Sunrise over Bluff Mountain
Morning Glory sits on a wooded slope in the hills of Sevierville, a log cabin stacked into the hillside so that both decks look out over the trees. From the upper one, past the swing and the rocker, the land falls away to a layered line of blue ridges — and, as the host describes it, the sunrise peeks over those mountaintops. Below the decks there’s a lawn, a stone fire pit and a pair of Adirondack chairs, with neighbouring cabins visible through the branches.
It’s a practical base, too. The Pigeon Forge Parkway is about a quarter-hour away by car, and Dollywood, WonderWorks and the Pigeon Forge theatres are all a short drive down the mountain. Gatlinburg and the national park take longer, but they’re comfortably within day-trip range.
Two king suites and a games loft
The main level is a semi-open run of kitchen, dining and living room under exposed beams — a leather sofa and recliner, a gas fireplace set in stone, a flat-screen with streaming, and a dining table for the whole party. The kitchen is a proper one, with oven, stovetop, dishwasher and microwave, and there’s a barbecue outside for evenings on the deck. Off the living room is the first king bedroom, whose bathroom, according to the host, has a large jetted tub.
Upstairs, the loft is the cabin’s playroom: a pool table, a TV, a cabinet stacked with games and a set of twin bunks. The second king bedroom opens off it with its own full bathroom. That layout gives each couple a room and a bathroom to themselves, and puts the kids where the pool table is — a genuinely good arrangement for a family of six.
What to weigh before booking
The pool is the thing to be clear-eyed about. It’s seasonal, so in the colder months it’s off the table entirely, and the photos show a large, lane-marked pool with rows of loungers, set away from the cabin itself rather than on its decks — worth asking the host how access works. The private hot tub on the main deck is the soak you can rely on year-round.
Capacity is firm at six, and two of those beds are twin bunks, so this is a cabin for two couples or a family rather than a group of adults. It’s also a car-dependent stay: the nearest restaurants and shops are a drive away, and there’s nothing to walk to beyond the fire pit.
