Bear Necessity Cabin Resort

Bear Necessity Cabin Resort Charming Mountain Retreat in Ellijay, Georgia

The whole weekend of September 18–20 is open. 🍂Friday, Saturday, Sunday — all three nights, nobody in them yet. And hone...
09/04/2026

The whole weekend of September 18–20 is open. 🍂

Friday, Saturday, Sunday — all three nights, nobody in them yet. And honestly, that's the weekend we'd pick if we were booking it ourselves: the evenings have finally cooled off, the orchards are picking, and the leaf-season crowds haven't shown up yet.

Private hot tub under the trees. Fire pit down in the woods. Arcade and the 100" theater downstairs for when it gets late. Sleeps 6, and the pup's welcome in the fenced run.

Ten minutes from downtown Ellijay. Zero minutes from doing absolutely nothing.

If you've been waiting for a reason — that's a whole weekend, wide open, two weeks out. 👇

⭐️ 4.97 · 115 reviews · Superhost

🐻 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— David & Ruth

📍 Ellijay, GA


Gilmer County, GA · Short-Term Rental Host License No. 001322

🍁 October is starting to book up — here's where we still have room.Apple Festival weekend (Oct 8–10) and the stretch fro...
09/04/2026

🍁 October is starting to book up — here's where we still have room.

Apple Festival weekend (Oct 8–10) and the stretch from Oct 17–26 are open right now, and those are the weeks the woods around the cabin really put on a show. Gold and red right outside every window, orchards in full swing, and nights cool enough that the fireplace earns its keep.

Leaf season is the one stretch here that genuinely sells out — every year, without fail. If October is on your list, now's the time. 🔥

🔥 fire pit · ♨️ private hot tub · 🎮 arcade + 100" theater · 🐾 fenced dog run · sleeps 6

👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— David & Ruth 🐻

September might be our favorite secret up here. ♨️🌲The summer rush is over, the trails are quiet, and the evenings cool ...
09/03/2026

September might be our favorite secret up here. ♨️🌲

The summer rush is over, the trails are quiet, and the evenings cool off just enough that the hot tub feels right again. Sun drops behind the trees, steam rising, nothing on the calendar.

Our mid-September weekends are open — the 11th, the 18th, the 25th — and so is most of the month in between. It's the easiest weekend of the year to just… go.

⭐️ 4.97 · Superhost · sleeps 6 · 🐾 dog-friendly · 🎮 arcade + 100" theater · minutes from downtown Ellijay

👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— Ruth & David 🐻

🍂 One weekend just opened up — Sept 18–20.We had a cancellation, so the third weekend of September is suddenly free. It'...
09/02/2026

🍂 One weekend just opened up — Sept 18–20.

We had a cancellation, so the third weekend of September is suddenly free. It's the only Friday–Sunday we have left this month.

That's peak apple season in Ellijay. Mercier Orchards is picking, the air finally has a bite to it, and the first color is starting to show in the treetops.

Slow morning on the screened porch, s'mores around the fire pit after dark, and the hot tub waiting when it gets cold enough to matter. Bring the dog — the run is fenced.

♨️ private hot tub · 🔥 fire pit · 🎮 arcade + 100" theater · 🐾 fenced dog run · sleeps 6

Two-night minimum. 👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sept_gap_fill
— David & Ruth 🐻

Gilmer County, GA · Short-Term Rental Host License No. 001322

This one made our whole week. 🎬"Everything you need is provided. The theater room was great for movie nights. The hot tu...
09/02/2026

This one made our whole week. 🎬

"Everything you need is provided. The theater room was great for movie nights. The hot tub was definitely used… You won't be disappointed!"
— Kelley, verified guest

That's the whole goal, every single time. You get here, you drop your bags, and you don't have to think about a thing for three days. The 100" screen is downstairs, the private hot tub is out back, and there's enough room for six that nobody's climbing over anybody.

⭐️ 4.97 · 115 reviews · Superhost

Thank you, Kelley. Reviews like this are why we still love doing this.

🐻 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_engagement

📍 Ellijay, GA

🔥 Last call — Labor Day weekend is still open.Sep 4–7 at The Bear Necessity, and we'd love to see it filled. It's the la...
09/01/2026

🔥 Last call — Labor Day weekend is still open.

Sep 4–7 at The Bear Necessity, and we'd love to see it filled. It's the last long weekend of summer: evenings finally cool enough for a real fire, apple season just getting going at Mercier Orchards, and the whole cabin tucked back in the trees where nobody's schedule can find you.

Get everybody together one more time before fall gets busy. Marshmallows are on us. 🍫

🔥 fire pit + s'mores · ♨️ private hot tub · 🎮 arcade + 100" theater · 🐾 fenced dog run · sleeps 6 · minutes from downtown Ellijay

👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— David & Ruth 🐻

Settle a debate for us. 📖🕹️It's the first Saturday of September, you're up here for the weekend, and you've got a whole ...
08/31/2026

Settle a debate for us. 📖🕹️

It's the first Saturday of September, you're up here for the weekend, and you've got a whole morning with absolutely nothing on it.

Are you the one still in the sitting nook at 10am, coffee gone cold, halfway through a book ☕📖 — or the one already downstairs at the arcade, calling for a rematch before anybody's had breakfast 🕹️?

David's a book guy. Ruth is absolutely the rematch. Tell us who you'd be 👇

3BR/2.5BA, sleeps 6, tucked in the trees just minutes from downtown Ellijay.

🐻 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_engagement

📍 Ellijay, GA

Picture it: late October, fire going, everybody in one room. 🪵🍂That's the stretch we love most up here. Days spent apple...
08/30/2026

Picture it: late October, fire going, everybody in one room. 🪵🍂

That's the stretch we love most up here. Days spent apple-picking and driving the back roads while the trees show off, evenings in front of the stone fireplace with the theater warmed up downstairs and the hot tub waiting out back.

Our late-October dates are open right now — the tail end of peak color, and honestly the prettiest week of the year in Ellijay. It won't stay open long.

⭐️ 4.97 · Superhost · sleeps 6 · 🐾 dog-friendly · minutes from downtown Ellijay

👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— David & Ruth 🐻

Apple season starts now. 🍎🌲Mercier Orchards is minutes away, the evenings have finally cooled off, and September midweek...
08/29/2026

Apple season starts now. 🍎🌲

Mercier Orchards is minutes away, the evenings have finally cooled off, and September midweek up here is the quietest the mountains get all year. Slow coffee on the screened porch, nobody on the trails, the whole cabin tucked in the trees.

Our September is wide open — perfect for a couples' reset or a few slow days away from the noise.

♨️ private hot tub · 🔥 fire pit · 🎮 arcade + 100" theater · 🐾 fenced dog run · sleeps 6

👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— David & Ruth 🐻

September in the North Georgia mountains hits different. 🌲🍂The crowds thin out, the air turns crisp, and the first hints...
08/28/2026

September in the North Georgia mountains hits different. 🌲🍂

The crowds thin out, the air turns crisp, and the first hints of fall color start creeping into the trees. Every September weekend is open right now at The Bear Necessity — grab one before leaf season books out.

Slow coffee on the screened porch, deer wandering past at golden hour, and the hot tub waiting when the sun drops behind the trees.

🎮 arcade + theater · ♨️ hot tub · 🔥 fire pit · 🐾 dog run · minutes from downtown Ellijay

👉 Book direct & save 13%: https://www.thebearnecessity.com/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fall_fill_2026
— David & Ruth 🐻

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