Family-friendly holiday rentals in Avery County

Farm Stay Cabin: Hot Tub, Creek, Animals & Zipline

Private Farm Stay 🐐🐖🐎🐇🦆🐓 where kids explore, parents relax, and everyone reconnects — animals, creek, zipline, and hot tub included. Designed for families/couples who want space, adventure & something truly different. 🌄 Choose the EXPERIENCE ✔ Private Petting Zoo & Pickleball ✔ Hot Tub & Fire Pit ✔ Ziplines, Huge Slide & Axe Toss ✔ Stocked trout creek ✔ Bird Aviary, Ponds & Hiking ✔ Fishing, Tubing & Trampoline ✔ Family-friendly and/or Romantic stay Only 20-25 mins to downtown Boone!

Skycrest Lodge | Ridgetop View, Game Room, Hot Tub

Wake up to mountain views, gather on the screened porch, soak in the hot tub, and spend evenings around the fire pit. Skycrest Lodge sits in scenic Sugar Grove, minutes from downtown Boone, shops, dining, and everyday essentials. Great For: Families, friend groups, mountain getaways Sleeps: 8 guests Bedrooms: 3 Beds: 1 King, 1 Queen, 1 Queen-over-Queen Bunk Bathrooms: 3 Full Work Friendly: Dedicated workspace + Wi-Fi Family Features: Hot tub, Game room, Fire pit, Spacious gathering areas

Hot Tub Over the River · Historic Banner Elk Cabin

Experience an authentic 1884 log cabin on the Elk River. 19th-century soul with modern comfort, featuring private river access, a hot tub, wood burning fireplace and radiant heat. • Riverfront: Steps from your door to wading and fishing. • Setting: Authentic riverside serenity in the High Country. • Layout: King primary + 2nd BR with 1 double & 2 lofted twins. • Rustic Soul: A real cabin in the woods expect nature, leaves, and 140 years of charm. • Location: 5 mins to Sugar Mtn. and Banner Elk

Mountain View at Snooty Fox Cabin

Enjoy amazing views from our updated home. Insurance oks 1-2 small non-LGD dogs to 40# total w/prior approval. No cats, sorry. Walk or Hike the trails, see the Falls, Kayak, drive the Parkway, ski, skate, snowboard. Explore Banner Elk, Sugar, Grandfather & Beech Mtn communities, visit Blowing Rock, Boone & Valle Crucis. Visit White Crow Wedding Venue, area Vineyards in Banner Elk, Grandfather Mountain & Linville Falls, Galleries, Kettell Brewery, Apple Hill Alpaca farm & Lees McRae College.

Mountaintop Escape - Views + Hot Tub + Game Barn

Don’t just visit the mountains this summer — stay on top of your own! This private mountaintop sanctuary offers breathtaking views. Enjoy sweeping morning vistas from the large wrap-around patio, and gather around the fire pit beneath the stars at night. Relax in the 6-person hot tub at the end of a long day exploring the Blue Ridge Mountains. Enjoy hours of family fun in the newly renovated "Game Barn" which includes: pool table, ping-pong, basketball arcade, and retro video game systems.

HQ Mtn- Retro Nature Retreat with hiking trails

Hikers, Mountain Bikers, and Adventurers; Come relax in our mid-century modern guest house that borders the Pisgah National Forest! Y'all, we have such a great yard! We have an apple orchard, garden, a fire pit, private hiking and mtn biking trails straight out of the backyard and into the national forest, along with a kids bike pump track. Luxurious amenities throughout the house along with vintage books, games, and record player. We welcome guests from all walks of life! Adventure awaits!

Treetop Hideaway | Chalet Nestled in the Mountains

Mountain Chalet in Banner Elk | Near Beech Mountain and Sugar Mountain Cozy 3 bedroom chalet with a spacious loft and game room atop of Mill Ridge, minutes from downtown Banner Elk, Grandfather Mountain, Beech Mountain Ski Resort, Boone, and Blowing Rock. Enjoy mountain views, hiking trails, Watauga River access, tennis courts, and a heated pool. Perfect for families or couples seeking a mountain getaway with easy access to skiing, hiking, and dining. Book your Banner Elk escape with us.

Romantic A-Frame•Epic Mtn View•Surround Shower

Come stay in our 5 STAR chalet! A favorite for special & romantic getaways. Our romantic A-frame is 10 min to downtown Boone & a quick drive to Banner Elk. With a views for days of Grandfather Mountain, this view has been called one of the best in Boone! This modern cabin has a surround shower, a fire pit, a 2 person Jacuzzi soaking tub, custom stained glass and many personal touches to make it feel like home. Come stay in our sweet home that is close to everything, yet feels miles away!

High Haven Farm on Poga Mountain

A rustic eco-homestead with an ethnic twist. Timber-framed cabin, circa 1850, with beautiful long-range vistas. Restored with solar thermal water, wrap-around deck and large covered porch. Situated among 33 acres on Poga Mountain with cattle and goats grazing in the pasture, woodland hiking trails, and garden beds. This property offers guests quiet comforts in a rural setting. Interior reflects travel adventures and gifts from indigenous friends and family around the world.

Mtn Lodge w/ Hot Tub, Views & Huge Game Room

There is no better feeling than hearing the sounds of nature, smelling the forest as it glistens under the moon, and gazing at the majestic mountain views in seclusion and privacy...while the children are playing in the expansive game room as you deepen your state of relaxation. It's the beautiful mountain views on an expansive 2 acres surrounded by elk that give this Lodge it's name (The Elk Lodge), it's the freedom of being in constant serenity that gives it its spirit

Treehouse MT Views w/ Hot Tub & Fire Pit

Hickory Hide-A-Way - A place where you can disconnect with stunning mountain views perched 400ft above ground. Time to slow down, reconnect, restore and explore. Come home to Hickory-Hide-A-Way to enjoy a romantic getaway, a peaceful retreat or a relaxing getaway. Minutes from the quaint mountain towns of Banner Elk, the infamous Blue Ridge Parkway, and within close proximity to Beach and Sugar Mountain, this chalet is perfect to enjoy all that High Country has to offer.

Sunbear Cabin - Cycling/Hiking/Flyfishing

Surrounded on three sides by the Pisgah National Forest with a long-range mountain view from the deck, adventure awaits right outside the door. Sunbear also has high-speed internet for remote work and a backup generator. Cooler months offer backcountry hiking along creeks chocked with waterfalls off the eastern flank of the cabin. Summer features wildlife, Fireflies, and a nice quiet place to escape the summer heat.