6 Reasons Gatlinburg Cabin Rentals Offer More Value Than Hotels
Published May 9, 2025
Gatlinburg cabin rentals beat hotels on value every time. Get more room and more amenities for your hard-earned vacation dollars. Check out these reasons why cabins are the better option.
1. Get more space.
A hotel can’t offer you a living room. A dining table big enough for the whole family to gather around. Outdoor spaces like decks, yards, and fire pits. Cabins offer all these things, often at a nightly rate that’s the same as, or less than, you’d pay for a hotel room.
2. Enjoy unbeatable privacy.
A hotel room shares walls and halls with other guests. You’re going to hear that door across the hall slam at 2 a.m., or the TV playing next door. If you value quiet, privacy, and a solid night’s sleep, a cabin is the better deal.
3. Stay close to nature.
In a Gatlinburg cabin, you’re minutes from downtown’s lively attractions, yet you wake up every day surrounded by nature, not parking lots. Cabin rentals also let you experience living in unique locations, like the quaint Gatlinburg Arts and Crafts Community, or spectacular Douglas Lake.
4. Save money by cooking in your cabin’s kitchen.
Restaurant meals take a big bite out of your vacation budget. On average, adults vacationing in the United States spend a whopping $58 a day, per person, just on food. Much of that goes to eating out. Use your cabin’s fully equipped kitchen and you’ll save dough.
5. Keep terrific amenities all to yourselves.
In a hotel, you’re paying to soak in the hot tub with strangers. Want to use the hotel’s game room (if there even is one)? You’ll have to wait your turn. Kids eager for a swim? If the pool’s closed, you’re out of luck. Stay in a cabin with a hot tub, game room, or private pool, and you can soak, play, and swim any time, no strangers allowed.
6. Enjoy entertainment galore.
Cabins usually feature TVs in every bedroom, a living room TV, and sometimes a dedicated movie theater. Compare that to sharing just one TV in one hotel room. Cabin life makes it easy to keep kids occupied on a rainy day, or watch your favorite show late at night. And all this, at rates comparable to a stay in a crowded hotel!
Find out why our Gatlinburg cabins are affordable luxuries. Browse our listings and reserve your dream cabin now.
