Great family vacation

Our family had a wonderful week at Laurelwood. Very beautiful and comfortable place with lots of amenities. Very clean and family friendly. Enjoyed the beach at Riverbend and nearby Lake Lure. Any problems were immediately addressed by the owner. Loved it!

Had a wonderful Christmas!

Had a wonderful Christmas!

We rented Lakewood Lodge for the month of October. The layout of the house was very good for the different family members who visited. This is a rustic log home in a remote, very quiet, gated community. The internet service was excellent; and the kitchen was very well stocked. Kim, and the housekeeper, Cindy, were very responsive. We found the gravel, curvy drive from the guard gate to the house difficult for such a long visit., with many in and out trips. The stairs from the street down to the house can be difficult to navigate, especially when wet. The game room with ping pong, pool, and air hockey provided family fun, especially on rainy days. The two TV's are not Smart TV's and the channel offering on Direct TV is limited. The pictures of the house on VRBO are accurate, except that the living room furniture has been changed.

We enjoyed a relaxing week at this spacious log cabin, with enough room for everyone in our group and all we needed in the kitchen to prepare delicious family meals. We went to the lake in the neighborhood daily, used All Trails to choose 2 different hikes in the area, and visited Asheville one day. The neighborhood is quiet, and the home is nestled in a treed area, adding to the calm. Note: the home comes with 2 sit-upon and 1 sit-in kayak and 1 canoe, and many floats. We brought our own kayaks, but there really wasn't a need. The neighborhood lake is big enough for a satisfying paddle, and deep enough to stay cool. The local grocery store is a 15 minute drive away and has everything you'll need for your stay. The owners are super helpful in answering questions and providing information to ensure an enjoyable stay. It was a great week away from day-to-day life!

We enjoyed a relaxing week at this spacious log cabin, with enough room for everyone in our group and all we needed in the kitchen to prepare delicious family meals. We went to the lake in the neighborhood daily, used All Trails to choose 2 different hikes in the area, and visited Asheville one day. The neighborhood is quiet, and the home is nestled in a treed area, adding to the calm. Note: the home comes with 2 sit-upon and 1 sit-in kayak and 1 canoe, and many floats. We brought our own kayaks, but there really wasn't a need. The neighborhood lake is big enough for a satisfying paddle, and deep enough to stay cool. The local grocery store is a 15 minute drive away and has everything you'll need for your stay. The owners are super helpful in answering questions and providing information to ensure an enjoyable stay. It was a great week away from day-to-day life!

We had a wonderful, quiet week with family. Enjoyed the basement and games for the kids, deck for the parents, and accommodations. Beach area and river for tubing were fun. Owners were readily available and helpful.

We had a wonderful, quiet week with family. Enjoyed the basement and games for the kids, deck for the parents, and accommodations. Beach area and river for tubing were fun. Owners were readily available and helpful.

It rained our entire trip but with the game room and hot tub we were able to have fun. Also very close to chimney rock. And the area is very pretty.

Located inside Lake Lure and next to Chimney Rock. Beautiful! Need little bit of driving to go to skiing but we loved the road trip views. Some friends got car sick from the unusual turns on the road. I usually plan trips with big groups. The only negative are the magnetic to enter the gate, there were only one for us and we were between 3 cars coming in and out different times. We found a place to hide the magnetic in front of the gate, because at night there is no one there. The owner is super nice maybe is more a cleaning company rules.. we couldn’t find the dumpster outside before we left and seems we forgot a few items like shampoo and a water bottle. First time we had an extra cleaning fee for it. I think this area is more difficult to find nicer cleaners ? Friends asked about this beautiful place on my social mídia and and I ended up forgetting the extra fee as a problem. It was worth it!

Located inside Lake Lure and next to Chimney Rock. Beautiful! Need little bit of driving to go to skiing but we loved the road trip views. Some friends got car sick from the unusual turns on the road. I usually plan trips with big groups. The only negative are the magnetic to enter the gate, there were only one for us and we were between 3 cars coming in and out different times. We found a place to hide the magnetic in front of the gate, because at night there is no one there. The owner is super nice maybe is more a cleaning company rules.. we couldn’t find the dumpster outside before we left and seems we forgot a few items like shampoo and a water bottle. First time we had an extra cleaning fee for it. I think this area is more difficult to find nicer cleaners ? Friends asked about this beautiful place on my social mídia and and I ended up forgetting the extra fee as a problem. It was worth it!

Our Hosts were very friendly and helpful. Cabin was wonderful and stocked with every thing we needed! Conveniently located to shopping and gas. The gated community at Riverbend made us feel very safe during our stay. It snowed our last night and it was beautiful!! We would definitely recommend this cabin. Our family was very pleased! We plan on booking another stay in the summer!!

Our Hosts were very friendly and helpful. Cabin was wonderful and stocked with every thing we needed! Conveniently located to shopping and gas. The gated community at Riverbend made us feel very safe during our stay. It snowed our last night and it was beautiful!! We would definitely recommend this cabin. Our family was very pleased! We plan on booking another stay in the summer!!

This was a fantastic getaway mountain weekend experience. Loved the secluded area of the cabin, the spaciousness, and the hot tub was awesome on a cold Sunday afternoon.

Cabin is just as described and extremely clean. Communication with the owner, Kim, was excellent. We loved the game room downstairs, the hot tub, and the gas fireplace. Kitchen was well supplied with cookware so we were able to make most of our meals there. Gated community is well maintained. Ingles is an amazing grocery store with everything we needed, Chimney Rock is about 30 minutes away, and Asheville is about an hour away. We visited the Biltmore while we were there. We also hiked up the Hickory Nut trails. This is a fantastic property for a multi-generational family get-together.

Cabin is just as described and extremely clean. Communication with the owner, Kim, was excellent. We loved the game room downstairs, the hot tub, and the gas fireplace. Kitchen was well supplied with cookware so we were able to make most of our meals there. Gated community is well maintained. Ingles is an amazing grocery store with everything we needed, Chimney Rock is about 30 minutes away, and Asheville is about an hour away. We visited the Biltmore while we were there. We also hiked up the Hickory Nut trails. This is a fantastic property for a multi-generational family get-together.

The cabin is a great size for a family. We stayed here for our family Christmas trip. Forest City is beautiful with all it's Christmas lights!

This cabin was excellent. It comfortably fit my family (9 people). It was beautiful location and private. It was a quick drive to Chimney Rock state park. Communication with the owner was quick and easy. I would stay here again.

We had a great time. There are 8 adults in our family. We enjoyed the boat tour of Lake Lure, golf, sixties music and wine tasting at Point Lookout Vineyards, Hendersonville, tubing on the Broad River, and swimming/floating on Mirror Lake. We didn't eat out much because of COVID but the kitchen was nice and open to the living area. We also spent a lot of time in the hot tub. It was a fun week with many great memories. It is a plus that Kim is a pet lover because our dogs are a part of our family. The hike up Chimney rock was also fun. We took the shuttle back down. We should have taken the shuttle up and hiked back down. We would definitely come back!

We had a great time. There are 8 adults in our family. We enjoyed the boat tour of Lake Lure, golf, sixties music and wine tasting at Point Lookout Vineyards, Hendersonville, tubing on the Broad River, and swimming/floating on Mirror Lake. We didn't eat out much because of COVID but the kitchen was nice and open to the living area. We also spent a lot of time in the hot tub. It was a fun week with many great memories. It is a plus that Kim is a pet lover because our dogs are a part of our family. The hike up Chimney rock was also fun. We took the shuttle back down. We should have taken the shuttle up and hiked back down. We would definitely come back!

Laurelwood is a very comfortable and pleasant cabin for a getaway. Our family of 10 had plenty of room to be together or have privacy if someone wanted to take a nap or read a book. The river and lake offered opportunities for recreation and Kim provides the necessary equipment such as tubes, a canoe, kayakes and lifejackets. We enjoyed the firepit every night to unwind and share family time.

Enter the large open family/dining/kitchen area to view the beautiful A frame, log walls, huge deck, theres enough space for everyone! We had 7 adults and a teen. The game room kept them all occupied and the hot tub was an added bonus! (note the pool table is not level, no big deal but balls just roll into certain pockets) The house has everything you need but do bring extra toilet paper, paper towel, especially for large groups! The Riverbend communtiy has SO much to offer. We spent days tubing from the waterfall to the ole swimming hole. The house has kayaks and canoe for the lake and tons of inflatable tubes. (Note, some are deflated and the air compressor takes forever to inflate one tube.) Explore the town of Chimney Rock nearby, it is FULL of shops and views! The only store for supplies you might need is the Ingles about 15 mins drive. Riverbend is a very hilly, windy, dirt road community so keep that in mind. We were thankful to bring our dogs! But be aware this house is on a steep hill, theres no "yard" for pups, the backyard has some steep drops. My dogs enjoyed their walks around the circle and they loved hiking and swimming. Lastly, the hosts were wonderful with communication especially when concerns came up about covid and closings etc. The week was so much fun for us and our large family. We live at the beach, so must vacation to the mountains. It's a beautiful home, community and area in general.

We stayed for 3 weeks w/ different friends and multi-generational family members coming into town ea week. Everyone enjoyed and had a fantastic time creating lifelong memories at this authentic mountain/lake log cabin retreat where you must be willing to "unplug". Overall, the house, property and communication w/ owner, Kim, was amazing! If you need to work/stream videos, this may not be the place for you as we had spotty wi-fi & cell phone reception (Verizon & AT&T). So be willing to unplug! We understand this is the way of the mountains and loved so much - we'd like to return in the fall! The house is spacious w/ a fantastic porch for grilling-out/s'mores night; a fun game room to keeps kids entertained; and hot tub. Supplies were provided & kitchen had everything we needed. A few unexpected items: kitchen is small w/ no pantry (difficult to stock up for multi-week stay); master closet is full of cleaning supplies & dresser drawers hard to open; can hear conversations upstairs thru logs; upstairs has lots of sleep space (sleeps 8) but shares 1 bathroom (plan accordingly); couches in family room should be replaced & decorations a bit dated. But also part of its charm! The community is spectacular w/ the beach-picnic area at Mirror Lake, Nature Walk, waterfall, Broad River and swimming hole. We used all the owner provided items - kayaks, canoes, tubes - and owner Kim navigated through how to use. Favorites were kayaking and canoeing on Mirror Lake and tubing on the Broad River (from waterfall area to swimming hole). It is ~ 6 min drive from house to beach/lake area and so we would have to load up van & make multiple trips to get all the items down (we did not have roof racks). The drive is not for the timid (single lane, windy, gravel, deer crossings - be careful!). Lake Lure area offered lots of things to do - favorites were Chimney Rock, the village, Burntshirt Vineyards, Canopy Ridge Ziplining, Green River Tubing & Little Bradley Falls (in Saluda (40 min away), renting pontoon boat on Lake Lure; "tour" boat with Lake Lure Boat Tours; Restaurants: Burntshirt, Lake House, La Strada, & Riverwatch. Owner Kim was extremely helpful providing timely responses to all questions and accommodated our dogs and multiple cars that we had to register coming onto the property each week. We had no problem fitting 4 cars at the house (3 in parking area and 1 along the road). Kim, thank you for being an incredible host!

We had a fantastic time, it was a beautiful place and Kim was very readily available to answer any questions we had and help in any way he could. I can’t wait to book again whenever it warms up a little bit

We stayed here with another family - 4 adults and 5 children. There was ample room for us all (with beds to spare!), the property was very clean, and we were very comfortable. The kids really enjoyed the hot tub and game room downstairs! The cabin-y feel of the home really made it feel like a vacation. If you need tips on something to occupy you/get you out of the house for a few hours: We found the little town of Chimney Rock about 15/20. min. from the house. It was a cute walking town (just enough/not too much with 5 kids). We popped in a few shops, the kids “mined” rocks (that was SO fun for them!), we walked down to the river and explored, took nice photos, and the kids found even more pretty rocks. For dinner we sat on the amazingly beautiful deck of a tasting room that had great wine and decent food but seriously great views (which made up for the just okay food). There is a very long, windy and steep gravel/dirt road to get to the property. We had no issues, but I could see that being a very big issue in bad weather (ice, snow, or even a lot of rain). Also, we brought 2 vehicles, but there would be nowhere to put a 3rd. If you have more than 2 vehicles, you will need to park at the little parking lot right inside the gate and ride up with someone. Also, the kitchen needs a baking sheet :) All in all, totally great MLK weekend with friends!

This was a great house to bring our big family of 12 to stay! The owner even was generous enough to allow us to bring our pups! Great location - a lot to do around and within the house. We enjoyed the 6 person hot tub and many activities nearby! We would stay again! Communication with the owner was so amazing - any issue we had was resolved within minutes and there were not many issues! Great place, highly recommend!!

The cabin was awesome. We try to get together with our kids and grand babies around the holidays and this was perfect! We were able to eat together and plenty of things to do.

Beautiful location. Kids loved the game room. Plenty of space for everyone.

House was perfect for a long weekend getaway. Plenty of room for three families and the kids loved exploring outside and playing inside. The owners could not have been more helpful or friendly! Have never had such help and hospitality from an owner on VRBO. Great location! We toured both Chimney Rock and Lake Lure. Went horseback riding nearby as well! Overall an incredible weekend. Thank you so much!

Loved staying here. The host was very responsive and helpful, and worked with us to make our stay as comfortable as possible. Wonderful spot! Hope to be back soon!

The stay was a great way to spend an evacuation. Very remote. Only drawback was how dirty the vehicles got on the stone road.