- For the first time in 38 years,
people in the continental United States
will get to witness a total solar eclipse,
and it's coming up on August 21st.
The best place to see it in North Carolina
is the very Western tip of our state,
and what better way to experience this
spectacular natural event,
than in the comfort of a rustic,
but luxurious, mountain cabin.
Let's take a visit to Cherokee Mountain Cabins
in beautiful Nantahala.
- [Narrator] The joy and adventure of driving
the final few miles to Nantahala Mountain
for an overnight visit is rivaled
by stopping the car to enjoy
some of this great scenery.
But once you've reached the destination,
you'll find it difficult to wander far
from these luxury cabins.
They are one, two, and three bedroom accommodations,
equipped with everything to pamper you,
and make you forget what you were doing
at work before the vacation,
and what you have to do again once you get back.
- We want you to come up, be able to disconnect
from technology, disconnect from life,
rekindle the family, rekindle the flames,
just get away from life and enjoy yourself.
Nantahala we have whitewater rafting,
we have whitewater for our fisherman,
we have a lake that's four miles up the road,
it has a marina, with plenty of boats and jet skis,
so feel free to enjoy the lake life.
But we also are just adjacent to the Appalachian Trail.
So not only do we have three and a half miles of trails
on our own property, but you can actually
take a leg or two of the AT trail,
and go home and brag to all your friends
that you've walked the AT trail.
- [Narrator] But first you'll have to leave
the confines of your cabin.
Some of the amenities you might find in your location
are hot tubs and jacuzzis,
outdoor fireplaces, gourmet kitchens,
balconies with views like this,
and this, and this.
And if you choose the cabin known as Sanctuary,
as I did, you even have an indoor basketball court.
- This is a 1.5 million dollar cabin,
and it is the creme de la creme.
- [Narrator] For this story,
I needed a little help carrying camera gear,
so I brought my wife, Lisa,
and the boss, North Carolina Weekend executive producer
David Hardy, and his wife, Elethia.
We had an executive chef to prepare our food.
- [Spokesman] The chef actually prepares the food
in your presence, and it is definitely
no less than a five star meal.
- [Narrator] The entree for the night?
Tomato pie, and the chef, Diane Mitchell,
prepared it beyond expectation.
For the meat-eaters of the group,
she threw together a fancy protein without a name.
- I marinated the chicken breasts
with like an Italian seasoning,
and then I chopped up garlic,
and I took cheese fontina,
I can't really say it really well.
- [Narrator] But Diane can sure cook it really well.
A gourmet meal in a beautiful setting,
but it gets even better.
After dinner, bedtime in the cushiest,
fanciest room of all,
the master suite for the sanctuary,
is an 800-foot masterpiece.
In fact all of the woodwork and furniture
is designed and built locally.
The same goes for the other cabins on site.
Everyone who stays in any of these cabins
will surely feel pampered from the moment
they make their reservation.
- Our concierge will reach out to you
about 21 days before your stay,
and they'll offer the opportunity
for a romantic gift package, if you're here to rekindle.
We can have a rose petal trail
leading to the master suite,
we can have a bottle of champagne, wine,
chocolate-covered strawberries.
They can do grocery shopping for you.
So if you'd like to just arrive,
and have all the groceries set into your cabin,
we send you the list, you complete it,
we have it stocked and ready and available for you
upon your arrival.
- [Narrator] Play, eat, relax, enjoy,
at Cherokee Mountain Cabins in Nantahala.
I'm Rick Sullivan for North Carolina Weekend.
- Cherokee Mountain Cabins are located
on Nantahala Mountain, just 12 miles from Andrews.
The address is 61 Bear Creek Road, Nantahala.
You can find more information online
at cherokeemountainnccabins.com,
or call them toll-free, at 866-772-2246.