Experience the serene beauty of Bryson City in 'The Scratching Post'

The house was great for our group of eight. We had plenty of room for eating in the dining room and the stools at the bar. The kitchen was well-stocked. We enjoyed the fire-pit, the hot tub and the sauna. The drive to reach the cabin is a little much. We planned our day by preparing to be gone for our outings and only make the drive up and down the mountain one time per day. We enjoyed our stay tremendously.

We were a party of four adults and 3 kids. The kids enjoyed the arcade game and the darts, and the adults enjoyed the hot tub, sauna, and fireplace. The kitchen was very well stocked with everything we needed to make meals at the cabin, including cookie cutters!

Very well appointed cabin with tons of cooking utensils

Great location with plenty of outdoor adventures nearby. Very quiet spot.

The property is located in a very calm setting with no neighbors in sight. The amenities including the arcade, sauna and hot tub were a great addition to the beautiful view. The entry road and driveway are very steep so be careful while driving to and from the property. The kitchen was fully equipped.

Our cabin was very clean and well equipped!

We had such a fantastic trip. This cabin worked perfectly for our family, the kitchen and great room were a great gathering space. There were plenty of places for the kids to entertain themselves and the bedrooms were spacious and comfortable. The area had tons of options for activities, there really is something for everyone.

There are very few houses in this neighborhood, very narrow, steep and curvy road to get to the house, could be a challenge in poor weather; it was a very secluded spot. The house was fine; enjoyed the hot tub, sauna, and fireplace. A few things could be better - cleaning was so-so (dirty mirror, coverlet that smelled of someone else's perfume, stainless appliances need attention), no basic starter kit (no dishwasher pods, no trash bag in kitchen, super cheap toilet paper), needs a few repairs (broken pullout in loft, broken rack for hot tub cover, pull out trash cabinet in kitchen totally stuck). Otherwise, we fit well, loved the old school arcade game, lots of board games and books.

Everything was great. We all loved the arcade system. I would highly recommend this property.

The trip started out OK. Cabin was nice and location was nice. There was some trash (cans, bottles, solo cup) down near the firepit and one of the space heaters on the porch was empty. On Tuesday, 3 days into the trip we walked up to the top of the driveway with our dog to look at the road to see if it was salted for ice and were greeted by a woman walking her pit bull without a leash. The dog saw our dog and started running towards us with the owner yelling She doesn't like other dogs! I'm sorry. We had to quickly get our dog inside. A couple of hours later we got a message from the property manager stating that our cabin is NOT pet friendly and they have decided that they will allow us to stay since we already checked in. My husband called to clarify the situation as, VRBO states the property is pet friendly, the rental agreement we filled out listed our dog, signage in the cabin included rules for pets and generally speaking, being told in the middle of your vacation that you are not welcome but rather being tolerated is terrible customer service. The property management team went on at length about this long standing issue with VRBO over the pet status of this cabin and how they were planning to pull 57 properties off of VRBO as a result. They also did not want to hear our objections to their involving us in their issue with VRBO, their lack of review of their own rental agreement or the impact this was having on our stay. Instead they just repeated that they didn't like my husband's attitude. Aside from the property management team which may have been the owners of the pit bull, the trip would have been great. If I was the property owner I would certainly have a lot of questions about how they are managing my home and my potential rental income.