The Ultimate Smokies Cabin Guide

You can rent a cabin in the Smokies for less than you'd pay for a hotel. We'll show you how. Our tools and tips teach how to pick the perfect cabin and plan a dream vacation―for 2 or 20.

Pet-friendly Cabins in the Smokies

Some companies have a few pet-friendly properties―usually at the cabin owners' discretion. Most require a pet deposit that's charged on your credit card before you arrive and refunded after you leave. Some charge a per-visit or daily pet fee that is non-refundable.

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Learn the Rental Company's Lingo

Cabin: A log-style home with rustic wood features, a deck, and decor ranging from country to contemporary.
Chalet: Resembles a cottage or small home with drywall, not logs. These tend to be older, with A-frame roofs popular in the 1970s. Our research excluded these.
Hot tub: A chlorinated, jetted tub sitting outside the cabin. Many have privacy screens to protect the modest.
Whirlpool tub: A jetted bathtub that may be located in a bathroom, bedroom, or smack in the middle of the cabin. Sometimes red and heart-shaped.
Private: You may see neighbors as you drive up, but once inside, you'll forget them. Newer cabins sit close, but you're not staring in the windows of the place next door.
Secluded: No neighbors in sight. Relatively rare, these make it easy to feel far, far away.
Handicapped accessible: Few cabins earn ADA approval, but some offer wide doorways, ramps, and wheelchair-friendly bathrooms.
Pet friendly: Most rental companies have a few properties that allow pets, though they may restrict by type and size. Most require deposits and/or extra fees for pets. Some "deposits" are non-refundable.