The Rowdy Bear Off-Grid Glamping Cabin

It's a nice secluded dry cabin. It's well equipped and is built well. My wife and I enjoyed our stay and would like to return some time in the future. Maybe when it's warmer haha.

Fire torch was missing Fire starters were broken Unable to start fire 1st night

Majestic view, neato.

I wanted to experience the leaf change season and this was the perfect place to see it. The pictures do not compare to the real life experience. I will defiantly be booking this cabin again for next years changes. It truly is a hidden gem!

The location, craftsmanship and resourcefulness are second to none. Do yourself a favor and take time to immerse yourself in the beautiful mountain environment!!

Overall nice experience

myself, my boyfriend and our 2 dogs stayed at this cabin in July. it superrrrr cute and the setup is very cool honestly. it was off the grid, no wifi or service, back in the country vibes with a Mountain View. if you 100% hate bugs, want wifi/service, want AC, and are allergic to bees: I would recommend to stay away from this cabin. only because there are bugs obviously cuz you are in the woods/mountains, you are off the grid for a reason, no AC in the cabin (we did bring a plug in small fan for night time air flow), and my boyfriend sprayed a bunch of wasps/yellow jacket nests the second day we were there. he got stung on the face the first night by one of these huge yellow jacket hybrid bees (we've never seen them before so we don't know what they even are called lol). I was so freaked out I slept in the car that night haha HOWEVER, us spraying a lot of the nests seemed to be A HUGE HELP. we didn't see those big whatever-they-ares the last 2 nights and I was able to sleep very well lol I saw other reviews about the bugs being so bad, BUT the owners did put up a huge net over the garage door opening which helped with bugs but again, there are holes in the floor and whatnot so bugs are going to get in (also being in the woods). I saw reviews where there are 2 codes and there are 2 codes so make sure to pay attention! I screen recorded each email so that I had access to all the info with no service. Brett and Leslie were both VERY responsive!! they even gave us suggestions for places as well as where we could take the dogs. we left the dogs one morning to hike in the Great smoky mountains national park. we left the garage door open for shade and closed the gate. we came back like 4-5 hours later and they were just fine, living their best mountain lives! the road to the cabin wasn't terrible. it is a gravel road all the way up and it goes up a pretty decently steep hill. I have a FWD Mazda cx5 and it did just fine going up and down the road! (obviously wouldn't make it up in the winter time if there's snow or ice though). overall our stay here was enjoyable. the fire pit was awesome. the rain shower was a neat experience too. the location was great and not super far from everything we wanted to do. I DO wish there was just some kind of air flow INSIDE the cabin itself.... like an overhead fan that ran with the generator or something. BUT we would still stay here again, just probably try it out in the fall/winter time next time!

The stay was clean, welcoming and of course had a stunning view! It’s almost hard to get moving in the morning when you can lay in bed with beautiful sunrises; and at night sunsets. The shower was super comfortable and easy to use. Never came close to running out of water and the linens and towels provided were clean and fluffy. The bed was beyond comfortable. We found this to be the perfect blend of camping out and having a nice comfortable home.

My boyfriend and I stayed at this cabin for a weekend in the Smokies. This property was BEAUTIFUL! Super secluded with amazing views and cute cabin with a super comfy bed. There were a few bugs from the flooring so I would suggest a net under the cabin but nothing too bad and we were lucky enough to get a few fireflies in :) Great little cabin and we would LOVE to come back some day!

The cabin was beautiful! Being able to see that mountain view from the porch and bed was amazing! Usually staying in places the bed isn't always that great, but the mattress was very comfortable and the linens were soft. The shower was so easy to plug in the cord and get a quick shower after a long day of hiking, plus it had great water pressure! The owners have a lot of information about the towns if you need and can offer great advice. The instructions they send for the cabin are very easy to follow, I did recieve two different codes to get in so I took a picture on my phone of both to be safe and I am glad I did because otherwise you have to drive to town to get cell reception (which is expected based on location). I do recomend bringing a battery operated mini fan to help get air in the cabin at night, as the air is still and hot because you can't leave big door open due to the bugs. You can not leave any type of light on inside the cabin at night because lots of bugs will come in. I feel as though the floor should have a vape barrier under it, could even use landscape fabric, but something to maybe staple to the bottom outside because many bugs were coming up thru the floor boards so I sprayed bug spray. Maybe even spraying home defense would help. I always expect bugs in the mountains, but I don't want to sleep with them. Maybe an extra shelf between the two already would be handy and some extra hooks. Overall, I would love to have a place like this, its amazing!!! Thank you for having us!!