Nantahala Village came into being in 1948, when the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was new and a visit to the Western North Carolina mountains was a true retreat from the world. Now, over 50 years later, Nantahala Village has become a tradition for Western North Carolina family vacations. Our 200 acres include an awe-inspiring mountain lodge with 11 rooms and a restaurant, and more than 50 individual cabins, vacation condo rentals, cottages and Smoky Mountain vacation home rentals - each one unique. You can stay for a day or a month, by yourself or with four generations of your family, and you will feel welcome from the minute you arrive until you reluctantly drive away.