Rooms & suites
Rooms and suites
The lodge has 15 bedrooms. Seven rooms and suites can be booked on their own, from $189 a night; the Elk Room and the Sapphire Suite open up with group rentals. Every guest gets the patio, the Great Room, the fire pit and the cedar hot tub.
Rooms and suites
Kress Family Suite
- Sleeps 16
- 5 bedrooms · 8 beds + sleeper sofa
- 2 full baths
The whole upper wing of the lodge: five bedrooms, two full baths, two living rooms, a renovated kitchen and picture windows full of mountains.
From $599/night
Buffalo & Cardinal Suite
- Sleeps 4
- 2 queens (one per bedroom)
- 1 shared Jack-and-Jill bath
Two connected bedrooms, each with a queen bed and its own TV, sharing a Jack-and-Jill bath. The Buffalo side has one of the best views in the house, and you see it from the bed.
From $189/night
The Angler Room
- Sleeps 4
- 2 queens
- Private en-suite bath
A larger room with two new queen beds, a private bath with serious water pressure, and a 55-inch smart TV for rainy evenings.
From $189/night
The Blue Ridge Suite
- Sleeps 4
- King log bed + queen sleeper sofa
- Private, larger bath
The one to book for a long weekend: a king log bed, a gas-log fireplace with two armchairs pulled up to it, a small kitchen, and your own balcony over the valley.
From $229/night
Violet Room
- Sleeps 4
- 2 queens
- Private bath
Two queen beds and three large windows onto the Smokies. One of the best views in the lodge, on the ground floor.
From $189/night
Scarlett Suite
- Sleeps 4
- King + queen sofa bed
- Private bath
A large suite with a king bed facing the view, a sitting area by the gas fireplace, and a queen sofa bed for a third and fourth guest.
From $199/night
Eagle Crest
- Sleeps 4
- 2 queens
- Private bath
Two queen beds, a private bath and a ground-floor door. Simple and quiet.
From $189/night
All 15 bedrooms · exclusive use
The Entire Lodge
- 21 beds + 3 sleeper sofas
- Commercial kitchen
- 2-night minimum
The whole property for your group, with no other guests on site. Groups can also reserve 13 rooms exclusively, the 9-bedroom top floor or the Kress Suite.
$3,000/night + tax · $450 cleaning fee
Group rentals
Additional accommodations with group rentals
Some of the lodge’s spaces are reserved for our larger group rentals and aren’t offered as standalone stays. Compare group rentals
Elk Room
- Sleeps 2
- King
- Private bath, walk-in shower (no tub)
A king bedroom with a private bath and three windows onto the garden, included as part of the 13-Room and Entire Lodge rentals.
Included with the 13-Room and Entire Lodge rentals
Sapphire Suite
- Sleeps 4
- 1 queen + 1 king (one per bedroom)
- Shared bath + nearby half bath
The lodge's private owner's suite: two sleeping rooms (a queen and a king) with its own living room, gas-log fireplace and dining area. Included only when you reserve the Entire Lodge.
Included only with the Entire Lodge
Good to know
Before you choose
- Check-in / out
- 3 PM / 11 AM. Self check-in if you arrive late.
- Coffee & meals
- A complimentary coffee bar is set out in the Great Room every morning. There is no restaurant on site; Dillsboro and Sylva are 15 minutes away.
- Shared spaces
- The Grand Patio, Great Room, fire pit and cedar hot tub are shared with other guests, unless your group has reserved the Entire Lodge or the 13-Room Exclusive rental.
- Rates
- “From” prices are the standard nightly rate and change by season. The exact rate for your dates shows when you check availability.
- Around the lodge
- Cherokee is 15 minutes away, Bryson City 20 and the national park 25. Plan your stay has drive times, what’s on in each season and ideas for every kind of day.
- Group-only rooms
- The Elk Room comes with the 13-Room and Entire Lodge rentals. The Sapphire Suite (the owner’s quarters) comes only with the Entire Lodge.
Check your dates
Book direct here, or call and talk to someone who knows the lodge.