Park Side Cabin Rentals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee offers a variety of rental cabins appropriate for groups of all sizes. Whether you need a small cabin just large enough for a couple’s romantic retreat or a cabin large enough for an extended family vacation, Park Side Cabin Rentals has just what you need.
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Parkside Cabin Rentals - Gatlinburg, Tennessee
My
husband and I enjoyed a two night stay in a small, one bedroom cabin.
We did an online search for an inexpensive place to stay in the
Gatlinburg area and came across Park Side. Small cabins rented for about
$94.00 per night. I thought the price sounded too good to be true but
we needed a place to stay and all hotel rooms were booked. Larger, more
luxurious cabins were too expensive and the photographs posted online
looked appealing so we decided to “take a leap of faith” and we booked
the cabin.
The
staff was very accommodating. We were going to be driving into the area
during the “wee hours” of the morning. When we explained that we would
not be there until about 3:00am, they accommodated us by leaving a key
with a map and directions to our cabin outside in a box by the front
door. There would be no staff available upon our arrival.
We
reached the office building and spotted the large, white envelope with
our names written on the front. We were exhausted and eager to reach our
cabin and get some rest. We did have a difficult time finding the cabin
at first. The road leading to the cabin was not well lit and we did not
recognize any of the landmarks indicated on the map. We wondered how
old the map was and how much the area might have changed since the map
was printed. Becoming desperate, I searched the paperwork for a street
address. Finally, on the back page, was a street address that I plugged
into our GPS unit. According to the unit, we needed to turn around, but
the trustworthy machine indicated that we would reach our destination
within five minutes. I was relieved that we had not traveled too far out
of the way.
We
pulled up the cabin and I immediately wondered what we had gotten
ourselves into. I am a “clean freak” and very picky about where I stay.
Cleanliness is everything to me when I am away from home and the outside
of this cabin did not appear satisfactory. I reminded myself that it
was “pitch dark” outside so maybe it wasn't as bad as it looked. We were exhausted and we had no place else to
go unless we turned around and drove three house back to our home. We
resolved to unload our belongings and made our way around to the front
door. We could hear the sound of the rushing water of the river below
and I wondered what it would look like the next morning in the morning
sunlight. The lighting on the porch was very dim so we had to feel our
way to the door lock. I wondered exactly what we were feeling our way
through, but decided that as long as the bed was free of bugs, I would
survive the night.
We
opened the door to the cabin, turned on the light, and I stood there
for a moment, exhausted but in awe of our surroundings. The little cabin
was absolutely adorable. It was simple, clean, appealing – nothing like
the outside had indicated. There was a leather couch on one side of the
room and a table with four chairs on the other. On the far wall,
between the comfy looking couch and table, was a gas fireplace. On the
fireplace mantel sat a television set and a basket which held magazines.
The windows were protected by wooden blinds. The kitchen area was well
kept. The refrigerator was nice and cold and the utensils inside the
drawers were clean. The light inside the bathroom and the wooden towel
rack were both cracked, but the toilet and tub were clean and ready for
use. The cracked light didn’t really bother me. After all, cabins are
supposed to be a little rustic. We made our way into the bedroom where
we found a double bed adorned with a quilt which featured bear and deer
habitats. The bed had a “tree trunk” frame and was equipped with
matching night stands and lamps. There was a dresser at the foot of the bed.
On top of the dresser was another television set. We pulled the quilt
cover down, fluffed our pillows, and settled into a night of peaceful
sleep – what was left of the night anyway.
The
next morning, we walked onto the front porch and enjoyed the beauty of
the river just down the embankment in front of the cabin. There was no
walkway to the water, but just standing there looking over the porch
railings into the water and listening to the sound of the rushing water
was pleasant enough. We spotted an outdoor grill which had been lined
with clean aluminum foil. We decided to put that to good use later that
night.
There
was a large hot tub on the porch. It was covered and clean. Later
that night, after enjoying grilled burgers from the newly lined grill,
we decided to try the hot tub. Our only “complaint” was the hot tub. The
water was much too hot. We tried to find a way to turn the temperature
down, but we were unsuccessful. We both love hot water and usually enjoy
hot tub temperatures as hot as we can stand, but the water inside that
particular hot tub was so hot that that it could have caused burns. Our cabin did not include a washer/dryer unit, but we did
not ask for one. Other than that, our stay at the small, riverside, Park
Side Rental Cabin was most enjoyable.
We
highly recommend them if you are ever in the Gatlinburg, Tennessee
area. There are other cabin rental companies with much more luxurious
cabins, but for us, price is of most importance and Park Side offers
nice, clean rentals for an affordable price.
Their brochure lists the following amenities (Be sure to ask for amenities that you desire because not all cabins contain all amenities ):
1-5 Bedrooms, Sleeping 2 – 17
TVs, VCRs, PlayStation 2
Jacuzzis
Indoor Wood burning/Gas Log Fireplaces
Decks With Charcoal Grills
Hot Tubs
Rustic Furniture
Full Kitchens
Pool Tables
River Views/Mountain Views
Washer/Dryers
Outdoor Wood burning Fireplaces
Game Room
Address:
Park Side Cabin Rentals
125 Dudley Creek Road
PO Box 54
Gatlinburg, TN 37738