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Best Short Term Rental Managers in Gatlinburg, TN

Gatlinburg sits at the entrance to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the most visited national park in the country, and its downtown draws walk-up tourist traffic few other Tennessee rental markets get. Cabins here range from small hillside chalets to large group lodges built around the arts and crafts community and the park gateway.

Updated September 2026

The short answer

7 of the managers in our Smoky Mountains ranking name Gatlinburg or its townships in their stated service areas: Short Term Coops, Elk Springs Resort, Cabins For You, Compass Vacation Properties, Cabins of the Smoky Mountains, Fireside Chalets, Eden Crest Vacation Rentals, along with Bear Camp Cabin Rentals and Bear Tootin' Cabin Rentals and Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals and Hearthside Cabin Rentals and Parkside Cabin Rentals and Chalet Village and VTrips and Vacasa from wider Smoky Mountains books. Full service here typically runs Most companies quote privately.

Who serves Gatlinburg

Ranks are from our full Smoky Mountains evaluation, where all 15 companies below were scored on the printed methodology.

1

Short Term Coops#1 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners who want the exact fee base defined in writing before they sign

BasePigeon Forge area, Tennessee
FeeFlat 20% of net rental revenue plus a $75 monthly technology fee, published
Rating4.9 blended rating across 922 verified reviews, per their site
2

Elk Springs Resort#2 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners who want the longest sourced local track record and coverage across all four towns

BaseSevier County, Tennessee
FeeNot published
RatingOver 1,000 5 star Google reviews, per their site
3

Cabins For You#3 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners who want the simplest published percentage in this market

BaseGatlinburg, Tennessee
Fee10% management fee, published
4

Compass Vacation Properties#4 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners across the widest published service area in this market

BasePigeon Forge, Tennessee
FeeNot published
Rating2026 Ranked #1 Property Manager in Pigeon Forge & Sevierville, #3 in Gatlinburg by Manager-Review (a third party ranking claim printed on their own site, not a star rating)
5

Cabins of the Smoky Mountains#5 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners who want a company with a staffed, physical Gatlinburg presence and all four towns covered

BaseGatlinburg, Tennessee
FeeNot published
6

Fireside Chalets#6 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners who want the longest operating history in this market

BaseGatlinburg / Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
FeeNot published
7

Eden Crest Vacation Rentals#7 in the Smoky Mountains

Best for: Owners who want one all-inclusive fee rather than itemized pass-through charges, even without a published number

BaseSevier County, Tennessee
FeeNot published (no percentage or range stated)

Also covering Gatlinburg as part of wider Smoky Mountains service areas: Bear Camp Cabin Rentals, Bear Tootin' Cabin Rentals, Auntie Belham's Cabin Rentals, Hearthside Cabin Rentals, Parkside Cabin Rentals, Chalet Village, VTrips and Vacasa. All appear in our full evaluation.

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Gatlinburg owner questions

Answered from the sourced research behind our Smoky Mountains ranking.

Best short term rental managers in Gatlinburg TN?

All 7 companies in our Smoky Mountains ranking name Gatlinburg in their published service areas: Short Term Coops, Elk Springs Resort, Cabins For You, Compass Vacation Properties, Cabins of the Smoky Mountains, Fireside Chalets and Eden Crest Vacation Rentals. Cabins of the Smoky Mountains and Cabins For You are both based in Gatlinburg directly.

How much does Airbnb management cost in Gatlinburg?

Managers covering Gatlinburg follow the wider Smoky Mountains market, where most companies quote privately. Cabins For You publishes a 10% management fee and Short Term Coops publishes a flat 20% of net rental revenue plus a $75 monthly technology fee. Our Smoky Mountains fee index tracks who publishes what.