5 BR/5 Bath w/Theater and Game Room, Gatlinburg in Gatlinburg

Dream House

Sharon (Flrence, ky)
Review submitted: May 1, 2013   Date of arrival: April 19, 2013

Our seven year old grandson calls this his "Dream House." Indeed it is! There is so much room to stretch out, play games, have dinner together and just enjoy! Thank you so much!

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

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Family Reunion March/April 2013

Kimberly W. ()
Review submitted: April 7, 2013   Date of arrival: March 30, 2013

Something Special was our cabin for our annual family reunion in Gatlinburg this year. We just got home so I wanted to write this review while its still fresh in my mind. Upon arriving I thought to myself 'THIS is IT???" when I pulled into the driveway. Once I entered the house though, it was a whole different story. The photo of the front of the house only shows the top floor (3rd floor). The other two floors are below the area where you pull into the driveway and can only been seen from the back balconies. The views are fantastic, overlooking the golf course, stream and mountains. There was plenty of room for the family. I met the cleaning folks and they were SO NICE and welcoming! We struck up some good conversation before we departed to give them the time they needed to finish their job before we checked in. The linens were clean, the house was warm and inviting. Plenty of room for 10 adults and 2 children.
The only reason I gave this house 4 out of 5 stars are two reasons:
1) the room with the bunk beds is not very welcoming. It is on the 2nd floor and you have to walk THROUGH the king sized bedroom AND a bathroom to get to it. There are no windows at all so it is a bit daunting and "tight". My children were too scared to stay in it, even with us in the adjoining bedroom. That meant that the others who shared it had to time their ins and outs of the bedroom to ensure nobody was in the shared bathroom. That bathroom has zero counter space as well. I think it was the smallest bathroom. For an adjoining bathroom I'd think it should have had the most space but it is what it is and it was not bad...just odd.
2) the decks! We noticed that the decks felt like they were slanting downwards a tad. My cousin went to take a look and it was a bit un-nerving to see that the decks had some kind of makeshift "fix" to the support beams (these decks are very high up). I'm sure they are steady and safe but it made us all feel very uneasy up on that third level after seeing the pieces of wood jammed under the support beams between the cinder blocks. It looks almost as if one time there may have been some kind of earth shift.
Other than those two VERY minor details, we loved our stay! The owners could not have been nicer and easier to deal with. We highly recommend this cabin!

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Home away from home!

mark c. ()
Review submitted: March 21, 2013   Date of arrival: February 11, 2013

Our family spent a week at "Something Special" and I must say we were very impressed! I spent alot of time researching a rental online for our week long vacation when I came across Something Special. It's in a great location and the sunrises were just amazing and peaceful. Just makes you sit back in awe of God's wonderful creation and beauty. We all have fun watching movies in the home theater, then playing pool, air hockey and ping pong. There's never a dull moment. The location was good too, not in the thick of things, but not too far away from everything either. We were sad to leave and the kids keep asking when are going back? Guess the next thing to do is plan a summer vacation and we strongly recommend "Something Special"

The Connor Family

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