8.24.2010

Hotel or Cabin in the Smokies? My choice for a family event


I've been to hundreds of hotels, but when it came to planning our first trip to the Smoky Mountains, I decided to rent a cabin.  Why?  The purpose of the trip was to spend time with extended family and enjoy nature.  I imagined two scenarios.  Scenario One:  Six families relaxing in a cabin, eating together, having fun together whether hopping in the hottub or playing pool or foosball, enjoying nature together.  Scenario Two:  Six separate rooms in a hotel with each of us running from room to room in the hallways trying to find out whether each group was ready or worse, trying to all stand like sardines in one room.  And then searching for each other in the parking lot.

I'm glad I chose scenario one.  We celebrated my mother and father-in-law's 50th wedding anniversary and had great memories of the sun setting over the mountains.  Can you imagine that this photo was taken right off our deck?  What a view!  I was so inspired by the pristine scenery, I can't wait to return. 

We fell in love with the Smoky Mountains so much that the second time we visited, we bought a cabin and we rent it out so more families can create memories.  Search for Indigo Moon Lodge.