Gatlinburg, Tennessee
We welcome you to our home away from home. The Bird’s Nest is a two story chalet that comfortably sleeps 8 guest. It offers fully functional kitchen, 3 bedrooms with 1 king, 2 queen, and one sofa bed, washer and dryer, 5 flat screen tv’s( 4 with cable & one with DVD player), double stack stone wood burning fireplaces, two baths, iron and ironing board, hairdryers, spiral staircase, upper and lower decks, outside access on both levels, hot tub, pool table, easy parking, beautiful winter view, soft outside lighting, half mile from Ober Ski Resort, 2 miles from Gatlinburg strip, We have club privileges. Club house is less than quarter mile from property.
We had a great time! The cabin was a lot bigger than expected. The bears did show up on the back porch several times while we were in the jacuzzi and that was pretty scary! However, we will definitely stay here again!
Owner is aware and already hired a new cleaning crew! This house is perfect location to visiting the area and hiking then soaking tired bodies in the hot tub!
Loved the cabin! the driveway not so much, better once I got used to it (3rd day into the trip) lots of bears around, make SURE you always lock car doors, the bears know how to open car doors as we unfortunately found out.
A great chalet in Ober just up the hillside of Gatlinburg. Perfect for our family getaway to visit each other and enjoy the Smokey Mountains, Anakeesta, Dollywood, downtown Gatlinburg, Pigeon forge, and Sevierville. Hot tub and pool table were a bonus and EVERY DAY we seen a black bear....today as we left one came to the front door!
We enjoyed the seclusion. The road to the home is a bit intimidating at dark. But the property itself is good. We did have difficulty with the electrical and trying to figure out how to turn on lights and such but we made due. We would highly recommend!
We visited with my elderly parents and my family took the downstairs while they had the upstairs. We were able to make great meals and wind down in the hot tub every night. The home was close to town but still far enough away to feel removed and same for the National park, close enough but still removed. We hiked every day and sat in the hot tub at night and made the very best of memories.
The owner was kind and responsive. The location was great, just above the Gatlinburg's main walkway. We had great view and privacy off the back. The hot tub was super relaxing. The place was generally clean but had a stale smell. We found a cabinet with mold and an air freshener that may have been the source. The bathroom light was touchy. Half the light switches weren't hooked up to lights. This was my parents' VRBO so they thought it was great. For experienced VRBO travelers, it lacked the finished, and we liked the host.
Perfect location, family friendly, great Comunications .
The good about this property was that it was decorated super cute, and the hot tub was a plus! The location was pretty close to things to do but the roads and driveway were a little sketchy. There were some things that could've been improved though based off our experience. The contactless check in was nice but there were 2 codes sent to us so trying to figure out the right one to open the lock box was a little tedious in the dark. A lot of things were broken or not working right at the property. The breaker box tripped anytime we plugged the heaters in downstairs (which was needed because it did get very chilly down there) so we ended up playing outlet roulette so that the heaters would not randomly shut off after we went to sleep. The upstairs TV had terrible static when the volume was turned on, the pool table pockets had the staples broken out so the pool balls would fall to the floor and the futon downstairs had a not to unzip the back pockets and put the legs down to use it as a bed but when we went to do that one of the legs was completely broken off. I did message the property manager about this and the response I received was as follows mash the input button on the remote. It should make everything fine. Thanks for letting me know about the other. I'll have that taken care of. Also, a child can sleep on the futon but no adults please. Thanks Jamie was quick to respond to my messages though so that was nice! The property was nice but definitely was not designed for our family of 7 people. The dining room table only had 4 chairs and there was no additional seating which made it difficult for dinners with the family. Also, on a cleaning note when we were packing our things up, we checked under the bed to make sure we didn't miss anything and found multiple socks that were not ours.
Overall we enjoyed our visit! The good: Lots of sleeping space Clean Fire place on 1st and 2nd floors Hot tub was great! Washer and dryer The “meh” No grill - this was our biggest disappointment as it’s pictured in the listing and we brought food to grill, but found there was no grill anywhere to be found Older place - didn’t bother us at all, but just be aware. Stairs inside are steep and can be an issue for some, some oddities with electrical things (where to find lights, outlets etc) Just FYI: this place is located fairly high up and along some fairly steep and windy roads. It’s about 10 minutes to town. Overall we’d stay again and enjoyed our time with the small exception of not having a grill!
The house was very clean and close to town but still felt like you were for in the mountains. We had bear visitors almost daily which was neat to see. The only down fall is it says sleeps 8, it does sleep 8 but does not accommodate 8. There is only 4 places to sit at the table, it would have been nice to have a couple barstools at the counter and maybe another couch. Other than that there were no complaints. The owner of the house is very responsive and nice. I would definitely consider it again if we had a smaller party.
Bears every morning(9-10). Photos look just like the property. Cozy, yet could use some updates. Even with the issues we had we would recommend here. Owner was very prompt and responded quickly. Btw Bears can open car doors, keep them locked and food free!
Was a nice peaceful week, with a bear visitor everyday. They were just strolling through never seemed to be curious or aggressive. Easy drive down to Gatlinburg and over to pigeon Forge. We enjoyed the ride Through the smokies and saw Turkey and Elk nice vacation
The place was adorable with all the needed amenities ! Loved the bear that visited too!!
We had a wonderful stay, saw bears every day! Beautiful!
Easy to reach Gatlinburg or the National Park without going through the traffic-clogged Parkway. The cabin was quite clean and the kitchen had a wonderful array of accessories. Check in and out was easy and smooth. The only negative was the pretty yucky cushions on the chairs at the outside table, but it rained enough we didn't have much opportunity to use them anyway. Communication with owner through VRBO was easy and responsive. We were very pleased overall and really enjoyed our stay.
The cabin was very clean! Beds were comfortable, and the kitchen was well stocked for our needs. We saw bears everyday. We enjoyed our time in Tennessee.
Very nice place
House was very nice, location was great.
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