Spacious 5 bd, 3.5 ba custom log cabin. Mountain and ridge view. Great for families and groups. Easy access to Gatlinburg & Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee. Near the Arts and Crafts area. 2 king suites. The perfect place for family and friends, a couples' retreat, or a family reunion. Designed to offer ample common spaces while providing plenty of privacy.
Here are some reviews from the guests giving us 5-star reviews for privacy, cleanliness, and comfort:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "𝘞𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘹𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘶𝘣 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘬𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "𝘞𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 9, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯."
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 10/10. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘪𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥. 𝘐𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺."
𝗔𝗧 𝗔 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘
✦ Mt LeConte and mountain ridge view on a 1.5-acre property
✦ 3 levels, 3200 sq ft.
✦ Custom-built design with heavy timber exposed trusses.
✦ King bedroom with ensuite bathroom w/dual vanity, walk-in shower, and jetted tub
✦ Great room with floor-to-ceiling windows, gas log fireplace, and UHD TV
✦ Kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel appliances, and island seating for 4
✦ Farm-style dining table and benches seating for 12
✦ Loft with pool table and TV
✦ Secondary king bedroom with access to full bath w/dual vanity (upper level)
✦ Two queen bedrooms with memory foam mattresses with twin daybeds in each
✦ Bunk room with 2 twin/twin bunks
✦ TVs with 100+ channels or Smart TVs in all rooms
✦ Large open deck overlooking the view, covered side porches with seating
✦ Kitchenette with full-size refrigerator, sink, microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker
✦ Gas log fireplace, big screen 70" UHD TV, Foosball, classic arcade, skee-ball, and ample seating
✦ Walk-out to patio, yard, and fire pit 🔥
✦ 6-person hot tub on the patio
✦ Charcoal grill and picnic tables
✦ Zoned central heat and air conditioning + heated bathroom floors (winter)
🛜 Complimentary WIFI via fiber optic
★ 𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟:
• Great room: Soaring timber frame ceilings
• Dining: Huge farm-style table handcrafted from rough-sawn cedar seats 12 for meals or board games.
• The front "prow": Designed to maximize the view. On a clear day, you can see Mt. LeConte at a distance.
• Seating: leather sofas are great for watching a movie on a UHD TV or just enjoying a conversation or playing a game by the warmth of the fireplace.
• Open-concept kitchen: tall cabinetry, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and an island (seats 4) clad in reclaimed wood.
• King bedroom: Log bed with a comfy memory foam mattress and a closet.
• King bath: private, separate shower and a jetted tub. Heated bathroom floors (winter).
• Powder room: convenient access via the hall.
★ 𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟:
• Loft with picture windows overlooking the mountain ridge, with a 7' pool table made by a local craftsman with reclaimed trees. Sit at a pub table, watch others play, enjoy a beverage, or gaze through the picture window at the beautiful mountain surroundings.
• King bedroom showcases rustic charm with its live-edge cypress headboard, TV, and a restored antique dresser.
• Bathroom with a walk-in shower and a double vanity. The heated floors provide a delightful source of warmth in winter. The upstairs queen bedroom boasts a cozy aspen log bed, a comfortable memory foam mattress, and a twin daybed - a great room for a small family to stay in.
★ 𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟:
• Family/media room: 70" 4K HD TV, 2-player arcade, skee-ball, and Foosball table, plus comfy sectional seating and gas log fireplace.
• Kitchenette: a full-size refrigerator, sink, coffee maker, toaster oven, and microwave for our guests' convenience.
• Queen bedroom: comfortable memory foam mattress, a TV, and a twin daybed, suitable for a small family.
• Bunk room: two twin-over-twin log bunk beds and a Smart TV.
• Bathroom: double vanity made of reclaimed wood, a tub, and heated floors in winter.
★ 𝗢𝗨𝗧𝗗𝗢𝗢𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦:
• Sideyard: enough room to play.
• Stacked stone fire pit: roast marshmallows, or watch the dancing fire under the stars.
• Charcoal grill and picnic tables on a patio.
• Hot tub: relax your tired muscles after a day of exploring everything Great Smoky Mountains.
★ 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗠𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗡𝗦 𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧:
• Private ownership: Ridge View Lodge is owned by and cared for by a Navy veteran and his wife.
• Traditional meets modern: Our cabins blend rustic touches with today's amenities.
• One-of-a-Kind: The cabin is unique, custom-designed & built. Owners personally crafted and restored many furniture and decor items.
• Personalized Service: Deal directly with owners who know the cabin and the area, not third-party intermediaries.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
► Mountain Location: This is a mountain property. Guests should expect to drive on mountain roads. A 4WD or AWD vehicle and/or tire chains may be required during the winter months in case of snow or ice.
► Child Safety: The house is child-friendly but not child-proof. The property is not fenced, so children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times when outdoors.
► Housekeeping: Daily cleaning services are not provided. Guests will receive towels, linens, and a starter supply of soap, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, toilet paper, paper towels, and trash bags.
► Wilderness Environment: The property is located in a wooded, largely wild area. Despite regular pest control, encounters with insects, arachnids, or other wildlife (inside or outside) are possible. Keep doors closed at all times, do not leave food in vehicles, and never leave food, leftovers, or trash outside. All garbage must be bagged and secured in the provided bear-resistant containers.
► Wildlife: Sightings of bears, deer, reptiles, birds, raccoons, insects, and arachnids are common and do not warrant cancellations or refunds. Feeding wildlife is strictly prohibited.
► Protect Your Travel Expense: Refunds will not be issued for weather events, fear of driving on mountain roads, changes in plans, or personal circumstances. Consider purchasing appropriate travel insurance.
► Third-Party Amenities: Services such as electricity, water, TV, and internet are beyond our control. In the event of service interruptions, guests agree they are not entitled to compensation or refunds.
► Wi-Fi: Complimentary fiber optic Wi-Fi is provided for your convenience. Login details are available inside the house or via email. While generally reliable, occasional service interruptions may occur due to the property's rural mountain location. The Owners cannot guarantee continuous Wi-Fi access or speed, and disruptions do not qualify for a refund.
► Booking Platforms: This property is listed on multiple online platforms, each with its own policies. The Rental Agreement’s terms take precedence over any conflicting policies on booking sites.
► Rates and Discounts: Rates may vary across platforms and are subject to change. Sales, discounts, or specials (if available) apply only to new reservations.
► Property Rules: No indoor smoking/vaping or pets are allowed. Occupancy must not exceed 16 total guests, with no more than 12 adults.
► Damage Deposit: A $700.00 damage deposit is required, reserved 2 days before arrival and released no later than 5 days after departure, pending a satisfactory post-departure inspection.
► Reservation Requirements: Guests must be at least 25 years old to book. A signed Rental Agreement and valid photo ID must be provided to the hosts within 48 hours of booking, or the reservation may be canceled for non-compliance.
► Long Stays: Stays longer than 8 nights may require interim cleaning with an associated fee.
► Arrival Information: Arrival instructions will be emailed 3 days before check-in. Access instructions will be emailed and texted 2 days before check-in.
► Guest Responsibilities: Guests must inspect the house within 1 hour of check-in and report any issues to the Owners. Unreported issues may be deemed the guest’s responsibility. All concerns or complaints must be submitted in writing (via text or email) before departure, allowing the Owners reasonable time to address and document them.
