Smokey Mountain Escape

The Nomad (Slave Lake,Alberta,Canada)
Review submitted: June 26, 2012   Date of arrival: June 3, 2012

Loved the property.Exactly as described.No problems,would stay there again.

Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing

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Family Time

Love to Travel (Kentucky)
Review submitted: March 20, 2012   Date of arrival: March 15, 2012

Absolutely beautiful! The cabin is top of the line! from location, furnishings, rental process, etc. could not ask for nicer. Thank you for sharing you cabin!!

Recommended for: age 55+, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing

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BEAUTIFUL!

Clifton Sobel (Murfreesboro, TN)
Review submitted: November 7, 2011   Date of arrival: November 3, 2011

Six couples met at the Elegant Elk for a weekend of MTSU football. Our team lost, but we had a great time! To start the views are spectacular! Cooking for 14 was no problem. Each suite was an oasis to itself. The game room was great! Frankly we did not spend much time in the theater or the sports bar, because we spent our time together in the living room, dining room, kitchen and the porches! Two kids were with us, and they loved the theater room. When the sun hoes down, WATCH OUT FOR RACOONS! They know where the garbage goes and where it came from. They must know they are the state animal, because they are not the least in fear of humans.

Earl is a great owner, and I have nothing but kind regards for the way he managed our stay! Everyone agreed to make this an annual trip, and The Elegant Elk closed that deal.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway

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Incredible Property!

TNT (Alabama)
Review submitted: July 13, 2011   Date of arrival: June 19, 2011

My husband and I searched for two years to find the ideal location to celebrate our 25th anniversary with our family of 9 adults, 1 teen, and 2 young children. With Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg the chosen destination, finding an accommodation was made so easy when we contacted "The Elk" reps. Patti was especially helpful in letting us see the property while on a visit to the area. From that point on, there was no doubt "The Elk" would be our intended address for the family celebration! The location is perfect (away from the Parkway madness), convenient to acitivities both in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, and in a lovely, quiet country setting. The VIEW is unbelievable from every deck. The home is elegant, roomy, and the floorplan was perfect for us (family with young children on the first floor--never heard them once), couples each in master bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, wonderful commons areas for gathering, playing games, porch sitting, privacy, movie watching, etc. The kitchen was a delightful place to cook for a crowd, with tons of room for helpers, and a refrigerator I wanted to take with me (HUGE!). Parking for four cars was tight, but we could have used more road space if needed. The pool (down the hill) was too cold at our June visit to be of much use. We enjoyed the movie theater instead with some streaming videos from Netflix (preloaded by Patti)! People went every direction for activities, from zip lining right down the road, to DollyWood, to Cades Cove for hiking. Something for everybody. And we didn't even begin to touch the surface of activities available and we were there a week! Obviously the house itself is grand, but the location is a real plus, given the traffic that can bring the Parkway to a standstill. We would definitely stay here again, and working with the rental agents was a real dream.

Recommended for: families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing

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Birthday in the Mountains

Birthday Boy (Birmingham, AL USA)
Review submitted: October 6, 2010   Date of arrival: September 30, 2010

Our family totally enjoyed our stay at the Elegant Elk. We were celebrating a special family birthday and people had travelled from Alabama, California, Maryland and Tennessee to be together. We had everything we needed at the cabin to enjoy our time together. We had opportunities for privacy as well as ample space to be together. We highly recommend the Elegant Elk!

Recommended for: families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, romantic getaway

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AMAZING FAMILY GETAWAY

Barby (Tampa, Florida)
Review submitted: June 23, 2010   Date of arrival: June 13, 2010

We would like to Thank the Martin Family for such an amazing vacation. We had a group of 14 people, ages 9 to 78 and the Cabin was absolutly perfect. The views are spectacular and we always had something to do. It's funny we spent one week there but we will be talking about this forever. We hope to make this a regular annual trip. Thanks again.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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The Parmer Family

Barby (Tampa, Florida)
Review submitted: June 23, 2010   Date of arrival: June 13, 2010

We want to thank the Martin Family for a vacation that we will never forget, We had a group of 14 people ages 9 through 78 and the place could not have been any better, the views were spectacular and there was always something to do. We have decided that we would like to make that an annual trip.

Sincerely,

The Parmer Family

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

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Wow! What a place!

Review submitted: February 3, 2010   Date of arrival: October 7, 2009

There are 10 of us here from Metairie, LA and Conyers, GA., all family. Wow! What a place! It's gorgeous. The view is breath-taking. The whole area is just fantastic.
I highly recommend the Dixie Stampede, great show and food.
I love that Gatlinburg is just a short ride away from the cabin. There are shops galore, and I love to shop!
Our stay here was heavenly. Thanks again from our gang to yours!

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Time flies while you're here!

Review submitted: February 3, 2010   Date of arrival: September 6, 2009

We had such a great time at The Elegant Elk! Do everything you can while you're here because the time flies! We can't wait to come back next year.
Peace and love!

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We love your cabin!

Review submitted: February 3, 2010   Date of arrival: August 30, 2009

We had a great time this weekend! We are here with my fiance's company. We stayed for 3 nights and 4 days. We took the old time pictures, rode Go-Karts, went to Splash Country and shopped around. The cabin was huge and has a great view; we love it! We plan on coming back next year around the same time!

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Our "Adults Only" Getaway!

Review submitted: February 3, 2010   Date of arrival: June 14, 2009

We really enjoyed ourselves! This was our 'adults only' getaway!
We took the trolley to beautiful downtown Gatlinburg. The Mirror Maze is so funny when you use the 3D glasses! We also shopped alot along the strip in Pigeon Forge, rode alot of go-carts, played Putt-Putt golf, and of course, the SkyScraper Ride! Loved it all!

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Ideal Place for Family Gathering

Review submitted: February 3, 2010   Date of arrival: August 2, 2009

We enjoyed our stay at The Elegant Elk. We had a very peaceful and relaxing weekend. The location is wonderful. We will highly recommend The Elk to our friends, and we can't wait to come back!
We found the cabin very clean and everything was so perfect. It was the ideal place for our family gathering.

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We love the movie theater!

Review submitted: February 3, 2010   Date of arrival: July 23, 2009

We loved our stay at The Elegant Elk! We especially loved the movie theater! Thanks very much! Nina, Jon, Zach, Kevin, Olivia, Sophia, Dan, Kelli, Ryan, Joey, Julie, MacKenna and Chris

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