My sister and I did a road trip with her small dog from the northeast through Shenandoah National Park to Asheville and spent a day at Great Smokey Mountain National Park and Cherokee.
Elaine's place was just as pictured and very clean. There is a private keypad entrance and fenced in yard for dogs. There's a nice deck as well, though it was a bit cool there in mid-March. It is spacious, yet cozy due to the decor and fireplace, and it was stocked with all necessities including a kitchenette. We are from the city, so we did not even notice the traffic noise that other visitor's mentioned, but there are earplugs available or a fan for white noise.
It is very convenient to get on the Blue Ridge Parkway from her place and took five minutes or less. Also easily accessible to downtown in 10-15 minutes. We drove everywhere ourselves, but did take an uber downtown to breweries and had no issues. It was a 10-12 minute wait for pick up from the house on a Friday night. There is a grocery store just down the road as well as Dunkin Donuts and a local coffee shop. There were other restaurants, fast food, and stores down the road, but we didn't go to any.
It was perfect for my sister and I (and her tiny dog) and all the things we had planned. We would definitely stay here again. I can't think of anything that we were missing or could have asked for! Thanks again!