Is The Hive Lodge - A Place Where Busy Bees Rest pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Where is The Hive Lodge - A Place Where Busy Bees Rest located?

This family-friendly Whittier cabin is located in the mountains, within 3 mi (5 km) of Nantahala National Forest and Smoky Mountain Country Club. Tuckasegee River and Sequoyah National Golf Club are also within 9 miles (15 km).

The Hive Lodge - A Place Where Busy Bees Rest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy S.

12 Jun 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Hive was very accommodating for our business leadership retreat! Very relaxing location and close to Bryson City and Deep Creek which we all enjoyed as well.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mary S.

9 Dec 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

First Annual

Perfect space, felt at home. Perfect mountain retreat. Already booked another week

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jake A.

3 May 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Team Trip

We had our team here for a weekend retreat. Property was great and plenty of room for everyone. The views from the porch were amazing and the sound of the creeks were southing. Great weekend escape.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Deana M.

29 Dec 2022

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Polar Express weekend

This was the perfect place for our group of 18 ranging from 18mos to 65! Plenty of room and we didn't feel crowded at all! Outside fire put was perfect for smores after the Polar Express!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Beau B., Greenville

19 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect place for a mountain getaway.

House was clean and had plenty of activities. Brian was very helpful with questions about the area. Would highly recommend!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sue Ellen C.

23 Dec 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing

this property is big and spacious, it is perfect for big families. We stayed there and took our kids and grandchildren to the polar express. The drive was short and the loved playing outside once we were back to the property. The kitchen is well equipped for cooking also. We also sat around the fire pit on Saturday and roasted marshmallows the kids loved that also. Could not have ask for a better property.

10/10 Excellent

Cathy H.

9 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A Perfect Family Christmas

We are a family of 17 with ages ranging from 3-71. I booked the Hive Lodge with hopes of our family being able to spend quality time together with plenty to do and not be crowded. This place did not disappoint. We all had plenty of bedrooms and space to lounge, eat and play. We had a ping pong tournament! It was so much fun. Prison city is nearby and we enjoyed ice cream and shopping in the quaint city. The grounds were nice with a fire-it that we used nightly. I would recommend The Hive Lodge for large families to come together.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julia V.

7 Dec 2023

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Thanksgiving

The property was roomy for our group of 18. We could all get in the great room with our being in each others way. The drive up to the property was a little scary but thankfully I didn’t have to drive. The young folks thought nothing of it as they ventured out each day sometime several times. I’m 85 and could have done it but I didn’t thanks to my children.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Temperance R.

22 Jan 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family get away

We spent days looking for the right place for a short stay in the mountains. My daughter had a gymnastics meet just 2 hours south of here and we wanted to spend some family time while we were all close. We finally landed on this wonderful place. We arrived late at night and we were slightly intimidated by the steep drive up however we all made it uo without 4x4 which was great. We were impressed by the size of the property and unique layout we had a great time exploring. We had a fire and thanks to the information provided by the host we had grabbed firewood before hand to make sure we didnt have to go searching around the property. We roasted smoars and the next day had a long awaited and needed resting day we got to take in the beauty of the land and enjoy each others company. We were expecting snow the next day the host contacted us that evening and explained the procedure and important information we were so happy to have a host that was helpful and kind. We had the best time building snowman and playing in the snow overall i would highly recommend this place we never left and had one of the best times 5 stars

Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

David R.

13 Jan 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew F.

2 Sept 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Kathleen M.

31 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben D., Husser, LA

23 Jun 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Enjoyable Stay

This is our second time staying at The Hive lodge. The first time was a few years ago and only a section of the upstairs was available. This time the entire lodge was open and it was great. We had 14 in our party and still had 2 rooms we did not use. There is plenty of room in the lodge as well as convenient parking. The lodge is very clean and plenty of amenities and supplies included. Having a nice yard area is defiantly a plus since most cabins don't have yard space. We enjoyed our stay and will defiantly be back.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Britt W., Raleigh NC

4 May 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Getaway

Superb accommodations. Great hosts. A little steep for 2wd on gravel, but worth it.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin C.

23 Mar 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing cabin and host

This house is exactly what you’re looking for if you are in need of a getaway while still wanting to be close to the fun of a casino. There is more than enough space and Brian the host is super friendly and honest when it comes to setting expectations. Like other reviews, cell and internet service is spotty but we weren’t there to work or play on phones. We had no problems and hope to be back soon to the Hive!

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Claudia G.

4 Jan 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

It was a perfect family getaway! To be honest we didn't mind not having the wifi it was the perfect opportunity to hang out play some pool, board games, enjoy family time. Lots of room for everyone... very nicely decorated for Christmas too! We wanted to see snow and in our last day we got to see the dusting of snow :-) Brian was very responsive to any questions/concerns we had. Definitely recommend this house for your next family vacation.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Bill M.

19 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cabin seclusion

Back in the mountains away from the noise! Huge cabin both lower and upper floors-great for everyone to enjoy playing pool, ping pong, huge Jenga blocks, checkers, Cd player, TV with sports, etc. Quiet and plenty of rooms and bathrooms for all of us. Huge kitchen and eating tables. We really enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Candace S.

12 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family home

Great place to meet for a family vacation, plenty of room for the whole family. Lots of room to spread out.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin L.

12 Oct 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome stay, great communication, definitely recommend

This place was clean, secluded and in good condition. There's a ping pong table, pool table and corn hole boards to keep you entertained while hanging out. The kitchen is well stocked with whatever you need and there's plenty of places to sit and hangout for the whole crowd. We really enjoyed it and had a great time. Only drawback (very minor one) was that the wi-fi was a bit spotty but that's not surprising given the location. All in all I definitely recommend and would go back in a heart beat

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

scott m.

17 Aug 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful

Wonderful stay. Brian was great and very responsive. Would recommend

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Pradeep M.

21 Jul 2021

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Amazing Cabin - perfect for a big group

The only reason we rated it a 4 stars is because the upstairs and downstairs are like different units and no connectivity from inside downstairs to upstairs. The other thing is the WiFi a couple of us needed to work a day on the trip and WiFi didn't help. Other than the above it is a wonderful cabin for large group of people and the view in the morning is amazing. Plenty of space both inside and outside. A couple of recommendations would be Fix the WiFi if possible and also have a few additional blankets both downstairs and upstairs. Overall we are very happy, Brian was very helpful and we will rent it again in future.

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gabriela D.

12 Jul 2021

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing place

This cabin is very large and very family friendly. Amazing!!

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

4/10 Poor

Peggy B.

4 Jul 2021

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Listing accuracy

Disappointed....

I have rented places in this area for the last 10 years and I will say this has been the most negative. ..Two of the bedrooms had no privacy because you had to go through an upstairs and downstairs bedroom to get to the exterior stairs. Either you do not have two of the bedrooms or you have no stairway connection between the floors. Guests cannot be expected to allow traffic through their private bedrooms. Therefore, to go from one floor to the other, guests have to go outside down to parking area, up a steep drive way and across another parking area. With the two exit door rooms occupied, there is only one means of egress from each floor. This needs to be disclosed on the listing. It would have been a deal breaker for us. ..The screened porch upstairs is lovely, but there is no interior access to it. The downstairs porch had no furniture, so could not be used, although listing said it did. ..The ceiling fan in one room was so noisy it could not be used. ..The linens provided were just sheets and a coverlet the weight of the sheets. There were no blankets anywhere in the house for the cold natured guests. ..The kitchen and refrigerator were very small for the advertised 20 guests. We had to use our coolers for extra items. ...House is very dated and has stained carpet. ..Did love the dining room tables. Great for a large group. .

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michelle D., South Bend, IN

10 Jun 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fabulous

The Hive is absolutely amazing! Clean, spacious, excellent area. We had 2 dogs with us, plenty of yard to walk them. The owners are super helpful, nice. We went golfing at Smoky Mountain Country Club, just a short drive. Excellent! The casino was an easy drive, fun. The road up to the cabin was not bad, we had a cargo van. No problems. We have nothing negative to write, all positive. Hope we can return someday.

Stayed 4 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shantanu G.

4 Jun 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for Large Family

Great experience. Brian and Sara are great. We had many family friends join us over the weekend. property is great, location is awesome and ideal place to have family reunion

Stayed 2 nights in May 2021

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