Secluded Hilltop Home-Great for Large Families/Group Retreats

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Entire home

A second entrance and parking area are available on the lower level.

Large living room with wood burning fireplace upstairs

Upstairs dining area suited for large group

Upstairs kitchen is fully equipped with extra seating at the bar

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5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 14371.6 sq m

Popular amenities

Parking available
Dryer
Washer
Fireplace
Outdoor space
Air conditioning

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Pigeon Forge, TN

Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction
‪9 min drive‬
LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge
‪13 min drive‬
Island at Pigeon Forge
‪13 min drive‬
Gatlinburg, TN (GKT-Gatlinburg - Pigeon Forge)
‪22 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

1 King Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Queen Beds

living room sleeper/sofa

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Kitchen

Garden

Dining area

About this property

4000 sq ft country home nestled in the foothills of the Smokies perfect for large family gatherings, staff retreats, or couples getaways. Located off Mill Creek Rd. just minutes from the strip in Pigeon Forge and about 7 mi. from the park entrance and Gatlinburg. Newly renovated with all new furniture, appliances, and tvs. 2 full kitchens, 1 fireplace, 4 tvs, a theater room which includes a comfy couch and loveseat with built in recliners, and a pool table will make this home a favorite of the whole family. Enjoy the luxury of 4 king size beds, 2 queen size beds, and a queen size sleeper sofa. Technology (satellite tv, free wi-fi) is tastefully blended with the country decor. Watch wildlife from our porch swing or take a walk on the 5 1/2 acre wooded lot. Covered carport and handicap ramp make access easy for everyone.

Keywords: cabin, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, family reunions, retreats, roomy, satellite tv, free wi-fi

Property manager

Mark and Lillie Large

Languages

English

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM

Minimum age to rent: 25

Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Nice lawn and lots of room indoors.

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

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

Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

About the area

Pigeon Forge

Located in Pigeon Forge, this holiday home is in a rural area and near theme parks. Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction and Titanic Museum are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at SkyPark and Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park. Dollywood's Splash Country and Dollywood are not to be missed. Discover the area's water adventures with kayaking and fishing nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and mountain biking.

Pigeon Forge, TN

What's nearby

Smoky Mountain Ziplines - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction - 9 min drive - 4.9 km
Old Mill - 11 min drive - 5.8 km
LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge - 13 min drive - 7.0 km
Island at Pigeon Forge - 13 min drive - 6.6 km

Getting around

Alcoa - Knoxville Airport (TYS) - 62 min drive

Restaurants

‪The Old Mill Restaurant - ‬11 min drive
‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
‪Baskin-Robbins - ‬11 min drive
‪Golden Corral - ‬10 min drive
‪JT Hannah's Kitchen - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Secluded Hilltop Home-Great for Large Families/Group Retreats pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Secluded Hilltop Home-Great for Large Families/Group Retreats?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Secluded Hilltop Home-Great for Large Families/Group Retreats?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Secluded Hilltop Home-Great for Large Families/Group Retreats located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Smoky Mountain Ziplines and 2.9 mi (4.6 km) from Dolly Parton's Stampede Dinner Attraction. Island at Pigeon Forge and LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge are also within 6 miles (10 km).

9.6

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9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Rachel C.

9 June 2024

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

Family reunion

As advertised great for families. Convenient to restaurants and activities.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracy D.

7 July 2024

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

Great location

The house was amazing. It had plenty of room. The hosts were very responsive. The location is secluded but still a short drive to the Parkway. The driveway is on a hill and gravel going up to house but then flattens out to pavement. May not be suitable for motorcycles. There is plenty of parking available. We had a great time and would definitely stay again.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mary C., Ranson, WV

22 Oct 2023

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

Great house for large family

We really enjoyed our stay at The Mountain House. There was plenty of room for the whole family while we were in Pigeon Forge for a family wedding.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Ray B.

28 July 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Picture not accurate

Property was an dated but maintained. Internet was barely usable. Driveway was steep and washing out due to the rain. Pictures were of possibly 20 years old due to the overgrowth. If you're looking for a place that has peace and quiet then this is the place.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ann T.

25 Apr 2024

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

Weekend ride in the side by sides

Perfect place for us to stay for our weekend ride in our side by sides. Plenty of room in the house for 5 couples. Finding a place with ample parking for trucks and trailers is usually a problem. This place had plenty of room for all of us to park and unload the side my sides. Had a great time!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda M.

29 Oct 2018

Great Experience

It was a wonderful place to stay! The house was a great space for all of our guests. Parking was a major plus!! We will definitely plan another trip here again!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sherry R.

9 Oct 2023

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

Awesome place and great location.

This was our second time staying at this cabin and we loved it. Very clean, big, and well kept. Plenty of parking. 8-9 minutes away from the Pigeon Forget strip. We hope to continue to stay at this very cabin each year on our annual family trip.

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Rob F.

18 Mar 2019

Plenty of space for everyone. Good value.

Much better than getting a bunch of hotel rooms.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

29 Dec 2023

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

Great home for a large family gathering

We spent Christmas here with 9 adults and my 4 grandchildren and it was perfect. Very clean, great location, it was private but only 3-4 miles from Pigeon Forge. My only suggestion would be to stock it a little more with paper towels, garbage bags, dish soap and toilet paper. I would definitely stay again with a large group.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Yvette T.

17 Sept 2023

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

Rod Run September 2023

This was a great place to stay. A lot of parking for trailers. Would recommend this for big families.close to town The house is huge, but secluded. The Dude Ranch played great music if you like classic rock. I will definitely stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul S., Carthage

31 July 2023

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

Mountain house

Awesome location beautiful house very clean. Loved the carport porch. Plenty of hot water. Probably one of the nicest VRBO homes I have stayed in. Would love to stay again sometime. Thank you for allowing us to use your home.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary L.

18 June 2023

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

The Mountain House

Everything was the way it was listed....communication and check-in was fantastic! The place was beautiful and very roomy. Loved everything about it. Very convienant to all the local attractions. Would definitely stay there again and strongly recommend it to any one with a large group!!! Very well priced for what you get!!!!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jill H.

23 Aug 2023

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

Great Headquarters!

We had a large number of family members come in from all over US. Some had their own cabins, but ours was the largest and made for a good place to gather and head out for adventures or meet up at the end of the day to play dominos and cards. We had 11 people with us and there was plenty of room. Great location, close to everything!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Judy B.

26 Nov 2023

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

Our 50th Getaway Anniversary

What a joy to have our children and grandchildren help us celebrate our 50th anniversary in this wonderful getaway home. It was perfect for us as a family. It seemed like we were home but yet we got to do a lot of shows and experience Black Friday!!! I would highly recommend this for a getaway for anyone especially a big family gathering. The owners were so nice and helpful. It will forever be remembered.

Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Elana H., Inman, South Carolina

15 Oct 2023

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

Shopping weekend!

A group of 9 girls, ages 14 to 59 spent weekend. The house was very clean, and it was very isolated. We really didn’t spend much time at the house, we were out shopping…. Plenty of space for everyone.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

melissa H., Lakeland, Fla

9 Jan 2016

The house was everything and more, we will definitely stay again.

The only thing I would suggest is a highchair. We had a 20 month old. The house was beautiful and close to everything. There we 12 of us and we had plenty of room. We will definitely stay again. Thank you for sharing your home Melissa Hilliard Lakeland, Florida

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2015

10/10 Excellent

Lora V.

31 Dec 2022

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

Spacious house allows room for all ☺️

We had lots of room for our family to be together without living on top of each other. Everybody had space to do their own thing. There were plenty of bathrooms and showers for us to use without waiting. We were close enough to town to make easy food runs and shopping excursions. Thanks for a great time! We’d love to come back! ❤️

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Jim R., Pelican Rapids, Mn

24 Aug 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Great secluded place in the woods and mountains

We were there for a family motorcycle trip. The house was great and has a nice covered patio for gathering. Lots of good interior space. The only drawback the driveway is not motorcycle froendly, long winding driveway woth rock and ruts that made motorcyle access very difficult. Also cell service and internet is almost non existant. Great secluded place otherwise. Host were very responsive and accomdating to the best they could.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Taylor L.

28 May 2018

Overall, we really enjoyed it!

We loved the space of this house. There were 12 of us and we had plenty of room!! We also loved the location. The only issue we had was with the cleanliness. There were hair balls in the bathroom, mold in the caulking of the shower and several spiders. Overall we enjoyed ourselves but wish it had been cleaner.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ann T.

25 Apr 2023

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

Perfect for us!!!

This house was perfect for us! There was plenty of room in the house for all 13 of us. With the whole 2nd kitchen downstairs, it was almost like 2 separate houses. We always have a hard time with parking space because we bring our side by sides to ride around the area. We need lots of parking for the trucks and trailers. This house had ample parking for our 4 trucks and trailers. It will definitely go on my favorites list!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Amy B.

27 Dec 2022

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

Smoky Mountain Christmas

The cabin was beautifully decorated for Christmas but not overwhelming. There were a total of 9 staying there and a few other family members from tn that joined us for Christmas Day. The house is much bigger than the pictures show. The pictures do not do justice for the comfort of this home. There is so much room to spread out and have fun with the family but not feel overcrowded. The 2 kitchens made ease for cooking for a large group of people. The beds were very comfortable. The owners were easy to reach and very responsive. In fact we didn’t have to reach out to them for anything but the weather was bad and the owners reached out to us to prepare us and let us know they were there if we needed anything. This was the first Christmas without my husband and my children’s dad. The smoky mountains was his favorite place to be and this home brought us comfort knowing he would have loved it. We will definitely stay again.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Susan W., Pace

30 July 2015

Charming country retreat

My opinion of this vacation home was much more favorable than my husband's. His review was submitted prior to this one, without my input. When you get 10 people together, you have a hard time pleasing everyone. Most of us thought the house was charming, clean and comfortable with plenty of room. We mostly tried to keep the younger crowd who stay up later downstairs and the early birds upstairs. Having the separation of the two floors was nice and the pool table was fun. We all agreed that the beds and linens were excellent! It is evident that the owners care about providing a nice, family-friendly home for others to enjoy. We could have paid a lot more to stay in a newer home with more popular high-end finishes, but I felt that this was a good choice with good value for our vacation get-together, and under the same circumstances, I would choose to stay here again.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Doug W.

25 July 2015

Downstairs accommodations were not acceptable

If we had needed a 3 bedroom, 2 bath home, the upstairs of this house would have been an OK, but not exciting, choice. The downstairs basement of the house has 2 bedrooms, 1 full bath, a den area, and a kitchen. Downstairs is where the main problems were. Unfortunately, the first thing that you notice about the downstairs area is the musty / moldy odor. Odor might not be a strong enough term -- stench is more accurate. If I'd walked into a hotel room that smelled like this, I would immediately headed back to the office to get a new room, but that wasn't an option here. At first we thought that running the AC or opening some of the few downstairs windows might help. It did not. After a few nights downstairs, I'd had enough. I slept on the upstairs couch for most of the stay. So much for 5 bedrooms. Another downstairs complaint was that the sound of people walking upstairs was magnified downstairs. So even if they clean this up, it wouldn't be a good spot for light sleepers. Cleaning was an issue with the house also. The downstairs, in particular, had lots of cobwebs. The outside porches hadn't been cleaned up lately either. On the plus side, the den and dining areas upstairs were conducive to group gatherings. The upstairs bedrooms all seemed fine, as well. The beds were reported as comfortable. The 5-acre property was secluded and mostly quiet. We heard the calls of nearby peacock, but that wasn't disturbing. The kitchen was stocked with what would be described as budget -- plates, appliances, and accessories. You definitely shouldn't expect anything fancy here. If you went to Dollar General and found the cheapest things, you'd know what to expect. This wasn't a big negative, although the non-stick cookware did remind me of why I Teflon isn't so great. Communication was a big negative here. It is not their fault, but cell phone coverage is worse than spotty. We were 50-50 Verizon and ATT&T phones. If we wanted to get in touch with someone back at the house while we were away -- tough luck. This is likely the property owner's fault: There is a house phone. We thought we could call into that to reach people since cell phones didn't work. No, the phone worked, but incoming calls did not ring. (Testing showed that if you knew there was a call, you could pick it up, but most of the time that would require psychic abilities.) If you like TV, it looked like they had an outstanding Direct TV plan. I wish they woul

8/10 Good

Hope F.

17 Oct 2022

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

The Mountain House Weekend

Everything was good except the horrible driveway.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jobina K.

21 Aug 2022

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

Pigeon Forge, TN trip

This house had exactly the amount of room we wanted. The five bedrooms were great & a few bedrooms were bigger than described. The kitchen(s) could use a few more basic kitchenware but had most items & there could be a few more towels only stating this since we had 11 people staying here. Overall this was a great house & lots of room. The kids were entertained with the pool table & Xbox when we weren’t busy with planned activities.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Mark and Lillie Large

I am a counselor/therapist and my wife, Lillie, is an elementary school teacher. We have 3 wonderful children and 2 fabulous grandchildren.

Why they chose this property

I spent many summers as a boy on my grandfather's farm located just below this property. There I learned to love nature and these mountains. My wife and I decided to share with others this special place that means so much to our family.

What makes this property unique

It's located just across the road from a riding stable, petting zoo, and free community partk. It's just down the road from the Smoky Mountain Zip Line.

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5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

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3 bathrooms

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