3 Br Cabin Vacation Rental In Highlands, North Carolina

This Rent In Highlands vacation rental home is pet friendly for one small dog, under 20 pounds. Pets must be pre-approved. An additional non-refundable pet fee is required and is not included in the rental fee. Please call our office for approval and to pay the pet  fee. Failure to adhere to this policy will result in a $1000.00 fine.

Only adults (25 years old and older) may reserve this property and an adult must occupy the property at all times.

4,200 Feet Up. Some properties check boxes. This one collects moments.

The moment you walk through the door and the floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace stops you mid-sentence. The moment you notice the wrought iron and turquoise-inlaid mahogany furniture and realize someone made actual artistic decisions about this house. The moment you step onto the spa deck and find a six-person hot tub ringed by flame azaleas and rhododendrons in full bloom, Shortoff Mountain holding the horizon in every direction, and you understand immediately why 4,200 feet feels like exactly the right altitude.

Three bedrooms. Three bathrooms. Three distinct deck experiences. Two king master suites that don't share a level or a wall. One house that manages to feel both artfully designed and genuinely, deeply comfortable.

Seven minutes from Highlands. Ten from Cashiers. Somehow completely removed from both.

A Main Level Built Around the View The great room earns every square foot. Plush leather seating faces a floor-to-ceiling stone wood-burning fireplace on one side and an uninterrupted frame of Shortoff Mountain on the other — large windows pulling the outside in with the quiet confidence of a home that knows it has nothing to prove. Concrete countertops, a spacious island, and beautiful pine cabinetry make the kitchen the kind of space where cooking feels optional but enjoyable, and the open connection to the dining and living areas keeps everyone together without crowding anyone out.

The main-level king master suite deserves its own paragraph. Artist-designed wrought iron and turquoise-inlaid mahogany furniture. A private bath with double vanities and a walk-in shower. A private deck with mountain views that makes getting out of bed a genuinely difficult decision each morning. It is, by any measure, a room worth booking the trip for.

A second main-level bedroom — a queen room furnished with a custom iron and pecan bed and period antiques — brings the kind of timeless, considered warmth that only comes from someone who actually thought about what sleeping in this room should feel like.

Upstairs, the Second King Suite Goes Its Own Way Cathedral ceilings with wood beams. A large walk-in closet. A private bath. And an elevated sense of space and quiet that makes the upper king suite feel less like a bedroom and more like a retreat within the retreat. Two king suites, neither one a compromise, neither one within earshot of the other. Traveling with another couple just became considerably more appealing.

Three Decks. Each One Different. All of Them Worth It. The open deck handles casual outdoor moments — seating for four, fresh air, mountain views, the kind of spot you end up at with a coffee before anyone else is awake. The covered porch deck operates at full scale — dining table for eight, gas grill, and a wood-burning fireplace that makes outdoor dinners viable well into fall and surprisingly far into spring. And then there's the spa deck, which is genuinely its own experience: a six-person hot tub encircled by flame azaleas and rhododendrons, with Shortoff Mountain as the backdrop and nothing between you and the sky. Come peak bloom season, the azaleas alone are worth the trip.

The main-level master suite adds a fourth private deck for anyone who needs a completely secluded outdoor moment — because apparently this house believes everyone deserves their own piece of the mountain.

The Mountains Are the Calendar Seven minutes to Highlands means acclaimed restaurants, boutique shopping, waterfalls, and trailheads are genuinely close. Ten minutes to Cashiers opens up even more. In every direction, the Southern Appalachians offer the kind of hiking, swimming holes, and scenery that fills days without any planning required. Come in spring for the azalea bloom surrounding the hot tub. Come in fall for the color. Come in winter for the fireplace — both of them.

There's no bad time. There's just your time, and when you want to book it.

What our guests are saying…

"Pictures don't do it justice! Amazing views and lots of space for the whole family." - Rent In Highlands Vacation Rental Guest, Gus K.

Special Amenities

Covered Deck
Hot Tub
Screened Porch
Outdoor Wood Burning Fireplace
2 Wood Burning Fireplaces

Please note: The "swimming pool" amenity refers to access to the Highlands Recreation Center pool, a short drive from the property — not a private pool on-site.

This home is professionally managed by Rent in Highlands, a division of Country Club Properties. Your premier source for Vacation Rentals in Highlands NC.

Located in Wildwood Mountain, a neighborhood in Highlands, this cabin is in the mountains. Highlands Art Gallery and The Bascom Center for the Visual Arts are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Old Edwards Club and Highlands Country Club. Highlands Biological Station and Cashiers Farmers Market are also worth visiting. Discover the area's water adventures with fishing and swimming nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with hiking/biking trails and mountain biking.