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Newly Renovated Mountain Escape, 10 min to downtown Waynesville & Lake Junaluska

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The sunset over the mountains is amazing from the main floor deck.
Bright living room with plenty of seating for you and your guests.
Outdoor firepit on the private patio.
Open kitchen with countertop bar for enteraining
Smart TV above the remote controlled gas fireplace in the main floor living room

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 6139.4 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Waynesville, NC
  • Haywood Regional Medical Center
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Lake Junaluska Golf Course
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center
    ‪14 min drive‬
  • Asheville, NC (AVL-Asheville Regional)
    ‪45 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Downstairs Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Master

1 Queen Bed

Upstairs Bedroom

1 Double Bed

3 bathrooms

Downstairs bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Hall bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Master Bath

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Newly Renovated Mountain Escape, 10 min to downtown Waynesville & Lake Junaluska

Prioritize your comfort at a hidden gem nestled in the trees of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Newly Renovated in March of 2025, this comfortable house boasts views of the mountains from the deck and patio, a full kitchen with a countertop bar, an open living room with a remote control gas fireplace and plenty of space for 6 people to relax comfortably.

This mountain escape includes 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The main floor features a full kitchen with a large countertop bar, comfortable living room, and dining room perfect for those dinners on the mountain. The daylight basement has a separate living room including a tv (great for kids!) along with a bedroom, efficiency kitchen, and bathroom. It also boasts its own private deck. This quiet, private neighborhood is a peaceful retreat where you can enjoy the sounds of the mountain, including the spring fed creek on the edge of the property.

If staying in is your thing, the 400mb/sec+ internet speeds means streaming your favorite TV show while working won't be a problem.

Relax in the cabin or around the firepit on the patio before making the short, 10 minute drive to downtown Waynesville for shopping or dinner. There are plenty of exciting attractions within a 30 minute drive if you want to adventure out including the Blue Ridge Parkway, Cataloochee Ski Resort and Ranch, The Wheels of Time Museum, Lake Junaluska, and even Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Dogs are allowed with a single pet fee of $44 for up to 4 dogs.

Property manager

Steven George
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi
Air conditioning

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 23
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 4 total)
Pls cover bed w/ a sheet if your dog sleeps w/ you
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Long-term renters welcome
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Waynesville

Located in Waynesville, this holiday home is in a rural area and in the mountains. LoneBackpacker Gallery of World Photography and Canton Area Historical Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Balsam Spa and Lake Junaluska Golf Course. Waynesville Recreation Center and Queen's Farm Stables are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Waynesville, NC

What's nearby

  • Waynesville Recreation Center - 11 min drive - 7.9 km
  • Haywood Regional Medical Center - 14 min drive - 10.7 km
  • Lake Junaluska Golf Course - 14 min drive - 11.8 km
  • Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center - 14 min drive - 12.2 km
  • Blue Ridge Parkway Balsam Entrance - 19 min drive - 19.2 km

Getting around

  • Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 45 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sherrill's Pioneer Restaurant - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Singletree Heritage Kitchen - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Bocelli's Italian Eatery - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Blue Rooster Southern Grill - ‬13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Newly Renovated Mountain Escape, 10 min to downtown Waynesville & Lake Junaluska pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 4 total).

What time is check-in at Newly Renovated Mountain Escape, 10 min to downtown Waynesville & Lake Junaluska?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Newly Renovated Mountain Escape, 10 min to downtown Waynesville & Lake Junaluska?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Newly Renovated Mountain Escape, 10 min to downtown Waynesville & Lake Junaluska located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is within 6 miles (10 km) of Pigeon River, Waynesville Dog Park and Waynesville Recreation Center. LoneBackpacker Gallery of World Photography and Blue Ridge Health - Haywood are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 47 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 47 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Donna W.

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

Great cabin

It’s a spacious cabin with a great view.We enjoyed our Christmas stay.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sharon M.

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

Great stay!

Stayed here for our Thanksgiving holiday and had a wonderful time. Mr. George was a super host, very accommodating for our special requests. We loved the gas gireplace, outdoor fire pit
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

William R.

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

Home away from home

A great place for our family (including pets) after Helene. Such an amazing location and a wonderful, caring host!
Stayed 24 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bruce B.

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

Hurricane Helene

Our stay was shortened by the hurricane. It would have been a great time. The neighbors are awesome and caring. 👍
Stayed 30 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathy N.

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

Our stay

We enjoyed it very much.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry T.

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

North Carolina mtns

Nice property well keep, owner available to answer questions. We originally planned on staying 2 weeks but decided to stay an extra week. If you like the mtns you will like this view, while the drive up was a challenge after a day or two it became very manageable.
Stayed 21 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Maria S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Communication

nice firepit

love Waynesville
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tanya L.

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

Grandkids 1st mountain stay!

Great place for all ages! Got a true mountain experience for the grandkids. We roasted marshmallows at the fire pit and they all loved the little creek behind it! Had everything we needed.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Donna W.

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

Loved the cabin

We had a wonderful Christmas weekend. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jodi B.

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

Thunder in the Smokies

We really enjoyed our stay. The house was perfect .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary M.

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

Great place. Great view.

Well kept, clean and comfortable. Owner is great to work with. Very nice view, and nice area for cooking out.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie G.

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

Comfortable w great location and views

Had everything we needed for a relaxed, low maintenance girls weekend. The house was clean and perfectly functional with a gorgeous wraparound porch.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, communication
It fit us 6 adults perfectly. We got lucky choosing this one.

10/10 Excellent

Megan O.

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

Perfect weekend getaway

I brought my family to the mountains for the weekend. Excellent location we were able to shop, dine and spend a day on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The home is family and pet friendly. We spent one evening playing games and roasting marshmallows by the the fire-pit. They supply everything you need minus toiletries. The home has a beautiful view of the sunset off the top porch which I loved. We will definitely be back.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Stephen C.

Disappointed on arrival

The place is nice. Good location. However, They forgot we were coming. The place was not cleaned up from prior people. After a long day of driving we had to wash sheets, clean tub, scrub kitchen sinks and counters so we could eat and sleep. The bathroom door in one bedroom wouldn’t close all the way. Owner gave us a credit for one day, that was appreciated.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Karen P.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Can’t beat the price! Great if you don’t require bells and whistles.

A little dated. Carpet was very stained but clean. The hall bathroom shower will scream at you which we all got a good laugh at. The house rules need to be posted on website for review when booking as we were unaware of the dogs on bed policy and scrambled for extra coverings. All in all, this was a clean, quiet home to use as a base for our vacation outings. Beware of the steep road as my daughters car did bog down on the steep curves.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

4/10 Poor

Ellen P., Melbourne, Florida

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness

Sorry to say, but disappointing- needs work

Steven seems to be a very nice guy and is great on communication, but the property definitely needs some TLC, and a good scrubbing. Positives- nice big deck areas (were dirty), nice view and sunsets, quiet, very peaceful and relaxing. Nice fire pit area (no wood- bring your own). Good hot water and A/C. Downstairs living area is clearly newer and than upstairs and a great area for family/friends to have their own space. Washer and dryer work great. Fridge keeps food nice and cold but ice maker does not appear to work (didn't care about that this is just an FYI. There are trays). Nice to wake up to birds singing! Negatives- the upstairs carpet is disgusting and I would not consider staying there unless it was replaced. We walked in and it stunk VERY strongly like dog- there are large and numerous stains on the carpet. Steven got right back to us regarding this issue and told us to spray odorban on it which did help, but a horrid first impression. We opened the windows as much as possible. We stayed for 2 weeks and I sprayed odorban about every other day. The last 3 nights my daughter came with her dog, but we did not have a dog the other 11 days, so it was not from us. It was quite difficult to get past that odor! As mentioned above, the decks were very dirty. There were 2 rocking chairs downstairs- one was broken. 6 Adirondack chairs-2 were broken. The outside table had to be leveled in order to eat off of it and the downstairs outside end tables were filthy. Kitchen stove had large melted plastic on one burner and could use a good scrubbing. There is definitely a need to replace and provide more cooking pots and pans and forks-I think there was a total of 6 miscellaneous sized forks. I used baking dishes but they needed to be covered in foil- they were pretty gross. The property would best be described as tired and in need of some TLC. (And a better cleaning crew) The drive up to the property is quite steep and there are some hairpin turns. This is not anything bad about the property-just be prepared for that. We wanted to be up high with a view so that is what we got. We jokingly referred to it as "one beer hill" because you would be very foolish to have more than one beer and drive up it. We made sure to be back before it was totally dark out after we drove up it in the dark once- it was pretty scary. I am not a person to leave a negative review and it pains me to do so but I also think this is a realistic view of the property.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Terry G., St Augustine, FL

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

Great stay in the Blue Ridge

Property was as advertised. Clean and comfortable. It was a little further from Waynesville than we thought. The road up the mountain had a few switchbacks, but we didn't have any problem accessing the property. Host was very responsive when we had difficulty with fireplace. My husband and son-in-law loved the firepit. We left a day early due to Hurrican Ian. I wish we could have stayed longer.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sandra S.

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

Our stay on the mountain (almost at the top) was very nice.The 6 of us has plenty of room and beaut

Steven was very pleasant to talk to on every call.
Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Pamela S., Canton nc

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

Loved it!

The rental was great, clean, and at great location. Easy check-in and check out. Everyone that stay there say it was great. The step going down to the fire was a challenge for the elderly with balance issues.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Laura H., Creston, NC

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

Peaceful stay but close to the action...

Property owner is a wonderful communicator and very helpful. It is clear he wants guests to have an enjoyable stay while at this property. The neighborhood had more homes than we anticipated, but was still very quiet and peaceful. Neighbors we met while walking the dogs were friendly. Location is so close to so many towns and things to do- Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, and even Asheville is about a 30 minute drive. There is a dog park at Waynesville Recreational area which was also a nice alternative, as opposed to just walking our dogs in the neighborhood. House was cozy, comfortable and clean. We really enjoyed our stay here.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer G.

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

Very clean and welcoming. The directions to the property were easy to follow.

Everything was exactly what you see in the pictures. The views of the mountains were spot on. We absolutely loved the porch. The house was full of everything needed, all you need to bring is food, personal belongings and toiletries. We had a very pleasant stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Gary M.

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

Great home with a beautiful view

Easy check in. Upper and lower decks. Nice fire pit and grill. Beautiful mountain views and sunsets. Sound of a babbling brook below. Owner good to work with.
Stayed 7 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donna F.

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

Nice quiet getaway!

Very nice and quiet area. Our host, Steven responded very quickly on any questions I had. The kitchen was well equipped with everything we needed. The extra living area on the lower level was a plus. I met the neighbor who was walking his dog. He stopped to talk and was very friendly. Over all, was a good mini vacation. I wish we had had more time but we would stay here again. One big plus for us was the pet fee. I had looked at alot of places to rent and this was one of the lowest. It's a shame that others charge so much for our furry friends. Especially, if yours is like mine and is very well behaved.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Becky S.

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

Quiet and Great Views

Beautiful location and just quiet an peaceful. We were able to bring out Great Dane which was nice since most places have a size limit. We all enjoyed our weekend get away. Owner was great communicating with us as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

About the host

Hosted by Steven George

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I visited the NC mountains for the first time in the mid-90s and was immediately hooked. As an avid mountain biker and hiker the area offers many great trails and plenty of local breweries to enjoy a cold snack afterwards.

I've been fortunate enough to share my piece of the mountains with guests as an airbnb/VRBO host since 2013.

Why they chose this property

I fell in love with this house the moment I walked onto the deck, saw the views and heard the creek burbling in the background. The house needed rescuing from the grips of Florida snowbirds. Now the property is a true mountain house with an open floor plan for socializing and an outdoor space you'd expect with a mountain property.

Languages:

English

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests