Wonderful home to stay in. Close to attractions, hiking, shopping. Close to other homes but private enough to make you think you were the only one around. Loved sitting on the deck and and taking in all the sights and sounds of the mountains. The house was very clean, well stocked, and had everything we needed for the weekend.
End of Buffalo is perfectly situated between Boone and Sugar Mountain/Banner Elk. About a 15 minute drive to Boone and Sugar Mountain. The home is spacious with bedrooms and bathrooms on all 3 floors. You definitely need 4wd if visiting in the winter months. Echota provides many amenities. I just wish we had stayed longer to take advantage of them. The one negative was the amount of bugs inside the home. We found some spiders and ants, but that might be expected considering this home is located in the middle of a forest.
Our daughter goes to AppState so we are pretty familiar with the area. We were hoping to go skiing but it rained while we were there so we didnât get to do this. We stayed at the house mostly which is comfortable and we got to use the community pool which was very close to the property. Overall an enjoyable stay.
One of the most complete homes weâve ever stayed in with VRBO. Every inch of the home is complete and tastefully finished. Easy drive to all the amenities of the High Country. Spectacular outdoor pool (did not use the indoor one). Iâd recommend it to anyone. 5 star all the way!
Great space for families. Gated community feels secure nestled in a quiet, private street with only two other properties. Having access to the Indoor pool and the hot tub was such a treat for the children to play and the adults to wind down after a day of skiing. Itâs only 15 minutes from Sugar Mountain Resort. We canât say enough about the great stay that we had at End of Buffalo!
Cabin is even lovelier than pictured. Pictures donât do it justice. Very clean inside. Fun, thoughtful decor everywhere. Excellent amenities. Just a bit disappointed that outside areas werenât in better shape - back patio and entryway needed to be swept and tended to. Furniture wasnât in great shape. Lovely garden in front was also quite over-grown and blocked walkway.
The Echota development is beautiful with gardens of flowers everywhere. Lush and green. Nice indoor pool and very pretty outdoor one for guest use. A little further out from Boone and definitely Blowing Rock than we expected. The cabin is set quite aways off of 105, at a very steep
incline.
Only significant downside was that we arrived in a very hot spell to broken a/c and disconnected Internet and Cable - none of which the property management company was aware of. However, when we drew their attention to the problems, the property management company was very proactive in helping us get the issues resolved. It was disappointing to have to start our vacation staying in the cabin waiting for various maintenance people. But once those issues were eventually corrected, we enjoyed our stay in the cabin very much. A beautiful spot!
Had everything we needed. Kids loved the indoor pool, such was super handy on rainy days. Liked that there was no exorbitant cleaning fee like other rentals. I much prefer taking out the trash and emptying the fridge and dishwasher, rather than paying $250 fee for someone else to do it
Since Covid hit March 2020, this was our first time to be with our son and his family. Well suited for our ages 7-66, very nice pool and hot tub, very clean house. The best kitchen of any rental I have booked...lots of dishes, pots and pans, silverware to make cooking, baking, and eating-in super easy. Would book again if we are back in the area.
This cottage was just fabulous! The house was very clean and comfortable. The layout was perfect for our family and it was so nice that each room had its own bathroom. The details to the decor was such a pleasant and enjoyable treat. This cottage will remain first on our list! when in the area.
This was our second time staying in Echota and this house was perfect! Very clean and well maintained. There were 8 of us, 4 adults, 2 teens and 2 kids....enough room for all. Terrific location and highly recommend!
We took the kids for their first ski trip in Boone and were lucky enough to get a fresh snow after we arrived! The property was easy to find and the house was great. It felt very warm and family oriented. We would definitely consider going back to the same house or another in the neighborhood if we return.