Ridiculous Views Base Camp

Great cabin with a breathtaking view.

Everything was amazing. Views were amazing. Clean and comfy and the communication with the host was fast responding and efficient. I loved everything about it.

As we arrived Monday we were not able to get into the cabin after about 20 min finally got up with the owner and he gave us the code to get the key bc the door lock battery was dead. After entering the home we found out the water was off. Again we contacted him and after alittle while he messaged me back and said he would have to find a plumber. There was 4 of us and we had to wait till the next day around 11 till we had water. He didn’t seem like it mattered at all… took over a hour to message me back even after he knew there was problems. Fast forward to the water being fixed my son goes up stairs to get a shower and the water is pouring from the top railing down onto the floor. I contacted him again for his answer to be” well he must be standing outside the shower wet or left the shower curtain open” which was not the case bc he hadn’t even got in yet. So all of us had to use the shower down stairs. Even after letting him know he never responded after that. The hot tub was nice and relaxing after a long day. Does have a few broken spots on it that needs attention though. Also the grass was really tall and needed attention. Just a heads up for anyone looking at staying… for the price you pay might wanna keep looking. The view is great but wasn’t a relaxing vacation with so many issues to take care of.

View is very fabulous, I recommend to drive before dark, carry food and milk (if you want to eat cereal in the breakfast) because nobody wants to drive 30 min to the nearest store. We all enjoyed Hot tub, property owner is very prompt to respond. Wi-Fi is good. Sunset is very beautiful. Carry flashlights or candles - we had power outage for almost 4 hours. We went to "Forbidden caverns", "Clingmans Dome", Gatlinburg- we took tram that goes to uphill ($25 on Tripster), Pigen forge, and also some nearby falls. It was fun trip.

On the weeks coming up to our trip i tried to contact the property owner/manager and never received a response i was asking for the ability to pay off the rest of the trip early which was never able to happen because i never received a response. We were set to arrive on the 29th of April and when we arrived the check in date was changed to the 28th making us lose a day of our trip i was asked to provide a screenshot showing the original check in date but at that point the check in date was already changed so there was no way to provide that screenshot. I asked the host if it would be possible to get a partial refund for the lost days of our stay. But the host never responded. On top of all this when we arrived there were roaches on the floor bees everywhere and the front door was loose and was hard to lock so it was hard to feel safe while staying in this cabin. All in all this was a terrible experience and i would never stay here again