Guest comments about Smoky Mountain

Greetings from Smoky Mountain Tower. This is our first visit since last September. Thankfully, everything is in good shape, thanks to Ingrid (our fantastic cleaner and local property manager). We're getting some work done and will show you something special in the next few days.

Meanwhile, whenever we come back, it's always fun to read the guest book. We really appreciate the comments made by our guests. I've just finished posting the comments from September through December on our Web site. You can read them by clicking here.

I will 'tease' you with just one of the comments.


Stay tuned - more news coming soon.

For people who just have to stay wired...

Vacation is supposed to be a time for rest and relaxation, right? But, if you're like me, you still have to stay 'wired' - no matter where you are.

That's why we offer broadband wireless Internet at both Smoky Mountain Tower and All Decked Out. It has always worked very well at All Decked Out. But the coverage has been a little spotty at times if you're at Smoky Mountain Tower.

I think we've got that fixed! You see, the wireless router used to be locked up in the garage. Not only did that reduce the signal, but if the router tripped, there was no way to get in and reset it. So we have now moved the router to the living room. If you look carefully, you'll see it tucked behind the DVD/VCR player, right under the TV.


Now, the signal is great in the living room and the sunroom - and actually on upstairs, too. Also, if the router trips, it's very easy to reset.

This is just one more way that we look out for our guests. Because we know that 'it's the little things that count.' And sometimes, staying 'wired' isn't so little! If there are other things like this that we can do to make your stay more enjoyable, please let us know.

New Additions for Smoky Mountain Tower

If you read our posts regularly, you may have found this little tidbit hidden near the end of our last post of 2011:

While I was writing this post, I got a text from Marcia (our daughter) telling me about something she just purchased for Smoky Mountain Tower. Hint: her husband works at Cracker Barrel.

I was sure SOMEBODY would have guessed what this 'thing' was. But I guess I'll have to tell you. We're adding two of the famous Cracker Barrel rocking chairs in the Tower room at Smoky Mountain Tower.


Marcia and John will bring them over later this month (they're coming with their Sunday School class to stay at both All Decked Out and Smoky Mountain Tower). So if you want to enjoy our new rockers, now will be a good time to make your reservations. We still have good dates in February. Hope you can join us for a "rocking" good time!

It could be a busy year!

We are thankful to report that we're off to a great year at All Decked Out and Smoky Mountain Tower.

At the end of 2009, we had 18 nights already booked for 2010.

At the end of 2010, we had 71 nights booked for 2011.

But at the end of 2011, we had 78 nights booked for 2012. That's almost 11% of all available nights.

Why am I boring you with these statistics? Only one reason - to emphasize the importance of booking your vacation dates as soon as you can. We hate it when somebody asks about particular dates, then procrastinates - only to find that, when they finally are ready to make their reservation, somebody else has reserved the dates they wanted.

We already have received inquiries for Christmas 2012. And last year, we had to turn away dozens of guests who inquired about dates that had already been reserved. Already this year, we've had inquiries for dates previously booked.

Please don't wait. Make your reservation now - before your dates are gone. We don't want you to be disappointed.