Jubilee

Very interesting home with Trophy Wildlife mounted on walls and other related items throughout. Family enjoyed the hot tub, shooting pool and playing ping pong. My 3 year old grandson was in total awe of the entire home and location. The trip in and of itself was really for him to experience snow, snow tubing and the mountains in general. Grandfather Mountain did not disappoint….lol.

My husband and I stayed at Jubilee over Valentine’s / Presidents’ Day weekend and had a lovely time. It was a somewhat last minute booking, since the cabin near Asheville that we’d originally booked had needed a new well dug. But we were very happy to return to the Leatherwood Mountains, since it's usually a safe bet in the winter. Having well paved roads that are promptly plowed, and being at a lower elevation than Boone is always reassuring when there could be snow. Jubilee’s driveway was paved for all but the last 30-40 feet, and the gravel portion was large enough for multiple cars to park, or to turn around, and perfectly drivable in a sedan (contrary to what a previous reviewer stated). The cabin was great, with a well stocked kitchen, lots of available firewood for the fireplace, and lots of nice tucked away seating areas to curl up with a book. All light switches were marked, so we never had to guess. We enjoyed playing ping pong and pool, and really appreciated that the hot tub was under the deck, beneath the screened porch, so while it rained much of the weekend, we were able to spend time in the hot tub without getting rained on. The owners have done a great job of utilizing their property, with the onsite hiking trail (I recommend taking the path from where the driveway turns to gravel and walking it clockwise), and the rope swing was a fun surprise at the end. If it hadn’t been so foggy, I’m sure the sunset would have been wonderful from the overlook deck off the hiking trail. There are also some nearby hiking trails, as part of the 75 miles of private trails within Leatherwood Mountains. We had downloaded the Avenza maps app (see details on the Leatherwood Mountains website) which had great GPS for finding our way. We did a nice loop with just a couple of moderately steep portions, right from the cabin (walking up Elk Ridge Road, then taking Silverado and Deer Run trails back down the mountain to Jubilee). Overall, we really enjoyed our long weekend at this cabin, and would love to return!