Sapphire Heaven, Luxury Mountain Cabin with a Spectacular View, Resort Amenities

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Exceptional

2 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 4

Popular amenities

Pool

Pet-friendly

Fireplace

Free WiFi

Washer

Dryer

Enjoy the area

Sapphire, NC

Gorges State Park9 min drive
Whisper Lake11 min drive
Sapphire National Golf Club11 min drive
Greenville, SC (GSP-Greenville-Spartanburg Intl.)106 min drive

We loved the property! The views can not be better! We loved the solitude as well. It was perfect.

Janet G.

Jan 5, 2024

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 4)

Downstairs Master

1 Queen Bed

Upstairs Master

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Downstairs Bath

Toilet · Shower only

Outdoor Bath

Bathtub · Outdoor shower

Upstairs Bath

Bathtub · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio

Porch or lanai

Outdoor shower

Kitchen

Balcony

Dining Area

About this property

Sapphire Heaven is a cozy, high end, cabin of rustic elegance and luxury, which offers your soul over 200 acres of privately gated nature, peace, solitude, but yet the convenience of being so close to everything (10 minutes from Cashiers, 30 minutes from the Highlands and 55 minutes southeast of Asheville, NC).

Newly constructed additions!! We now have a beautiful screened-in porch with 270 degree mountain views, a new stone fireplace and a gas grill. It is our family's new favorite place to be at the cabin! We have also added a second bathroom to the upstairs bedroom. It has a double vanity overlooking the gorgeous mountains, a lovely clawfoot tub right next to large windows with a view straight out into nature, and heated floors. The upstairs bedroom now has a comfy queen bed, desk, laundry and a new closet.

Fine dining, boutique/convenience shopping, golf, tennis, stream/lake fishing, hiking, rafting, fitness facilities, and incredible waterfalls are all within eight miles of the cabin. Sapphire Heaven ranks high on the luxury scale and boasts a spectacular, panoramic, long distance, mountain sunrise view. Enjoy the veranda copper soaking tub with a cast iron fireplace nearby, the indoor or private outdoor shower, a premium sound system, the high end kitchen appliances, a wide screen LCD television, the audiophile DVD/CD player, the outdoor gas grill/rotisserie, the granite boulder, view's edge fire pit patio, wireless high speed internet, Tesla supercharger , washer/dryer, and much more. Feel safe with the Nu-Calgon iWave whole home air purifier and cleaner which produces ions to reduce pathogens, viruses, allergens, particles, smoke and odors in the air. Further, we installed a Culligan whole house water filtration system with UV light, softener and retention tank to provide our guests with clean, high quality water straight from the tap.

Keywords: Cabin, luxury cabin, bungalow, cottage, flat, single family residence, resort amenities.

Property manager

Katy Valdes

Premier Host

Languages

English

Amenities

Pool

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

Free WiFi

Kitchen

Washer

Dryer

Pet-friendly

House Rules

Minimum age to rent: 25

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 2 total)

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Fire pit rules: No bon fires. No fires in windy conditions. No fires during county burn bans.

If a guest’s stay is longer than three weeks, then additional house cleanings are required at least every two weeks at the guest’s expense.

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited

Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property

Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property

Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Sapphire

Located in Sapphire, this cabin is in the mountains. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Pisgah National Forest and Lake Jocassee. Cashiers Farmers Market and Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute are also worth visiting. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.

Sapphire, NC

What's nearby

Hogback Lake - 8 min drive
Gorges State Park - 9 min drive
Whisper Lake - 11 min drive
Sapphire National Golf Club - 11 min drive
Lake Toxaway - 15 min drive

Getting around

Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

Starbucks - 15 min drive
Orchard - 17 min drive
Mica's Restaurant - 12 min drive
Osteria Del Monte - 5 min drive
The Falls Cafe & Grill - 10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Sapphire Heaven, Luxury Mountain Cabin with a Spectacular View, Resort Amenities have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool. Pool types include heated pools.

Is Sapphire Heaven, Luxury Mountain Cabin with a Spectacular View, Resort Amenities pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total).

Where is Sapphire Heaven, Luxury Mountain Cabin with a Spectacular View, Resort Amenities located?

Situated in the mountains, this cabin is 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Nantahala National Forest and within 6 miles (10 km) of Hogback Lake and Whisper Lake. Gorges State Park and Sapphire National Golf Club are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

10/10 Excellent

Jayson P.

9 May 2024

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

Wonderful

This is an absolutely amazing cabin! My family loved the rustic and plush combination which made this so much fun! I took a photo of the sunrise from the back deck which is now my desktop background….just a daily reminder of the great time my family had at this cabin!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tom A.

16 April 2024

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

Views

Secluded and breathtaking.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael W.

12 April 2024

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

Quite Getaway

The only sounds the dogs and I heard were the soft, deep tones of the wind chime. We seemed to be the only ones on the mountain. Cool property. From the history of the house to the layout of places to sit outside, relax and enjoy the cool air and sunshine after our hikes. Definitely hike the Sapphire Falls trail on the property. Well worth the effort. It is physically challenging and not for furry, four legged companions or small children. The view is spectacular and probably the best I have seen from the properties I have stayed at in the area over the last 12 years. Thanks for sharing Sapphire Heaven through VRBO.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gwen A.

5 April 2024

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

My dream realized

We have looked online at Sapphire Heaven for years. This was a dream come true!!! It was even better than we could have imagined. We even woke up to flurries one morning…in April!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brad C., North Palm Beach, Florida

27 March 2024

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

The magic continues…

This was, I believe , our 6th stay at the property. Ownership pride is evident! We plan the return to our little piece of heaven soon. Thank you !

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024

About the host

Hosted by Katy Valdes

2/1/2021
We purchased this home in December 2020 from the original owners, John and Stacy Thomas. It had been our dream to own this spectacular cabin for many years. Like you, we rented Sapphire Heaven through VRBO. It was a surprise anniversary trip, and when we arrived in early fall, we immediately fell in love…with the cabin! Over the years, we returned many times for romantic get-aways and with our children. We now have 4! Gabriella, 12, Evangeline, 10, Max, 8, and Xavier, 5. They love coming here almost as much as we do!
When John put this home on the market, we knew that it was meant to be. When building the home, John put so much thought and love into the building materials and design. He built it in 2007 from 150-year-old hand hewn timbers which were salvaged from two historic barns. One of the barns was built in the mid-1800’s and stood on the Battlefield of Gettysburg prior to and during the Civil War. The other was built in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania by skilled Amish craftsmen during the mid-1840’s using beech, oak, black walnut, maple, fir and hemlock trees. The still usable timbers from these structures were pressure washed with a borax solution and loaded onto a flatbed semi-truck for delivery to Sapphire, NC. What John and his local craftsman builder were able to come up with using those timbers, is truly a work of art! It didn’t hurt that that work of art was positioned on one of the most majestic, tranquil 5-acre mountain parcels that we had ever seen! The view!
We are so happy to share our beloved cabin with you! We hope that you will be able to find an opportunity to stay with us!
Sincerely,
Brad and Katy Valdes

Why they chose this property

Around the chic mountain village of Cashiers, North Carolina, (10 minutes from the cabin) fashionable development keeps pace with the growing demand for vacation and retirement homes. Easily understandable considering Cashiers is located in the waterfall area of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where high elevation lakes, streams, and rivers abound. Adding to the natural attractions that beckon the thousands of affluent, seasonal residents (plus a multitude of visitors) are notable golf courses, trendy shops, fine dining establishments, and tennis resorts. Asheville, home of the Biltmore Estate, is a cultural hub not to be missed, less than an hour drive away.

What makes this property unique

Do you desire the peace, quite, and solitude of being by yourself, with only the splendor of nature and your loved one(s) in the mountains, but still very close to fine dining, upscale shopping, outdoor activities, and resort amenities? We did, and it was a most difficult combination to find. Sapphire Heaven is the result of our quest to create that rare combination. As a bonus we even have a private waterfall within a short hike.