It's HOT!

I just got another heat advisory for Gatlinburg from the National Weather Service.  It's supposed to be in the high 90s again today in Gatlinburg.  But I just checked one of the Gatlinburg cams at http://www.gatlinburgtnlive.com/gatlinburg/gatlinburg-downtown-webcam.asp and it looks like people are having a great time.  Right now (about 11:00 am), the temperature in Gatlinburg is 83 degrees.

But up at Smoky Mountain Tower or All Decked Out, our guests are probably enjoying cooler temperatures.  It's typically 10 degrees cooler up at our cabins than it is in Gatlinburg.  In fact, the Weather Channel is reporting 76 degrees right now at Ober Gatlinburg!

So if you want to beat the heat, you should come to All Decked Out or Smoky Mountain Tower.  Because the thing that's REALLY hot there are our prices.  We have been comparing our prices to similar cabins in the area and we are almost always the lowest price for comparable cabins (3 bedrooms, 2 or 3 baths, over 2,500 square feet).  Other cabins sometimes have a little lower nightly rate.  But by the time they add on registration fees, cleaning fees, and extra person fees (plus some other weird fees like hot tub cleaning), we almost always end up to be cheaper.

In fact, we sometime have people ask us, "What's wrong with your cabin, that the price is so cheap?"  The answer is - NOTHING is wrong.  Our guest book comments and reviews on our advertising sites prove that!  We've chosen to keep prices low so we can keep them filled.  But we can't keep prices this low forever.  Our costs are going up, just like everyone else's. 

July is almost completely booked, but there are still a few good dates.  And there's lots of availability in August.  So be cool and come to Gatlinburg, while the prices are hot.

More guest comments...

If you have stayed at either All Decked Out or Smoky Mountain Tower, you know we have a guest book at each cabin.  When we visit, the first thing we do is read the comments left by our guests.  And, from time to time, we publish those comments on our Web sites (just click on "Guest Book Comments").  Here's a sample of one of the comments left recently:

We also have a place for guests to leave comments right on our Web sites.  You'll find it on the menu, listed as "Post and Read Reviews."  In addition, you can find reviews left on some of our advertising sites, like VRBO and Flipkey.

And sometimes, we get really great notes directly by email, like the one we got this morning from Beverly, who stayed with her family at All Decked Out last week.  Here's what she said:

"We had a awesome time...I loved this cabin it was just perfect for us.  We saw a bear first night.  You all are such great renters, the theme you decorated in, is so like you and your family.  Everything is so commercial anymore, but to know we have a place like home to come to every year is so great.  Hope to get schools fall break schedule do give you some dates to come then.  Thank You so much for your kindness and caring for your renters."

Thanks, Beverly ... and thanks to all our great guests.  If YOU want to leave a comment about either Smoky Mountain Tower or All Decked Out, you can do it right here!