How do YOU find us (besides here)?

We just got a booking last night and we asked the guests how they found us.  They had no idea!  They were just "searching the Internet."  That got us thinking...

It's probably no secret that we advertise our Gatlinburg cabins - All Decked Out and Smoky Mountain Tower - on a bunch of different websites.  Some of them cost us a lot of money - especially for what we get.  Others are free, but rarely give us any leads.  So we have three questions for you.  We'll tell you about some of our sites and hope that you will PLEASE send back some comments.  Also, it would be great if you could share this with others so we can get some good feedback.

Here are our main advertising sites:

• VRBO
• HomeAway
• VacationRentals
• Flipkey
• TripAdvisor
• VacationRentalPeople
• ConnectingRentals

...and, of course, IVacationOnLine, which is our reservation site.  Of course, we also have our own sites - www.SmokiesRentDirect.com/All-Decked-Out and www.SmokyMountainTower.com.

QUESTIONS:

• When you're looking for a vacation home/cabin to rent, do you just do a search, or do you go to one of the sites mentioned above?
• If you go to a site, which one?
• Do you use their special search tools to narrow your search (like searching only for properties managed by the owner, or for a certain number of bedrooms? 

We know this isn't a proper 'survey,' but we'd love to hear your comments about how you find a vacation rental.  THANK YOU!

It's bearly May - so here's our calendar page

Think back to January 31 when we told you about our family Gatlinburg calendar that's hanging in the kitchen at All Decked Out.  We promised we would show you our calendar pictures from time to time.

So here's the montage of pictures for the month of May.

It's just a coincidence, but almost all these bear pictures were taken around All Decked Out.  Only the one in the lower right was taken at Smoky Mountain Tower.

We haven't seen any bears personally this year, but we're told they're out and about.  So please be careful!

Of course, the best way to enjoy our bears is to stay at All Decked Out, with our bear by the front door and our bear in the living room (shown in the picture).  And remember, you still have a little time to take advantage of our 15% discount for our Blog and Facebook followers.  The coupon code is BlogFB15 - enter it exactly as shown during the registration process.  Just go to our websites and click "Book Online Now."  Of course, you can always write to dave@SmokiesRentDirect.com if you have any questions.

We can "bearly" wait for you to stay with us at All Decked Out or Smoky Mountain Tower!