Amazing Mountain Views! - Firepit - Sleeps 9
Entire home in Watauga County, North Carolina
- 9 guests
- 3 bedrooms
- 6 beds
- 3 baths
New listing
Hosted by Nick
- Superhost
- 7 years hosting
Listing highlights
Mountain home with rustic finishes
Hickory floors, a beamed plank ceiling, a built-in fireplace, and a five-burner gas range for real cooking
Fire pit and a backyard office
A fire pit in the backyard, a covered porch, and a separate office building for quiet work
A quiet hardwood bench above Deep Gap, ten minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway and twenty from downtown Boone. Long-range mountain views fill the corner windows and the deck. Three bedrooms, three full baths, hickory floors under a beamed plank ceiling. Gather at the fire pit, cook on the gas range, then settle in by the fireplace. Central air, wifi, full laundry, a separate workspace, and a kitchen stocked for real cooking. Travel crib, high chair, and toys provided. Self check-in. Sleeps 8.
The space
Whisper Ridge is the kind of house that makes you slow down about ten minutes after you drop your bags. It sits on a level bench of hardwood forest outside Deep Gap, far enough off the road that the loudest thing most mornings is the wind moving through the trees.
Inside, it reads like a well-built barn in the best way. Wide hickory floorboards swing from bone-blonde to chocolate across a single run. A tongue-and-groove plank ceiling crosses the whole main floor under one dark rough-sawn beam. Windows framed in honey knotty pine let in plenty of natural light, and a built-in fireplace with a reclaimed barn-beam mantel handles the cold evenings.
**MAIN LEVEL**
The living room, dining area, and kitchen share one open space. The kitchen has a five-burner gas range, over-range microwave, dishwasher, and a full-size side-by-side refrigerator with ice and water in the door, plus a coffee station with a Nespresso, a drip coffee maker, and an electric kettle. Cherry cabinets, a pearlescent hammered-metal backsplash, and room to work. The dining table seats six under an antler chandelier.
Also on this level: the third bedroom with a queen bed, beside a full Jack-and-Jill bath that also opens into the dining room. This is the room to take if stairs are a problem or if someone is getting up early. The laundry closet with a full-size washer and dryer is on this floor too.
**UPSTAIRS**
The king bedroom is the largest room in the house, with a low platform bed, a ceiling fan, windows on two sides, and its own en-suite bath. The second bedroom up here is set up as a kids' room, with a twin-over-full bunk and a twin-over-twin bunk (one with a removable bed rail for younger sleepers), a ceiling fan, and its own private bath with a walk-in shower.
**OUTSIDE**
Three separate outdoor spots. A covered side porch with a bench and a bistro table. A large open front deck, currently unfurnished — a great spot for morning yoga or stretching. And a backyard with a rust-red metal porch swing on chains and a table that seats six, open rather than enclosed. There's also a small office building in the backyard, with two desks, included in your stay if you need a quiet place to work. The fire pit is where most evenings end up.
**FAMILY-READY**
We mean it. Already on site: a travel crib, high chair, baby bath, stair gate, children's dishes, and toys and board games. The parking pad is large, level gravel with room for three or four vehicles, set well back from the road. Bring less.
**GETTING COMFORTABLE**
Central air conditioning and heat. Wireless internet throughout. A full-size washer and dryer inside the home. Towels, bed linens, and starter toiletries are provided, and the kitchen is stocked with cooking basics.
**A NOTE ON THE LAYOUT**
The home has two finished levels connected by one open staircase, and there is no elevator. If anyone in your group would rather avoid stairs entirely, the main-level bedroom and its bath sit on the entry floor along with the kitchen, living room, and laundry.
Guest access
You have the whole house, both porches, the open deck, the lower deck, the fire pit, and the parking pad. All interior spaces are available to you except any locked owner's closets. Please note there are two separate structures on the property: the small office building in the backyard is included in your stay, but the other outbuilding is private and not included in the rental.
Other things to note
• Self check-in with a smart lock. Your code arrives before you travel.
• Quiet residential mountain setting. Please keep noise down after 10:00 PM out of respect for neighbors.
• Free parking on a large, level gravel pad with room for three to four vehicles. The driveway and approach are gravel mountain road, so all-wheel or four-wheel drive is strongly recommended November through March.
* The only way into the home is up 4 steps to the front door — there is no ramp or step-free entrance. Please plan accordingly if stairs are a concern.
• The home has two levels and one staircase. There is no elevator. A bedroom and full bath are on the main entry level.
• A separate small office building in the backyard, with two desks, is included in your stay — a quiet spot to get some work done.
• The outbuilding at the front of the property is private and is NOT part of this rental. Please do not enter it.
• A fire pit is available on the property. Please fully extinguish it before going inside or leaving.
• The fireplace is a built-in insert, not a wood-burning stove. Please do not burn wood in it.
• No pets, and no smoking anywhere on the property.
• This is a family home, not a professionally child-proofed facility. Children should be supervised, particularly on the stairs and decks.
• Maximum occupancy is 8 guests and is strictly enforced.
• MUST BE AT LEAST 25 YRS OF AGE TO BOOK
• NCREC License #C41500
The space
Whisper Ridge is the kind of house that makes you slow down about ten minutes after you drop your bags. It sits on a level bench of hardwood forest outside Deep Gap, far enough off the road that the loudest thing most mornings is the wind moving through the trees.
Inside, it reads like a well-built barn in the best way. Wide hickory floorboards swing from bone-blonde to chocolate across a single run. A tongue-and-groove plank ceiling crosses the whole main floor under one dark rough-sawn beam. Windows framed in honey knotty pine let in plenty of natural light, and a built-in fireplace with a reclaimed barn-beam mantel handles the cold evenings.
**MAIN LEVEL**
The living room, dining area, and kitchen share one open space. The kitchen has a five-burner gas range, over-range microwave, dishwasher, and a full-size side-by-side refrigerator with ice and water in the door, plus a coffee station with a Nespresso, a drip coffee maker, and an electric kettle. Cherry cabinets, a pearlescent hammered-metal backsplash, and room to work. The dining table seats six under an antler chandelier.
Also on this level: the third bedroom with a queen bed, beside a full Jack-and-Jill bath that also opens into the dining room. This is the room to take if stairs are a problem or if someone is getting up early. The laundry closet with a full-size washer and dryer is on this floor too.
**UPSTAIRS**
The king bedroom is the largest room in the house, with a low platform bed, a ceiling fan, windows on two sides, and its own en-suite bath. The second bedroom up here is set up as a kids' room, with a twin-over-full bunk and a twin-over-twin bunk (one with a removable bed rail for younger sleepers), a ceiling fan, and its own private bath with a walk-in shower.
**OUTSIDE**
Three separate outdoor spots. A covered side porch with a bench and a bistro table. A large open front deck, currently unfurnished — a great spot for morning yoga or stretching. And a backyard with a rust-red metal porch swing on chains and a table that seats six, open rather than enclosed. There's also a small office building in the backyard, with two desks, included in your stay if you need a quiet place to work. The fire pit is where most evenings end up.
**FAMILY-READY**
We mean it. Already on site: a travel crib, high chair, baby bath, stair gate, children's dishes, and toys and board games. The parking pad is large, level gravel with room for three or four vehicles, set well back from the road. Bring less.
**GETTING COMFORTABLE**
Central air conditioning and heat. Wireless internet throughout. A full-size washer and dryer inside the home. Towels, bed linens, and starter toiletries are provided, and the kitchen is stocked with cooking basics.
**A NOTE ON THE LAYOUT**
The home has two finished levels connected by one open staircase, and there is no elevator. If anyone in your group would rather avoid stairs entirely, the main-level bedroom and its bath sit on the entry floor along with the kitchen, living room, and laundry.
Guest access
You have the whole house, both porches, the open deck, the lower deck, the fire pit, and the parking pad. All interior spaces are available to you except any locked owner's closets. Please note there are two separate structures on the property: the small office building in the backyard is included in your stay, but the other outbuilding is private and not included in the rental.
Other things to note
• Self check-in with a smart lock. Your code arrives before you travel.
• Quiet residential mountain setting. Please keep noise down after 10:00 PM out of respect for neighbors.
• Free parking on a large, level gravel pad with room for three to four vehicles. The driveway and approach are gravel mountain road, so all-wheel or four-wheel drive is strongly recommended November through March.
* The only way into the home is up 4 steps to the front door — there is no ramp or step-free entrance. Please plan accordingly if stairs are a concern.
• The home has two levels and one staircase. There is no elevator. A bedroom and full bath are on the main entry level.
• A separate small office building in the backyard, with two desks, is included in your stay — a quiet spot to get some work done.
• The outbuilding at the front of the property is private and is NOT part of this rental. Please do not enter it.
• A fire pit is available on the property. Please fully extinguish it before going inside or leaving.
• The fireplace is a built-in insert, not a wood-burning stove. Please do not burn wood in it.
• No pets, and no smoking anywhere on the property.
• This is a family home, not a professionally child-proofed facility. Children should be supervised, particularly on the stairs and decks.
• Maximum occupancy is 8 guests and is strictly enforced.
• MUST BE AT LEAST 25 YRS OF AGE TO BOOK
• NCREC License #C41500
Where you’ll sleep
Bedroom 1
1 king bed
Bedroom 2
2 bunk beds
Bedroom 3
1 queen bed
What this place offers
Kitchen
Wifi
Free driveway parking on premises – 4 spaces
TV
Washer – In unit
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Where you’ll be
Deep Gap
From the host
Deep Gap is a quiet mountain community along the eastern edge of North Carolina's High Country, sitting between Boone and Wilkesboro on the US-421 corridor. It is mostly hardwood forest, working farms, and long ridgelines, and it stays peaceful in a way the resort towns do not. That is the appeal: you are close to everything the High Country is known for without paying for the crowds. The property itself is surrounded by mature hardwoods that turn hard in October, and deer, wild turkey, and the occasional black bear move through regularly. The Blue Ridge Parkway is about ten minutes away, which puts some of the most scenic driving in the country at the end of your road.
Meet your host
Born in the 80s
Where I went to school: Massachusetts
Hi! My name is Nick, my wife Kathi and I have three beautiful kids together! We live in sunny gulf-coast Florida, where we moved to from Massachusetts back in 2017, and spend a large portion of our time in the North Carolina mountains! We love hosting guests at our homes and making them feel at-home.
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