Ha Have been staying at Wildflower for the past 8 years. It…read moredoesn't get any better than this. We rent 2 cabins around the Holidays, adults, kids , grandkids, great grandkids. Have made so many precious memories of our times together. Pictures of the great grandkids growing from year to year. Taking turns making meals & the fun & of exchanging gifts. The dirty Santa gift swap. Wouldn't trade it for anything. Jeanette is a fantastic hostess. Couldnt be more helpful. Have come to regard her as a friend. Cabins are the best. Will continue as long as we are physically able. Leaving today for a rare 3 night stay on a summer vacation at cabin #3. Can't wait. Highly recommend to all.

Group of 7 from Texas rented these cabins for a week to enjoy the local roads. WOW is all I can…read moresay. We fell in love instantly and enjoyed every moment at this cabin. We wish we could buy one for ourselves lol. The views aren't substantial, but the location was prime for reaching all of our destinations easily. This layout and floor plan easily accommodated all of us comfortably. If you are worried about space, don't even sweat it. I bet it could fit double with zero issues. All the amenities worked and Jeanette is so timely in responses and getting our needs met. There is something for everyone, seriously. The only bad thing you could possibly say is that the roads to get into the cabins is a bit confusing and a bit technical to drive with a full size truck and trailer. However, once you're in, you just hate to leave. I found at the end of every long day of riding, I was so happy to get to come home to Wildflower cabin #1 as my home. We checked in with friends who rented another cabin #7 and they raved about it as well. Look no further for your family lodging needs, this is the place you are looking for! =)

Fantastic experience at Big Bear Cabins. Went in July for a small family reunion. Each family had…read moretheir own small and perfectly sized cabin. Loved the two separate bedrooms and the special little loft area that served as a third bedroom for our youngest. The unit was clean, cozy, super log cabin like, had great Wifi and TVs, a washer and dryer and little kitchen and bathroom with a tub. Great front porch and a pull out couch if needed. Plenty of seating. It was super private yet close to all things like grocery stores and restaurants. Close enough to the other cabins but still gave each family space. The biggest house worked great for everyone to get together and eat together. AC worked great. Great little grill and fire wood and a fire pit. So quiet. Host was awesome and super at giving us ideas for where to go and what to do and eat. Highly recommend. Great little town and amazing cabins. Well done! Thanks for giving us a chance to reconnect and refresh in a perfect home away from home. Hope to be back.

BEWARE OF ''MOOSE'' CABIN, IT IS TOXIC. My wife & I had to be in Franklin for medical reasons so I…read morehad the misfortune of renting the ''MOOSE'' cabin for three nights. We arrived kind of late first night so just ate some burgers & went to sleep. When we got up in morning I told my wife that the cabin smelled off. After looking the place over I realized the wood ceilings were covered with BLACK MOLD!!!! All of the surfaces were very sticky, countertops , tables etc. Cobwebs were everywhere. Corners on floor were filthy, dust was built up on door hinges. Pots & pans were old teflon coated that looked they came from dumpster out back of Good Will store. I would not let my dog eat out of them let alone try cooking with them. I told my wife we will not be staying here at the '' MOOSE'' cabin. I took her to her medical appointment and called owner to express my concerns about everything with cabin. He informed me that he has had ''PROBLEM'' with mold in the past. He blamed it on being in the woods & of course the rain. I live in the mountains as well. Where I live is way more wooded than the lot where the ''MOOSE'' cabin is & I have no mold problems. He told me '' I SANDED DOWN THE MOLD & APPLIED POLYURATHANE OVER IT'' . I told him that will NOT take care of mold problem. He kind of disagreed with me. I was in construction business for over 50 years and have dealt with black mold more than a dozen times. Sandpaper was never used. It first must be sprayed with antifungal, let dry a few days then be removed. That is the ONLY way to deal with black mold. He said he had crew coming in the afternoon to sand it again. Sorry folks that will not work. But it will look all right for the next set of campers to come thru. Oh yea the WiFi was not working as well. That was the ''rains fault'' Once I told him I took pictures, unfortunately I could not upload them for some reason, his demeaner changed real quick & he gave me a refund for my trip. We had to stay at motel so that meant no cooking. Our food did not go bad but we took it back & forth for nothing. Word to the wise all you campers, rockhounds, rafters and leaf lookers enjoy all the beauty these mountains have to offer but take some time to look your lodging over real close. Thank you for your attention to this matter..... Tom M

If you are looking for a great cabin getaway in Franklin, North Carolina, look no further than…read morethe Bearfoot Retreat which I kept calling Bear Naked Retreat! Lol I don't know about you but when I am looking for vacation accommodations, I look at the following: price, location, space, and entertainment. First, let's talk about pricing of this place. If you go during the weekdays, it will cost you $144 a night and $170 on the weekends. There is also a $175 cleaning fee and $65 service fee. Since the place is pretty spacious, I can see why they would charge $175 cleaning fee. As for the service fee, according to them the purpose of the fee is ," This helps us run our platform and offer services like 24/7 support on your trip." This Bearfoot cabin is located in the quaint little town of Franklin, North Carolina. My family and I had wanted to be in the woods but not too isolated where we can't go grab food or drinks at local diner or grocery store. So it was nice to be in woods but miles within civilization! This cabin is three bedroom on the main floor but there is a spacious basement with a big bunkbed. There basement has a shelf full of books and games along with a ping ping table and piano. There's a six man hot tub off through the basement door. There were 8 of us and we had plenty of space to hang out with each other but also enough space to just " retreat" if we had wanted to. One of the best things about this place is the board games, ping ping table, piano, library, and hottub to entertain everyone. There's also a cool little bar area where you can mix drinks and then take it out to the big porch overlooking a beautiful mountain view. There's rocking chairs and a grill on the porch as well. So if you are looking for a mountain retreat, grab some friends and family and head to the Bearfoot Retreat! Don't worry about the beers too much because we didn't see any! Just don't leave amd food outside in the trash, just in case you don't get aby unwelcome visitors!

We were in the area to do some site seeing and hiking in the area. We followed this awesome couple…read moreon youtube back when they thru hiked the AT a few years back. We continued to follow them the next few years on some of their adventures and actually got to support them for a day when they did a thru hike of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. Their hostel is such a warm and comfortable space, and they are such gracious hosts. They shuttled us around town when we needed it, they told us all about the area, gave great suggestions of places to see, and they even made arrangements for me with a local fly fishing guide! This was such a great stop on our journey and Franklin is such a cool area with lots to do. When talking to them about why they started a hostel, they said they wanted to support the hiking community and wanted to make a hostel that checked all of the boxes of things they were looking for in a hostel through the eyes of a thru hiker. We are not thru hikers but I think they have accomplished that and then some!

Amazing Folks. They will pick up hikers at Winding Stair Gap and take them back to their amazing…read morehostel. At the hostel there is plenty of food, drinks and snacks for you to purchase. The shower is hot and they have a laundry area. The bedrooms are just the right size for 4 people. If you are hiking the Appalachian Trail or just need a place to hang your hat at night, this is the place. Awesome living room area for you to relax in. Nice seating area outside. During hiking season they provide an amazing breakfast for the hikers who stay.

Amazing. As one of the "crazy plant people," I can say the Nursery blew me away. I was not…read moreprepared for ALL of the amazing plants, and every one of them in incredible condition, clearly loved and cared for. I need to do research to see which of them will grow at the bottom of the mountain where I live, but settled for some vegetable starts this time. Oh, and the staff is so knowledgeable!! THEN!!! We went to the farm and wow, what an incredible place. Would love to stay and/or camp, so I need to plan that for summer or fall. Got to talk with the lambs and chickens, took some beautiful pictures, and relaxed. Many thanks to Stacey for the tour!

Winding Stair is my go to for anything green, or related to green things. Their plants are of high…read morequality, with a wide selection. They always have many native plant varieties, and their classes are excellent as well. in addition, they have lovely gift items and local organic food items. I highly recommend this nursery!