Walk to DT Highlands | Designer Cabin | Fireplace | Fenced Yard | Dog Friendly

Discover one of Highlands' most sought-after vacation rentals. High Hemlock is a professionally designed 2-bedroom, 2.5-bath luxury mountain cottage tucked away on a quiet, tree-lined street just a 10-minute walk (½ mile) to Main Street Highlands.

Surrounded by towering hemlocks, old-growth rhododendrons, and mature maples, this beautifully restored cottage offers the rare combination of walkability, privacy, timeless mountain character, and upscale design. Spend your mornings with coffee on the rocking-chair porch, your afternoons exploring Highlands' boutiques and waterfalls, and your evenings beside a crackling wood-burning fireplace.

Whether you're planning a romantic getaway, girls' weekend, anniversary trip, or relaxing mountain escape, High Hemlock was designed to feel like your own private Highlands retreat.

🐾 Dog-Friendly: Well-behaved dogs are welcome with prior approval and a nominal pet fee (no other types of animals- sorry)

Why Guests Love High Hemlock

✔ Walk to Downtown Highlands (½ mile)

✔ Rare flat neighborhood perfect for walking

✔ Professionally designed interiors

✔ Wood-burning fireplace

✔ Fully fenced wooded property

✔ Screened front porch with rocking chairs

✔ Two private ensuite bedrooms

✔ Historic 1940s Wolf range

✔ Vaulted ceilings with antique beams

✔ Fast Wi-Fi

✔ Smart TVs

✔ Dog friendly (prior approval required)

✔ Easy year-round access

The Space

Every detail of High Hemlock has been thoughtfully designed to create the feeling of a luxury mountain cottage while preserving the home's authentic Highlands character.

One guest described arriving here as:

"Like stepping into the pages of Garden & Gun."

Open the screened porch door and breathe in the fresh mountain air scented with firewood and blooming rhododendrons. Inside, natural light pours through oversized windows, highlighting wide-plank hardwood floors, crisp white shiplap walls, antique wood beams, and locally sourced slate finishes.

The result is warm, timeless, and unmistakably Highlands.

Gather Together

The open-concept living area was designed for slow mornings and cozy evenings.

Enjoy:

• Comfortable seating around a genuine wood-burning fireplace

• Dining table for six

• Fully stocked kitchen

• Historic 1940s Wolf range

• Beautiful natural light throughout

Whether you're preparing breakfast before hiking, sharing wine after dinner downtown, or curling up with a book by the fire, every room feels inviting.

Sleeping Arrangements
Primary Suite

• King bed

• Private ensuite bathroom

• Memory foam mattress

• Smart TV

Guest Suite

• Queen bed

• Private ensuite bathroom

• Memory foam mattress

• Smart TV

Additional Half Bath

Conveniently located off the main living area.

Perfect for:

✔ Couples' getaways

✔ Two couples traveling together

✔ Girls' weekends

✔ Anniversary trips

✔ Small families

Maximum occupancy follows local regulations.

Outdoor Living

One of the most memorable parts of staying at High Hemlock is simply enjoying the outdoors.

Relax with:

• Four classic rocking chairs

• Morning coffee beneath towering hemlocks

• Bird watching

• Seasonal rhododendron blooms

• Peaceful wooded surroundings

• Fully fenced property

The quiet setting feels miles away from everything—yet you're only a short walk from the heart of Highlands.

One of Highlands' Best Walkable Locations

High Hemlock sits inside Highlands town limits in one of the community's most desirable neighborhoods.

Guests love being able to:

🚶 Walk to Main Street in about 10 minutes

🚶 Walk to Mountain Fresh Grocery

🚶 Enjoy one of Highlands' rare flat walking loops

🚶 Explore boutiques, galleries, restaurants, and festivals without moving the car

Because parking downtown can be limited during holidays and leaf season, many guests tell us the walkable location becomes one of their favorite parts of the trip.

Explore Highlands

Highlands has become one of the Southeast's premier mountain destinations, known for its cool summer temperatures, incredible waterfalls, scenic drives, outdoor adventures, and charming Main Street.

Nearby attractions include:

• Dry Falls

• Bridal Veil Falls

• Whiteside Mountain

• Sunset Rock

• Highlands Botanical Garden

• Fly fishing

• Golf

• Horseback riding

• Scenic hiking trails

• Boutique shopping

• Award-winning restaurants

• Art galleries

• Seasonal festivals

At over 4,100 feet in elevation, Highlands offers refreshing mountain weather throughout the year, spectacular fall foliage, beautiful spring wildflowers, and cozy winter weekends.

Included Amenities

• Fast Wi-Fi

• Smart TVs with cable

• Wood-burning fireplace

• Fully equipped kitchen

• Historic Wolf range

• Coffee maker

• Memory foam mattresses

• Luxury linens

• Washer & dryer

• Central heating &air conditioning

• Screened porch

• Rocking chairs

• Fenced yard

• Easy parking

• Self check-in

• Dog friendly with prior approval

Dog-Friendly Mountain Escape

We know vacations are better when your best friend comes too.

🐾 Well-behaved dogs are welcome with prior approval and a nominal pet fee.

To help keep High Hemlock beautiful for every guest:

• Prior approval is required

• Maximum of two dogs

• Sorry, no cats or other animals

• Dogs should not be left unattended unless comfortably crated

Good to Know
Located just ½ mile from Main Street Highlands.
Situated on one of Highlands' rare flat walking neighborhoods.
Fully fenced property surrounded by mature trees for added privacy.
All pricing includes our standard fees—no hidden surprises at checkout.
We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance, as we cannot be responsible for weather-related travel interruptions or personal emergencies.