Been looking all through the area on google maps. Looks like we could spend a whole week just getting to all the waterfalls. We like Gatlinburg for all the restaurants, etc., but the crowds are a bit much at times.
Where we picked at Banner Elk this year was about halfway up the Beech, a house with a deck and view of Grandfather. We stayed at a condo on the top of Beech several years ago. We like to cook our own breakfast, and eat on the deck. Maybe grill steaks one night.
If you can think of a place in the area area that fits that bill (real nice deck with views or next to a creek), let me know.
If you’re willing to rent a house and are staying a full week then the options really open up and there are some great houses. Hard not to have a view there really, and the area is a temperate rainforest so there are creeks and waterfalls everyhwere you look. Got a target number or budget for a nightly or weekly rate?