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We're trying to plan our December trip, but I'm really at a loss on what I want to do!

I'm looking at the enitre month of December until the first week of January, and I want to stay somewhere between 5 and 8 nights. We want to take the dogs with us.

Normally, we stay in a cabin in the Smoky Mountains, but we're sick of that.

We're thinking about staying in the Snowshoe mountain area in WV... but the drive is far. It's pretty much a necessity, though, if we want "guaranteed" snow. It's always disappointing to get one day on the slopes if we're lucky!

There's also the option of renting a house on the beach in Florida... however, it may be too cold to be enjoyable since we've been dropping into the 40s and 50s for the past couple of Decembers.

So, the requirements are:

Must be sometime during December until the first week of January
Driveable (13 hours at most, please!)
Dog friendly (any sort of house, cabin that is individually owned). I feel so bad leaving the dogs during this trip, since it spans over the holidays!

My SUV is 4x4, so we're obviously comfortable driving in snowy mountains.

Any ideas? I'm open to anything, as I need to start getting this planned!
 
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I've rented cabins in the Blue Ridge/Ellijay area of Georgia - there's a company (Sliding Rock Cabins) that has multiple nice little cabins with fenced yards that makes bringing the dogs sooooo easy!
 

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Well, I was going to say Canada would definitely supply the snow.......but that's a REALLY long drive for you! LOL
 

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Miami/Key west is really great in December.. the weather is perfectly warm breezy and nice (the "winter" cools it down from it's usual hell-like heat), the city is very dog friendly, fun and drive-able
BUT lol it's pretty close to you and EVERYONE comes down in December so it hikes up the prices for just about everything.

For some reason Ashville, North Carolina keeps coming up on "dog friendlist vacations".. I've never been but it might be worth checking out! Lol
 

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Miami/Key west is really great in December.. the weather is perfectly warm breezy and nice (the "winter" cools it down from it's usual hell-like heat), the city is very dog friendly, fun and drive-able
BUT lol it's pretty close to you and EVERYONE comes down in December so it hikes up the prices for just about everything.

For some reason Ashville, North Carolina keeps coming up on "dog friendlist vacations".. I've never been but it might be worth checking out! Lol
We keep talking about going down to Miami for a weekend... but without the dogs. Haha.

I used to go to Key West all of the time when I lived in South Florida... so pretty down there! That's definitely an idea... I could always see what they have for rentals on one of the Keys :)

I feel like living in FL limits SO many road trip ideas! When I lived in New England, there were so many more places we would drive to. It takes 4-5 hours just for me to get out of this state!

We're still trying to figure out where to go next Spring! December is usually just our "relax around the holidays with the dogs" type trip!
 

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We keep talking about going down to Miami for a weekend... but without the dogs. Haha.

I used to go to Key West all of the time when I lived in South Florida... so pretty down there! That's definitely an idea... I could always see what they have for rentals on one of the Keys :)

I feel like living in FL limits SO many road trip ideas! When I lived in New England, there were so many more places we would drive to. It takes 4-5 hours just for me to get out of this state!
It's insane right?? Lol in New England, a few hours gets you out of the state and halfway through another one. Florida is just so huge!!
 

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It's insane right?? Lol in New England, a few hours gets you out of the state and halfway through another one. Florida is just so huge!!
It drives me nuts! When we lived in MA, we could go to SO many different states with less than a 10 hour drive.

Most places with a 10-15 hour drive from me are places I don't want to go! I could make it to eastern Texas, a few of the "barely" mid-west states, and as high up as WV. There just aren't many options!
 

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I've rented cabins in the Blue Ridge/Ellijay area of Georgia - there's a company (Sliding Rock Cabins) that has multiple nice little cabins with fenced yards that makes bringing the dogs sooooo easy!
This rental company looks AWESOME!

I have no idea what the area is like, so I'll have to research.
 

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Oh! And if you want to go closer to Asheville (it has more stuff to do since it's a larger "city" than the Ellijay area), check out Barkwells! I've heard *fabulous* things about their cabins and (totally fenced) property.
 

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I've rented cabins in the Blue Ridge/Ellijay area of Georgia - there's a company (Sliding Rock Cabins) that has multiple nice little cabins with fenced yards that makes bringing the dogs sooooo easy!
This thread is super old now, but I just wanted to let you know that this is what we decided on! I can't wait :D

How AWESOME is this???:

Because Sliding Rock Cabins® is truly a pet friendly cabin rental company, we provide the following amenities for your pets: Large pet bed, food and water bowls, toys, all natural treats, and beach towels.
 

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I want to go!!

We're currently looking for a cottage for November..... Nothing has really ticked all our boxes (open fire, pub within walking distance, dog friendly with garden!).

Is it THAT hard?
 

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I want to go!!

We're currently looking for a cottage for November..... Nothing has really ticked all our boxes (open fire, pub within walking distance, dog friendly with garden!).

Is it THAT hard?
Come on over! There are 2 bedrooms in the one we're staying at!

Have you tried vrbo.com? I've had really good luck with them- that's how I found our house in Nicaragua.
 

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