Highlands, North Carolina
This large and lavish 2 level home is perfect for a secluded mountain retreat, while still being less than 10 minutes drive to town.
The great room has wood floors, a beautiful stone woodburning fireplace and cathedral ceilings. The great room fireplace opens through to the gourmet kitchen. The large dining area boasts a bark accented wall and is surrounded by windows for plenty of natural light. Outside there is a large covered deck with a woodburning fireplace and a beautiful mountain view. A luxurious Master suite (King) and its sitting area are also open to the deck. A second bedroom, a guest suite (King), is located off of the livingroom.
The lower level has the second guest suite (Queen) plus a sitting area with a kitchenette and a fourth bathroom. This level opens to a covered patio and a stone terrace with another outdoor fireplace.
In addition to the three formal bedrooms, there is a pullout Queen sofa bed in the lower family room with its own bath, and a Double Murphy bed in the office across from the Master bedroom.
There is a great grassy area which is perfect for tossing a football, plus a two car garage. This property has easy access to hiking and mountain biking trails in the national forest land.
4WD is suggested, though not required, for access to the home. It has a gravel mountain driveway that can be tricky in adverse weather or after there has been a lot of rain. Sports cars or other low-sitting cars are not recommended.
**Please note, this home has very limited cell signal, but there is high-speed StarLink internet and a landline available at the home for guest use. **
[All of the homes managed by Highlands Vacation Rentals have wifi internet access(speeds may vary based on different providers), basic kitchenware & dishes, linens provided, and a starter set of amenities including: 2 toilet paper rolls per bathroom + A set of personal shampoo, conditioner, hand & body soap (also per bathroom), 2 paper towel rolls, a few kitchen trash bags, a kitchen sponge, some dish soap and a couple of dishwasher and laundry detergent pods. ]
*This is an animal friendly property. Pets must be approved and a pet fee is required.*
This home is about 25 years old, and is dark inside. Most of the interiors and house equipment appears original. Very limited to no WI-FI, Internet or streaming capabilities, though the owner did add some premium cable TV channels when we complained. The location is about 15 minutes outside of Highlands on very windy, hilly roads. We would not have stayed there had we known that about the location, or about the streaming, internet, and WI-FI problems. We had to leave the house to get emails most of the time. We didn’t think it was worth the price given the location and tech issues.
We loved this beautiful home and its luxurious amenities. The covered back porch is absolutely wonderful! A bonus was seeing two bears (or one bear twice) on the switchback. The only downside was the property management company ignored our calls regarding two maintenance issues. But this did not compromise our visit. The home is fantastic and we would stay there again.
Thank you for sharing this property with us! We enjoyed every moment and every bit of our stay. The view from the porch is just incredible. The drive in is beautiful. The home itself is beautiful. I sent a few things that need fixed (garage opener didn't work) via separate message. I would definitely stay here again!
Such a beautiful home! We enjoyed relaxing in front the outdoor fireplace.
It is rare that a VRBO house is actually Better than pictures .. this one is better.. House is huge and all rooms have ample room and bathrooms. The outdoor patios have great views and the eating areas are perfect for a larger group.. this house is great to have a private chef. The only drawback is it is located far from town and is difficult to get to without 4 wheel drive when raining.
A truly lovely home - very spacious, very well-appointed and well stocked. We thoroughly enjoyed our family get together there - it was the first time we have seen each other in person in 18 months and the beautiful setting made it even more memorable.
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