"Happy Birthday to Dave" ... and YOU

This is Phyllis writing today's blog post. Today - July 17, 2010 - is Dave's birthday. I won't tell you how old he is, but he was born in 1939.

In honor of Dave's birthday, we're going to give YOU a birthday present. For the next week, you can make reservations at either Smoky Mountain Tower or All Decked Out for any available date between now and November 23 for 39% off the regular price. So instead of paying $149.00 per night, you'll only pay $90.89.

Here's how to make your reservation:
-Go to our Web site - www.SmokiesRentDirect.com
-Select the cabin you want to reserve - All Decked Out or Smoky Mountain Tower
-Click on "Availability" to bring up our online reservation site.
-Enter your arrival and departure dates, then click "Review and Book."
-Down near the bottom of the page that comes up, you'll find a section titled "Coupon Codes." Enter this code: Dave39. Be sure to enter it exactly as shown. Then click "Redeem."
-Scroll back up to the top of the page and you will see that the nightly rate has been changed to $90.89.
-Fill out all the information as requested, go to the next page and enter your credit card information. Reservations for stays more than 30 days out only require a deposit of $150.00

As of this minute, there are 78 available nights at Smoky Mountain Tower and 103 available nights at All Decked Out from now until November 23. So you've got lots of dates to choose from. If every available night is rented at this reduced rate, you'll get a collective gift of more than $10,000 in savings!

We are only making this offer here on our blog. It won't show up on our Web sites or on any of our advertising sites.

Why are we doing this? Three reasons:
-We want to thank you for faithfully reading our blog.
-We want to fill up our cabins.
-We especially want you to encourage more people to read our blog. So we hope you'll send a message to all your friends to tell them about this deal. Just send them to the blog for details.

But remember, this "birthday gift" only lasts for a week. At midnight on Saturday, July 24, the coupon code will be disabled. So make your plans quickly. We'll let you know what happens in a week.

Oh yes, I almost forgot. Here's the fine print:
-Valid only for new reservations made July 17-24, 2010.
-Minimum stay is 2 nights.
-Not valid with any other offers, including our "7th night free" offer.
-All reservations subject to prior booking.
For a complete list of all our policies, visit our Web sites.

If you have any questions, you can always contact us by e-mail - dave@smokiesrentdirect.com.

Review - part 2

We're back - after a wonderful 'real' vacation! While we were gone, Angie was in charge and did a great job of keeping everything running smoothly - even while she spent a couple of days in the hospital with a nasty infection! Thanks, Angie!

In our last post a couple of weeks ago, we talked about reviews. I just have to share one with you that we received a couple of days ago. This is from a guest who made a last-minute reservation and could only stay for a weekend.

Here's what they wrote:
"All Decked Out is an amazing getaway for couples and families. On June 25, 2010, the day of our arrival, we were amazed on how great the place looked. Our first thought was that we did not bring enough people. To say the place was huge is an understatement. There was the game room where the kids spent most of their time, the living room was without a doubt nice, the bedroom was clean, but my personal favorite was the deck on the first (lower) level with the hot tub. I could go on and on about how amazing All Decked Out was but seeing is believing. I wouldn't stay anywhere else. I would recommend this place as your first choice."

Folks, I'm not making this up. You can read the review for yourself on HomeAway at http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p222582. Thank you, Frances and Dion, for your great comments. We look forward to having you come back to All Decked Out when you can stay a little longer.