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Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail

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Large covered front porch with fenced side yard.
Beautiful, quiet mountain location.
Back deck with Breeo Fire Pit and mountain views
Living room with large sectional couch and gas fireplace.
Welcome to Gooseberry House.

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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Franklin, NC
  • Place, Nantahala River
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Chatuge Lake
    ‪21 min drive‬
  • Place, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
    ‪56 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 King Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Upstairs Lounge

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Downstairs Half Bath

Toilet

Master Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Upstairs Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Garden

About this property

Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail

This spacious three bedroom getaway is a perfect home away from home. Nestled in the Western North Carolina Mountains, the property borders the Nantahala National Forest and is just minutes from the back country trails at Standing Indian and multiple Appalachian Trail access points.
Enjoy a warm cup of coffee or tea while swinging on the front porch. Create a delicious meal in a fully-equipped kitchen or barbeque on the back deck. Soak in a large tub after a vigorous hike on one of many nearby trails. Warm yourself by a cozy fire while relaxing on a comfortable couch. Or take in the view of the Nantahala Mountains from the spacious sunroom.
Both bedrooms upstairs can be arranged as one king bed or two twin beds. There is an additional trundle bed (2 twins) in upstairs lounge area.
Come explore the beautiful scenic by-ways, hike and bike numerous trails of all abilities, meander into a neighboring small mountain town (Franklin, NC/Hayesville, NC) for local festivals and breweries. Within minutes of Standing Indian, this house is ideal for those seeking to immerse themselves in the beauty of nature while resting in a private and comfortable setting. With a large fenced-in backyard, this house is suitable for dogs.
Please note that while this home does not receive cell service, we do have satellite internet as well as a land line. Internet service may not be conducive for working online.
Want to host an event at the farm across the street? contact us at info@windingstairfarm.com.

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 21
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

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)
Fenced in yard adjacent to the house
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Franklin

Located in Franklin, this holiday home is in the mountains. Chatuge Lake and Tessentee Bottomland Preserve reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Parker Meadows Park and Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts. Ruby City Gems & Minerals and Andy's Trout Farm are also worth visiting. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hiking.
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Franklin, NC

What's nearby

  • Nantahala River - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Chatuge Lake - 21 min drive - 30.9 km
  • Western Carolina University - 55 min drive - 63.8 km
  • Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - 56 min drive - 73.8 km
  • Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel - 58 min drive - 76.4 km

Getting around

  • Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 92 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Parker Palace - ‬13 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much does it cost to stay at Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail?

As of 6 May 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail on 24 May 2026 start from AU$279, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Gooseberry House- 3 Bd/2.5Ba just minutes from Standing Indian/Appalachian Trail located?

Situated in the mountains, this holiday home is within 1 mile (2 km) of Nantahala National Forest and Nantahala River. Parker Meadows Park is 8.2 mi (13.3 km) away.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 34 reviews
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Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 34 reviews
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Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

YB B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful house and property in a great location. Very close to some great hikes, we visited the farm across the street everyday to see the animals which my young daughter loved. Truly relaxing get away and the house met all our needs and beyond. Highly recommend. I hope to come back again some day.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca E.

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

Perfect location

Our stay at the Gooseberry House was wonderful. The kitchen had everything we needed and the beds were very comfortable. We love the area and have visited many times. We plan to stay at the Gooseberry House again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lee K.

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

August 2022 stay. Excellent

Really enjoyed the stay. The property is great for a family group. Thank you for the well presented home
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pam S.

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

Home away from home

The Gooseberry house is so comfortable and the location is wonderful in the woods. The beds are comfy and all the furnishings make it feel like home. A super place to rest and enjoy family!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

valerie V.

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

Mountain Getaway

Nice house, conveniently located, room for everyone. Would definitely rent again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pam S.

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

Perfect nest in the mountains

Loved working with the host- very responsive! Great sleeping options and space. The deck was wonderful for our family gathering. Private yet ver accessible! We’ll be back!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristi R.

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

Fun in Franklin

Clean, quiet and well stocked home that is centrally located to explore the Smoky Mountain area. Highly recommend!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joe F.

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

Awesome

This is our third stay at at the Gooseberry House, and it never disappoints. Looking forward to next year!
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Clayton A.

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

Beautiful and cozy home

A beautiful home that was filled with lots of love. Our family enjoyed our weekend stay. About ten minutes to downtown Franklin and very easy to get to. Absolutely loved the house. Very kid friendly and hope to return soon.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fredrika S.

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

Beautiful snd comfortable home

We had another wonderful stay - our 4th. The rooms in the house are all spacious and comfortable. This year - and I don't know why I didn't do this sooner - I had my morning coffee on the front porch. Because of all the trees surrounding the property, the porch was cool even though it was a very hot July weekend. I alsays feel so rested and decompressed when I stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandy D.

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

Nice, spacious

The house was very nice, lots of room, pretty easy to get to. Loved all the porches, enclosed sitting room. Even enjoyed the April snow ❄️
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David S.

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

Family trip to Franklin

The gooseberry house was perfect for our family trip to Franklin. It was very clean and comfortable. Pictures give a great description. Robyn is the best host you could ask for. Highly recommend
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Edie L.

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

Big comfortable home

Very nice home. Has everything we need (except cell service) but the Wi-Fi is good. Love the front porch and the fenced yard for our dogs. We hope to be back next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fredrika S.

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

Feels like home

This is our 2nd year staying at Gooseberry House. It is very comfortable and relaxing. The kitchen is well stocked and I love all the cute coffee cups. All the trees surrounding the house give you a feeling of cool seclusion. Staying here is becoming a family tradition.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Franklin in the Fall

We greatly enjoyed our stay at the Gooseberry House! -Everything was great! We wish we could have stayed longer. There is so much to do in and around Franklin and we ran out of time. The location of the house provided us the perfect Fall adventure. The house had everything we needed. We hope to come back to visit again soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joe F.

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

Fantastic

We have stayed at the Gooseberry house before and will continue to do so. Its fabulous! Very clean, comfortable beds, all the kitchenware you could possibly need, great all weather room. The satellite based internet does the job and if you're a hiker, then you're in your mecca.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katherine M.

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

Bridal party weekend

The Gooseberry house was more than perfect for me and my bridal party to relax, and get ready in. Robyn was most helpful and pleasant in ensuring we had an excellent and successful weekend. She was very accommodating and quick in responding with all questions. I highly recommend Gooseberry!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Fredrika S.

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

Like being home

This was our 3rd year staying at Gooseberry House and it is still a wonderful place to call home for just a little while. The house is clean and comfortable, as always. The new deck looks fabulous! (Rained so we couldn't use it but everyone said it looks great - very impressed.) We will be renting again next year.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jill M.

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

Cozy and spacious for family and puppy

We had a wonderful time. It was very cozy, yet spacious for the family and puppies. The fenced area was a life saver! I wish we would have brought a few of our own DVDs to watch due to the wifi speed. There were lots of DVDs available at the property, but not appealing to teenagers ;) The location was convenient to Franklin,Haysville,Sylva,Cherokee and Bryson City. We would recommend staying here and hope to do so again in the future.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly W.

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

Breathtakingly Beautiful

Absolutely amazing home. It was beautiful and plenty spacious for all 8 guests. We loved the views the property offered and the location gave us exactly what we were looking for. Lots of fantastic recommendations in the book upon arrival. Kitchen had plenty of local spices to use and we loved the environmentally friendly products throughout the home. Everybody in the group was talking about coming back! We'd probably bring an air mattress for the 8th guest though. The trundle situation for adults was a little rough, haha. Overall, incredible stay. I wish I could spend every morning deciding between that perfect porch or amazing sunroom.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

JEFF P.

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

Tranquil retreat

Communications with Robyn was very responsive and extremely accommodating. Last minute changes in travel plans required initial contact with Robyn late in the evening the night before requested check in with Robyn quickly responding and working on a solution to allow us to check in that following day. She even had her husband drop by early morning of check in to blow leaves off driveway, decks and outdoor areas. Home is extremely clean, very well maintained and equipped with everything one could possibly need to enjoy both the beautiful home and surrounding area. The secured fenced in yard provides such peace of mind for those with small children or dogs. Thank you for sharing your well loved home, we are so very grateful and look forward to visiting again many more times.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Erin J.

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

A Beautiful place to get away from it all

We loved our stay at Gooseberry house. The place was clean and spacious. The satellite internet was very spotty but we didnt mind. We were up there to relax and did just that. At first it was a little scary not having cell service, but there is a house phone in case of emeregencies. There is no cable, just a smart tv to login your streaming services, but due to the spotty internet I do recommend bringing some DVDs to have something to watch. We brought our dog with us and she loved the yard. So many things to sniff and lots of room to run. The dog also loved running around the 1st. floor with so much room to play with her toys. The kitchen was fully stocked with everything needed to prepare meals and the sunroom is a great place to watch the sunrise over the mountains while enjoying a cup of coffee. We will defintely be back
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pam S.

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

Love the location

This was the perfect get away with family! Super comfortable house - love the location! We’ll be back!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathy M.

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

Beautiful house

All the rooms are large and comfortable. The beds were heaven, it was hard to drag myself out of all that comfort in the morning. The kitchen is huge, plenty big enough for multiple cooks. Everything you need is there. I want to mention too that the property manager, Robyn, is amazing! She was quick to respond to my texts, and even responded on Thanksgiving evening. We enjoyed our stay very much!
Stayed 8 nights in Nov 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melissa r.

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

Home away from home

House was amazing. It has everything you need and more.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2022

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