luxury hotel Blackberry Mountain opens The Valley with activities for families

Brenna McDermott   | Knoxville news Sentinel

The newest addition at luxurious motel Blackberry Mountain is a 30-foot pace slide that splashes guests right into a one-acre pond. 

you are going to discover it at The Valley, a 15-acre area at the Walland, Tennessee, hotel that opened in July. 

The Valley provides a long list of actions at a high-end destination already favourite for its outdoorsy, adventurous vibe. 

"The Valley is truly the persisted evolution of our property," stated Jim Domanic, generic supervisor of Blackberry Mountain. "We wanted to create an outside enviornment that actually showcased the natural panorama of the mountain itself and supply one other area for households to acquire."

A sister property to the award-successful Blackberry Farm, Blackberry Mountain opened to guests in February 2019. The Valley, which sits at the base of Blackberry Mountain, opened in July. 

even though just a small corner of the 5,200-acre property, The Valley adds extra lively endeavors for guests who pay about $1,000 an evening to get away to the Smoky Mountains property. 

The freshwater pond elements two slides, a dock with hammocks and a sand beach. 

There are biking and hiking trails, tennis courts, pickleball courts, stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, a pool and a sprawling lawn. 

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"We talk an awful lot about how our guests can opt for their experience while they're right here, and this just adds to that," Domanic spoke of. 

Blackberry Mountain elements restaurants Firetower, discovered atop the mountain in a restored Fifties lookout tower, and Three Sisters, determined in the main lodge. 

visitors can access The Valley through descending the property on a cart path or by way of highway. 

For families who don't need to head up for a sit down-down meal all the way through the day, there are grab-and-go salads and sandwiches in the Valley.

but with the aid of dinner, he spoke of, small heads are often drooping.

The enviornment itself is a "hidden gem" on the property, Domanic said, with mature trees and a way of seclusion. or not it's the lowest enviornment on Blackberry Mountain and presents a view of Miller's Cove and neighboring Blackberry Farm. 

"The beauty of The Valley is in fact the natural atmosphere," talked about Sarah Elder Chabot, director of advertising and marketing for Blackberry Farm. "The (Blackberry design crew) truly stored issues understated in order that the jewels of the journey are the bushes and the flora and fauna it really is around the pool and the pond."

Blackberry Mountain is a Relais & Châteaux property, a collection of exclusive luxurious restaurants, lodges and hotels international. it's owned through Mary Celeste Beall.

The inn also presents bouldering, aerial yoga, horseback using, basket making, camping at curated campsites with chef-prepared nutrition afield, cooking demonstrations, old whiskey tasting, spa features and more. 

"We're all the time difficult ourselves with, are we presenting the most useful enjoyable adventure?" Domanic pointed out. 

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