilliards stable and Cowee mining.

Everything was lovely, comfortable and in great working order. This home had plenty of everything- space, kitchen supplies and scenery. Highly recommend! Perfect for our family group aged 6 months to 72 years and every age in between.

We enjoyed the the cabin. The kids loved the games and the adults loved the view. Lots of things to do around Franklin. We’ll be back again.

Our family vacation included 16 people from 2 to retirement age! We all fit comfortably and had a great time with the house games, TVs, and that VIEW! Only one car fits up the narrow road to the house so sometimes you have to back up if you meet another car but it wasnt inconvenient. The host was absolutely perfect!

We rented Ribble's Retreat for a multi-generational family vacation and were not disappointed. The cabin is charming with themed and tastefully decorated rooms, lots of activities available when we weren't out exploring the area, and a simply gorgeous view from the deck. There was plenty of room for our 15-person group, and the youngsters particularly enjoyed having the bottom floor to themselves. The one nearby house was vacant nearly all week and didn't detract from our enjoyment.

This cabin has everything and more that you'll need or want to make your stay a memorable one. It did not disappoint. Starting with excellent communication before our arrival with the owner, Tom, and his willingness to adjust accommodations to meet our needs. Our family greatly appreciated your help. We spent our days exploring the surrounding area and taking in the local breweries and restaurants, hiking , biking, golfing, pickle ball, gem mining ( a short walk from the cabin) and even the girls getting matching tatoos!! Our nights included homemade dinners in the spacious kitchen, playing board games that were provided, sitting around the campfire (firewood provided for a small fee) and just relaxing on the deck, taking in the beautiful view. The game room (pool table, ping pong and video games) was enjoyed by all. Note, the driveway off the main road is quite challenging but to be expected as the property is on a mountain! All in all, this property is exactly as described and we definitely would recommend it for large gatherings.