Shopes' Vacation Homes

12/09/2024

We're making progress on our Earth House at Lake Wateree! We're pouring concrete tomorrow and the Biotekt panels should arrive in early October. At that point, the home's structure will begin to come to life!

06/09/2024

Gatlinburg visitors, Anakeesta's Bear-Varian Fall Festival is on September 13 - October 31!

Visitors can enjoy autumnal décor, seasonal entertainment, and delicious Bavarian inspired eats during Anakeesta’s Bear-Varian Fall Festival.

29/08/2024

We've made it to over 1500 REVIEWS! We can't thank all of our guests enough! Have YOU stayed at a Shope property before? More than once? How many times and where? We want to show our appreciation! Book again between 8/28/24 and 12/31/24 and stay by 12/31/25, and we'll refund $100 for each time you've stayed previously at a Shope property! THANK YOU! ❤

18/08/2024

We had a late cancellation for AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCottage. We dropped the rate to get it booked. Stay at $199/night from Friday, August 23 - Thursday, August 29. This time of year, you're pretty much guaranteed to see a bear. 🐻❤️ Who wants to end their summer in the mountains?

Shopes' Cottage | Chalet Village | Gatlinburg

29/06/2024

For those interested in last minute vacation deals, we just had a cancellation at AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCondoToo in Surfside Beach for today - Wednesday. We lowered the rate to $299/night to try to get it booked.

Shopes' Surfside Retreat Too | Oceanfront Condo

23/06/2024

We had a last minute cancellation for our Gatlinburg Cottage. We've dropped the rate to $199/night to get it booked from today - Saturday. Check it out if interested for a last minute deal on a family vacation. Side note: You're pretty much guaranteed to see a black bear this time of year. Check out the pic of the bear in the hot tub. 🤣

Shopes' Cottage | Chalet Village | Gatlinburg

19/06/2024

Gatlinburg Travelers: Here's a limited time only deal from Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies: MUST BUY by JUNE 20 but the tickets are valid for 365 days.

Click on https://ticketsgb.ripleys.com/gatlinburg/ and apply code 25SAVE to get 25% off on the already-discounted COMBO tickets.

Discounts apply to Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies and all of their area attractions including:

Ripley’s Mountain Coaster (One Ride)
Ripley’s Old MacDonald Miniature Golf (18 Holes)
5D Moving Theater
Haunted Adventure
Davy Crockett Mini Golf (18 Holes)
Guinness World Records
Mirror Maze
Ripley’s Super Fun Zone (Laser Tag)
Ripley’s Super Fun Zone (Indoor Mini Golf)
Ripley’s Super Fun Park (One hour unlimited rides)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not OdditoriumGatlinburg

09/06/2024

We always value opinions from this group. Would you use a wood burning hot tub at an AirBnb? Or, would a regular electric hot tub be preferred?

08/06/2024

31/05/2024

24/05/2024

Our Earth House project has been delayed due to contractor issues. We're hoping to hear back this coming week on our building permit so we can get started. In the meantime, we're almost done buiding this semi-permanent dome with a cool glamping vibe on the property. What do you think? Too "out there" or would you stay in a place like this?

14/05/2024

The Surfside Beach Pier is open! We can’t wait to try the Homemade Ice Cream! (We highly recommend an early morning stroll. It was incredibly peaceful on a quiet pier for the sunrise.)

14/05/2024

Here comes the sun … do do do do 🎶

10/05/2024

May is a FANTASTIC time to travel for great deals. The weather is beautiful and the kids are still in school so occupancy is lower. Lower occupancy drives lower rates. We still have rates as low as $175 a night in May for both Gatlinburg and Surfside Beach! Check out deals at AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCottage AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCondoToo and AirBnb.com/h/SkiMountainChalet!

Shopes' Surfside Retreat Too | Oceanfront Condo

30/04/2024

Looking for something new to do on your annual Gatlinburg trip? Anakeesta has a new United Tastes of America event all summer long. "Travel" to 12 states for their unique food and drinks! Sounds delicious!

Enjoy food tastings from states across the U.S.A., live entertainment, and famous Americana landmarks at Anakeesta's United Tastes of America

20/03/2024

For those interested, the virtual tour at AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCottage is now ready! EDIT: This is the QR code that we add to our listing because AirBnb won't allow the link. For easy access to the video, check out: https://youtu.be/A0S0bStmVyw

19/03/2024

AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCottage is ready for the season! We love the new colors. What do you think? We'll add the YouTube walk through video to the listing tomorrow.

15/03/2024

The Surfside Beach Pier is NOW OPEN!

13/03/2024

The new look at AirBnb.com/h/shopescottage is coming along!

07/03/2024

Bwahahaha. We wouldn't recommend getting this close but this bear interaction is hilarious. 🐻❤️

8.2M likes, 53.4K comments. “Bear closing door could be hunted as NJ Gov Murphy opened a bear hunt in Dec. I call him 609-292-6000 and asked him to STOP THE HUNT”

24/02/2024

We try to take advantage of the low rental season to upgrade our properties. We’re replacing warn siding on AirBnb.com/h/ShopesCottage and will be updating the color scheme too. More to come soon!

23/02/2024

Our Great Smoky Mountains National Park was the #1 most visited national park again in 2023. It made #3 on ALL National Park Services sites, with the Blue Ridge Parkway coming in at #1. ❤

A mountainous parkway full of ever-changing seasonal scenery and sumptuous curves landed its usual No. 1 spot as the most visited site in the US National Park system.

06/02/2024

The master bath reno is finished at the beach condo! We added crown moulding in the kitchen while we were at it. For those interested, the virtual tour can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMEbimazDPo

05/02/2024

Not a bad “office view” today. Beach “office” dates are still available!