Family Cabin w/ Fire Pit, 9 Mi to Sugar Mtn Slopes

Had we not been directly contacted by the owner of the cabin to cancel our reservation, we might have made the 5+ hour trip to Banner Elk to find out we couldn’t get into the cabin. VRBO and EVOLVE TRAVEL gave us NO notification at all about our reservation! We would have loved to stay at Hound Trail, but very disappointed with VRBO AND EVOLVE!!!

I have to admit that this place was nicer than what I though. If you want a place to completely relax and connect with nature, then look no further. Location was key. It wasn’t far away from anything. There is so many things we didn’t get to do since our time was limited, but I’m planning to go back and visit. Loved this cabin.

Our stay could not have been any better. Wonderful experience with a true cabin feel in a great location. The cabin was just as expected, clean and with all the essentials needed for a fun filled 4 days of skiing and sightseeing. The photos do a transparent job on what to expect, beautiful kitchen, spacious living room, comfortable bedrooms and the best part, the huge backyard with the highlight of our stay, the fire pit. Highly recommended. Can’t wait to go back.

We stayed here with our pups for a wedding and also some hiking. The house has a beautiful view, is very dog friendly and we loved the outdoor fenced area and large deck! Very quiet location, and we enjoyed watching deer and having a fire in the fire pit area. Some downsides—the primary bedroom has an open bathroom with no door (!). The bed is very squeaky—even just turning over can be loud. The ice maker is broken and there is no ice so stop for ice before heading up the mountain. Otherwise this is a nice short term stay for a couple or small family.

This place is just awesome. I went for summer mountain biking and was a blast. The house is fully equipped with everything you need to relax without worrying of carrying anything. Grilling with an outstanding view at the deck was my favorite part, kitchen was fully equipped for all our cooking. Rooms are spacious, well furnished, and beds were comfortable. Found everything super clean and ready to use. Hope to come back soon.

House was beautiful, well equipped, and in a great location. Nice fenced area for dogs that was right off the deck. Deck had good latching gates so dogs could wonder on deck freely. Inside was spacious with a master suite on main level. A nice size kitchen/dining area and living room space. Only issues during the week was a small leak in kitchen to which the property owner responded they would be addressing, the WiFi went out for the last two days of the stay (so no TV watching and limited phone service for us since no cell signal), and on last day of stay the AC unit stopped working. I reported the WiFi outage and the AC not working to the property owner today when departing, but haven’t gotten a response yet. Despite these few unexpected things, we had a great week and would definitely consider renting this cabin again in future.

Very pretty home with a beautiful yard! I love that it is pet and toddler friendly! However, walls are thin. Would stay here again in the future.

The place was beautiful with gorgeous views. We really enjoyed that we were able to take our dogs with us. There was a fully stocked kitchen which made it very easy for us to cook our own meals. There were a few cons though: a bug issue in the loft area, several lightbulbs that needed to be changed, the way to get into the creek was not convenient and I think what disappointing us the most is that we had to take over a weeks worth of garbage with us when we already had a very fully packed SUV-it was a huge inconvenience that we were not expecting and would have assumed the cleaning fees would have taken care of something like that but it all worked out in the end.

I loved the views of the mountain and especially the view of the nighttime sky. The stars were so bright and the whole area is peaceful. The house & property are well maintained. The beds were comfortable for all my friends. I love the small heater built into the wall in the bathroom upstairs. It was nice to turn the heat down at night to sleep and then wake up to shower and have the bathroom warm up quickly for my shower. We hit the winery nearby as well as some local restaurants. We also had fun with some inner tubes we blew up and used to slide down the hill in the backyard after it snowed. It was the perfect get away for our friend reunion.

This place was ideal for a family get-together. It is well located in Banner Elk with nice restaurants, vineyards and hiking near by. The view from the house of the hills and forest was calming, and space for our dog to run around safely was ideal. The house is well equipped, well decorated and very confortable. All-in-all a great stay!