About seven miles from Gatlinburg, in the town of Pigeon Forge, Bear Run Falls at GolfView Resort offers one, two and three bedroom cabins with covered front porches and screened-in back porches. These cabins also have gas grills, Jacuzzis, fireplaces, washers and dryers. Guests can also play in the resort's outdoor pool or eat in the picnic area. Evaporate your stress at the resort's spa where guests can spend a $40 gift certificate they receive for staying at the resort. The resort offers guests three options for stay and play credits. If you opt out of the spa, you can choose four tickets to selected activities like the Hollywood Wax Museum or River Rat Tubing. Or, you can pick a $25 gift certificate to select restaurants.
Bear Run Falls at GolfView Resort
718 Golfview Blvd.
Pigeon Forge, TN 37863
877-908-1342
bearrunfalls.com
Select Timbercreek Cabins, next to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, offer screened-in porches about 20 minutes' drive from Gatlinburg. Try the Amazing Grace Cabin, a 2,153-square foot cabin with king sized beds in three bedrooms, each on a separate floor with its own bathroom. Each floor offers its own attraction. The penthouse has a private balcony, and the other two floors have individual whirlpool tubs. Sit outside on the screened porch or soak in the outdoor hot tub while your hamburger cooks on one of two grills, gas or charcoal. After dinner, watch television on one of three satellite televisions, including a 40-inch screen in a game room. Other cabins are available.
Timbercreek Realty & Cabin Rentals
3121 Wears Valley Rd.
Sevierville, TN 37862
865-774-8988
timbercreekcabins.com
The White Oak Lodge and Resort, about 12 minutes outside of Gatlinburg, offers 1,500-square foot log cabins to rent or buy. Porch lovers will find a covered front porch with two rocking chairs and a screened-in back porch with a hot tub. The two-bedroom cabins also have fireplaces, flat-screen televisions and soaps from Bath & Body Works. Select cabins have lofts with pool tables, and most cabins have whirlpools in the master bedroom. In the kitchen, find granite countertops and custom cabinets. If you can summon the will to leave your cabin, be sure to visit the pool where a waterfall flows into a miniature pool with whirlpool jets. Next to the pool, warm yourself up by a fire pit.
White Oak Lodge and Resort
170 White Oak Resort Way
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
931-248-1124
whiteoadlodgeandresort.com
