The House of Joy  
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Floor Plan

The House of Joy has a huge great room with a gas fireplace and giant flat screen TV (for watching movies on a streaming service or on the DVD player, no cable and no satellite), and full kitchen adjacent to it. The great room is perfect for group gatherings, with table space for 28, and additional seating on the deck. Two half baths are also on this floor.

Downstairs are four family-sized bedrooms. Each of the four bedrooms has a queen sized bed and a loft area with 3 twin mattresses for kids and teens (and youthful adults!). The lofts are accessed by "ladder-steps", and may not be appropriate for toddlers or the elderly. Each bedroom has access to the downstairs stone porch. Two full baths (with showers) are also downstairs, at each end of the hall.

Additional beds include a double sofa bed, and a cot. There is bed space for up to 20 people in the downstairs rooms (5 people per room), and one or two more people can sleep on the upstairs futon. The sofa bed and cot are extra bed-space in case you need it.

The recreation room is on the top floor, and houses various board games and a TV with DVD player.

A large fire-pit area with stone and wood-bench seating is next to the House of Joy.

A giant hillside slide is next to the fire pit, and burlap bags are provided to slide on. A tether-ball pole and ball is also in this area.

Also included for your enjoyment: DVD's, books and games.

Wi-Fi is provided, but it is not high speed because that is currently not available at out mountain location. It also experiences occasional down-time. Using multiple devices at once may cause excessive lag time.

Large-screened TV works with internet steaming services or DVD's.

The laundry room houses a washer and dryer. If possible, please wash, dry and fold used towels before your departure. 

The kitchen has a standard fridge and stove/oven, microwave, dishwasher, standard coffee maker, toaster, two double-sinks, and plenty of dinnerware and cookware.

No smoking is permitted inside.

There is a small window AC unit in the great room, and there is a ceiling fan in each room. The downstairs stays cool since it is partially embedded in the hillside.

The House of Joy is only open from April through mid-November each year. There is a 3 night minimum stay (Christian groups can check with us about exceptions to this for an additional fee if a shorter stay is needed).

The House of Joy is close to popular Maggie Valley and historic Waynesville, as well as the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the Blue Ridge parkway. It takes about 45 minutes to drive to Asheville. Area activities include white water rafting, horseback riding, body flying (over a wind tunnel), fishing, hiking, shopping, gem mining, golfing, hot air ballooning and mountain biking. For more information and links to area attractions, go to (website: hidden).

The House of Joy is a special, peace-filled place. We hope you will come and experience it for yourself.

Driving tips: The last half mile leading up to the House of Joy is gravel and moderately steep. Most vehicles don't have any problem if the driver doesn't drive too slow up the steeper sections to avoid losing traction on the gravel. As you are going uphill on the steeper parts of the gravel roads, it helps to keep a steady speed and not stop. If you do find you are losing traction, just stop and back up to a flatter part of the road, and try again. When you are heading back down the mountain, make sure to keep the transmission in a lower gear when needed in order to save wear-and-tear on your breaks.

The Redeemer Cabin       Pictures

• Best suited for 4 or 5 people. Can accommodate up to 6 if one person sleeps on the futon. Sleep areas include an upstairs room with one queen bed and three twin beds. Additionally, there is a double futon in the living room.
• Kitchenette (includes oven, stove, refrigerator, toaster and coffeemaker)
• Full bathroom with tub/shower
• Open deck on the back of the cabin
• Private campfire area with picnic table behind the cabin
• Dinnerware and some cookware are provided.
• Additional showers and toilets are available in the bath house, just across the road.
• No AC, internet, cable TV or landline phone. The TV uses a DVD player, and some DVD's are provided.
• Cell phone reception is generally poor (most people can find better reception a short walk up the road).

Eagle's Nest    Pictures

• Rustic camp setting. We call it glamping! 
• Sleeping space for four people comfortably. Sleeping for up to six is possible, if two people sleep on the double sized futon (though the space is quite tight for more than four people).
  
• One full size bed, a bunk bed, and a futon.
  
• A half bathroom (showers are in the bath house, a short walk down the road).
• A small kitchenette, with an under-the-counter fridge, a microwave, and a two burner hot plate for light cooking. Dishware and some cookware is provided. 
• A large open-air deck is at the rear of the cabin. 
• A private fire ring is close by the cabin.

Grace Cabin      Pictures

• Rustic camp cabin
• Suited for up to three people (or four if two sleep on the double sized futon).
• Two twin mattresses in upstairs loft and a double size futon in living room area.
  
• There is no bathroom in Grace Cabin. The bath house is a short walk up a trail.
• Mini-refrigerator (no kitchen)
• Outside water spigot on the deck
• A campfire area is nearby.
• Cell phone reception may be poor.

Tent Area

• Located just down the hill from the bath house
• Room for approximately four large tents or six small tents
• A campfire ring is nearby.