Look at the Fontana Village site under Accommodations. Cabin furnishings, etc are all described in detail

 

The short answer is...yep.

 

Depending on what you and the wife are looking for, there are upsides and downsides to each. For me, I've always preferred the cabins. There's just something about waking up, sitting on the front porch in a rocking chair and watching the world go by for a few minutes in the morning that puts me in that "vacation" zone. Also the seclusion & space are much appreciated. I don't do much cooking, but having the fridge, stove, and microwave readily available can sure come in handy (especially for those Caffe Rel leftovers, and beer!). Noisy neighbors above/below/beside you are almost never a problem, and parking is generally much easier. Also most all of the cabins have their own fire pit, if you are so inclined.



That said, you are more likely to have bug issues in a cabin than in the lodge (though I've seen them in both), and you are farther from dining options, the event board, and any of the local events such as dinners, beer swap, bourbon swap. Depending on what cabin you're in you probably will want to drive back to the lodge for those things. Also, if you don't have friends to split the cabin with, it will be more expensive. Finally, unless you're in one of the nearby cabins, you will most likely not have any internet service, which is good or bad depending on your perspective. I *think* all the lodge rooms are in reach of the lodge wifi.



Hopefully that helps offer some perspective. Let us know if you have any questions.

 

Not merely chairs... ROCKING chairs!!!

 

Thanks for all the helpful info. Looking forward to the rocking chairs but hoping bugs aren't an issue. Btw I think the one bedroom cabins and the lodge rooms are the same rate. Atleast thats what I was told when I booked. Sounded like they are running out of cabins when I talked to them so get yours before they are all gone.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGrLb6W5YOM

 

It's usually just sugar ants, they squish easily


Bring an FRS radio, we use them to communicate through the village as cell phones really don't work at all. With the FRS you can hear what's going on, usually announcements are made over them for drives as well, at least they used to be.

 

I've ssen couches on the front porch as well...




....just sayin...


or a portable dj setup....

 

They aren't. We were 1 or 2 doors from the end of the hall that's to the right past the front desk and the wifi connection was too weak to do anything with.

 

Actually wifi all over the place is spotty even if you can pick up a signal. The only place with a good connection was the lobby in my experience. I would imagine the cabins would have little to no reception.