Our family of four & dog enjoyed our stay at Dancing Bear. The property is in a great location being right on the lake & a short drive to town. We spent a lot of time on the screened in porch that has a lake view. We took full advantage of the dock, kayaks and SUPs. We rented a boat one day and explored the beautiful lake. This cottage is a great mountain lake escape!

Family had a great time.

This was a great get away for my family. The Dancing Bear has the feel of a cottage hidden by a lake even with homes on either side. Unlike a lot of the places around it, Dancing Bear is set back in a wooded lot that gives it that 'hidden cottage' feel, but allows enough light in to not be gloomy. We had someone on the back porch constantly, when we weren't on the floating dock, or in the yard, or the hot tub. We had our pup with us and the road this is off of is a perfect one mile walk loop (that is relatively flat for being in the mountains) to walk him on. The two kayaks there are nicer and more comfortable than ours, so we left ours on the trailer and fished and explored off of them. We had a couple of fires and a lot of s'mores at the firepit which is right off of the water and so nice at night. Being a camping family, we were a little surprised that we didn't see the glow of more fires along the edge of the lake at night. Correspondence with Corey (the owner) was excellent! We had a minor issue, and he had his guy come take care of it quickly! Town is 10 minutes away either way you go on the road, so when we forgot something, Ingles was a quick and easy trip. That being said, most everything we needed was already there. I love staying at places where instead of feeling like a hotel with extra room, it feels like you are home-sitting for a friend. This is what our experience at The Dancing Bear felt like. Highly recommended! If we can swing it, we'll be back!

The property was better than we expected; the VRBO listing doesnt do it justice. Great activities nearby. We enjoyed mountain biking and hiking at Jack Rabbit trailhead and kayaking right from the lake house. We enjoyed the propert so much that we didnt want to go explore much. Great backyard, dock, and porches to just relax.

We enjoyed our stay so much! Everything was just as described. We loved sitting in the swing on the porch enjoying the view! We are hoping to come back when it is warmer and take advantage of the outdoors!