Big Sky Lodge - Free Rafting Adventure - Hot Tub - Secluded Sunset View Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is Big Sky Lodge - Free Rafting Adventure - Hot Tub - Secluded Sunset View pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Big Sky Lodge - Free Rafting Adventure - Hot Tub - Secluded Sunset View located?

Situated on a river, this cabin is steps from Nantahala National Forest and within 3 mi (5 km) of Fontana Lake and Pincu Pottery. Swain County Park and Tuckasegee River are also within 9 miles (15 km).

10/10 Excellent

Naomi H.

11 Jan 2025

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

Amazing and Peaceful

Beautiful views on the mountain top, cozy, relaxing cabin, so much to do without even leaving

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cassie A.

3 Dec 2024

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

Beautiful!

Awesome property, great location and beautiful views!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robbie S.

28 Nov 2023

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

Great getaway cabin

The cabin was great for a bigger group (we had 9 people with us) and the view was amazing- my only complaint is that they don't provide any towels for the 10 people they state it can hold and we didn't see any covers either- thankfully we had brought some. also, make sure you do have a 4x4 car ( as described on the descriptions) since the ride up the mountain is super steep- other than that, everything was as described, and we enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Miller P.

30 Nov 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Cabin was clean, along with hottub, and the view was spectacular! Comfy beds and plenty of firewood too!

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Keith R.

5 Oct 2025

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

The property was as advertised. Family thoroughly enjoyed what the property and surrounding area had to offer.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael L.

13 Oct 2025

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

The property was perfect, views were amazing, super clean, firewood available and so peaceful. I would recommend bringing drinking water, the water has a very strong odor and taste.

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mikah L.

4 May 2023

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

Awesome getaway

The stay was awesome. Very very clean, amenities are great. However, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend families with very small children (we had a 1 1/2 year old with us). Although there were plenty of baby gates to use, it isn’t the most baby friendly.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Kristen M.

28 Dec 2021

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

Great View

Honestly had a wonderful stay at Big Sky Lodge. Everything was just as noted in listing and Watershed Properties was easy to deal with. Owners could do MINOR updating of shower heads, toilets and carpet downstairs to keep property 4⭐️; but beds comfortable and kitchen well stocked. Had a wonderful visit and the view is spectacular!

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sherry G.

28 Jun 2022

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

Would stay here again!

Listing was super accurate. Road up to top of mountain a little challenging so be comfortable with very steep switchback driveway. We have a GMC 4-wheel drive and on the last switchback before driveway we had to back up and reposition both coming and going to make the turn. Otherwise, the property is excellent, we enjoyed smores, the hot tub, the very nicely stocked kitchen where we prepared excellent meals, and the indescribable view as much as possible. All in all, an excellent location and property we will definitely visit again!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

6/10 Okay

Kimberly D.

9 Apr 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Fair experience

The road leading to the cabin is washed out in 2 of the sharpest turns. The cabin looks nice in the front but needs a lot of repairs.. The fence in the front was leaning and not safe. The fence around back at the fireplace has fallen down and around the parameter of the steep slope of the woods the fence rotted so be careful if you have smaller kids. The stairs on the side by the hot tub were wobbly. The hot tub has a brown ring around it and the water was dirty. Some of the foundation beams of the deck were rotted and there was a strap holding them together. Some have been replaced. The screens were falling out of the windows and the window trim was hanging from the windows. There was trash and beer cans outside from the previous ppl. The inside ceiling fan didn’t work in the main living room. The dryer door was hard to close and the washer smells like mildew. The shower upstairs had a lot of hard water stains. The dart board didn’t work downstairs and we could not figure out how to work the tv. The handwritten instructions were not helpful and a lot of it had been scratched out. We had to watch the tiny tv upstairs. The inside could use some updating and a good dusting but overall was very clean. The kitchen was nice and had everything needed to cook. There were plenty of towels and pillows. The view was beautiful and it was peaceful. It wasn’t a terrible stay but I expected more for the price. If repairs are made I would return for another visit.

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather B.

12 Oct 2022

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

Great views

My husband and his friends spent a long weekend here in September. They ended up spending more time out exploring than at the house, but it was a great “home base” for them and offered great views and comfortable accomodations for their group of five. Communication with the property manager was easy and helpful.

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Elisa L.

24 Jul 2022

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Nice experience

The cabin overall is really nice! Worth spending your money here. The only thing I didn’t like was driving the long and bumpy mountain to the cabin. Overall cleaning was good just need to clean the fan ceilings.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jane S.

21 Feb 2022

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Get away from it all at Big Sky!

Very relaxing weekend. I think the dogs enjoyed it the most!! 1000 games of pool and fire pit fun. Used the hot tub a couple times, the well water definitely has some minerals my city kids are not used to giving rise to some coloration and odors… all good but took some getting used to. Above-average log cabin style home with all the trappings in a very isolated location. Kitchen decently stocked, as is typical with rentals struggled with the cheap knives and finding things like the right sized pots and dishes. Probably not the best choice if you are wanting to pop into a cute mountain town for dinner as you really are away from it all. Better in my opinion for bringing in your own food and enjoying each other’s company and staying put. We did go to Tsali trail system for hiking. GSMNP doesn’t allow dogs which limited our hiking choices, but this did the trick (horses and bikes allowed too). Views and stars galore. Enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Melissa W.

13 Dec 2021

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

Family weekend

Beautiful views and a wonderful cabin. We were so comfortable! 2 kids and 5 adults and a perfect getaway. Great cabin to relax for a weekend. Nothing beats having coffee sitting on a rocker and looking at this view.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Wendell L.

15 Nov 2021

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Awesome Trip

We had an amazing time- cabin was great. Loved Polar Express and everything about the entire stay. Our entire family voted we will go back❤️

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sandy H.

25 Aug 2021

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

Amazing views and great amenities

Our family of 6 with all adult children had a blast for my husband's 60th birthday. The hot tub, pool table, fully equipped kitchen, wrap around porch, and fire pit were wonderful!!!

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ahmad J., Originally from Saudi Arabia, and I live now in USA for school.

2 Aug 2021

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

Clean and amazing view

The property was super new. Clean and everything we needed were available. We did not need to contact the owner at all.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Ethan Y.

11 Jul 2021

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

Great View

Solid rental, cabin well stocked, would rent again.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Michael M.

10 Jun 2021

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

Great stay

We had a great stay at this beautiful mountain top cabin!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Erika W., Gastonia, NC, USA

22 Feb 2021

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

Beautiful house with a view

House was perfect for our needs. Property management is very friendly. Views are outstanding. Pictures don’t do it justice

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021

8/10 Good

Megan N.

28 Sept 2019

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

Friends get away

We had 2 families head up for a long weekend. House was perfect for kid fun downstairs and adult relaxation upstairs. Awesome view and sunsets

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Gaorav G.

24 Dec 2018

BEWARE: property operated by self-interested and anti-consumer management agency

Who we are: I am a cancer doctor, and stayed at the Big Sky Lodge with my cousin, who is a US Military officer. We know what it means to be of service to others. Potential renters: The cabin and its location are beautiful. The cabin is located at the top of a hill, with very steep and incompletely paved roads. We recently stayed at the cabin for the weekend, but unfortunately Winter Storm Diego decided crash our party. After monitoring the weather closely and speaking to locals, we realized that it would be unsafe for our families (with 4 children ages 7 and under!) to stay at the cabin for the second night of our reservation. We spoke with Ms. Linda, who is a manager at Watershed Cabins, who basically said that the forecast had changed (not true), and that there may not even be any snow in the area, and there's no reason for us to leave early--thus, we would not be able to get a credit for our second night for a future trip (we weren't even requesting a refund!). A couple hours later, the Emergency Notification Service in Swain County called the cabin and said that the storm was likely to leave treacherous conditions (snow, freezing rain, etc) with a high possibility of power outages. When I called Ms. Linda @ Watershed Cabins, she again did not see a reason why our families (with 4 young children!) needed to evacuate early and refused to consider a credit for our second night stay (did I mention the road leading to the cabin is very steep?!). Anyway, we left because it was the only logical and safe thing to do--and the area got hit with ~12 inches of snow that night...thank goodness we did not heed her advice. Lesson? PLEASE CONSIDER the horrible management team before choosing this property-->you never know when you may need something. To the Owner of this property: PLEASE change your management company. In this modern era, I think Ms. Linda and the Watershed Cabins management team is a LIABILITY for you--they are giving completely unsafe and self-interested advice. I predict that the negligence that Ms. Linda demonstrated may result in legal jeopardy at some point, unless the approach changes drastically. I will never be staying at this property again--never in my many years of VRBO rentals have I encountered a similar situation. To Ms. Linda: I hope one day you will see that morality still applies when you are dealing with a client...I'm very sorry that you could not be of any help to us in a possibly dangerous situation.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor A.

10 Dec 2018

The property was perfect for my family of 9.

We enjoyed our stay and the house was perfect. The view was wonderful. Plenty to do just staying at the house.

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Amanda G.

12 Nov 2018

Beautiful but not motorcycle friendly

Loved the cabin. The only reason I’m giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the driveway. We took a motorcycle trip and rented the cabin. Wish the description would have said NOT Motorcycle friendly. Other than that the cabin was clean and the views are beautiful. We will be back but in a car.

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Linda S.

31 Jul 2018

We had a great time. The cabin was beautiful , the views were breathtaking. Everyone enjoyed it.

The property was great.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

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