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Dreaming Bear Cabin - Gorgeous View, 5 BR, Game Room, Hot Tub

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Dreaming Bear - Your Private Lodge with Spectacular Views
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Plenty of Parking
Relax on the Deck and Take In the Gorgeous Mountain Views
View from Deck

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
5 bedrooms4+ bathroomsSleeps 14

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Fireplace
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Gatlinburg, TN
  • Bent Creek Golf Club
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Little Pigeon River
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
    ‪24 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Bedroom #3

1 King Bed

Bedroom #4

1 King Bed

Bedroom #5

1 Queen Bed

Master Bedroom #1

1 King Bed

Master Bedroom #2

1 King Bed

4 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bath #3

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bath #4

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Bath #5

Toilet · Shower only

Guest Bath

Toilet

Masterbath #1

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Masterbath #2

Bathtub · Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Dining area

About this property

Dreaming Bear Cabin - Gorgeous View, 5 BR, Game Room, Hot Tub

Cabin, 5 Bedrooms + Convertible bed(s), 5.5 Baths, (Sleeps 10-12)
OUR CALENDAR IS UPDATED, We also own the 4 bedroom cabin next door which is great for family reunions, family holidays or large groups. Feel free to contact us for additional options if this property is already reserved.
Dreaming Bear is an elegant five bedroom five and a half baths lodge. This lodge is decorated with the finest furniture and accessories available. This the perfect lodge for reunions or large party getaways. The views from Dreaming Bear are so amazing that you will not want to leave the deck! The kitchen counters in this lodge have beautiful stone counter tops and are fully stocked with every amenity you can imagine. You will be more than comfortable in this five bedroom lodge, each room has it's own personal flat screen tv and there are two sleeper sofa's located in their own individual space so that when a guest needs them they will still have privacy. The game room has a full size pool table and 2 arcade games (free of charge)
We are located only 12 miles from downtown Gatlinburg, a short 12-15 minute drive (all paved roads). Dreaming Bear provides the best of both worlds for those wanting to see the local attractions of downtown and those who want the true Smoky Mountain experience of a beautiful, private mountain setting!

Property manager

August and Lori Eltz
Premier Host

Languages

English

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Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washer
Dryer
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
This property uses eco-friendly cleaning products
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Gatlinburg

Located in Gatlinburg, this cabin is in the city centre. SkyPark and Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort and Amusement Park are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's popular attractions can visit Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies and Anakeesta. Gatlinburg Space Needle and Dollywood are not to be missed.
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Gatlinburg, TN

What's nearby

  • Bent Creek Golf Club - 4 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Little Pigeon River - 9 min drive - 5.6 km
  • Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies - 24 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Anakeesta - 24 min drive - 20.1 km
  • Wild Bear Falls Indoor Water Park - 24 min drive - 20.8 km

Getting around

  • Alcoa - Knoxville Airport (TYS) - 80 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Trish's Mountain Diner - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Split Rail Eats - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪The Rampant Lion - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Delauder's BBQ - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Gatlinburg Grind - ‬15 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Dreaming Bear Cabin - Gorgeous View, 5 BR, Game Room, Hot Tub pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Dreaming Bear Cabin - Gorgeous View, 5 BR, Game Room, Hot Tub?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Dreaming Bear Cabin - Gorgeous View, 5 BR, Game Room, Hot Tub?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Dreaming Bear Cabin - Gorgeous View, 5 BR, Game Room, Hot Tub located?

Located in the heart of Gatlinburg, this cabin is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Bent Creek Golf Club and within 9 miles (15 km) of Little Pigeon River and Rocky Top Sports World. Mills Park and Greenbrier Picnic Area are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 93 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 93 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 93 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 93 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Laurie E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This property exceeded expectations in every way. It was stunningly beautiful and expansive enough to comfortably host our entire family. The hosts were responsive and the place was immaculate. We loved the location and the incredible view!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas in the Smokies

Great property! Had a wonderful time
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dwayne T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Most Relaxing Vacation Ever!

This property was amazing, it is in the Mountains so you have to take very winding roads to get there. The plus to this is once you were there you didn't want to go back down the mountain, which allowed for the whole family to stay at the cabin and play games and hang out.The table was large enough to sit our entire family so this allowed us to sit and have all our meals together.Thank You for sharing your cabin with us.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Craig M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

nice family vacation

The properity was beautiful! We really enjoyed the sun rises and the sun sets are beautiful. some really amazing sites to see in the smoky mountains.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Raquel K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family & Friends

We had great time. Overall, the cabin was warm and inviting. We would definitely recommend this cabin.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kevin C., Richmond

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful house

We had a great stay. The house was perfect. Beds were the most comfortable for any VRBO house we've rented. Beautiful view and perfect location. Owners were very responsive to our needs.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

David O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome Weekend

Our family had a gathering at Dreaming Bear, and it was a dream! The view is spectacular, and the house was very comfortable and accommodating to our 10 adult family members.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Jeanne W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wedding getaway

Property has beautiful views as described. The balcony was great and property had everything I needed to cook for the masses. The 3 big tubs were great and we loved the comfortable open spaces for a large group
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ebony D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice!!

We enjoyed our stay at the cabin! Everything was simply wonderful. The check in/out process was easy. Everything was neat and clean! It was very spacious & accommodative to everyone’s needs. We enjoyed the beautiful views and were even able to see the bears!!! We’ll definitely stay here again!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mountain View Home

Beautiful home with gorgeous view of the Smokey mountains. We spent most of our time on the deck with the awesome rocking chairs. Well stocked kitchen, with large table for eating. The house was perfect for our family of 10. Adults, teenagers and a toddler. The owners provided us with plenty of useful information about the house and the area.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Vishakha W.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy

Water was so stinky

The tap water was so stinky like rotten eggs and looked like the filter change was due over 60 days!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawn M.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Much fun

We all needed this time away and together. My husband and I were celebrating our 26th wedding anniversary and decided to share with others. It was great opportunity to show love with others. Thank you for having this available. We would love to come back. We decided to travel together and send others where we have visited. Especially those worthy to mention.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

2/10 Terrible

Jordan D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location
Disliked: Communication, listing accuracy

10 people- only 3 towels.

We had 10 guests because it was a 10-person cabin. We only had 3 towels. When we called the property customer assistance number, they said they would bring us towels by the next morning at the latest. The called is the following evening and said they didn’t have any more towels for us, but we could go buy our own if we wanted to! Crazy. We were there 3 days abs several of our guests never took a shower because they did not have a towel. Very disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Faye P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Cabin/secluded

Host were very responsive to emails. The cabin is spacious and very clean. The scene/view is great. It's located very high up in the mountains, it took a little extra pressing of the gas peddle to get up the road. As you are in the vicinity of the cabin area, the roads are very narrow to the point where only one car at time can go pass comfortably, so be careful. They had everything we needed by way of cooking (pots, pans, bowls, plates, etc...). We brought our own paper products, who wants to wash dishes for a big group (they do have a dishwasher). One thing I forgot to bring was my griddle, if you like to cook lots of meat for breakfast at one time that would have been perfect. The only problem, not really a problem, but everything we're use to is a drive away (Walmart, restaurants, etc...). Unless you are familiar with the area, don't plan on going out after dark. We couldn't imagine returning from the store in the dark and trying to find the cabin....All in all, we really liked/enjoyed Dreaming Bear Cabin.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cassie G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

BREATHTAKING CABIN

This is such a breathtaking cabin!! We did a cousin road trip with adults and teens. It was just so perfect exactly what we needed! We were away from the city and busy roads. We were so high up looking at the tree tops and Smokey Mountains! At night was the best seeing all the beautiful stars. If you are looking for a chance to see black bears you will. We were so excited staring at them from the top balcony or outside our bedroom porch doors. Out of the five days we saw them twice in the morning. We stayed in contact with Lori. She was the best hands down host! She was quick to contact back with any questions or concerns we had. Everything is pretty explained to you before arriving. She has everything you need during your stay. Just be ready for steep hills it was something so new to us as we live in the Chicagoland and we loved that. Our teen did not want to leave. We were all debating about staying longer just because how beautiful the cabin was and the view was jaw dropping.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kate C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mountain Top Retreat!

We just recently stayed at this wonderful cabin! We had a large group with a mix of 10 adults and 6 kids. Everyone in our group had something to do within the cabin and we were not overcrowded at all. The place was spacious, inside and out. The outside large deck with the rocking chairs looking at that stunning view was amazing! On the bottom deck, they have the wonderful hot tub. This was a must for us! The place was clean when we showed up and everything was there we needed.  Also, it was very peaceful up there, wayyyy on top of the mountain, and we did have some friendly bears that stopped by for dinner. (lol). They have a pool table downstairs and an awesome old video games like Pacman. A fireplace on each floor and bathrooms connected to the bedrooms made it very comfortable. The large dining table made for some fun "family" meals. The owners were new and promised some improvements, but our overall experience was great. We all said, we would come back again and stay at the Dreaming Bear Cabin! Overall rating: 4.7/5 ( This view is AMAZING, even better then the pictures)
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lauren H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing View! Lots of space!

If you’re thinking about booking this property, just do it! When we arrived the check in process was super easy. Lost of driveway space and room for trash. We had 3 cars but could easily fit 6 if needed. The place fits 14 which we had exactly and let me tell you, plentyyyy of space for all 14 people. There is one large master and 4 bedrooms with queen beds all with private bathrooms and jacoozi tubs. Water heat was not an issue once. Kitchen is huge and very well stocked with all kitchen needs. Most rental properties I’ve stayed in I’ve had a mediocre bed, nothing special. These were the most comfortable rental beds I’ve everrrr stayed on. Just as good as my pricey one at home. Hot tub and entire property was spotless. Kudos to the cleaning ladies we actually met on our way in. They were very thorough. NOT TO MENTION THE VIEW!!! Absolutely stunning all the way around. The owner recommended restaurants and things to do. Very responsive. Renters tip: don’t even try to order Uber. Go with local taxis, they come right away and schedule pick up. So reliable. We used Benz taxis and I’m sliding over to Google to review them now too. STAY HERE
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

John M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Highly recommend

Cabin was perfect! The views were tremendous. Lori and August were wonderful to work with with. If you have little kids it may not be recommended. Open stairways. We just kept a close eye on ours! Plenty of room! It is up a mountain so be prepared to drive narrow steep roads.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Paul M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend Trip

Great weekend with 5 couples and a Great View
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kasie C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing view

We loved our stay at Dreaming Bear, everything was prefect, & we even got to see some bears!!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wedding getaway

The property was amazing the view was stunning could have sat on the patio forever. The only thing that we would have changed would have been the bed in the master bedroom it has seen better days.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

jacqueline s.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful View, Beautiful Cabin

We booked this cabin to celebrate a friends birthday, and our group throughly enjoyed our stay. The kitchen was well stocked to make great meals and bake a cake, the views were incredible, the bear family was adorable (they visited twice), and the rooms were clean and comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peggy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dreaming Bears

Our dream of seeing bears came true! A momma and three little cubs played in the back yard for almost a half hour! We very much enjoyed our stay at Dreaming Bears! The cabin was very clean and beds were comfy! We ate out alot this time, usually we cook alot. We did struggle to find dishes for cooking, like knives, tupperware for leftovers, etc. I still give this cabin and the owners and their cleaning staff 5 🌟! Would definitely rent this cabin again! We loved the wings at the eatery in the store near the cabins entrance! Their pizza was good too and we also liked Trish's Diner.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

April I.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Grill

This cabin was absolutely beautiful. Beautiful is an understatement. Now here's the sad part: this place needs a gas grill. That Charco grill was not good and it was not clean. Owners please invest in getting a gas grill. If you do so, this cabin will be completely perfect.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Noelle M., Sachse, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing Location!

Our family had our bi-annual vacation at Dreaming Bear and we loved it. The cabin is clean, inviting, comfortable, and has amazing views! The is plenty of space for seating both in the living areas and at the kitchen table. The beds are comfortable and there is plenty of bathrooms. The space outdoors offered great views and a quiet place to enjoy it (when the kids were napping!). We had some issues with the 'fully stocked kitchen' description. There were some appliances lacking and the pots and pans could use some updating but we bought what we needed or made it work with what we had. I would check to be sure what you need is at the cabin before arriving. The owners are easy to work with and were incredibly fast in responding to any questions we had. I highly recommend Dreaming Bear for any large family vacation.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022

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