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Exterior
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
TV, fireplace, DVD player
Outdoor spa tub
Games room

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire cabin

1 bedroom2 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Free Wi-Fi

Explore the area

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Gatlinburg, TN
  • Place, Ober Mountain
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Gatlinburg Scenic Overlook
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Airport, Knoxville, TN (TYS-McGhee Tyson)
    ‪68 min drive‬

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire cabin to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Borders GSMNP/Hot Tub/Sauna/Pet Friendly/5 Minutes to Ober & Downtown/Pool Table

Cabin That Borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park


Parkside Escape is one of the rare Gatlinburg cabins that directly borders the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Park Trail is just steps from your back deck — giving you private-feeling access to hiking, wildlife, and mountain serenity.


Located in prestigious Chalet Village:

• 5 minutes to Ober Mountain skiing

• 5 minutes to downtown Gatlinburg

• 20 minutes to Pigeon Forge

• Minutes to scenic overlooks & attractions


You get true mountain seclusion without sacrificing convenience.

Relax & Recharge


After exploring the Smokies, unwind with:


• Private hot tub on covered deck

• Custom in-suite sauna

• Dual-head slate shower

• Gas fireplace

• 1,200 sq ft of covered outdoor space

• Mountain views

Perfect for romantic getaways, anniversaries, ski trips, or peaceful retreats.


Entertainment & Comfort


• Pool table / game room

• Sleeps up to 4 (1 King + sleeper sofa)

• Fully stocked kitchen with Calphalon cookware

• Dining area for meals & game nights

• Washer & dryer

• High-speed WiFi

• Cable TV



Everything you need for a weekend escape or extended stay.

Pet Friendly Cabin in Gatlinburg

Bring your dog — Parkside Escape welcomes pets so the whole family can enjoy the Smokies together.

Why Guests Love It;


✔ 9.6/10 guest rating

✔ Top 10% of cabins in the area

✔ Direct National Park access (rare)

✔ Close to Ober & downtown

✔ Private yet convenient location

Cabins bordering the National Park are extremely limited and book quickly during peak seasons.


Reserve your Smoky Mountain escape at Parkside Escape today!
During your stay at this cabin, you'll be close to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies. A gym, 1 hot tub and laundry facilities are available. The cabin includes amenities such as free WiFi and a kitchen.
  • Air-conditioned cabin with kitchen, washing machine and 1.5 bathrooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • On-site recreation includes a gym and a sauna
  • 6 minutes by car from Great Smoky Mountains National Park and 8 minutes from Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies
Borders National Park with Pool Access/ Hot Tub/Sauna/WiFi/Pool Table offers its guests Access to hot tub, a sauna, and a fitness centre. Barbecue grills, an arcade/games room, and laundry facilities are also featured at Borders National Park with Pool Access/ Hot Tub/Sauna/WiFi/Pool Table.

This Gatlinburg cabin is smoke free.

Property amenities

Ski

  • Close to skiing
  • Snowboarding nearby

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool
  • Hot tub
  • Sauna

Internet

  • Available in the cabin: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • Bedroom
  • Bedsheets provided
  • Sofa bed

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Shower
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Fireplace

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Outdoor areas

  • Barbecue grill
  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • Up to 9 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: please smoke outside on the deck

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • In the city centre
  • In the mountains
  • Near a health/beauty spa

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Gym
  • Basketball nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Horseback riding nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Rafting nearby
  • Sledding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Theme park nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 21

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Rules

We do not allow Check In/Out from December 23-26

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 (weight limit: 20 lb per pet)
  • Restrictions apply
  • For more information, you can reach out to the property at the number on the booking confirmation
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.
  • Note from host: dogs (under 25lbs.) $200 fee.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Please smoke outside on the deck

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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
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
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

We should mention

  • To make arrangements for your pet, contact the property directly using the information on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Bring Dog Wifi Borders GSM National Park hot Tub Sauna Whirlpool
Bring Dog Wifi Borders GSM National Park hot Tub Sauna Whirlpool
Close to Ski Lodge w/ hot Tub Sauna whirlpool Wi fi
Borders GSM National Park w/ hot Tub Sauna Whirlpool

Borders GSMNP/Hot Tub/Sauna/Pet Friendly/5 Minutes to Ober & Downtown/Pool Table Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 155 out of 198 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 198 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 198 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 198 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 198 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

A.B. S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Nice place, that needs maintenance. Refrigerator door has a sprung hinge so it may or may not stay closed. Stained glass door to deck has no doorknob. Shower doors are off the tracks. Needs an exterminator because stink bugs are everywhere, falling on the bed, crawling on the TVs, even had one fall in my hair at the bathroom sink. The drain stoppers in the bathrooms are both broken. At the prices charged, this was a disappointment.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

kristy s.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pat S., 46795

Liked: Cleanliness
Very clean, the bedroom was comfortable. The wraparound porch was wonderful. We were not used to driving up the steep graded narrow streets and driveway up to cabin. Bears everywhere!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vicki U.

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location. Had everything we needed. Very easy communication to make sure our stay was good.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Kings of A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tina L.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Toni

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place for vacation, very clean, quiet, great location. One of the best cabins we ever had. Definitely coming back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia E.

Liked: Cleanliness

4th of July in Gatlinburg

Great stay at this cabin! Loved the hottub and pool table. Driveway is a bit steep but there’s a turnaround a couple houses down. Close to center of town, overall great time and would book again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shantrae H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Cozy and romantic honeymoon!

Wonderful place to stay! We took our puppy and had a great time! The deacription was accurate. The only thing I would mention is that the bathroom lighting is not great for applying makeup. I used a mirror in the bedroom lighting to make it work. And the pool sticks had bad tips and were warped. It just helped us practice more! I would love staying here again.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Sarah H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Cabin

The cabin itself was amazing in cleanliness and accuracy of online description. The only reason I would not stay again is because of the drive through the neighborhood up to the cabin and the driveway.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alicia B.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Misty H., Atlanta, Georgia

Liked: Cleanliness

Our Second Trip Here

Same weekend as last year. Check-in was flawless as it was last year. Location is perfect and secluded, even with neighbors across the street and on either side. Quiet and serene. The roads up to the cabin and the drive way is always a little nerve wrecking, more so in my husband's truck than my car. The roads are narrow. This year there was snow for several days, but the town of Gatlinburg does a superb job on keeping the roads passable. The drive way is steep and you have to turn around up the road to be able to enter the driveway. Last year we did not use the sauna, this year my husband did. In his opinion, it did not get as hot as he anticipated. The shower was perfect last year when we stayed. This year, the water pressure was lacking. (I have shared this with the owners.) The only thing we would change about the shower besides the water pressure is a bench and more shower heads. We feel there is a lot of wasted space in the shower. The two tv's in the cabin are not smart tv's. We were out and about most of the days we were there, but the last day we were at the cabin. We did say several times that we wish there was a smart tv for us to watch "our" shows.We do love the cabin so much that we have stayed twice to mark a special time in our lives. We would definitely book again. It warm and welcoming and comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Aaron T.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tiera T.

Liked: Cleanliness

Honeymoon trip

It was overall wonderful, we booked Saturday-Wednesday but added additional dates because we weren’t ready to leave. We got married on Saturday so this was a honeymoon getaway. The cabin is very cozy and heartwarming. There’s needs to be some brighter lights in the bathroom upstairs. At first I was skeptical about driving up the mountain but once we got there it wasn’t bad at all. We do wish the roads were a little wider. The Sauna was great and so was the jacuzzi and the hot tub was really nice. Definitely would book this cabin again for another getaway for two. Diana was also great at responding quickly when I had additional questions. Overall a great experience at this beautiful cabin.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jared R.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

hugo l.

Liked: Cleanliness

Best Cabin

Perfect , just Perfect
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Bridgett F.

Disliked: Cleanliness

Our stay

To start , the host was wonderful and was very prompt and quick to answer any questions or concerns I had. On another note, anyone wanting to stay at this cabin should be very aware that the cabin is at the top of a mountain and the roads to get to the cabin are very scary and narrow! Driving a larger truck was a challenge and the drive way up to the cabin was difficult. The cleanliness of the cabin was disturbing. Mold was all in the shower, slime was on the shower floors , dust every where. Food and grease was left on dishes. I did contact the host about the mold and offered to clean the shower just enough so we can shower comfortably.. they did offer for the cleaning people to come out and clean but I turned it down due to it being Christmas so instead they sent me stuff to clean it my self which was perfectly fine and I told them I would.they did refund us one night due to the issues. The hot tub situation was comfortable until the house above us had people in it and they could see directly at the hot tube . The upstairs room definitely needs more blinds! As we woke up with the sun rise each morning even when we wanted to sleep it!. If they could fix to things it would definitely be the description of the cabin and location of it as being on top of a mountain on a very narrow road. The second would be the cleanliness of it and it should definitely be kept up and checked on a regular.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gary H.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Cabin Vacation

Photos don't do it justice. We enjoyed everything about time we spent at the great cozy cabin.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

James F.

Gatlinburg Vacation

Beautiful cabin the road in and driveway a little sketchy. We did see 6 different bears which was awesome.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Kathryn B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice Getaway

Husband and I enjoyed getting away for our anniversary. This location is great as not too far from town to grab essentials and enjoy Gatlinburg or Pigeon Forge. Very clean cabin and nice, clean hot tub. Cabin had all the essentials we needed with many frying pans of all sizes. This made breakfast easy. Would have liked to have seen a smart TV available. Make sure you bring your own pillows and essentials as there are no hygiene products or kitchen cleaning products outside of dish washing detergent. You are informed of no washing detergent onsite as there is a W/D combo. Had to call about a hairdryer as the box was empty and one was delivered within 30 mins. They are very responsive. Very happy with the management of the site.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca S., Niagara Falls NY

Liked: Cleanliness

Loved it!

Our stay was very relaxing and enjoyable. The pool table was nice, the fireplace was nice. The sauna was great after a cold morning of hiking and the hot tub was good after dinner to relax in.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katelyn D.

Honeymoon

Nice place. Drive up mountain and driveway are both sketchy but able to be driven if you have four wheel drive and go very slow.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Tabitha M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Average

The cabin is nice, but is lacking in essentials (scissors, pens, notepad, lighter, etc.) The shower had terrible water pressure and the hot tub didn't seem to get very hot. I suggest going a bit past the driveway, using the turing around and coming down the road to access the house. Checked in during the hurricane, so was stuck inside for a bit- would have been nice to have a smart TV. But the fireplace was cozy (dial on top!), the bed was comfortable, and the location is really great for quick trips into Gatlinburg and PF.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Brad A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice out door adventure

Great cabin with everything you need to enjoy the cabin life and outdoor forest.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Excellent Stay

Great location and cabin. Close to gatlinburg
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

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