In all honesty this would easily be a 5 star review if it were clean. The place was in a remote location but still only 15-20 minutes to Main Street Blowing Rock. The community is not very developed so plenty of wildlife around but it is well kept up so we were able to easily explore the stream and community space. During our stay we spotted multiple deer, rabbits, and turkeys. We had 6 adults, 3 children and 2 toddlers with us. We had plenty of space/seating and things to do.
This would easily be a 5 star review if the cabin was properly cleaned. The place is beautiful but the floors were very dirty with obvious dust/dirt everywhere. Our kids quickly had black feet so we used the vacuum and swifter ourselves to get everything clean. The pillows that are available were really dirty so I recommend bringing your own. The sheets that were available for the pullout bed ended up being dirty with red stains on them so thankfully there was another clean set to use. The available towels smelled really musky so we washed everything.
Once we cleaned the cabin, the place was excellent. The views are unbeatable and the owners were very thoughtful with games/info on things to do. The appliances were great/new and we liked having both a coffee maker and a Keurig available. Some of the outlets in the kitchen and bedroom don't work so we had to figure out phone chargers but it worked out. The hot tub is an excellent feature that we all enjoyed. The ping pong table in the garage was also really great for everyone to play with.
Suggestions to the owner: I would highly recommend changing cleaning crews because they are neglecting the beautiful property. A paved driveway would be great in the future. We were only able to go up and down one side of the drive because the other side was too steep for the non-AWD vehicles to go down the gravel without slipping. It looks like it has taken abuse the past couple of years. Some type of rail down the side stairs of the property would be great because some of the stairs were tricky. Also, the house had check-out instructions printed from both the property owner and the management company which conflicted each other on what to do with the trash and linens.
We will definitely be returning!!