Highlands, North Carolina
Easy 20 minute drive to the wonderful resort towns of Cashiers (to the east) or Highlands (to the west), but still a "deep woods" location at the end of a road with fantastic views of the mountains across the valley. Very private and rustic with only one neighbor in sight. Our backyard borders the Nantahala National Forest, and a 15-minute path leads to the Chattooga River and Chattooga River Trail with beautiful river access, picnic areas, swimming holes and endless hiking. This area is rated 'wild and scenic' by the forest service - a rare honor!
Kids love this place as we have built a special 'kids cave' inside - cozy and kid-size to get away from the adults - they have their own secret spot! Outside are play areas, swings, fort and hammock - and of course most important of all - the woods! Trails run through the woods, and the day will fly by while they explore. All the outside features are close enough so parents can enjoy their time on the upstairs screened porch and still keep an eye on the children.
Built in 2003, this passive-solar design brings the sun in during winter, so is naturally warm then, but shades the windows with overhangs and tree cover in summer so we stay cool! It also includes air conditioning and ceiling fans, a toasty see-thru gas fireplace on the main floor, and electric heat in each bedroom.
The open floor plan designed especially for family reunions. We have four full bathrooms, seven bedrooms (two with king size beds, four with queen size, and one with two twins), plus large loft (with bunk bed & two trundle beds) . . . this place can hold a LOT of people! Other rooms include family room, dining room, breakfast nook, and screened, covered patio and exterior deck with charcoal grill. Six BRs share adjoining baths. The mail-level BR has a queen and is designed for limited mobility persons with a bath nearby and low-threshold shower stall.
For mealtime, there is a 12-14 person dining room table, plus large circular table for 4 - 6, plus seating for 6 at the kitchen bar-top.
Includes large center-island kitchen with gas range, microwave, blender, and two coffee makers (including Keurig). Also a large laundry room with washer and dryer.
Our Dad built this for our own family and go there often when its not rented. It is stocked with many books & games (and usually staples and condiments in the pantry). Also have a smart TV with satellite cable and WiFi.
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Perfect place for our family’s Christmas get together! Many new memories were made In this beautiful property.
Absolutely enjoyed the location and the stay- house was clean and large enough for a large group to spend time together or on their own. Beautiful location and vista, and the house was clean and had all of the accommodations to make for a wonderful time!! Thank you so very much!!
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in this secluded home tucked in the woods. There were 12 adults and 2 children from our family and we had plenty of room. The kitchen is well-equipped and the outdoor space is ideal for a getaway to the mountains. The drive up the lane on a dirt road is a bit scary at first and best attempted in an 4-wheel drive vehicle. But, we got used to it and we’re pros at it by the end of the week. The owners were very responsive and provided a binder of helpful information. Plenty to do in the surrounding area. We even hiked the trail from the house down to the Chatooga River! Make sure you are in good shape for the hike back up to the house, though! We would happily stay here again!
We chose this cabin for our annual family vacation this year. 10 adults and 5 kids under age of 7- The property was clean and inviting and included lots of extras like condiments, kitchen spices, foils and storage items extra towels. There are three great outdoor areas which allowed the large group to stretch out and have those important one on one family re-connect and catch up conversations. The dining room table was enormous and we all sat together for meals and board games. The bedrooms were comfortable and quiet. The kids loved the secret hideout under the stairs. A few of us hiked to the river and located the waterfall and swimming hole. (Rem to take a right when the path ends at the river) It was awesome. We spent a fun day in Highlands and an amazing day at the ‘Little Sliding Rock’ just 3 miles from the cabin. All ages could slide and swim. We walked the short distance to the top of the road from the cabin for the 360 panorama view. Be sure to take time to read the Owners Welcome Book. It is very informative and useful for finding things to do. We enjoyed our stay and plan to visit again. Thank you for sharing your cabin with us!
Ample room for all our family with 7 bedrooms , a loft bunk room, 4 baths. Family enjoyed Beautiful Mountain View from back screen porch. Huge kitchen and living/dining area . Fire pit and outside grill and tables. Close to sliding rock and silver falls and chattooga river trail.
Everything about the cabin was as advertised--great location right between Highlands and Cashiers, spacious, lots of rooms and beds, comfortable, perfect loft area for kids, hiking trails right from the property. The cabin was well stocked and clean, and had everything we needed for our stay. Owners were responsive and helpful to any requests/questions. We particularly enjoyed being 5-10 minutes from Cashiers sliding rock, which is where we finished just about every afternoon. Really hard to identify anything lacking. Would highly recommend to anyone with a large group.
We really enjoyed ourselves. Perfect setting for a large family to all get together with plenty of room. The amenities were more then adequate. We would love to stay there again!
We had a fantastic five days at MelbeMonte Lodge. The house is very comfortable and there was plenty of room for our group of nine adults and two teen/pre-teens. There is one bedroom and one full bathroom on the main floor. The other six bedrooms and three full baths are on the lower level. Those three baths each connect to two of the six downstairs bedrooms, so basically you have three Jack and Jill bed/bath set-ups downstairs. I believe there was room for at least five to sleep in the loft. We had a lot of rain so we spent a good bit of time in the house, but even so there was plenty of room to spread out. The view from the breakfast room and screened in porch was amazing even in the worst weather. The driveway made us all quite nervous when we first arrived, but after a couple of days we got used to it. At one point we had six cars parked at the house, including a Miata and a Prius that both managed to make it to the top. The fire pit is great and there is plenty of seating if you pull over the chairs from the outside dining table. One big advantage of this house is that it is exactly half way between Highlands and Cashiers. Plus, there are several great hikes and beautiful places to see just right off of Whiteside Cove Road where this house is located. If you have a big group that loves to hike, or you just want to get together to spend time in a beautiful place, I would definitely recommend this house for your next trip.
Let’s start with Tara was easy to contact and responsive and did what she could to try and make things right. The screened in porch was beautiful in the morning. Plenty of room in the kitchen for everyone. The housekeeping was less than sufficient for our arrival. Tara said the house had just been deep cleaned but there was no way. Built up dust on bathroom floors around the base, kitchen trash not taken out, range was dirty, keurig had mold in the water canister, kitchen floor hadn’t been swept and expired food left in fridge. None of the outside that was advertised was useable except grill. My daughters father in law cleaned the upstairs sitting area for me. He also trimmed some of the path trying to find the water hole that was suppose to be 15 minute hike. 2 different hikes and we never found it. After talking with Tara on phone she said it is more like a 30 minute hike and not marked cause it’s private property. Swing set is rotted and the big fire pit hasn’t been cleaned out since at least last fall. No hammock which I was looking forward too. Once the 2 trash cans outside are full you have to take the trash to recycle center. Bear got into the trash one night and tore up the trash bin. Tara said maintenance man was coming to clean out fire area, hang hammock and try to reenforce play set and fix trash bin but didn’t show up. My oldest daughter and her family left on 3rd day and we left early on day 4. Road is not suitable for a car.
The views are beautiful! The trail from the house was a nice hike. The layout of home is great for dining, game playing and just hanging out. It’s a lovely place to stay.
Brought 2 families together & it was GREAT! Awesome views & very comfortable. This place is perfect for large groups or family gatherings. Directions provided were spot on & check in was effortless. Looking forward to returning & exploring more trails…when temps are warmer ?
From the bonding with nature to family games this iwas a memorable week for our family!
We stayed at this cabin for our annual family vacation. We had 13 people/4 families. We enjoyed our stay. The location is between Highlands and Cashiers, NC The cabin is spacious and well designed. The upper level has a large kitchen. Big dining room table perfect for family dinner and game nights. There is also a living room with a nice TV and screened porch to enjoy nature. The lower level has 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. Each pair of rooms is connected with a bathroom. There is also a big loft area above the main floor great for kids to play and sleep. We loved hiking down the mountain right out the back door. We never found the river trail from the cabin, but if you drive down the mountain there is a clear gravel pull off that you can walk to a great swimming hole for the kids (including a natural rock slide). There are numerous parks, waterfalls and nature walks nearby, if you are looking for a cabin in the Smokey Mountains I recommend you try this one.
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