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    Business ProfileforCabins of the Smoky Mountains

    Cabin rentals
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.28/5stars

    Average of 86 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    96 complaints closed in last 3 years

    35 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 10/6/2006

    Years in Business: 20

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Products & Services

    Cabins of the Smoky Mountains offers Cabin Rentals

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    653 Hidden Valley Rd, Gatlinburg, TN 37738-5245
    BBB File Opened:
    12/14/2004
    Years in Business:
    20
    Business Started:
    9/1/2003
    Business Started Locally:
    9/1/2003
    Date of New Ownership:
    6/1/2009
    Accredited Since:
    10/6/2006
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    BBB records show a license number of 599 for this business, issued by Department of Commerce & Insurance, Manufactured Housing Section

    These agencies may include:

    Department of Commerce & Insurance, Manufactured Housing Section

    500 James Robertson Parkway, Davy Crockett Tower, Third Floor

    Nashville TN 37243

    (615) 741-7192

    • Company Business License # 104281627
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Venture Resorts, Inc.
    Business Management
    • Ms. Jessica Hance, Office Manager
    • Lacey Bull, Manager of Client Services
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Billy Parris, General Manager

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Billy Parris, General Manager
    • Ms. Jessica Hance, Office Manager
    • Lacey Bull, Manager of Client Services
    Additional Contact Information

    Fax Numbers

    • (865) 430-7571
      Primary Fax

    Phone Numbers

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    96 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    04/04/2024

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    We were recent occupants of the Big Bear Retreat the last week of March for 3 nights. The description and pictures online represented a cabin much different than what we saw upon arrival. Needless to say the pictures MUST be dated and the cabin might have been "luxury," but not now. What we saw was a cabin that had broken doors, a broken ceiling fan, broken closet doors, burned out bulbs, broken cornhole boards, doors that would not close, bedrooms with missing smoke detectors, a BBQ caked in grease, mold in the bathrooms, dirty linens, broken and missing blinds (found those in the laundry room). The driving simulators are not NASCAR simulators but some other dated driving game. Even the pool table, which on the pictures on the website shows a nice green felt, was now a beat up red felted table. The 8 stadium seats shown in the picture on the website are now only 4 with one row missing, and the row that remains has torn seat covers on each seat. Also upon arrival we found boards with nails sticking out of them on one of the decks...most likely left there from a feeble attempt at patching a hole in a door. We called maintenance the day we got in to report the broken items and someone came out. He collected the left over boards, cleaned up the broken cornhole, and got a one of the doors to close. The next day we called maintenance for burned out bulbs and a grill that wouldn't start...someone came out, said she would return and never did. I reported all of this and sent pictures to their "guestcare" email address. First they proposed $112 off with future discounts. I rejected the offer as it was not nearly enough and I do not plan on staying there again. Then they upped their offer to $120. I paid $1700+ for 3 nights! $120 per night, maybe, but total?? Outside of the maintenance person not returning, the staff members I spoke to were attentive and polite, but what you see on their website is definitely not what you get.
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    86 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Kendra R

    1 star

    07/19/2024

    I wish I would have come here first before booking the "Pure Gold" cabin with Cabins of the Smoky Mountains on Airbnb's website. If I could rate it zero, I would. We booked a trip for the 4th of July weekend for our 26th Wedding Anniversary. Our cabin's issues were: Hot tub not heating, hot tub jets turn off and won't turn back on after about 20 minutes, crumbs, dust and dirt on the floor, there was a milkbone dog biscuit on the upper deck right outside the door that had obviously been there for some time, and was attracting ants. The refrigerator was not clean, we had to clean before putting food in, chairs at the table were not clean and had greasy fingerprints and dirt, the chair in living room front legs are bent out and breaking, making the chair a safety hazard. The bench at the table is missing an arm with hardware sticking out and snagged us when we tried to sit on it. The windows haven't been cleaned in some time, significant film and grime, the carpet in living room was slipping as we walked because it wasn't tacked down, broken cabinet door in the kitchen, there were dirty dishes in the cabinet, one of which looked like it was used and the put right back. Every wooden table top inside and outside are all scratched up and peeling up and need to be refinished, the downstairs bed mattress needs to be replaced, it's broken down a lot. The bathroom floor wasn't cleaned and the cabinets are dirty, there were cobwebs in the showers, the upstairs TV was broken and sounded mechanical. The footboard was missing on the upstairs bed and I hurt my leg on the metal sticking out. The blinds on multiple windows were broken. We called to have things fixed all weekend, and no one came to fix any issues. They call these "Luxury Cabins". HA! The "board" needs to stay at these gross cabins and be subjected to the filth! Since it was the 4th of July weekend, everything was booked and we were stuck in the rat trap! They should be ashamed of even offering these to stay in.

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