First, I am sure that my experience was not normal. We happened to book this home between Christmas and New Years in 2022. Our drive up got delayed due to a traffic accident and we did not beat a "snow storm" that hit this area. Two of my kids and their spouses were able to beat the snow, but we my wife and I and our 4 other kids did not. This area is not equipped to deal with snow and we could not get within 5 miles of the home with our SUV's. My kids were stuck up on a mountain top with no food. The next day, I hiked food in from about 1.5 miles out because my son is a diabetic and my daughter in law were pregnant. We had to drive to NC to get some chains for our tires. This entire neighborhood has very steep roads and they do not plow them. It is about a 3 mile drive into this neighborhood.
When we got there, we discovered that the trash bins were overfull when we got there and the last people left some gargage out and animals had gotten into it. I called the management company and they said they would get someone up there, but they never did. We had to store the garbage in the house for an entire week. There is no garage. I am sure that they were having the same problem we were having getting up the mountain. We had to loan our neighbors our chains so that they could get down the mountain. They had been stranded for two extra days. There were cars in ditches everywhere. This area is very remote from main public roads.
Other than that, it was very nice. The home is super kid and adult friendly, the beds were comfortable, and the kitchen had everything you might need. Bring your own spices...there wasn't even any salt and pepper.
I would say if we came and it didn't snow and the garbage could have been picked up, it would probably be close to a 5 star across the board review.
The views are breathtaking, but if you are susceptible to mothon sickness or narrow roads with no guard rails are a problem for you, this might not be the home for you.
This is my first slightly negative review, so I am not normally a critical person. I was very disappointed to lose two days for most of my family having to stay in a hotel while I had to hike food up the mountain to my older kids.
It really is a great view though!
Chris