The Bear's Den in Blue Ridge

Awesome weekend!

Nancy E. (Winder, GA)
Review submitted: October 17, 2012   Date of arrival: October 12, 2012

We spent the weekend of 10/12-14 at The Bears Den and we were totally satisfied with this rental. Aside from the fact that there was an earthquake in the nearby vicinity and scared us half to death when we heard the loudest explosion at about midnight on Friday, we had no complaints! I have been a past renter of Karin so I knew that we could expect great accommodations, a very reasonable price and a wonderful time in Mineral Bluff. There was plenty of room for our party of 4, but if you had children, they would have their own space in the lower level. Very nice, cozy cabin, perfectly suited our needs. The view off the front porch was amazing, even though the color hasn't peaked for the leaves just yet. Thank you Karen for a fun, relaxing time at Bear's Den. I would not hesitate to recommend this property to anyone and will definitely keep it in mind for future trips.

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

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Quiet retreat

drkaykay12 (Atlanta, Georgia)
Review submitted: September 13, 2012   Date of arrival: March 23, 2012

My girlfriends and I truly enjoyed the relaxing weekend at this cabin. The amenities far exceeded our expectations. The proximity to town was great. Although it rained the weekend we were there, we enjoyed sitting in the hot tub and resting. Following a tough battle with breast cancer, this retreat was needed. Karin was awesome and helped me before, during and after the trip. She is awesome.

Our only suggestion was having a television in the sitting area by the fireplace while we hang out upstairs in the kitchen.

Overall, I loved the cabin and cannot wait to re-book.

Recommended for: girls getaway, pet-friendly

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Nice but plenty of issues.

usone123 (Marietta, GA)
Review submitted: July 18, 2012   Date of arrival: July 7, 2012

The place was fine, lots of space, but the grill was disgusting, rusted and warped and kept catching on fire. The owner promised to replace it or at least the grates before the season started and didn’t. The A/C unit in the basement flooded the carpets and we got yelled at for moving her couch out of harm’s way. We accidentally broke a moose knick knack and a toilet seat and reported them to her ASAP and offered to pay, and got yelled at for that after check out as if we had broken something high-end, which these were not (She claimed we said we broke a bear, not a moose, but I explained exactly what knick knack and exactly where it was - it got knocked down while trying to kill a wasp). the moose was made in China 10+ yrs ago and googling shows it was worth less than $20). We had to clean up beer cans and bottled from the previous tenant by the hot tub which their cleaning person missed. She also yelled at us about not folding the comforters because she apparently wasn’t planning to wash them and just put them back on after washing the sheets, which is gross. She blamed us for breaking chairs that were broken when we arrived that previously she attributed to a giant group of adults who rented the prior week, but after we checked out she blamed us. She even yelled at us about a mirror that was left face down in a bedroom - it was in the same spot we found it, just laid flat to keep away from children - yet she couldn't understand how it could possibly have ended up where it was. Maybe the giant group of adults prior to us knocked it down, but we certainly didn't, it was resting on the backside of the fireplace wall when we arrived, leaning on the wall. The house was nice but wouldn’t rent from them again if you paid me to.

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