The property is exactly what you see in the pictures and description. The porch and hot tub were awesome. The cabin was cozy and quaint. The location was nicely located between Lake Lure Beach and Chimney Rock Town.
But :
We booked for 3 nights and only stayed for one because the bed was so uncomfortable. I have back and hip problems and my wife has a sleep disorder, so the bed was a huge deal breaker for us.
If you aren't picky about your bed, this is a great getaway. If you need a good bed to sleep on, this is not for you.
We enjoyed the location of the cabin, just wished it had been cleaner inside. Incredible amounts of dust, especially on walls, curtains and top shelfs, months worth of dust accumulation .It's a great little getaway, with lots of nature around. We were even visited by a huge bear. We will return to Pine Gables again. We did not contact the owners to complain about the cleanliness, but, I want to be fair in my review. Maybe the owners could personally visit the cabin and see for themselves and address it with housekeeping. I suggest they lie down on the bed and look up at the curtains for a reference. It was very peaceful, and the grounds are amazing. The canoes that were provided were great. Thank you for letting us stay at the Duck Pond cabin.
We enjoyed our stay.we got there early and they let us go ahead and check in.battery died on car and owner came down and jump started it for us and was so nice and didn't act like he was put out coming in the rain to help.husband fished and I just enjoyed the peace and quiet and the music from the bullfrogs
The property good just the power went out on us n seem like other people too u need a generator for the cabin so when the power keep going out u can use that but overall we loved it n will be back wished it had a folded out couch for kids be great but we loved it ty so much be back soon
The location is enchanting your own secret garden However when we arrived found filthy dishes in the cabinets the surfaces were clean but lots of dust on the walls around the curtains, dishwasher did not work correctly the mattress was horrible But the reason we left a day early found brown recluse spiders inside That was deal breaker For such a beautiful location it was disappointing