Family-friendly vacation rentals in Banner Elk

Theresa the co-host went out of her way to maintain communication with me. At any point I wanted to give her updates or ask any questions she was only a phone call away. I felt super welcomed and safe. She stocked the house with all of your basic food needs. There was a surplus of kitchen supplies to make a home cooked meal. Parking at the well and hiking up to the cabin with my belongings was quite a challenge It's about 65 steps. Once up there I took full advantage of the Hottub. I recommend to any guests to bring their own hammock to enjoy swinging in the front porch and listening to the creek. I recommend wearing hiking shoes to go up to the cabin. I absolutely recommend getting to the cabin way before dark, and if unable bring your own headlamps and flashlights. Be hyper prepared if you've never been into isolated wilderness like that. Thank you deeply to Theresa for making my stay special.

This is a lovely home and provided our family an idyllic holiday weekend over Easter. Everything is as pictured. Howard is an extremely gracious host; always quick to respond. We just left this morning and my 12 year old is already asking when we can go bock. :)

Phenomenal place to stay!! More than we expected. If looking for a getaway and do some skiing this is the place to stay. Nancy was so helpful and always checked in on us to make sure we were good. If staying in the winter months for some skiing, definitely make sure you are in a 4WD.

The Wild Thing was everything we had hoped for in a very private, quiet and amazing location. The house is situated overlooking Grandfather Mountain to the west. The view from the deck is awesome! We enjoyed relaxing in the hot tub and the modern gas fireplace provided a lovely ambiance. The hosts were super helpful and easy to communicate with if needed. We will certainly return in the autumn season to enjoy the fall colors! Cheers!!

This little cabin was in a gorgeous location! Right next to the snow tubing and not far from grandfather mountain! The views from the hot tub were amazing! Brought our two dogs and they loved it! The patio with the hot tub was fenced in so the dogs were able to hang with us while we were relaxing in the hot tub! Definitely would recommend and plan to come back!

We had an amazing stay and thoroughly enjoyed the front yard for all day sledding! The house was spacious - perfect for our four families! Most importantly, the hosts were super friendly and responsive to any questions we had! We will definitely be back to enjoy the river in the summer!!

Will was a great host and very responsive. His home was beautiful, had great amenities and most importantly clean and taken care of! Most will need 4x4 to get up and down the driveway especially it has snowed or is icy.

This was easily one of my most favorite vacations of all time. The tranquility and the peace that Nancy is beautiful property provided will be a memory that I will always cherish with my kids. Outside of the property, we were fortunate enough to take a pottery lesson with her and my daughter mentioned several times to me how this was one of her favorites experiences with me. In addition, they were kind enough to share an opportunity to hike down to their private land in the gorge gorge for a peaceful and fun Saturday afternoon. What an adventure it was and well worth it. overall, we will definitely be looking at coming back and absolutely be sharing this magical place with friends and family.

We had a great stay at the Plumtree Cabin, it was nice to journey through the mountains and find ourselves in a private Cabin next to a farm. We were also welcomed by a family of 7 deer each night of our stay. Very affordable and comfortable cabin. Will definitely keep in mind for future travels.

Despite the weather, we had a wonderful time being stuck at Jimmy’s place. Great company allowed for a lazy weekend stay in a beautiful home! Would highly recommend!

Thank you Elisabeth for letting me to stay in your place. It made me feel right at home. very nice and quiet place. Would love to book again in the future. Thank you again

Extremely beautiful cabin and location. The view was amazing got to watch numerous deer feed in the field across the street from the balcony. Enjoyed listening to the river rushing by every day. Was able to experience snow the first day and even go to do a little sledding. Steve was very responsive to our questions and the cabin was peaceful and very clean. Great stay and will definitely be back in the future.

Great location to visit anything and everything in Boone. The house was peaceful and well equipped with all our needs. Clear instructions and great communication!

Great place next to the slopes! It was an easy quick walk with small children, which was big for us. The place included necessities such as soap, towels, basic spices for cooking, a large crockpot, etc.

We had a short stay on our trip to the coast, but will be back with out a doubt. The A frame is so cool and I loved the craftsmanship and little details they put in it. The area was quiet and so pretty, thank you for this beautiful experience!

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Harpers Hideaway. The cabin was charming and very well stocked with anything you would need in the kitchen, extra pillows and blankets in the bedroom and extra towels in the spacious bathroom. The location was very convenient to Blowing Rock and Boone. We will certainly try to stay here the next time we are in the area.

Stayed here for a week , had everything we needed to make our stay comfortable. Place is quiet with no neighbors and a small stream across the street . There is a cool old confederate era cemetery located a few hundred yards behind the house that the owner Danial gave us permission to go check out . Danial stopped by to introduce himself and make sure we had everything we needed . Donna who runs the Airbnb page for him was also very friendly and helpful and gave us some local food recommendations. This was perfect for us to fish the Watauga and about 25 minute drive to head up to fish the south Holston river . Hopefully we can stay here when we return to fish the area again .

We loved our stay here in this wonderful cabin. It was the perfect place to come to and have a relaxing restorative weekend. The cabin is an absolute dream it's plenty cozy and spacious too. Everything we needed was there we didn't leave we stayed here the whole weekend. The fire pit was wonderful as well as the hot tub. The shower was plenty spacious as well. We loved it here and we will definitely be back!

Dick and Margaret made sure the home was very welcoming and warm. A lovely spot to stay.

I stayed here with my family of 4 and our dog. We absolutely loved the cabin! The location and aesthetic of it was exactly everything we were looking for. Arion & Wendy we’re very accommodating and responded back in a timely manner. The cabin is just how it looks! It’s a nice getaway from the city! We’d love to come here again for sure!

Claudia's place was the perfect place for our ski weekend being close to Sugar and Beech Mountains.

Great stay, very clean and worth the price. Would stay again!

This house was beautifully decorated and was large and spacious enough to comfortably sleep our group of 16 people. The views are incredible! We stayed during a major winter storm, but the Town of Beech Mountain kept Beech Mountain Parkway very clear, making access to the gated community easy (with AWD or 4WD). The driveway was conveniently level with the road (on one side), so no big hill to climb to get out. The detached two-car garage had several snow shovels to use, which was convenient. Perhaps most importantly, the owner let us check-in early (12:00 noon, rather than 4:00 PM) in the hopes that some our out-of-town guests could get to the house before the storm arrived. We recognize that may not always be the case, but we appreciated his efforts in accommodating that. Overall this house was large enough for our loud, rambunctious group to have their own space! We would highly recommend this house to anyone and look forward to staying there again.

We just finished a fantastic stay with at The Birds Nest in Boone NC. Our hosts Cary and Rebecca were phenomenal and the communication was outstanding. There were snacks and water available when we arrived to get us through the evening until we could go grocery shopping the next morning. We thoroughly enjoyed all of the amenities and especially the hot tub and fire pit! They provided wood for the fire pit and the hot tub was warmed up when we got there. We will definitely use them again on our next trip to Boone, North Carolina! Five stars all the way around!