Cabins of Pigeon Forge

We stayed in the cabin «Chances Are» which is marketed as a «luxury cabin». I found this to be a stretch. We have stayed in several cabins here in the area and some much nicer than this one (at a cheaper price). It was a nice cabin, but could use a good deep cleaning. Lots of dead ladybugs in high window seals, filthy big windows, very dusty blinds, cobwebs in corners, dirty jets in the tub… This list goes on. Some things are just getting a bit worn from use, like some furniture, the pool table, and a downstairs bedspread (dingy). Also, the kitchen looks like it’s stocked with reject and worn out small appliances and tools, some of which are almost useless. There were enough pots and pans to cook a meal, but no cookie sheet or pan, and only a few bowls and mugs so we had to wash things a lot to have enough. Also there will be a towel shortage so bring extras if you don’t like using one (usually still wet) towel per person. Things inside were just plain cheap. There was no wireless internet and little cell signal. So it was a little disappointing especially since they didn’t even come to fill our hot tub until we had already been there two days. If they restocked this place and did a really good cleaning, it would be so much better. I gave it three stars because it has potential. Good bones, decent view. Next time I’ll try a different company.

Well here’s the thing. This place has got some REALLY bad reviews but it’s because the cabins are independently owned and the resort just manages the properties. So maybe the resort should charge the owners a maintenance fee to keep the cabins up and updated. BUT Our stay was wonderful. It was clean, the heat worked perfect, the fire place worked almost TOO well, the jacuzzi was perfect, and the view was amazing. The only 2 downsides are that the TV channel package sucked and the daily cleaning fee is pointless if they don’t clean every day. Other than that, I would recommend but make sure everything is cleaned before arrival.

We stayed at the Belvedere cabin and for the most part it was a wonderful cabin. The cabin was clean and comfortable, with plenty of room for everyone. The view from our deck was gorgeous and we felt pretty secure being in a gated community. However, when we got there we found that there was only one set of towels for each bedroom, not enough for the 11 people in our party. Also being in the master bedroom, we found that it took forever to get hot water, as well as some minor issues. To their credit, the staff rectified the majority of these issues, although when we left, it still took 30 min to get hot water upstairs. I don’t know if there was a seperate water heater for upstairs or not. The staff offered us a 30% discount towards our next stay, which was good. We may stay there again-​or we may not.

Bring laundry stuff, soap, TP, condiments, etc. very comfortable stay at our Chances Are cabin in the Laughing Pines area. Beautiful!

I stayed at Pigeon Forge Cabins — Paul Bunyan’s Treehouse this past weekend in Gatlinburg, TN. We had such a great time. Driving up the mountain was a little scary at first, we drove in after it was dark out so it was hard to tell where we were going. Once at the house there were three bedrooms with a double bed, two master (one of the second level with private bathroom, one on the first level with a private bathroom, right outside the kitchen, and one down stairs slightly smaller). There was also a kids room with two single bunk-​beds. In the game room on the bottom floor included a large TV, plenty of seating, pool table and air hockey. There was a Jacuzzi outside.
Make sure you bring all supplies for eating, as well as cleaning, towels also as they had very few.
We did a wine tasting one day, which was fun but the wine was cheap and the same at each winery we went too. Also these weren’t true winery’s, more like gift shops that give wine tastings — you paid for what you got.
Within the actual town itself was kind of like the Myrtle Beach of TN (I believe this was Sevierville) — Gatlinburg on the other hand was a cute town I would have loved to walk through if we had more time.