Bear House 1890, Sherfey Suite, Perfect Getaway, Walk to Cafes, Outdoor Activity
Apartment in Chattanooga, TN
2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind
Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more
About this apartment rental
đ» Welcome to the Historic Bear House Circa 1890! The best of everything!! Refined luxury, detailed amenities, large beautiful property. Walk to local restaurants, shops, grocery stores, hiking and biking trails, tourist attractions. Less than 4 miles from Aquarium, all downtown, mountain and waterfront activities.
Beautifully restored 120 year old house and additional Carriage house with beautiful grounds. A rare opportunity to stay in a special historic property that adds to your trip experience; much more than simply a place to spend the night! Centrally located in Chattanooga in the trendy St Elmo Historic District, at the foot of Lookout Mountain.
Private Sherfey Suite (Carriage House 1st floor), with its own entrance, offers historic charm with modern-day amenities. Wonderful, private apartment including one bedroom and full bath. Open kitchen, living, and dining floor plan.
**High quality, fully equipped small kitchen with electric stove/oven, microwave, refrigerator. Small appliances include toaster, mixer, and crockpot. The hospitality center comes equipped with Keurig and a well-stocked variety of coffee, teas and hot chocolate, and related condiments. The basics are kept stocked for your convenience: paper towels, garbage bags, cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, foils and plastic wrap, salt and pepper, spices, olive oil, canola oil, sugar and some breakfast items. Chocolates and fresh fruit are always included!
**Beautiful living room with ample seating, dining, games, high speed Wifi, large smart HDTV with Amazon Prime and Netflix - a wonderful gathering space for you to relax and enjoy your visit.
**Resource center in living room with office supplies, vacations guides, reading materials.
**Queen bed, luxury bedding and linens, iron and ironing board, full length mirror, luggage racks, bedside radio/clock with 2 outlets and 2 ports for charging your devices, Smart TV with Amazon Prime and Netflix.
**Spacious full size bathroom with bathtub/shower combination (rain head faucet), hair dryer, and specialty toiletries from nationally known local store Good Fortune (soaps, body wash, bath salts, lotion), luxury towels and numerous amenities.
**Separate laundry room with large capacity washer and dryer. Laundry room located in the main house (Bear House). Shared between the Carriage House (Sherfey Suite & Lilly''s Loft) and Stinson Suite in the main house.
Our spacious property offers many opportunities for gathering spaces outdoors. The large old-fashioned front porch, courtyard garden and gazebo are wonderful spots for morning coffee, a special evening meal, or a place to relax in a comfortable chair with a good book. The special garden areas, and larger outdoor seating areas provide additional space for your enjoyment. Be sure to explore the carved bears placed around the property and hear their story! In the spring and summer, help yourself to the blackberries and small vegetable garden. And donât miss the scavenger hunt; over 40 sculptured animals roam the property for you to find.
Our beautiful large property sits on an entire block, front to back, in the charming St Elmo Historic District. There is the majestic main house called Historic Bear House 1890 (6500sqft) that consists of 3 other private apartments. My husband and I reside on the private first floor in the main house. Just a hop, skip, and a jump away from the main house, through the luscious courtyard, is the Carriage House (1600sqft) with 2 private apartments. With over 25 years experience in the rental property business, we specialize in a broad spectrum of lodging needs, from quick getaways, to out of town family and friends, to corporate rentals and short term rentals. With pampered on-site attention youâll feel taken care of from your first inquiry until the end of your stay, whether it is a short trip or a few months.
Be sure to check out our other private apartments located here at the Historic Bear House 1890 property:
Workman Wing, 2 BR, 1BA, #1021491
Wheland Wing, 2 BR, 1BA, #1021450
Johnson Retreat, 4BR, 2BA, #1021232 (Workman & Wheland Wings combined)
Stinson Suite, 2BR, 1BA, #1076824
Lillyâs Loft, 1BR, 1BA, #1324077
Sherfey Suite, 1BR, 1BA, #1172405 UN
Amenities
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
Hot tub or spa
TV
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Chattanooga, TN
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Reviews
10.0
Small but very nice space. Had everything we needed for our stay. Location was perfect.
10.0
The Bear House was a perfect 2-day stop on our way to Destin. Mr. Sherfey welcomed us and gave us a brief tour of as soon as we arrived. The house was cozy and comfortable, convenient to restaurants and attractions, and stocked with coffee and snacks. We're definitely adding this to our list of favorites the next time we're in Chattanooga!
10.0
Perfect for two people. Great location close to many restaurants and attractions. Quiet neighborhood. Very peaceful at night. Would definitely recommend to others.
10.0
Property was great for a couple. Description was accurate, it was well furnished, easy to get to and convenient. Working with host, seamless.
10.0
Our stay was even better than we anticipated. I wish we would have planned for a longer trip to enjoy the garden and outdoor area. Everything was very nice and the property had everything we could possibly need. There were snacks and plenty of coffee too. The house is located in a lovely residential area. We really enjoyed our stay!
10.0
This was one of the better VRBOs I have stayed in. Will definitely book again.
10.0
This was our fourth time staying at The Bear House and honestly, we cant imagine staying anywhere else. The property is immaculate and the owners are wonderful.
10.0
We really enjoyed our stay at the Bear House. Lots of little details to make sure we felt comfortable. Can't think of anything I wish was different. Wonderful experience.
10.0
Comfortable bed, AC worked perfectly, kitchen etc well set upâŠ. All was a comfortable place to come back to after a day of touristing. Thank you!
10.0
The property was so cute and charming. The little cute cozy one bedroom we stayed in was perfection. Location to all the attractions, restaurants and the historic downtown Chattanooga area was all within minutes. Close enoyght to all the action but quiet enough to have that cabin/cottage feel of Tennessee. We definitely enjoyed our stay. Highly recommend
10.0
Loved everything about the weekend. Bear House 1820 was perfect for the two of us. All the extras were so nice. Coffee ,creamer , sweetener, and snacks. But the shower was my favorite. So relaxing and perfect, after a day of walking. You canât go wrong with this one.
10.0
Just as advertised. Easy walk to several GREAT restaurants and just a couple of miles to Chattanooga. Central to lots of activities!
10.0
Second time staying here. Bear house is simply perfect. Great location, great hosts. It is a joy to stay here. The grounds are welcoming, with plenty of places to sit and chat with your group, or new friends! Parking is right there. The rooms are always clean, and well stocked with coffee and snacks. Just wish they had a bear house in other cities that we travel to!!!!!
10.0
Property was very clean, neat, tidy, and very comfortable. The host was great, extremely knowledgeable about the area and fun to talk to. Great overall experience. Glad we stayed at this property.
10.0
This property is perfect for visiting Chattanooga! We were able to do all the sightseeing on Lookout Mountain and go downtown Chattanooga, both locations within 10 minutes. It made it convenient to stop by between activities and change our clothes or put shopping away. we were able to walk to dinner on our first night and explore the cute area of Saint Elmo. I highly recommend this location for visiting Chattanooga.
10.0
Very clean. Kitchen was well stocked. Rooms were great , as was everything
10.0
The Carriage house was exactly as pictured. Very comfortable and well stocked for our short stay. It was located close to great restaurants and not far to downtown Chattanooga. We enjoyed Ruby Falls and would have explored more but it wouldnât stop raining!!
10.0
This place had everything we needed for a 3-night stay. It is small, cozy, and perfect for 2 people. We hiked, biked to the riverwalk path, and ate a few meals all within walking distance.
10.0
This was such a great place. Very clean and convenient. I walked to eating and coffee shops. Downtown Chattanooga was very close. I love "old" magazines and there was a stack of them in the LR!! I ate pizza and ice cream and read books for 3 days. Great vacation! I will be back to see the gardens. I want to adopt the owners! Great people!
10.0
Property was well stocked with items that may be needed, very clean and in a great neighborhood with well kept houses from 1885 and near several restaurants that were within walking distance.
10.0
The Sherfey Suite is probably their smallest Suite, but it was nicely decorated and had everything you could need to have an enjoyable stay.
10.0
Great visit!!
10.0
The host was a really sweet lady, and office person was so friendly. The apt was clean and very well decorated. There were nice touches such as a few snacks and bottled water. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and hope to use them again.
2.0
Space very small, reduced no way to cook a meal nothing near for groceries not coming back to that place. We left the property 5 days early đĄđĄ. Hot water not even enough for a shower to many things to list. We not coming back to this place again
10.0
I love The Bear House. This is our second time staying here. The Loft and The Shurvey. Both were excellent. I love the owners and the little things that are added in each space to make our stay comfortable - like sound machines, extra rugs so your feet donât get cold, snacks, etc. The owners are so sweet and friendly. We will be back again!
10.0
Nice little place. Owner seemed very friendly and gave us a lot of info.
10.0
The room was well decorated for Christmas and we'll stocked. I would recommend this host to anyone wanting to stay in Chattanooga
10.0
One of the best stays yet. Charming beautiful property very quiet, spectacular host id love to stay here again it was just so beautiful, i wish i could have seen all the Christmas decorations this host does but i was a bit to soon, this is a spectacular clean and very inviting home
10.0
My husband and I stayed in the "Sherfey Suite", which is the first floor of the carriage house, while visiting my sister and her family who live on Lookout Mountain. This was my third stay at the Bear House, which is always a wonderful visit. Clean, safe, well-decorated .... and that cute garden! Beautiful job, Steve and Sharman Sherfey, on all the years of taking great care of your guests.
10.0
I came to Chattanooga for a quick getaway from Atlanta. The Sherfey Suite was the perfect size for me and I really, really appreciated that it had a full kitchen (with spices!). The suite is a little quirky, but very clean and would be spacious for one or two people. It's literally at the base of Lookout Mountain, there are restaurants and attractions in walking distance and it's less than 10 minutes to get to downtown Chattanooga.
If you have difficulties with stairs or movement or balance, you may not want to stay in the Sherfey Suite - the shower/tub is raised nearly a foot off the floor and it might be very tricky to get in and out of if you aren't physically stable. (But I hope you'd find another suite that suits you at the Bear House - it really is so charming, and such a nice place to stay.)
Had a great time, will definitely recommend to my friends and would love to come back again!
10.0
Will stay again if in town
10.0
The bear house was lovely. Everything was better than expected. We could have not found a more centralized location, nothing was more the 15 minutes away.
I would highly recommend the bear house
10.0
This was the perfect place to stay. Close to the course and clean and relaxing. Only regret is that we didn't have more time to stay!
10.0
Amazing place. Had everything thing we needed and everything we mightâve forgotten. Perfect location. We will always use the Bear House for our trips to Chattanooga. Thanks for a great place!
10.0
This cozy carriage house one bedroom was everything we needed. The location was ideal, within walking distance to restaurants. The carriage house was neat and clean and looked just as advertised. It was well equipped with everything we could need a more. We would definitely stay here again.
10.0
Very Good
10.0
We were in town for a weekend event and loved our stay at The Bear House. So comfortable, all the amenities and some extras that made our time there a treat. Great hosts and a very comfortable, pleasant stay! We hope to return again!
10.0
We stayed at the Bear House for 4 nights and it was just perfect. Great location for all our activities around Lookout Mountain and close to restaurants in Chattanooga. Quiet and comfortable. Highly recommend.
10.0
The cottage was just as pictured on line with beautiful setting areas outside... The cottage had lots of detailed "extras" that made the stay very comfortable. We could hear the guests above us walking around if we were inside during the day but at night .. when sleeping we didnt hear anything.. would definitely stay here again!
10.0
Best vacation stay we have had thus far. Our hosts thought of everything and our apartment was very comfortable. Beautifully decorated and the grounds as well. Will definitely stay again next time we are in the area.
FAQs
How much does this apartment cost compared to others in Chattanooga?
The average price for a rental in Chattanooga is $150 per night. This rental is $49 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this apartment?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Bear House 1890, Sherfey Suite, Perfect Getaway, Walk to Cafes, Outdoor Activity. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this apartment?
We didnât find pool listed as an amenity for this apartment. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Bear House 1890, Sherfey Suite, Perfect Getaway, Walk to Cafes, Outdoor Activity pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this apartment is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Bear House 1890, Sherfey Suite, Perfect Getaway, Walk to Cafes, Outdoor Activity?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, and parking.
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