GREAT SMOKY MTN. RAILWAY

NANTAHALA GORGE

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

Thank you for choosing our home, CHESTNUT LODGE on DEEP CREEK. Below is a list of house rules and suggestions to help make your stay a pleasant one. HOUSE RULES AND SUGGESTIONS We ask that you respect our home as you would your own.  Every attempt has been made to make your stay a pleasant one. We employ a housekeeper that will clean and do all towels and linens when you check out.  Please strip your beds and leave the linens on the bedroom floor.  Leave wet towels in the bathrooms.  Do your dishes, dispose of your garbage per directions posted on the refrigerator, and basically, leave the house as it was when you arrived.  If our housekeeping staff has to remove and dispose of your trash, or has to do excessive cleaning, there will be an additional charge that will be deducted from your security deposit. If any problem should arise, contact Dewey or Jennifer Barker at (828)269-4708 [his cell], (828)506-6910 [her cell] or (828)497-3293 [home].  They will resolve your problem or call us.  Rest assured your problem will be taken care of to the best of all our abilities. Before checking in, either by phone or e-mail, you will be given instructions to the location of the key.  When checking out please leave the key on the dining room table.  Lock all doors and close and lock all windows upon leaving. We recently installed central air and heat with the thermostat located in the hallway leading to the bedrooms.  There are instructions above the thermostat for settings during your stay and for energy saving settings when you check out.  Please make sure you adjust the thermostat upon checking out. As stated on the web site, we do provide the initial bathroom paper product and trash bag.  Paper towels, additional bathroom tissue and garbage bags are your responsibility. If you should use the grill located at the rear of the house, please replace and bungee the tarp over the grill before your departure to protect it from weather. Pets are allowed only with prior permission from us.  We suggest that your walk your pet in the adjoining garden area, away from the house and yard, for the sake of any visitors that may arrive after your departure. ABOUT THE CREEK Since  you are most likely unfamiliar with Deep Creek, here are some suggestions to insure your safety.  If you cannot see the rocks at the bottom of the steps leading across to the other side of the creek, you should stay out of the creek.  The water, under normal circumstances, should be shin to knee deep.  If it appears higher, for your safety and peace of mind, check with the staff at the National Park.  They do not allow tube rental if the water is too high.  Sometimes it can storm in the mountains at the headwaters of the creek and raise the creek to unsafe levels in just a few short hours. Along that same note, please use great caution when using the steps leading to the creek.  In June of 2005, the bottom steps were washed aside by raging water.  We cannot put railing, as it would only serve to catch debris during high water and act as a dam, which would benefit no one. Please supervise your children closely when they are outside or when they are near or in the creek. We have been asked by the across-the-creek neighbor to please not dam the creek with rocks on their side of the creek.  Please be respectful of their wishes and mindful of their property. Our sincerest wish is that you have the best time possible.  Thanks for your cooperation. Dave and Kathy Ramsey (281)485-2109 [home] or (281)744-8775 [his cell]