Riverside Retreat | Private Riverfront, Hot Tub, Game Room & Fire Pit

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A log cabin interior with a fireplace, a sofa, a coffee table, and a television.
A kitchen with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, and wooden cabinetry.
A log cabin interior with a dining area, a massage chair, and a chandelier.
A wooden cabin interior with a dining table, chairs, a chandelier, and a view through the window.
A wooden cabin with a balcony, surrounded by dense green foliage.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Highlights

  • Room to spread out
    Enjoy spacious layout that give everyone more room to relax.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade/game room.

Popular amenities

  • Spa pool on site
  • Patio
  • Arcade/game room
  • Barbecue
  • Air-conditioning
  • Pet-friendly

Explore the area

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Boone, NC
  • Place, Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Place, Boone Mall
    ‪16 min drive‬
  • Place, Appalachian State University
    ‪16 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Common Space

1 Queen Bed and 2 Double Sofa Beds

King Bedroom Suite

1 King Bed

Queen Master Suite

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Downstairs Full Bathroom

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Master Private Ensuite Full Bath

Toilet · Shower only

Upstairs Full Bathroom

Toilet · Shower only

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Dining area

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About the area

Boone

Located in Boone, this cabin is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Appalachian Ski Mountain and Regal Boone are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit Tweetsie Railroad and Turchin Center for the Visual Arts. Looking to enjoy an event or a game while in town? See what's going on at Appalachian Soccer Stadium, or consider a night out at The Mill at Rock Creek. Take in the nearby slopes with cross-country skiing and snowboarding, or try out other outdoor activities such as ice skating and sledging.
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Map
Boone, NC

What's nearby

  • Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex - 11 min drive - 10.8 km
  • The Mill at Rock Creek - 12 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Regal Boone - 13 min drive - 12.2 km
  • Boone Mall - 16 min drive - 14.8 km
  • Appalachian State University - 16 min drive - 14.5 km

Getting around

  • Tri-Cities, TN (TRI-Tri-Cities Regional) - 114 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪7 Brew Coffee - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Chick-fil-A - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Cook Out - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Local Lion - ‬16 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Riverside Retreat | Private Riverfront, Hot Tub, Game Room & Fire Pit pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Riverside Retreat | Private Riverfront, Hot Tub, Game Room & Fire Pit?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Riverside Retreat | Private Riverfront, Hot Tub, Game Room & Fire Pit?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Riverside Retreat | Private Riverfront, Hot Tub, Game Room & Fire Pit?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Riverside Retreat | Private Riverfront, Hot Tub, Game Room & Fire Pit located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cabin is within 6 miles (10 km) of Arko Dog Park, Appalachian Soccer Stadium and Ted Mackorell Soccer Complex. The Mill at Rock Creek and Regal Boone are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 63 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 63 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 63 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 63 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 63 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Check-in

9.4/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.0/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Home was clean, spacious, charming. Nice memories made during our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Cabin

The cabin and the location was perfect. We plan on renting this cabin again the next time we are in Boone.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 June 2024
Thank you so much for taking the time to share regarding your stay. Your trust and your business are incredibly important to us. Its our sincerest hope that a revisit will happen, sooner rather than later.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cabin was immaculate and exactly as the photos depicted. Beds were cozy and comfortable. We really enjoyed sitting on the porch and eating out on the deck while listening to the flowing New River. We caught plenty of fish and hiked around the property every day. A dip in the large hot tub was so relaxing after a day of mountain play. We have already decided that this beautiful property will be our only rental in the area going forward and can’t wait for our next stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place

This was a great place and perfect for the 8 of us! Kids had plenty to do and the dinning fit all of us. Beautiful property.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 11 March 2023
Thank you so much for sharing! We hope you visit us again soon.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful stay!!

What an amazing cabin to stay in for our family vacation! The location, the river, the quiet…It was all so perfect! We enjoyed floating in the river, bonfires, breakfast and dinner outside on the porch, visiting grandfather mountain and grandfather winery. The cabin was so cozy and clean! We would highly recommend this cabin!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 December 2024
Thank you so much for choosing and staying in our home. We are thrilled that you appeared to have enjoyed your stay and that the home met your vacation needs. We look forward to welcoming you back again to our home. Safe travels!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Last minute Thanksgiving vacay

Our family decided to go to the mountains for Thanksgiving break. We were so happy to secure a place that allowed dogs. We were able to get in two hours early on Thanksgiving day, easy to get intouch with management company, house was very clean upon arrival, and the pictures don’t do the house justice. This cabin was perfect for my family of two teen boys, two small dogs, and my husband and me. We will definitely come back again!
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 8 January 2025
Thank you for the great feed back. We are thrilled that the home met and or exceeded your expectations. We look forward to welcoming you back to our home again in the very near future.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spacious and Beautiful Cabin

The cabin was beautiful and secluded but only minutes from Boone. We really enjoyed the spacious common area. It was a great place to visit with my family who lives locally. The only problems we had were with the HVAC system. The upstairs stayed too hot, while the downstairs was too cold. Adjustment of the thermostats seemed to have no effect on the temperature.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 12 April 2025
We are so grateful for your feedback and are thrilled that you enjoyed the home your stay was a great one. We are really looking forward to welcoming you back again soon!
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Aug 2022 stay

Nice house. Comfortable accommodations. Happy that it was pet friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun getaway

We enjoyed staying at this property. Close (walking distance) to river for fishing. This property was also close to Boone. Many options for activities to meet everyone's needs. I would recommend this property for a fun stay.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 6 September 2023
Thank you so much for sharing. Knowing our guest had a great time and enjoyed the property is its own reward! Take care and we hope you will revisit sooner rather than later.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication
Disliked: Location, listing accuracy

Our experience

Overall the stay was great! We were a little disappointed that the walk to the water and fire pit was so long and big terrain to get to. Also, not as remote as we had thought. The pool table was hit with my family.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing family time

Our trip was a short spontaneous trip and it was excellent! The cabin was in an excellent location and the owner’s provided games that came in handy. We enjoyed walking around on the mountain and down to the river. It was in perfect location to go to Boone or Blowing Rock. I just can’t explain how much we all enjoyed this get away and the cabin with its location and amenities were largely responsible! Can’t wait to plan a return trip!
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Location
Disliked: Check-in

Nice cabin stay!

Great cabin in the mountains. Perfect for what we were looking for. The kids loved the arcade and pool table. We used the hot tub only once because it wasn't the cleanest. We enjoyed the fire pit down by the river. Would go back again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to get away

Our family/friends had a great time here. Cabin is very private and cozy
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place to get away from everything

Great Place to relax and get away from everything.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Family vacation

The house is great with plenty of room for everyone., we are a family of 9. We even used the downstairs hallway for additional sleeping. The kitchen is large with plenty of cabinets for storage. Bathrooms are roomy and one on each floor. The pool table was a big hit and kept the kids entertained. Our family loved the river location and spent lots of time there. It is a hike down with 2 switchbacks and muddy in some spots. Bring pool tubes for a great river experience. The rope swing up the hill was fun. We even had a deer and chipmunk visit us at the house. The location is quite close to Boone and yet we felt remote. However: the gravel driveway is quite steep and you must start out “flooring the accelerator”. We got stuck the first time up and had to unload our bikes to make it up. 4 wheel drive would be needed in the winter. We arrived 30 minutes after check in and the cleaning staff was just finishing up. They said that they were called late to clean. There was dog hair everywhere and dog food scattered throughout the main floor. The bathrooms and kitchen were clean. We had to take towels out of the dryer. We had towels for 4 and no extra sheets for the pull out sofa beds. This was frustrating because they had asked ages of each person who would be there. We couldn’t call the management company because the internet service was poor and we had 4 wrong passwords written in many locations. We finally were able to use a land like to get in touch with them. Late that evening they did bring the linens and check out the leak under the sink. We were given another password for the internet and this worked but access continued to go off and on. We had some in our party who needed to work from the house and this was most difficult due to the continued break in the internet. There was a septic tank odor coming from under the sink and other areas of the house at times. Front door knob was broken. And our security access code was wrong. We had to leave a door unlocked until we could call the management company on the road for a correct code. All of this was disappointing, frustrating, and took up time. We feel that the management company should do a better job of maintenance between renters. However, it did not stop us from having a great time. We would even consider a return trip. I would recommend the house for vacations and hopefully management company addresses the issues.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Secluded

Awesome house and very secluded from others which is what we wanted. Short drive to town to eat out was nice. Loved the bridges you cross to get to the driveway.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great House but long walk down hill to river

House had great layout, was very clean and overall had what we needed for an enjoyable stay. The kitchen has the bare basics and could use more of what it had and some additional items to make it better. The location was ok but the river is down a steep hill so to access it you must walk down a long path that zig zags back and forth to even make it walkable as straight down would be to steep to walk. The view of the river from the house is limited. If you chose this house be sure to bring toliet paper, paper towels and dishwasher soap as you will not be given enough for your stay.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

Riverside Retreat-Boone

Wonderful and so relaxing!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cabin

Remote and beautiful
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

A must stay

Beautiful & Secluded although only 10-15 mins from Appalachian State. Loved this place. We will return in the Summer. If you plan on going in the winter a 4X4 or at least front wheel drive vehicle would be best.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2021
From a partner site

2/10 Terrible

Hot tub folliculitis

On Jan 5, 2021 I wrote in and asked for the service of draining/refilling and re-filtering the hot tub. I was assured this would happen and regularly happens at rented cabins. When we arrived it was obvious the hot tub had not been serviced at all let alone drained. The filter had mold in it. We notified the management team who put in a maintenance ticket. The next evening at 7:30 pm maintenance arrived and we explained the situation. He said they do not drain after each guest and would not be doing so for us as it takes hours. He checked the chemicals and said it looked like a clean hot tub to him. Hesitantly, and at our own risk we used the hot tub. Now my kids have hot tub folliculitis due to the improperly treated hot tub. It is clearing nicely, and thank goodness I did not get it as I am on immunosuppressants and might not be healing as well as they are. I asked well ahead of time for a proper maintenance, was assured it would happen and now am suffering the consequences of putting my trust in Carolina Cabin Rentals. I am truly disappointed and hope no further issues arise from putting my trust in this company.
From a partner site

8/10 Good

Riverside Retreat 12/11-12/14

We had a great time in the total seclusion. Pros - Pool table was great! Did not use the X-Box but plan to next time. No children this trip but the adults enjoyed the old school gaming system! Plenty of TV for everyone. (Leave better directions on the use of TV, blue ray, Xbox and wifi.) Home was clean and very beautiful. The porch in the morning with coffee was most excellent accompanied by the sound of water rushing past! Cons - Paid for an early check-in but the code did not work. Jacuzzi water was not clean could not use
From a partner site

8/10 Good

4 Stars

Renting through Carolina Cabin Rentals was great. Any questions I had they answered in a timely manner. Our children enjoyed playing pac man and pool on our rainy day. They have already requested we stay here on our next trip to the mountains.
From a partner site

6/10 Okay

Riverside Retreat

1.Lights in kitchen blinked all the time. 2.Lights in downstairs B/R at foot of bed blinked all the time. 3.Carving/ steak Knives in kitchen very dull & no way to sharpen. 4.No cheese grater (purchased one & left it there). 5.Had to plug & unplug kitchen under counter lights. Breaker would trip when hot tub lights were cut on & microwave running. 6.Clothes wouldn't dry in dryer. Had to clean dryer vent cover outside to resolve problem. 7.Twenty feet of the trail to river very muddy need a little more rock. 8.Hot tub was not as clean as expected. Please understand these were minor inconveniences but none the less inconveniences. We did still enjoy our visit.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property.

Clean and secluded, but not too far from amenities in case you forget anything. Came with some friends who all grew up together. All enjoyed it.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2020
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