Boulder Bear Lodge: Your Rock-Solid Smoky Mountain Retreat! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Boulder Bear Lodge: Your Rock-Solid Smoky Mountain Retreat! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Boulder Bear Lodge: Your Rock-Solid Smoky Mountain Retreat! located?

This family-friendly Pigeon Forge cabin is located in the mountains, within 1 mi (2 km) of Old Mill and Patriot Park. Island at Pigeon Forge is 2.3 mi (3.7 km) away.

10/10 Excellent

Alexa C.

Jul 11, 2025

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

Exactly as pictured! Far enough from the strip to feel secluded but close enough to travel when wanted! Host was very responsive and accessible during the whole trip. Would stay here again!!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Chanda S.

Jun 29, 2025

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

The location was great for all of our activities. Needs a little updating (living room furniture and carpets).

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Francisco

Jul 22, 2024

Liked: Cleanliness

Really beautiful place to stay with your family

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandy B.

Aug 19, 2024

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

As good as the picture!

The location was perfect. It was close enough to see the Dollywood fireworks but far enough from the strip to enjoy the mountains and the atmosphere. They were also quick with a response to any questions that we had during our stay.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Dec 12, 2024

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

Great cabin!

Gorgeous cabin, well stocked, decorated beautifully for Christmas. Noisey neighbors but I know you have no control over them. Would definitely stay again in the future.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Dawne M.

Apr 8, 2016

Awesome Vacation

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa A. B., Greencastle

Sep 2, 2015

Great place To Relax and Has It All

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This cabin is great for all the family. Has everything you need and close to everything in town. Would love to stay here again.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2015

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Jaimie S.

Dec 14, 2017

Great Vacation Spot

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We had a very pleasant stay. The cabin was well maintained and in a good location. The juke box was out of order but otherwise everything was functioning.

8/10 Good

Stephanie S.

Oct 16, 2024

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

Cancer Survival Family Vacation

Overall impression was good. Upstairs shower was not clean and had open soap and shampoo bottles along with dirty wash clothes. There were soiled sheets on the pullout bed. Very responsive when asking for assistance was appreciated!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tashanda C.

Jun 19, 2014

My stay at Boulder Bear

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was very clean. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Everything was very beautiful. The cabin was very homey and comfortable. This was my first time ever coming to a cabin and it was amazing. . We will definitely be coming back.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Amy S.

Jun 16, 2015

Great Cabin in the Woods

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Very much enjoyed our stay. It gave our family of four a wonderful place to spread out in the evenings after having a busy day outdoors. Loved the super big screen TV, jukebox, arcade game, and pool table in the basement area. Everything was clean, neat and organized. Excellent location!

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2015

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Robert L.

Jul 28, 2014

a vacation my wife will never forget.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: our kids and their families met us there, and surprised my wife for her 70th birthday. she was totally shocked. we had 3 days of enjoyment and bonding.the cabin was awesome and the grandkids had a ball.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Douglas W.

Jul 6, 2015

WORTH ALMOST EVERY PENNY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rating Details: The property manager was adequately helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was somewhat unhappy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: GREAT. A LITTLE BIT PRICEY FOR 4 DAYS.1300 DOLLARS IS ALOT OF MONEY FOR THAT SHORT OF A STAY. THE ONLY REAL COMPLAINT. THE THERMOSTAT UPSTAIRS, DIDNT WORK REAL WELL.

This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Dave H.

Jan 29, 2016

Staff Retreat....Ahhhhhhhh

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Thank you Aunt Bugs for providing such a lovely cabin for us to stay in for our annual ministry staff retreat. The Boulder Bear Lodge was perfect for the six of us! It was very clean!!! We arrived very late in the evening and our directions and paperwork were left just as they said they would be. Finding the cabin was easy and the staff was very accommodating when we checked in the next morning. We are already planning two other events for this year and will definitely rent from Aunt Bug's again!

10/10 Excellent

Beth R.

Jul 20, 2023

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

One last family get a way

Our sweet youngest daughter was 8 years younger than her brother and 15 y younger than her sister. For her 19th birthday ( and before she leaves for boot camp) we wanted one more vacation with the whole family. Pigeon Forge seemed a perfect fit and Aunt Bugs Cabin was a great choice. All the necessities were there and some wonderful extras like a gaming system, pool table and theater seating. Each family had its own bathroom and there was an adequate amount of towels and bedding. The kitchen was clean and the cabin was rustically, beautifully furnished. We also enjoyed the on site (down the drive) salt water pool after our hot day at Dollywood. The location was perfect for groceries, restaurants, and easy access to Dollywood! The description said it slept 10, but that was only if 2 people slept on the blow up mattress (we only had 9 people so it was fine for us). All told, we had a wonderful trip thanks, in part, to our hosts who made it so easy.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Nichole H.

Jun 10, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, listing accuracy

Stayed 6 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrea S.

Oct 15, 2024

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

Great location and fits large family

Kids had plenty of space to hang out and it was in a peaceful location. It was very near the parkway with restaurants and activities.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Holly W.

Nov 15, 2023

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

Lovely

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dawn Q., Piedmont AL

Nov 12, 2023

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

Fall 2023

A nice weekend getaway

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Steve D.

Jun 7, 2022

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

A great getaway

Everything was wonderful....enjoyed it...would highly recommend it....

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Ashley V.

Jan 3, 2022

Liked: Check-in

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, location

Overall VERY disappointed

Upon walking in, first impressions were okay. However once we started unloading and making ourselves at home we realized how DIRTY the cabin was. Dirty sock in between the movie seats, dirty paper towels under the coach, mold in the main floor bath tub, cobwebs EVERY where and so many more things were dirty. The pool table was very old and used and hard to even play on. Then on our second to last night stay they were calling for bad weather. Living a couple hours away and having to get home on Monday, I tried to message the rental. Hours later , I still never got a response to my question even though they say to “message this number if you need anything”. However, this is false information. They were absolutely NO help. We bought Dollywoods season passes and plan on coming multiple times when they reopen; however; I will not only ever be staying here, but I will NEVER be staying at any of “Aunt Bugs” Cabins again.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

casey l.

Dec 4, 2021

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

great location

so close to everything

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Claressa T.

Oct 25, 2021

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

Young adults loved the property

The lay out if the cabin was perfect for our group. The game room was a huge hit for my young adult kids. The location was perfect for what we wanted to do. Would absolutely stay again

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christine G.

Aug 15, 2021

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

Great cabin

Amazing location close to all… clean and comfortable…. The bed was so comfortable…. Had a problem with the upstairs AC fixed the next day ….. one negative the call center for Aunt Bugs Cabin (when you call for a repair or question) the 2 people I spoke with were extremely rude and one person hung up on me… wasn’t expecting that…. But overall a great cabin…. One more thing before you rent ask if there are any discounts …we should have gotten one but didn’t because it was booked already….

Stayed 8 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Cate H.

Jul 7, 2021

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

Love the cabin

We really enjoyed this cabin. It has so many wonderful features. It was a great time for my whole family. We would definitely stay here again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

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