Bear Necessities Luxury 5bd MTN VIEWS, hot tub, many bear sightings

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  Gather around the kitchen in this open floor plan.
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  1st pics of property, then neighborhood, then area
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  Bear Necessities Lodge. Viewed from the mountain side.
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  View from Deck Sep/2023
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  Open well equiped kitchen
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  Looking down the kitchen into the dining room.
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  LR great views and great place to visit
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  Kitchen/DR looking into LR
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  Relax in our hot tub. Mountain views standard on any level.
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  Game room. enjoy pool or darts
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  media area. projector TV
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  Cabin picture just after painting 5/17.
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  Right side main level bedroom. Queen.
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  Right main level bedroom. open beam ceiling, no steps, smart TV.
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  Main level bathroom. with Large shower and bench.
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  23n main level bedroom with Queen
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  Main Level bathroom pic 2.
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  Winter view of mountains. Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
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  Terrace/patio
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  Terrace/patio with great mountain views
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  Deer Path Lodge - quiet rear deck. I prefer the mountain side.
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  lots of windows to enjoy great mountain view
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  Living room main level. Great place to relax and enjoy the view.
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  master bedroom looking out toward private deck.King and private deck
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  Master Bedroom/Suite
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  Master Bath Suite Large roll in shower, garden tub.
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  Master Bathroom. Has a garden tub, a large shower, and lots of space.
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  Large private primary bath
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  Enjoy the view from the Master balcony while relaxing in colorful rocking chairs
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  Upper Level Suite. This is 2nd bedroom with private bathroom.
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  Upper Level Bedroom 2 suite. pic 2
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  Private upstairs bath. Suite #2
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  Lower level bedroom. Queen over queen bunk beds.
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  Lower Level bathroom
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  Lower Level Bath. Pic 2.
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  Christmas 2022
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  View at beginning of winter 2022
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  Summer
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  Ever Changing Views
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  The layout of the property and the wrap-around porch.
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  The following pictures are of the neighborhood, then area
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  These cubs were playing in the neighborhood. Its common to see Mom and the cubs
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  1 of 3 outside pools."A Little Bit of Heaven."734 Sunshine Trail
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  A Little Bit of Heaven. Entrance734 Sunshine Trail
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  Neighborhood deer in our winter playground.
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  TimberRidge Pool Under Construction705 Piccadilly Laneready 2023 season
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  Pool Map
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  Bent Tree Golf Course. A Gary Player designed course at neighborhood entrance.
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  SO MUCH TO DO
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  Gatlinburg has something for everyone
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  Fall Hike in the Smokys
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  Fall hike in the smokys
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  For the dare devil.... Walking in the top of the trees to zipline.
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  a zipline adventrue awaits for you
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  Wonderworks a house of magic
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  Grotto Falls
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  Grotto Falls
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  Newfound Gap
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  Walk the Appalachian Trail. Only 1972 more miles until the end.
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  Appalachian Trail - exposed rock limits further erosion.
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  Sitting above the clouds on the Appalachian Trail
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  Hiking the part in Fall
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  Hiking I think this is near Grotto Falls
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  Natural beauty in the area
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  Buffallo observation part near the arts district
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  Buffallo observation part near the arts district
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  Holt Park. Kids fish free and witout a license.
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  River in the park
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  Smoky Mountain National Forest
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  Cades Cove in the national forest
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  Cades Cove in the national forest
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  Gatlinburg Brewing Co
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  GBC Gatlinburg Brewing Co - a personal favorite
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  GBC - a personal favorite
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  River in Smoky Mountain National Forest
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  Sunset in Cobbly Nob
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  Douglas Dam.
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  Amazing views, just don't stop. This picture is in Wears Valley
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  Stream in Cherokee National Forest
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  Del Rio area
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  Del Rio area
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  Del Rio area
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  Downtown Gatlinburg. View from 1 of our favorite restaurants, "Mellow Mushroom"
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  Dollywood theme park. Beautiful setting, rides and artisans.
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  This area has it all.
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  Ober Gatlinburg Ice skating.
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  So much to do.... even white water rafting.
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  Renowned motorcycle destination. Ride Tail of the Dragon,Charahola & others.
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  Ober Gatlinburg. Open year-round. Snow act generally mid-Dec to mid-March
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  Gondola rides a convenient way to get to ski slopes. Gondola operational all yr
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  short 49 mile, 90 min drive through Smoky Mtn National park to Cherokee N.C.
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  Biltmore House. Another wonderful day trip. 75m and 99 minutes away

Beautiful Luxury 5bd/4bath home with mountain views from 3 levels. This beautiful log cabin is a perfect getaway for family or friends. About half of our guests have bear sightings. Sleeps 11 comfortably + a sleeper for up to 2 more: Master suite with King, 2nd bedroom suite with Queen bed, 2 additional bedrooms with Queen beds, a 5th room sleeps 3 with twin bunkbed and a trundel, and sleeper sofa if needed in the living room. Convenient to Smoky Mountain National Park, Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge (Dollywood). It's a short day trip to Cherokee Casino or Biltmore House. For security and to prevent burglary this property has video cameras on the outside monitoring access points to doors. The front camera has a wide area view while the others are focused on the areas around the door. The lower-level camera DOES NOT oversee the hot tub; however, guests must pass in front of the camera to access the hot tub. The footage is recorded for about a week and then it overwrites. We practice continuous improvement.

We purchased this property late in 2015. Our friends call our remodel a rebuild as we gutted 3 levels to take this 1970s cabin into the 21st century. It was very trying and everything took longer than expected. We try to enhance the property continually.

* 2016 we completed a major renovation. Consisted of adding a gabled roof on the deck over the dining room. Expanded kitchen, removed spiral staircase, and replaced with large functional staircase. Removed some of the upper level walkarea that made no sense. Removed up to 5 levels of linoleum and replaced with hardwood and tile in upper and main levels. The lower level removed linoleum, sanded and stained cement floor. Replaced massive amounts of sheet rock with tongue and groove knotty pine. Fully remolded kitchen cabinets, appliances, flow, etc. Completed some needed cosmetic work to bathrooms on all levels but left them for another time.

* In 2018 we redid the outside of the house to outside logs and upstairs windows, providing greater energy-efficient and more modern look.

* 2019 rebuilt the deck and converted the railings from metal rail to wire which really opens the view.

Also, in 2019 we suffered a catastrophic lightning strike that took out all TVs, washer & dryer, and more.

* 2020 - COVID starts.

* 2021 - Reworked attic access ladder to increase access size and allow HVAC equipment to be moved into the attic.

* 2022 - January replaced/upgraded lower-level HVAC system. March replaced/upgraded the upper-level HVAC system. Also moved HVAC from the master bedroom changing area to the attic. This is the first step in a plan to provide private bathrooms for the 2 upstairs bedrooms.

* April 2023 completed the transformation of the upstairs changing room to a large luxurious master bathroom. The existing upstairs bath is now for the private use of the other upstairs bedroom; however, it will take until my next major construction project before the other room is considered a suite.

* September 2023 Completed remodel and conversion of the upper-level bathroom to suite. We also renovated both the main and lower-level bathrooms.

* September 2024 Having completed the complete set of planned renovations established with the purchase of the property in 2016, We entered the next phase of improvements. Having converted the house to the luxury home we envisioned in 2016 the house is in great shape but nothing is perfect. This pass through the house the goal is to convert the house from a high-end home to a support a true luxury vacation. We decided to remove the large, electric fireplace in the middle of the living room to better enjoy the mountain views, improve the room flow, the hearth alone took 35 sqft. Additionally we removed the popcorn ceiling in the living room. We painted the deck this time going with a 2 tone look. Painted master bedroom and upper level guest suite while adding full wall murals of area events. We also removed popcorn texture from the bedroom ceilings. Lifted the fireplace in the bedroom up so that it could be enjoyed while in bed. Painted the deck, upgraded bedding and numerous other things.

Lots to do with a pool table in the game room, an amazing hot tub, lots of rockers for reading and just relaxing wrap-around porch, flat-screen TVs in all rooms, and a large projector in the multimedia room. Lots of wildlife we often see a family of deer and on occasion, we will see a black bear and her cubs. Our neighborhood hosts three pools, a golf course, and for larger events the ability to rent space from the neighborhood HOA office at the very top of the mountain.

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Cancellation Policy: Ninety-seven percent (97.00%) of the total booking charges will be refunded if the cancellation is made more than 60 days prior to the arrival date of the reservation. Fifty percent (50.00%) of the total booking charges will be refunded if the cancellation is made more than 30 days prior to the arrival date of the reservation. For cancellations made within 30 days prior to the arrival date, no refund will be issued.

Location

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

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