25% OFF - You heard it here first!

Whenever possible, we like to reward our Blog and Facebook friends by giving you news of special last-minute deals.  So here is a little advanced notice.

Tomorrow morning, November 1, we will post this deal on all our advertising websites:

Save up to 25% on all remaining 2012 available nights at Smoky Mountain Tower and All Decked Out.

That's right.  You can save as much as $44.75 per night between now and December 31, 2012.  And we're not just talking about a couple nights here and there.  We have a total of 72 nights available in November and December - 33 at All Decked Out and 39 at Smoky Mountain Tower.  And that includes 8 weekends between the two cabins.  The main thing to remember is this:

The longer you stay, the more you save!

When you stay 2 or 3 nights, the discount is 15%
When you stay 4 or 5 nights, the discount is 20%
When you say 6 or more nights, the discount is 25%

Of course, they have to be consecutive nights.  And our "7th night free" offer doesn't apply during this special (because this is a better deal!).

Here's how to make your reservation at these reduced prices:
  -Select your cabin and go to the Web site:
          -All Decked Out - www.SmokiesRentDirect.com/All-Decked-Out
          -Smoky Mountain Tower - www.SmokyMountainTower.com
  -Click the "Book Online Now" button on the left side to go to our reservation site.
  -Check the calendar for the dates you want.  If they're green, they're available.
  -Enter your arrival and departure dates, then click "Review & Book."
  -On the page that opens, go to the coupon code section and enter the appropriate code, as follows:
          -If you're staying 2 or 3 nights - NovDec23
          -If you're staying 4 or 5 nights - NovDec45
          -If you're staying 6 or more nights - NovDec6plus
   Then click "Redeem" and you will see the new discounted price.  Be sure to enter the code exactly as shown, because coupon codes are case-sensitive.
  -Now, just complete the requested information, enter your payment information (on the next page), and you're all set.

All our other policies remain the same - two night minimums, $150 deposit for bookings more than 30 days out, etc.  You can get full information on our Web sites.  Or write to me at Dave@SmokiesRentDirect.com

This is your last chance for 2012.  And we're giving you just a bit of a head start. Tomorrow morning, we start telling the world!  So give yourself a treat tonight, because there's nothing tricky about this deal.

Sandy at Smoky Mountain Tower

We have had two sets of guest at Smoky Mountain Tower this week - at the same time!

Our "real" guests arrived from Pennsylvania on Saturday and are enjoying a whole week in Gatlinburg.  But an uninvited guest arrived late yesterday afternoon - Hurricane Sandy!

We subscribe to a service that provides us weather and other important alerts for the Gatlinburg area - just so we can warn our guests whenever necessary.  We started getting reports of the potential of high winds and even snow in the mountains above Gatlinburg.  We actually notified our "real" guests late Sunday afternoon to be on the alert for deteriorating weather conditions.  But I just talked with them a few minutes ago and they're doing fine.  They had some snow early this morning but it has melted.  The wind has died down and there have been no power outages.

The forecasts were primarily for snow at elevations above 2,500 feet.  All Decked Out is at 1,926 feet and Smoky Mountain Tower is at 2,193 feet.  This time, the forecasters were right.  Our reports are telling us that Newfound Gap (elevation 5,049 feet) in the National Park has more than 7 inches of snow (and the road through the Park is closed).  The lodge at Mt. LeConte - at 6,400 feet - has 17 inches, with drifts over 4 feet!  You can keep up with the happenings there through the caretaker's blog at http://www.highonleconte.com/daily-posts.html.

The only ski resort in the Smokies - Ober Gatlinburg (at 2,700 feet) - apparently hasn't opened yet.  But news reports say they have about 3 inches of snow.  And just last month, Ober Gatlinburg announced the installation of two new snowmaking machines that will enable them to make snow even when the weather is "warm."  You can check out all the activities for Ober Gatlinburg at www.obergatlinburg.com.  There's a lot more than skiing at Ober Gatlinburg.  And when you stay at Smoky Mountain Tower or All Decked Out, we provide you with special money-savings offers at Ober Gatlinburg and may other local establishments.

So, while we didn't invite Sandy, we DO invite you to enjoy one of the best times of year in the Smokies - the winter.   We still have some great dates open for the rest of the year and into 2013.  And we promise that Sandy won't be there!