Leave your cares at the door as you relax in this beautiful, professionally decorated home and enjoy all the desirable Blue Ridge Mountain Club (BRMC) has to offer! The community has new amenities with a seasonal pool, pickle ball courts, basketball court, hiking and mountain biking trails, a natural swimming hole, full gym, onsite spa services (massage/facials) and an on-site restaurant across more than 6,000 stunning acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains! The house has high-speed underground fiber internet for all your remote work needs.
Explore hikes along miles of cut trails, including trails leading to the 'Blue Hole' a water-fall ending into a natural swimming hole. The views within the community are STUNNING! No need to drive off property to enjoy the best in hiking and natural beauty, it is truly right off your steps. This amenity of Blue Ridge Mountain Club is yours to enjoy.
There is also a great Fitness Club. Start each day with an inspiring workout at the new Ascent Wellness and Fitness Center. Just a short walk from the cottage, this is a state of the art fitness center, located atop a mountain ridge with amazing views! There are gym classes to join for a small fee. There is a sauna in the gym, and small reading nook with keurig coffees, hot chocolate, and teas.
Lookout Grill is available for dining and take-out and the food and cocktails are bound to impress. Please message host for the hours of operation, as it closes seasonally. There is also a seasonal food truck stationed at the seasonal pool or at the pavilion.
The Watson Gap community pavilion is an outdoor venue, perfect for cookouts, picnics, and get-togethers. There is a covered stone area with two fireplaces, restrooms, pickleball (2 courts) and basketball area, and a fire pit! There is also fireplace available for use. This is a 1 minute walk from the house.
The pool and 6 new pickleball courts are a 10 min drive from the house, they opened in July 2024. The pool is open from Memorial Day until Labor Day. New pickleball courts
For your protection and peace of mind, we require all renters to purchase travel insurance. This insurance helps cover potential cancellations, travel delays, medical emergencies, and more during your stay. The roads are well-maintained within the community, but we are unable to control inclement weather and refunds or credits will not be provided. Travel insurance is available for purchase when you book and pay through VRBO. It helps safeguard your trip from delays, interruptions, and cancellations.
About the house:
Enter the main level through a carved wood door and just 2 steps from the path from the paved dedicated parking area. The great room has vaulted tongue & groove ceilings, with a high end kitchen on one side featuring all wooden cabinets and self-closing drawers, granite counters and GE Café Stainless appliances including a gas range and convection oven, and utility sink. The dining table has a bench on two sides and will easily accommodate everyone, and after dinner the living room with comfortable furnishings arranged around a gas log fireplace and a smart-TV make this a favorite gathering spot.
The master suite has a King bed, TV, French doors to the deck, a flat-screen TV, and a private bathroom with a wood slab counter and hammered copper sinks.
Another bedroom on the main level has a Queen bed with built-in book nooks with reading lights and outlets for phone chargers, and this bedroom is connected to a full bathroom with river stone vessel sink, which is also accessed from the great room.
Upstairs are two more bedrooms, one on each side of the stairs and each with vaulted ceilings. To the left is a bedroom with a Queen bed and a pull-out sofa (can sleep 2), and to the right is a bedroom with a twin-over-full bunk bed set with another 55” Ultra High Def TV with a WiiU console attached and a padded window seat.
Directly outside the main living area is a covered outdoor porch with stunning mountain views, gas grill, lovely outdoor gas fireplace, and hot tub (7). There are no steps between the main living area and the porch, so it is fairly accessible.
For those wanting to go into town, enjoy near-by Banner Elk, Linville, Blowing Rock, and Boone. Make sure to explore Linville Falls, the Blue Ridge Parkway, and Grandfather Mountain.
Here are some other ideas to enjoy during your stay:
- Enjoy take-out from Lookout Grill, a short walk away
- Play a round of pickleball or basketball
- Enjoy the BRMC pool (Memorial Day until Labor Day)
- Have a cocktail outside while enjoying the mountain's natural beauty
- Hike down to the Blue Hole for a quick swim
- Enjoy dining in Boone and Blowing Rock (20-25 min away)
- Enjoy shopping in Blowing Rock, Boone, or the Tanger Outlets
- Golf at the Boone Golf Club
- Enjoy a shooting or archery lesson with the Chetola Sporting Reserve. It is a private club that offers fly fishing, numerous sporting clay stations, shotgun/rifle/pistol ranges, archery range, and more. Activities are led by certified fishing guides and NRA-certified shooting instructors. Please contact the club for more info, for pricing and reservations.
- Go skiing or snowboarding at App Ski Mountain, Sugar or Beech
- Go tubing or rafting to cool off with the family
- Take the kids to Tweetsie Railroad
- Enjoy the Grandfather Mountain winery or Banner Elk Vineyard.
- Relax at the spa at Westglow in Blowing Rock
- Be a daredevil at the High Gravity Adventures Park, or Skyland ropes course
- Hike the many trails in the BRMC or rent an UTV (ask owner for details). Rental guests are NOT allowed to bring in their own person UTVs.
- Tour the Moses Cone Estate and learn about some of the local history
- Enjoy Mast General Store or stop by somewhere for gem mining.
- Tour App state, and enjoy the restaurants and college life of Boone.
- Go horseback riding at Leatherwood stables, about 25 minutes through the South Gate
UTV rental information:
Take off on miles of forested trails and scenic ridgelines specially designed for UTV/ATV usage (utility task vehicles and all-terrain vehicles). Blue Ridge Mountain Club is one of only a handful of communities to offer this sought-after amenity in Western North Carolina. All guests driving ATV/UTV’s are subject to the BRMC’s off-road vehicle policy.
Renters are no longer able to bring their own UTV into the community. Should you wish to rent an ATV/UTV for the trails, please contact:
Off Road Adventures, renters can book a UTV at www.offroadadventuresnc.com or by calling Steve at 828-755-5062.
Mountains can have inclement weather, please plan to buy travel insurance. We can not provide reimbursements or cancellations due to weather.
Video of the beautiful community: https://blueridgemountainclub.com/rentals/
Flora & Fauna: BRMC is pristine and preserved, sculpted and nurtured by Mother Nature, and home to a wide variety of indigenous flora and fauna that thrives throughout our 6,000+ acres. Chesnuts, maples, black and white oaks, and towering pines abound. The land is also teeming with deer, fox, wild turkey, grouse, and a multitude of bird species that also call BRMC home.
Fishing: Freshwater ponds and creeks abound at BRMC. In fact, there are a number of coveted fishing holes with tucked-away nooks and crannies along the 64 miles of streams on property—all brimming with mountain brook trout.
BRMC lays claim to miles of creeks and streams on property, intermittent and perennial, along with pocket wetlands, and a variety of waterfalls, all of which are mapped. Our current state classification is ORW, which stands for “Outstanding Resource Watershed,” a designation we intend to maintain through careful use and preservation of our natural resources.
