Mountain View Cabin Rentals

I have used this rental company several times and have usually had good experiences. The employees are very friendly and helpful. The owner however, is not very good at friendly customer service. The two times I interacted with her, she acted as if I was an inconvenience to her.
As far as the cabins go, this is where I was pretty disappointed. The other locations that they have are usually pretty nice. However, this was the first time I have rented one of the single room cabins right behind the office. These cabins are #1−4. On the website, in a few different places, it mentions Decks overlooking river and riverfront view. THIS COULDN’T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH! My view consisted of an abandoned property across the road with extreme green overgrowth. This lot has not been tended to in a few years. I know the river was right behind this property, though you COULD NOT see it from anywhere on any of these decks.
This property across the road from these cabins either needs to be cleaned up so you can actually see the river, or they need to change the information on the website. I feel as if I was deceived by this company and their website. Though the cabin itself was pretty nice and in good condition, we selected this property because of the «river front view» which was a joke. I will not be utilizing this company again. My wife and I book 6 – 8 trips to Tellico a year. There are cheaper places with better views available.

Clean, small and inexpensive, that’s what we were after and that’s what we got.
Our initial plan was to camp, but my husband found this place online and knew that at $ 43, it was only a bit more than the $ 20 camping sites at Indian Boundary. He didn’t book online because we weren’t exactly sure what day that we would be in the area. When we reached this location, we called to make sure that they had availability and there was plenty. We stayed on a Sunday and a Monday in May and were one of only two of the row of one room cabins that were occupied.
They have several cabin options… hot tubs, large cabins, cabin complexes and the one room cabins. We opted for the most secluded, which is the end cabin #16. It is a manufactured like cabin but was immaculate and decorated in black bears and a rustic theme. I think we were one of the first ones to stay in it though because there was still saw dust on the wrap around porch. It also had a refrigerator, microwave, coffee maker and dishes. The shower is super small though, so if you’re large, you may want a different option.
They don’t sell liquor in this area and it’s at least an hour drive to the next town who does, so just a little FYI. There aren’t many restaurant options around, and I do not recommend the nearby Crap Trap. So, you want to bring your own food too.
The ladies at check-​in and check-​out were super nice too.

Planning a big trip, trying to figure out where to stay in the area of the Tail of the Dragon/​Cherohala Skyway was a little difficult, because there’s not a lot of chain hotels so Hotwire is nearly useless. I don’t know how I stumbled upon Mountain View, but a couple of emails and a phone call later we booked Cabin #7.
It’s easiest enough to find, off the Cherohala Skyway you just look for the first road that crosses the river and turn right at the little Shell station. Well, that’s the office anyhow.
So, coming down the Skyway I got a text message asking to confirm my booking — which I didn’t/couldn’t answer, and wasn’t worried since we were close by anyhow. We pulled into the office and were met by Pam who explained that they’d had to shift around some booking and basically bumped us from our cabin. I was a little stunned at first, but she assured us that we were going to be happy with what they came up with — which was to put us in «The School». As its first guests.
«The School» is apparently the former cafeteria of a high school which has since burned down. It sits on top of a hill looking down on Tellico Plains with a nice view. It’s also huge, more like an event space for 34, with three bedrooms, one of which has a jet tub in its ensuite.
It wasn’t totally finished yet, but for whatever reason Pam must have figured out that we wouldn’t be bothered by that, and we weren’t.
The beds were incredibly comfortable and I slept like a log which was great, and the jet tub was put to good use.
The only downside is that the place wasn’t totally ready when we arrived, but for having the space and all it was just fine. I’d definitely book with them again given how friendly and easy going they were.
The Shell sells beer, by the way, but that’s about it — there’s nothing else available in Tellico Plains.