Staying in a Smoky Mountain or Townsend Cabin for the first time?

So you have made your reservations and you are going to be staying in a cabin in the Smokies for the first time.  You went online or you called a reservationist, you picked the cabin that had all the amenities that you wanted, you got the right number of bedrooms and you are packing the car to head to the Great Smoky Mountains for the best vacation of your life.  So the question is:  What do you bring, or what do you need to pick up for your week long stay in a cabin?

First things first, you are going to have a full kitchen in the cabin.  This is completely different than staying in a hotel room.  That first night you get in, you are not going to want to go to the store before you get to the cabin and settle in for the night.  Bring enough food to cook breakfast for the next morning.  Your vacation rental will have a refrigerator; bring the items that you need for breakfast without fear that they will spoil overnight.  If you have the room, bring your food for the whole week and save that shopping trip the next day.  Either way, remember this is one of the reasons that you got the cabin in the first place.  Being able to cook some of your meals will save you money and bring your family closer together then eating out every meal while you are on vacation.

Another reason that you chose a cabin was for the entertainment that the amenities provide.  If you got a cabin that has a theater room or a large screen TV, make sure that you bring movies with you to watch.  If your cabin has a hot tub (most of them do) or a pool, bring extra towels for the many trips to the hot tub or pool that you will take.  The cabin rental companies do provide towels in the cabins but you will find yourself washing all the time to keep up with the demand that a pool might put on the towels in the cabin.

And speaking of laundry and cleaning, most rental companies will provide a starter set of laundry detergent, dishwashing soap and dishwasher detergent.  If you are staying for a week or more you are going to want to either bring some cleaning supplies with you or you are going to want to pick some up while you are in the area.  As previously said, you will have towels but just like at home, unless you want to use the same one all week, you are going to wash at some point.  If you have kids with you, there will be accidents and you will wash at some point.  Also, before you leave the cabin, the rental company is going to ask you to leave it like you found it before you check out, so having some cleaning supplies is a good idea.  Bring them with you or pick them up while you are out having fun in the area.

Remember that in a cabin you are staying in a home and there is no maid service like in a hotel. You are going to want to pick up after yourself and come prepared to have a good time while you stay in the Smokies.  Stock up on food, bring plenty of movies to watch on the numerous TVs that are in most cabins, and bring extra towels if you are going to use the hot tub a lot and some cleaning supplies are a must.  Making sure you have what you need when you stay in a cabin will make your vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains area that much more fun.

Townsend Tn Cabins, Chalets & Lodging

Townsend Tn Cabins, Chalets & Lodging

 

Townsend, Tennessee offers a wide variety of cabins, chalets, bed & breakfasts, cottages and campground spots for people just looking to get away for a bit to the vacationing family looking for that perfect Smoky Mountain summer getaway. All cabin & chalet rentals in the Townsend area have mountain, streamside, or forest views, and most come with luxurious amenities like a hot tub, Jacuzzi, HDTV, fireplace, pool table, theater room, and fully-equipped kitchen. Luxury Smoky Mountain cabins are what Townsend, Tenn. specializes in.

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Listed above are a number of area resorts. Most offer 1 to 12 bedroom cabins located in Townsend TN, Wears Valley & Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, and Sevierville, Tennessee. Generally, most come with spectacular views of the Smoky Mountains, yet lie only minutes from area attractions such as Dollywood theme park, Dollywood Splash Country, Tanger Five Oaks Outlet Mall, the Pigeon Forge Parkway, Gatlinburg, Tn and Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Planning a Smoky Mountain vacation in Tennessee this year or next? Select from over 500 luxury Pigeon Forge cabin rentals, or if you are a cabin owner, add your property in a matter of minutes and be processing Townsend, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge, and Gatlinburg cabin rental reservations within minutes!



Additional Inns and B & B’s

Gilbertson’s Lazy Horse Retreat………………..865-448-6810
Highland Manor Motel………………………….865-448-2211
Pioneer Cabins and Guest Farm…………………865-448-6100
Talley Ho Inn…………………………………….865-448-2465
The Inn at Blackberry Farm……………………..865-984-9850
Twin Valley Bed & Breakfast & Horse Ranch….865-984-0980
Wayside Manor Bed and Breakfast………………865-970-4823
Wears Valley Cabins……………………………………1-877-237-9055

Townsend Campgrounds

Cades Cove Campground……………………..800-365-CAMP
Lazy Daze Campground and Motel………….….865-448-6061
Little River Village Campground………………..865-448-2241
Mountaineer Campground……………………….865-448-6421
Tremont Hills Campground…………………..….865-448-6363
Tuckaleechee Campground and Horse Camp……865-448-9608

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