Holiday Inn Club Vacations at Smoky Mountain Resort

We are staying now at this resort and, overall, it is one of the best we have used as an exchange. The villas are one and two bedroom units, all have in=room gigantic jacuzzi tubs, gas fireplaces, comfortable king size bed in the master bedroom, roomy interiors with full kitchens, large in-wall television and best of all, it is within a short walk of historic Gatlinburg in the Smoky Mountains which boasts over 400 shops, restaurants, attractions (including an awesome Sky Lift ride that takes you to the top of the best peak and offers outstanding views).

We are staying in a one bedroom unit as an exchange against our home unit at the Samoset Resort in Maine and are really impressed so far. It is school vacation week for many schools so it is a busy, touristy area but yet we are facing a nice little creek at the base of the mountains so we have a nice ambience going on all day and night. We love our little balcony with the two rocking chairs and really loved visiting Dollywood today (a great family fun amusement part with a terrific show called Drum from Nova Scotia). It is definitely a Gold Crown resort in most ways other than the sofa bed which is so bad our guest had to share our king size bed with us (which was OK because it is my sister!) but still regrettable.

We would be interested in owning here if the prices were reasonable and, to that end, got no high pressure sales pitch thankfully. YOu will definitely love the location, the nature that surrounds you and a great pancake house right across the street that makes any and all breakfast dishes to a tee.