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A rustic cabin with a hammock in front, surrounded by trees.
A cabin with a hammock and a deck.
A hotel with a large pool, a water park, and a view of the surrounding landscape.
A spacious living area with a high ceiling, wooden beams, a large window, a sofa, a dining table, and a kitchen in the background.
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Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 102205 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Kitchen
  • Washer
  • Pet friendly
  • Air conditioning
  • Outdoor Space
  • Parking available

Explore the area

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Mc Gaheysville, VA
  • Place, Massanutten Water Park
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Place, Massanutten Resort
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, MPOA Go-Kart Track
    ‪7 min drive‬
  • Airport, Weyers Cave, VA (SHD-Shenandoah Valley Regional)
    ‪30 min drive‬

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About the neighborhood

McGaheysville

With a stay at this vacation home in McGaheysville, you'll be a 4-minute drive from Massanutten Water Park and 8 minutes from Massanutten Resort. .This vacation home is 11 mi (17.7 km) from Shenandoah National Park and 12.6 mi (20.3 km) from James Madison University.
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What's nearby

  • Massanutten Water Park - 3 min drive - 1.3 miles
  • Massanutten Resort - 6 min drive - 3.5 miles
  • MPOA Go-Kart Track - 7 min drive - 3.9 miles
  • Elkton Town Hall - 11 min drive - 8.6 miles
  • Shenandoah National Park - 16 min drive - 12.9 miles

Getting around

  • Weyers Cave, VA (SHD-Shenandoah Valley Regional) - 30 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Old 33 Beer & Burger Grill - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Elkton Brewing Company - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Vito's Pizza Pie - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪7-Eleven - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪El Paso Mexican Grille - ‬12 min drive

About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Pet Friendly, Resort Amenities, Game Room!

Welcome to The Otter Den at Massanutten!

In search of a peaceful getaway in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley? Look no further than The Otter Den at Massanutten Resort! This four-bedroom, two-bathroom home sleeps a total of 10 people and includes one king bed, two queen beds, and one twin over full bunk bed.


This cozy mountain home will be the perfect backdrop for unforgettable memories with friends and family. Cook a hearty breakfast in the fully-equipped country-style kitchen, take part in a bit of competitive fun with pool, cards, and board games in the game room, or enjoy a quiet cup of coffee while observing the local wildlife from the comfort of the screened porch. The vaulted ceilings and large windows of the main level provide tons of natural light and views of the wooded area surrounding the home.


The Otter Den will feel like a secluded mountain getaway, but is located on-site at Massanutten Resort which features exciting attractions like the Indoor/Outdoor WaterPark, Family Adventure Park, two golf courses, hiking trails, and more. The Otter Den also includes free access to resort pools and recreation centers. Once you are finished enjoying all that the resort has to offer, we suggest a trip to nearby local communities for some of the Shenandoah Valley's best outdoor recreation, dining, and entertainment options.


Highlights
4 Bedrooms
2 Full Bathrooms
Full Kitchen
Game Room
Washer/Dryer
Screened Porch
Large Parking Area

Main Entry
Living Area
Full Kitchen
Dining Area
Screened Porch
2 Queen Bedrooms
1 Twin Over Full Bunk Room
1 Full Bathroom
Expansive Front Porch
Grill Area

Ground Level
Game Room
1 King Bedroom
1 Full Bathroom
Washer/Dryer

Please note that the passes provided allow access to the following Recreational Centers at no additional cost:

Massanutten Fitness & Rec Club includes a fitness room, indoor pool, game room, hot tub, co-ed steam and sauna rooms.
Woodstone Recreation includes a game room, indoor basketball court, racquetball courts, indoor & outdoor (seasonal) pool, and tanning bed.
Check-In begins at 4pm. Your keyless entry code will begin granting access at this time.

Check-Out is at 10am.

*The Otter Den is a pet-friendly home. Dogs only please. Additional fees apply.



IMPORTANT NOTE: Cancellation Policy
To maintain a flexible cancellation policy, reservations must be canceled on the same calendar day they are booked, and TripForth must be notified before 5:00 PM Eastern Time to receive a full refund.

Administrative fees, travel insurance, and Flexible Cancellation Fees are non-refundable once a reservation is made. Reservations canceled after the same-day cancellation period are subject to the applicable cancellation terms and will not be refunded the Administrative fees, travel insurance, and Flexible Cancellation Fees. 

Cancel For Any Reason and Standard Travel Insurance options are available through TripForth to help protect your reservation. Contact us to learn more about available options.

Mountain Setting Disclosure

This home is located in a natural mountain environment and may experience seasonal weather changes, insects, arachnids, and wildlife. Preventative treatments are performed regularly; however, occasional encounters are possible due to the home's surroundings. Guests can help minimize encounters by keeping food sealed and reducing exterior light exposure at night. Refunds or relocations are not provided for natural occurrences related to the mountain setting. Please consider this before booking.
Make yourself comfortable in this air-conditioned vacation home, which features a fireplace. There's a private patio. A kitchen is outfitted with a refrigerator, an oven, and a stovetop. Conveniences include a microwave and a coffee/tea maker.
Enjoy the recreation opportunities such as a water park or make use of other amenities including an arcade/game room.
Guests will find features like internet access and onsite parking.

Property amenities

Ski

  • Close to skiing

Pool/Spa

  • Communal pool

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Stovetop
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms

Bathroom

  • 2 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer

Living spaces

  • Fireplace

Outdoor areas

  • Patio

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoking not allowed

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Water park
  • Fishing nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Winery tours nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Deadbolt lock

General

  • Unit size: 2,205 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 24

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Note from host: Allow

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit, and a deadbolt lock
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation

Property is also known as

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Pet Friendly, Resort Amenities, Game Room! Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 59 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 59 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 59 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 59 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 59 reviews

9.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Dawn D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This home was a fantastic place for our multigenerational vacation. We loved it! Clean, spacious, and quiet.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2026
Verified review

8/10 Good

Sharon H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location for my whole family to celebrate JMU graduation! Used the camp as a home base for the ceremony, many meals and hiking. So great to get us all together!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jan S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
What a great stay. The cabin was comfortable and the host was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Sarah K.

Great house overall,
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Thanh Loc T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Stay was nice
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jackie W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The cleanest place we ever rented!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liz S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Getaway

This was a great getaway for spring break with my kids. We enjoyed seeing deer walk around the property! It was a great location for our many activities... hiking, water park, fishing, etc.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Philip P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place for Friends

With 8 people this place was the perfect size. In a great location for the resort or the national park
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Ethan L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay!

House was perfect! Pictures matched the house and it was close to everything on the resort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Jennifer F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

JMU Graduation weekend

Good house for our daughter’s graduation from JMU.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Jodie C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!!

Had such a great stay! Place is absolutely wonderful! Clean, great amenities, cute decor !! Definitely recommend and plan to stay again!!! Thanks for allowing us to rent!!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022
Verified review

8/10 Good

Brandy W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Super cute, perfect location

We like to do a winter vacation for my sons birthday. This cute cabin covered everything we needed.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Abigail B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great overall!

We really enjoyed our stay. Thank you!
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024
Verified review

8/10 Good

Carole J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great girls trip

Quiet and comfortable home.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Robin S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

relaxing stay

visiting our daughter at JMU for the long weekend had a great stay. brought our pup. It was a comfortable house lots to do.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Kelli C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for kids

The house was just as pictured, beautiful! Very welcoming and great for kids of all ages. The community is very quiet and close to Shenandoah. Loved the perks of the resort as well with the pool!
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Danyelle

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Everything was great.....just need more trash cans. We enjoyed our stay!!!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Allison p.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location, beautiful home. Only thing I noticed could be improved was number of utensils… lots of spoons but not enough forks. But we managed!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Heather C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun vacation

The house was great, it threw us off a little upon arrival as we thought we had more of a yard. Make sure to stock up on supplies such as trash bags, toilet paper, laundry and dishwasher soap before you go. We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amanda O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

This was a perfect family stay which was a great location. It made you feel you were in the mountain

It was different renting from a third party although they were good with text updates and gave a number to call.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Tamra D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The Otter Den

Convenient location. Easy Check-In. Clean, comfortable property w/everything you’d need to feel like home and enough room for to accommodate 2 families comfortably.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Lisa S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location for JMU activities

We stayed in Otter Den several days over the graduation weekend. The house provided plenty of space for our extended family. We especially loved the dining room which had plenty of seating so we could all eat together. It was a quick and easy 20 minute drive to get into Harrisonburg for graduation activities.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

caitlyn j.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Stay in the mountains

It was the perfect spot! So peaceful and felt like we were in the middle of the woods without being isolated in the middle of the woods! It was clean and such a great place to stay! Loved the screened porch. Would definitely stay again. They forgot to leave trash bags in any of the trash cans but that was an easy grocery run fix!
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Pam K.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Good New Years getaway

Came to the Otter’s Den for a short new years getaway. The hole was very accommodating and as described on VRBO. My wife and I brought our 3 kids, plus 2 of the kids friends. The house slept everyone comfortable and had plenty of games for the kids to be entertained. Home was warm and comfy. Conveniently located to all Massanutten has to offer. Would stay again for sure.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Amanda W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We appreciated the easy check in process and communication with the property manager (all through text). We had an issue with the plumbing and they responded and resolved the issue almost immediately. That was super helpful since we were there with 3 young kiddos and definitely didn't want to spend the day sitting there waiting for a solution; they took care of the issue while we were out hiking and enjoying our day! We also loved the park, arcade, and amenities being right down the road. Our kids still talk about the "mountain house" and how much fun we had; we would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2025