When Dennis and Susan Swiderski acquired three acres of property on the iconic Orca Island’s shoreline, the last thing they expected to do was start an exciting vacation destination like Orca Island Cabins. Between a career in law and the growth of their family, their interest in ecotourism was sparked by their passion for Alaska’s […]

Nestled in Maggie Valley, North Carolina surrounded by the Blue Ridge Mountains, Maggie Valley Cabin Rentals is a glamping destination that has welcomed well over 10,000 guests throughout the years to stay in its tiny log cabins and yurts.  Small Accommodations, Maximum Comfort Established in 2005, Maggie Valley Rentals was opened by Jamie and Lisa […]

Meet Sam & Zach, Pacific Yurts customers who turned their love of creativity and adventure into an active lifestyle. Learn more about their yurt adventures!

The events facility and retreat at Paradise Cove at Lake Grapevine offers full-service weddings, space for parties and events, and more. This family-owned and operated business in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas has been operating for over twenty years. We are happy to highlight the event space and the comfortable accommodations and amenities this […]

How do you enhance a popular luxury resort located inside a 700-acre state forest, listed on the Select Registry of Distinguished Inns of North America and home to a fine dining restaurant? If you’re Savage River Lodge in western Maryland, you add yurts – specifically, eight 30-footers from Pacific Yurts. Guests who stay in a […]

Cherry Hill Park is more than a premium campground in Maryland for the Gurevich family. It’s their livelihood and their legacy, and for thousands of families from across America and around the world, it’s been a popular camping destination for over 100 years. History of Hospitality Jacob and Rose Gurevich established Cherry Hill Poultry Farm […]

Curtis, Brian, and Loren established Radius Retreat at Radium Hot Springs Village in British Columbia, Canada as an ideal combination of comfortable yurt accommodations and an off-the-beaten-path experience in nature. Radius Retreat is a hike-in only, mountainside retreat that offers home-like yurt lodging for their guests. Visitors stay in a cozy yurt accommodation while having […]

On a surprise anniversary trip seven years ago, Terry and Sherry McCracken stayed in a yurt and fell in love with the experience. They wanted to bring that same experience back home to share with their community in Brevard, North Carolina. For them, staying in a yurt is a chance to reconnect with loved ones […]

Debra Amerson purchased her yurt in 1999. She transformed the space into a personalized home office and art studio. “It’s worked beautifully for me,” Amerson said when she described her use of the yurt space. Her business, a sustainable art, interior, and plantscape design firm called Deeper Green Interiors, is committed to eco-friendly operations, which […]

Apart from being popular glamping options and wilderness retreats, yurts are becoming even more common among families who are embracing the circular lifestyle. There are many reasons families choose yurt living, including wanting to minimize their carbon footprint, simplify their lifestyle, live close to the outdoors, and more. Few structures are as durable, customizable, or […]