America’s Cabins

My wife and I stayed in the «Smoky Mountain Sunrise» home for a birthday weekend. They offered a 10% military discount which was great, and Anne was very friendly over the phone. Before our arrival, I was contacted by them asking if I wanted to stay one more night for half the price, as their next guests weren’t coming in until the following day. We couldn’t adjust our schedule, so we declined.
The «cabin» is extremely dated. It’s actually a house and not a cabin. Once we entered the house we noticed the TV was still on and the back door was unlocked. I don’t think the housekeeper locked up the way they want YOU to when you check out, according to their instructions. The main window in the living room was crawling with lady bugs and stink bugs. One of the two showers was stained a bluish color which I can only imagine was cleaner mixed with calcium build-​up. The other shower was ok. There were also cob webs on the walls of all rooms. There were also dead bugs along the baseboards in the bathroom and living room.
The home had three fireplaces in it, of which we only used the main one. The one in the bedroom put out a heavy gas smell once turned on. However, the timer knob on the main fireplace was actually a cap that you would put two spliced wires into. Not the correct knob. The fridge door was missing the panels that hold items in place, so they were substituted with wire. The view outside was nice and that is pretty much the only selling point to staying in this home. I gave it one star because Anne was very nice and helpful.