The Swag, Waynesville NC

Welcome to The Swag! Great country inn of the Great Smoky Mountains. Nestled among eighteen peaks over 6,000 feet this spectacular log and stone lodge is a treasure to be discovered by today’s lovers of nature.

The old split rail fence marking the boundary of Great Smoky Mountain National Park is a few yards from the Swag Lodge entrance, and well marked hiking trails abound both in the Park and throughout the two hundred fifty acre property of our award-winning Inn.

Our own trails are complemented by the national park’s vast network of hiking trails carefully mapped to scale and available for all guests and especially enjoyed by the wilderness novice.

For over thirty years we have developed and enhanced our fourteen romantic guest rooms with wood-burning fire places, steam showers, balconies, patchwork quilts, and “Ritzy Rustic” amenities galore.

Very special dining is a proud tradition at the Swag beginning with hors d’oeuvres and leading up to our chef’s four-course dinner. Exceptional country breakfasts and delectable back-pack lunches add to the day’s leisure nature walk or the more ambitious high country exploring.

Expansive beams, 200 year-old hand-hewn logs and native Appalachian crafts authenticate our desire to capture the romance and integrity of living graciously while authentically close to nature and all its wonder.

Our seasonal inn operates from mid-April through November. Located near Waynesville, thirty miles west of Asheville, North Carolina.