Nantahala Village Resort and Spa

User Rating: 2 out of 5 stars

My husband and I booked this resort so that we could take our three young children (2, 5, 6) to the Polar Express train ride out of Bryson City. We booked a two bedroom treehouse cottage/cabin in early spring, as the holidays tend to book up in the mountains. First of all, let me say, that the cabin really had potential. It had a beautiful view and the potential to be very nice. THIS RESORT IS NOT SUITABLE FOR SMALL CHILDREN!!! On that note, let me say that it was not near as clean as it should have been. It was VERY rustic. If you want to camp, but still have electricity, heat, and running water, it's a great place to stay. The comforters on the bed, bath mats, and sofa were all dirty and stained---just nasty! There were bug droppings in the kitchen cabinets where the dishes looked like they were just thrown in there. A lot of the dishes didn't even look clean. Light bulbs in two of the rooms were burnt out which I guess was kind of a blessing, because when you turned on the light in the living area, there were dead bugs almost completely covering the cover. Yuck! We did find out later that night that the bugs in the lights were lady bugs. They were everywhere! (which is better than roaches or spiders) The furniture looked like something that they got from the dump.The water pressure was only a drip and the pedistal sink in the bathroom was not even secured to the floor or secured at the base and pedistal, which made it move and VERY dangerous for children. There is only a window unit which will have to run on high all of the time if you plan on staying warm at all. If you close the bedroom doors the bedrooms get freezing, so bring extra blankets. The people at the main lodge(check-in) were nice and were able to give me extra blankets when I asked.
There is NOTHING near this place. Bryson City is about a 20 minute drive and there is a drug store and a couple of fast food joints, but that's about it. The lodge has a resturant with the norms, but we didn't eat there. We left after one night and went home!! By the way, if you are looking at the GSM Polar Express, don't bother. NOT WORTH THE $$$$$ Not much of an experience and you don't see anything on the ride except trash and trailor parks. Try the one out of Dillsboro, heard it's a little better.

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User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Our family had a wonderful time there. My sister was married there, on the upper deck - the view goes on for miles, the food was excelent ,the staff friendly and helpful . I would reccomend it to anyone with a mountain vacation in mind

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User Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

Fun for everyone: My wife, children in their 30's and 7 grandkids from 8 months to 15 years old had plenty to do....rafting, tubing, mountain biking, swimming, horseback riding and just enjoying the wonderful weather, beautiful mountains and friendly southern people in the area...WOW !!! ... p.s. we are from Florida.

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