Located in the historic Valle Crucis community, the heart of the High Country, this unique home is conveniently situated between Boone and Banner Elk. This accommodating cabin is a sweet retreat nestled into the mountainside, overlooking the layered views and valleys below. This home is just two minutes from the historic Mast General store and the Valle Crucis Community Park, with multiple playgrounds, basketball courts, soccer fields, walking trails, and access to the Watauga River to enjoy fishing, swimming, and floating. Other nearby attractions include:
Greater Foscoe Mining Company (5 miles) Downtown Boone and Appalachian State University (6 miles) Grandfather Vineyard and Winery (6 miles) Blue Ridge Parkway (8 miles) Appalachian Ski Mountain (10 miles) Tweetsie Railroad Amusement Park (10 miles)
This one-level home has a master king bedroom with a TV and ensuite bathroom and a queen bedroom with deck access. There are lovely tongue-and-groove ceilings with a bright open skylight and a wall of windows in the living room, dining room, and kitchen. A little sleeping nook in the loft accessed by a climbing ladder could sleep one extra dextrous kid! Guests use the ladder to access the loft at their own risk. The spacious deck has outdoor dining and a nicely secluded hot tub for soaking with mountain views.
Alice's Wonderland includes a washer and dryer, wifi, TV programming, and central heat and air. Please plan to have AWD or 4WD and tire chains in winter weather. Up to two dogs are welcome with your reservation. Additional pet fees apply. *Allows pets with an additional fee.
Enjoy the High Country with a comfortable stay at Alice's Wonderland!
This was a great place to stay. It was homey, serene, and beautiful. My family enjoyed the sights, views, the house, and the hot tub! We are definitely coming back!
It was a great experience staying at the cabin! When we got there, snow was still around which made for gorgeous scenery. The hot tub was low on water, but a quick call had someone out to fill it.
We loved our stay.
The interior of the cabin had new furniture and appliances - very pretty wood accents.
It was in a VERY quiet area, which was perfect for relaxing, unplugging, and reading.
Remote enough to feel secluded but close enough to be able to drive to quite a few different towns to eat, hike & shop.
Very nice cabin but very windy steep gravel road to property. Poorly marked and confusing address numbers. We really liked the interior- well furnished and stocked. Master bed was very comfortable.
The place was nice enough, bed was comfortable, but the outside was a little rough. Hot tub would have been great if the bees nesting in it somewhere didnât attack. Tried twice and gave up. While I understand they honestly didnât know, when I contacted the company, didnât even offer a credit for the hot tub fees, just said thanks for letting us know.
The interior of the home was very modern and spacious. The main thing my husband and I enjoy when we take our mountain vacation each year is the view and the streams. This home could have a wonderful view if some trees were taken down on the property. Although I liked the interior of the home the deck and yard area could be improved. There is not a stream near the area either. There is the river but it is at the bottom of the community. I did really like the maintenance man that we met on on first day. He was really nice and showed us how to operate TVs and hot tub.
While the actual cabin is very nice, the yard needs a lot of attention to remove debris and overgrowth. The deck had a lot of limbs and leaves and I had to sweep off upon my arrival. Also, the one lane gravel road up to the property needs maintenance. Fortunately, I have a 4WD truck so I could manage. If there any traffic going up road from other properties, there would be issues with the one lane road and a lack of area to pull off. The reason we cut our stay short was due to two smoke / carbon monoxide alarms going off and a lack of response from the management agency. While I think it was a battery needing change out in one alarm, and the other just a malfunctioning alarm I was not comfortable with staying another night and decided to leave. I was told a maintenance person would come by but after 5 hours of waiting and night time approaching we decided to just leave.
My husband and I stayed for the weekend and we loved it! Very clean, new appliances and secluded. The property is also very close to Boone and ski resorts if you are looking to venture out. We will most likely be staying again if we have the opportunity in the future.