The BIG NEWS at Smoky Mountain Tower!

Here's the scoop. Guests who stay at Smoky Mountain Tower now have full access to the

Garage!

That's right. We have cleaned out the garage, installed a new garage door opener, put a key pad just outside the garage door, and are making it available to all our guests - at no extra charge!

Here's what the garage looks like from the driveway, right by the front door:


You can see the key pad on the right side of the door frame. There is also a door control inside the garage, right next to the door that goes into the cabin.


Our good friend, Mark Kalinowski, has made all this possible. He cleaned out all the "junk," installed some previously-used kitchen cabinets to hold the supplies and tools we need, and put up the garage door opener.


Of all the cabins in Chalet Village, there are only a handful that have garages. As far as we know, most of the others charge extra for garage use. Not us!

So, what do you think? Is this new amenity something you will find useful? We hope so! For more information, check out the special page on our Web site by clicking here.

And please let us know what you think!

Jimmy has you covered!

Earlier, we told you about the maintenance we did at Smoky Mountain Tower and All Decked Out last week. Now we can SHOW you!

One of the jobs we do every year is to change all the batteries in all the TV/DVD remotes, in all the clocks, and especially in all the smoke alarms. We actually test the alarms regularly. But we have found that, even though the batteries are still good, it's wise to change them on an annual basis.

We also bring in Rapid Fire Equipment from Sevierville and have them check all our fire extinguishers. We have a fire extinguisher on every floor at All Decked Out, and on every floor but the Queen Bonus Room at Smoky Mountain Tower.

Ever since we have owned our cabins, Jimmy has been checking the fire extinguishers every year. As you can see, he thoroughly inspects and tests the unit, then retags it for the proper year. Here he is in the kitchen at All Decked Out.


If you look carefully, you can see the white label on the cabinet door that lets you know the fire extinguisher is located under the sink.

We're very thankful to have Jimmy and his team taking good care of us - and YOU.


Jimmy is just one of a number of people who are working to make your stay at our cabins more enjoyable. He - and all of us - have you covered, in more ways than you can every imagine!

We saw the LIGHT!

Congratulations to everybody who guessed our new addition on the side of the garage at Smoky Mountain Tower. You were right! It's a new motion sensor light, mounted just above the key box. Here's a daytime picture:



Here's how it looks with the light on at night:


Now, here are two broader views. The first one is with the light off. The second one is with the light on:



Okay, now let's try an experiment. I took a short video to show how the light works. It features our great maintenance man, Mark Kalinowski, who actually installed the light. Take a look:


There is still more BIG news coming. Anybody have a guess on what it is? Keep checking!