The Swag

Once you've arrived there is little need to leave our grounds until you depart for home. Your meals are provided. You'll find plenty to do - or enjoy doing nothing at all - on our spectacular grounds and in our common spaces. And, if you have a specific need, our wonderful staff will meet it.

The Swag Country Inn rests along the Cataloochee Divide, an immense ridge that forms one of the National Park's boundaries. Four of North Carolina's six highest mountain ranges are visible: the Great Smokies to the northwest, the Plott Balsams and Richland Balsams to the southwest and the Black Mountains to the east. The Divide Trail, traveled by settlers for 200 years and by the Cherokee for many hundred more, passes just behind the inn. Walk out our front door and discover stunning views, secluded nooks in the woods, and numerous hikes - from simple strolls to challenging climbs on our 250-acre grounds and in the park itself.

Romantic Add-Ons
Massages, Flowers, Chocolate Dipped Strawberries...Let us help you make your stay extra special....(more)

• Warm, fluffy robes
• Herbal lotions, soaps, and shampoos
• Hair dryer and makeup mirror
• Wireless Internet, Bose CD player, An XM satellite radio
• An 8-page New York Times summary brought to your door each morning.
• Coffee maker, bean grinder, and an assortment of coffees and teas.
• Telephone, Safe
• Small refrigerator stocked with soft drinks and snacks.
• Please note that our county does not allow liquor by the drink. Feel free to bring your own spirits.

• Personalized hiking sticks - yours to use on our trails and to take home!
• Book and video library
• Sauna
• Outdoor hot tub with amazing views
• Croquet, horse shoes, and badminton
• Regulation indoor racquetball and wallyball court (really!)
• Special event classes and workshops

Prepared and presented with care by The Swag staff, our hearty breakfast buffet is an enticing reason to get out of our comfy beds in the morning. And, just when you've hiked off the last of your morning meal, our yummy packed lunch will hit the spot.

Our always-exceptional evening meals are influenced by the seasons and the personal style of our fabulous chef, Bryan Kimmett. Our ever-changing menus feature the freshest herbs, fruits, and vegetables (often from our own gardens) and products from local farmers and purveyors. We invite you to relax and experience the fine casual dining and creative regional cuisine that is the hallmark of The Swag.

• Expand your horizons at special events, making things in hands-on workshops or participating in sessions led by renowned authors and naturalists. Check out our Special Events Calendar on our website.
• Delight in garden fresh meals (comfort food with a twist)
• Soak your sore hiking muscles in the outdoor hot tub
• Relax in our redwood sauna
• Take a romantic stroll past our small pond
• Sing songs, traditional and popular, with the help of our player piano
• Read, eat a picnic lunch, or just plain sit and think in one of five hideaways scattered throughout the property
• Laze in a hammock that's built for two
• Sit on our front porch and watch the hummingbirds
• Play badminton on a court nestled in rhododendron that's next to our pond
• Play croquet while enjoying the fifty mile view
• Play racquetball on our regulation underground court
• Hike on The Swag's two and a half mile nature trail, or in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's extensive system of trails
• Climb into the tree house for a romantic picnic lunch
• Take a day trip to Asheville, where you can visit historic Biltmore Estates and the Grove Park Inn.

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