About our Home
Ride the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad (just 11 minutes away) or the Great Smoky Mountain Railway (just over an hour), then retire to your own lodge where the kids can sleep in a real red caboose!
Smoke-free, pet-free home!
Sleeps: 13 (10 in house, 3 in caboose)
Bedrooms: 5 (4 plus caboose); one king and three queens in the house
Baths: 4.5 (3 in house, 1 in caboose, ½ in station house)
Amenities: large house with lots of common space, real red caboose with station house, gorgeous mountain view, WiFi throughout, multiple sitting areas, three gas fireplaces, gourmet kitchen, three screened porches, patio, laundry, large walk-in closets, keurig, drip coffee pot, whole house generator, fire pit with adirondack chairs
Location: 88 miles from Chattanooga, 99 miles from Atlanta
Nearby: 5 minutes to hiking trails, 10 minutes to lake or river, 12 minutes to town
Smoke-free, pet-free home!
Spacious accommodations for an extended family or friends! Four bedrooms plus a pullout in the lodge will sleep 10; add three bunks in the caboose to sleep a total of 13! Bring the grandparents, the aunts and uncles, the cousins… or come with 2-3 families and make memories on a fabulous vacation with friends! Sorry, no smoking indoors, and no pets allowed.
Enjoy loads of living space, with plenty of room to spread out and relax. The house boasts a large open floor plan including fully stocked gourmet kitchen with new stainless steel appliances and bar seating, living room, and two separate dining areas. A pantry holds many staples for guest use.
The property is recently renovated, with hardwood and tile floors throughout. The back of the house is almost entirely glass, to take full advantage of the mountain view. There are three fireplaces. Free WiFi is available throughout the house, caboose, and station. There are smart TVs in the living room and master bedroom; users can sign into most streaming services. The house has central heat and air conditioning.
There is a large main screened deck with dining area and swing, and an adjacent balcony with gas grill. The view of the mountain from this deck is superb, especially at sunset. There’s a stone patio below, accessed from the large den in the ground-level basement; this is a comfortable place for smokers to relax.
On the main level of the house, there’s a master bedroom with new king bed and en-suite bath, including jacuzzi tub and separate shower. The master has a private screened deck. There are also two smaller bedrooms with new queen beds, sharing a hall bath.
On the lower level there’s a full bedroom with a queen bed, stunning mountain view and a just-remodeled bathroom across the hall. There’s also a large den (stocked with games, many train themed) and a pullout full-size couch.
The lower level also holds a large laundry room with kitchenette and full size refrigerator. A covered carport near the front door provides plenty of parking; please do not park in the garage.
The real antique red caboose is just outside, and will be the highlight of the visit for children and train enthusiasts! It is beautifully finished with hardwood floors, three bunks with new RV mattresses (narrow) and train-themed bedding, small full bathroom, kitchenette, and sitting area with toys and games. It has a window unit air conditioner and electric heater. (Note: safety rails for the high bunks are in the caboose closet; please use them if your child is young or at risk of falling. Young children should not be in the caboose without supervision because the kitchenette includes a working stove, and the antique nature of the caboose presents other safety issues.)
The station house beside the caboose is a lovely touch and an awesome hangout for older kids, with hardwood floors, sitting area, half bath, and screened deck. An attic fan cools it quickly, and it has an electric heater.
Finally, a fire pit with adirondack chairs is a favorite place to relax and watch the sun set behind the mountains and the stars come out! We try to keep firewood stocked. Be sure to bring s’mores ingredients!
This is our family vacation home, new to us, and we have poured much love into renovating it to be as luxurious as it is fun, peaceful, and relaxing. We look forward to many years of making happy memories here, and we are excited to share it with you.
The lodge sits on over 4 acres of wooded mountainside in the Aska Adventure Area, and abuts the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Park. It’s a short 5 minute drive from the house to the hiking trail parking areas. The crystal clear Toccoa River is only a 10 minute drive away if tubing, kayaking, or trout fishing is on your agenda. Lake Blue Ridge is also nearby for boating and recreation. We have provided a cooler, camp chairs, and floats (in the mud room off the laundry) for you to use during your stay.
It’s just a 12 minute drive from lovely downtown Blue Ridge, home of the Blue Ridge Scenic Railroad. For more railroad fun, the Great Smoky Mountain Railway is just over an hour away.
For a truly unique experience, stop by the Expedition: Bigfoot museum in nearby Cherry Hill, and visit Mercier Orchards for mouthwatering seasonal produce and goodies, including hard cider.
For the kids, there’s also a high ropes course, zip line, mini golf, gem mining, a great playground, and a comic book store. There’s even a drive-in movie theater!
Of course, you’ll spend a fair bit of time here eating and drinking. The lovely town of Blue Ridge boasts a number of wonderful restaurants, many featuring local trout and emphasizing fresh farm-to-table ingredients as well as craft cocktails and local beer and wines. There are coffee, tea, candy, cupcake, and ice cream shops in town, as well as several breweries and wineries.
Main Street is filled with art galleries, local artists and artisans, unique household goods and clothing, furniture, used books, and antiques. You can easily spend days walking, eating, drinking, and shopping - and enjoying the friendliness of a small southern town with modern upscale taste! Perhaps you’ll even find time to visit one of the day spas for a relaxing massage. I’m sure you will fall in love with this town as we have, and return again and again.