Traveling through the mountains, you have to stay overnight somewhere, and we opted for a Timber Frame Home in Franklin North Carolina. Sure we could’ve stayed at a motel, but why stay there.. when you could stay here:
Yea. That’s where we stayed. Talk about living in the lap of luxury, and honestly, it wasn’t that expensive and it was worth every penny. Pam (owner) has thought about every single detail of this home. The only thing we really had to bring was ourselves and a change of clothes. There was even leftover food in the fridge and freezer and plenty of condiments. The kitchen was fully equipped and we didn’t have to want for anything.
We took a nice nature walk during sunset, and once nighttime came around, we sat outside on the back porch and could actually count the stars. It was beautiful, fantastic, and peaceful. In the morning we woke up to birds singing, a beautiful mountain breeze, and coffee on the back porch (it had the best view). Coffee was provided. I told you, there was very little we had to bring.
So how does this experience differ from a stay in a hotel? Well I just got back from another trip and let me just tell you the difference:
- We had to go to the front office to get more sugar, more towels, and some little shampoos.
- The people next to us really enjoyed watching a movie… LOUD
- Some guys outside our door talked until 2am.
- We were near a fire station.
- I opened our curtains and our lovely view was a guy bending over (yea, not kidding there)
- We had to go out to eat, which is nice sure, but after driving for 6 hours.. we only wanted to rest and didn’t want to have to get back into the car.
You really pay for the experience, the exclusivity of the area, and the bragging rights once you get back home. And honestly, when we returned home we didn’t have that exhausted feeling. We felt extremely refreshed. I know that has to do with Pam’s attention to detail in The Pond House.
