Luxe/Rustic Mountain Top Home Away From Home!

At the Refuge Cabin, you will feel like you're a world away from all the hustle and bustle, yet only minutes away from the NC mountain towns of Wilkesboro, Boone, Blowing Rock, and Banner Elk. Enjoy everything the High Country has to offer...local festivals, wineries, hiking, rafting, skiing and more. The Refuge is a luxury two bedroom, two bath with an upstairs loft area. This Cabin boasts exquisite design touches throughout, including furniture carved from the local NC hardwoods. The Refuge cabin experience is designed for families, couples or friends desiring a quiet, retreat type getaway to the mountains in a luxury home away from home. Tucked away in the foothills of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the Refuge Cabin charms it's visitors with a rustic vibe that mirrors its forest surroundings. You’ll feel secluded amidst the scenic Carolina wilderness of Moravian Falls, while being only minutes from shopping, restaurants and all the outdoor activities the North Carolina High Country has to offer. The Refuge Cabin is the perfect place to get away from it all and recharge your soul! All the Refuge Cabin beds have comfy down duvets with Egyptian sheets to keep you warm and cozy on those cool mountain nights. Both the King & Bunk Bedrooms come equipped with beds carved from local NC hard woods. The oversized Dining Room table is sure to please for those special meal times at the cabin. The Front Deck of the Refuge boasts one of the best sunrise views in the Smokies, where you can enjoy a cup of morning coffee while staring off at mountain ranges as far as the eye can see. Onsite amenities include Cable TV, SUPER Fast Internet, Electric Fireplaces in Living Room & King Bedroom, Wood Burning Stove in upstairs loft, Fully Equipped Kitchen for those gourmet meals, Washer & Dryer, Outdoor Gas Grill and Mountain Top Fire Pit. The Cabin is accessed via a Schlage Keypad on the entrance door. The code will be sent to you prior to your arrival. The Refuge Cabin has a local Property Mánager to assist serve guests during their stay, if there were to be any needs. Within minutes of the Refuge cabin there are many mountain adventures that await from Vineyard/Winery Tours, Rafting/Tubing, Hiking, Zip Lining and Skiing/Snow Boarding in the winter. The Blue Ridge Parkway, just minutes from the Refuge, isn't just any highway. It is a 469-mile cinematic experience, a masterpiece of the Great Smokey Mountain National Park. At local Kerr Scott Lake you can enjoy camping, hiking, swimming, fishing, boating, bird watching and some of the best mountain biking trails in the Eastern United States at Dark Mountain Park, near Kerr Scott Lake. The nearby mountain towns of Boone, Blowing Rock, West Jefferson and Banner Elk have a plethora of unique downtown boutique shops, antique stores and restaurants to enjoy. Moravian Falls is a very special place and carries historical significance dating back to 1752 when Moravian Bishop August Gottlieb led an expedition to locate the area where the Unitas Fratrum, or Moravian church, intended to begin the Wachovia settlements. Members of the Moravian Church in Europe purchased 98,985 acres (400.58 km2) of land in the backcountry of North Carolina from John Carteret and Earl Granville. They named the 98,985-acre (400.58 km2) tract of land die Wachau, or "Wachovia," meaning "meadow of the Wach." The name "Wachovia" was chosen as the name of the Moravian North Carolina tract to honor Count Zinzendorf, the Moravian patron and bishop whose family estate was located in the Wachau region northwest of Vienna, along the Danube River between the towns of Melk and Krems. The Moravians most likely felt that the landscape in the back country of North Carolina, with its nearby mountains, local waterways including the Dan River, the Yadkin River, Town Fork Creek and three forks of Muddy Creek, and its fertile land with abundant forest, resembled the Wachau region in central Europe. Nearby Airports: The closest airports to the Refuge Cabin are Charlotte NC Douglas International Airport (96 miles) or Greensboro, NC Airport (83 miles) from Moravian Falls. The Refuge Cabin has one of the most amazing views in all of the Smokey Mountains. However, to enjoy this view, you will need to ascend up Hidden Hollow Lane. Trust me, the view is worth it! Hidden Hollow Lane is a maintained gravel road, that has a shallow crossing of a creek at the bottom of the hill. (Shallow being 1 to 3 inches, unless there have been heavy rains). When crossing the creek, just go very slow to avoid and potential damage to low profile vehicles. No worries though...we drive our Ford Mustang through the creek and up to the mountain road to the cabin all the time. We do suggest if you have access to a high profile vehicle or a four wheel drive using it verses driving a normal car to the cabin. Especially if you are not familiar with driving on gravel mountain roads. When you begin to go up the mountain part of the Hidden Hollow Lane just put your vehicle in a lower gear and keep a steady 20 mph as you go up in order to avoid spinning your tires.