This house is everything that was advertised and more. Every year my college friends and I get together for a weekend to hang out - and this house was perfect for the occasion. 6 bedrooms/baths was great for our group, but the common areas really put it over the top - the game room was awesome and the multiple TVs nearby and entertainment area allowed us to watch multiple college football games at once.
The two outdoor decks were perfect. The top one had the grill, a huge table for lunch/dinner and a fire pit, all with awesome views (don't let some of the other reviews/comments about fire damage spook you - while you could see some tree trunks here and there as evidence of fire activity, you really, really had to look - we were outside for hours and you couldn't tell there had been any damage). What was a pleasant surprise was the second deck - a sitting area with another fire feature, chairs and a hot tub - and it was completely sealed off above so that when it rained on our second day, we could be outside and still covered (unlike some decks where water drips through the slats in the boards onto the level below).
While the final turn up the mountain is indeed as hair raising as others mentioned, it is only the last 10 feet and once you do it the first time it is easy after that. We were close to all that Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park had to offer, but you still felt totally secluded 10 minutes up the mountain.
Another pleasant surprise the weekend we stayed was the bear activity. We were warned in our welcome email, and saw the bear-proof garbage containers, but we weren't expecting to see a momma bear and her four cubs go alongside/under our deck THREE times in two days? They were never a threat from the porch, and we followed proper bear protocol at all times (never giving them food, watching when we took out garbage) and it was really cool to see them from just 10 feet up as they played around in the underbrush - it was a National Geographic quality experience.
One final note - when we turned on the TV in the entertainment area we couldn't get the regular cable to work. I left a message on the VRBO app, and within 5 mins Matt reached out and helped me troubleshoot a solution. It was nice to know when there was a small hiccup, the property mgr was on top of it immediately.
I highly recommend this property and would stay here again in a second!