Greasy Creek Friendly Hostel

[Jeff]

CeeCee is an interesting and generous person.

It is helpful for future hikers that you pointed out that if you are allergic to cats....beware!!!

[Blissful]

Yeah that dude was out in the middle of the night when I was in the hostel (from 4 AM on, supposedly, is what Connie said). I wore earplugs. Didn't hear a thing.

[kip wing]

Greasy Creek is a wonderful place and always has been. If you don't like barking dogs and mountain people then go back to your suburb or whatever it is that tickles your pickle. Connie is just trying to play out the cards she has been given and I think she is doing very well. Yes, she makes you shower upon arrival! If you were hiking you probably are dirty!!! Yes it takes 3 hrs round trip to go to town because it's in the middle of nowhere!!! Its a luxury for a thru hiker and we will gladly ride a hour to a all you can eat buffet. Yes, Bill the neighbor is crazy. But we are as well...were at a strangers house in the middle of nowhere...think about it in his shoes. Ignore it he is harmless and will die soon, it makes a fun story to tell. I stayed for 4 days and helped renovate and dig gardens for Connie. She is just trying to make a living like all of us. Fact of the matter is.... Connie is wonderful and had a heart of gold. All the thru hikers loved her this year. Her dog is wonderful. Section hikers are crybabies and need not judge Greasy Creek is a taste of real Appalachia life and the struggles of a single divorced woman who live ALONE in the woods. Felt like home. 9 out of 10 Don't take a weekend to judge a hostel...stay and help or dodge a tornado or freak snow and share stories... Connie came to trail days to come see all the hikeds who passed thru the hostel. She isn't in it for the money. I know... She let us stay free because the tornadoes that were passing thru were really bad and I think she wanted the company. I LOVE GREASY CREEK!! CONNIE WOULD HELP ANY OF YOU.

[waasj]

I was there this summer and the feud continues. Did not see the neighbor or his "rabid dogs", but did hear his 0530 wakeup call. CC was accomodating and kind. A few issues with water pressure etc., but nothing that any other house on a gravity feed system might run into. Bunkhouse was comfortable. Would not avoid the place if I were in the area again.

[wornoutboots]

Greasy Creek is a wonderful place and always has been. If you don't like barking dogs and mountain people then go back to your suburb or whatever it is that tickles your pickle. Connie is just trying to play out the cards she has been given and I think she is doing very well. Yes, she makes you shower upon arrival! If you were hiking you probably are dirty!!! Yes it takes 3 hrs round trip to go to town because it's in the middle of nowhere!!! Its a luxury for a thru hiker and we will gladly ride a hour to a all you can eat buffet. Yes, Bill the neighbor is crazy. But we are as well...were at a strangers house in the middle of nowhere...think about it in his shoes. Ignore it he is harmless and will die soon, it makes a fun story to tell. I stayed for 4 days and helped renovate and dig gardens for Connie. She is just trying to make a living like all of us. Fact of the matter is.... Connie is wonderful and had a heart of gold. All the thru hikers loved her this year. Her dog is wonderful. Section hikers are crybabies and need not judge Greasy Creek is a taste of real Appalachia life and the struggles of a single divorced woman who live ALONE in the woods. Felt like home. 9 out of 10 Don't take a weekend to judge a hostel...stay and help or dodge a tornado or freak snow and share stories... Connie came to trail days to come see all the hikeds who passed thru the hostel. She isn't in it for the money. I know... She let us stay free because the tornadoes that were passing thru were really bad and I think she wanted the company. I LOVE GREASY CREEK!! CONNIE WOULD HELP ANY OF YOU.

I agree with everything you said but you can keep your sterotyping to yourself, I'm a section hiker & prefer to hike that way, I stayed there a few weeks ago & had a great stay. As far as section hikers vs thru hikers go unfortunately it is a few bad apple, big ego thru hikers who give hikers in general bad names, there are many stories on here to back that up by trashing & stiffing hostels. All the section hikers I cross on the path seem extremely happy & helpful. It's pretty simple, respect & be respected.

[Rain Man]

...Section hikers are crybabies ....

Seems you are doing the crying here. What's with the brain-dead stereotyping?

Rain Man

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[kip wing]

Ok, im guilty of stereotyping and I apologize. But I stick with CONNIE IS AMAZING!!!!!!!! YAY and I hope everyone has a good hike day soon

[ChinMusic]

I had talked to her a couple times when planning our section hike last May. She was very pleasant. It turned out that everyone in our group decided to stay on the trail. I did meet Connie briefly at the road crossing just before the Roan climb as she was dropping off a hiker. She seemed just as pleasant in person as on the phone.

[Rain Man]

Ok, im guilty of stereotyping and I apologize. But I stick with CONNIE IS AMAZING!!!!!!!! YAY and I hope everyone has a good hike day soon

Apology accepted. And you are right.

RainMan

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[Captain Blue]

Connie is just trying to play out the cards she has been given .... Yes it takes 3 hrs round trip to go to town because it's in the middle of nowhere!!!

Yes, Connie is amazing. She is a wonderful hostess and a genuinely great person. But I dispute your facts. The unfriendly neighbor was there at least 10 years before Connie moved in. So saying she "is just trying to play out the cards she has been given" might be a bit misleading. The town of Roan Mountain is ~15 miles from the Greasy Creek Friendly. Many hikers resupply here. It is not an easy drive but it is not nearly a three hour round trip drive. I know. I drove it last month.

[Gray Blazer]

I said it before and I'll say it again. I love Connie.




We had a great stay. I bet you wish that you were Connie's cat.

Love you, Connie

[whatnot]

Holy moly....that's a big cat!

[Drybones]

I said it before and I'll say it again. I love Connie.




We had a great stay. I bet you wish that you were Connie's cat.

Love you, Connie

She needs to feed that cat once in a while...kinda poorly lookin.

[Drybones]

I dropped by Greasy Creek this spring to get supplies and had lunch. People were nice enough but the place was too far off the trail for what they had for supplies, I'd keep going next time.

[HikerMom58]

She's nice... we stayed there with her 1 night... she made a birthday cake for my daughter. ( I had asked her to do that as a surprise ahead of time)

[Rain Man]

She's nice... we stayed there with her 1 night... she made a birthday cake for my daughter. ( I had asked her to do that as a surprise ahead of time)

I can "DITTO" what HikerMom wrote. My daughter and I stayed there. Call a week or so ahead and she'll add what you need to her weekly grocery store list. She's a sweet lady.

RainMan

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[Gray Blazer]

Her cat ran away (possibly her neighbor ate it).

[RED-DOG]

Yeah i stayed their in 06 and had a really tough time with the neighbor, but C.C seemed really nice but it was one heck of a climb back up to the AT the next morning. I didn't stay their on this years THRU mainly because of the rude ass neighbor and the climb back to the AT.

[trovar]

Greasy Creek Friendly was one of my most memorable stays on the entire trail!

[MuddyWaters]

I didnt stay there, but the persons I met that did had good things to say. And the usual story about the lawnmower neighbor.