2026 editionNo. 95
Blackberry Mountain
Walland, Tennessee, United States
Why Blackberry Mountain is one of The World's Best 100 Resorts 2026.
Blackberry Mountain expands Tennessee hospitality into a serious mountain resort built around movement, craft, food and nature. Architecture sits lightly across the ridges, programming is unusually intelligent and service has the warmth of a much smaller property. It makes wellbeing feel active, social and deeply pleasurable.
The essentials.
- Destination
- Walland, Tennessee, United States
- Property
- Great Smoky Mountains wellness resort
- Operator
- Blackberry Farm
- Opened
- 2019
LocationWalland, Tennessee, United StatesOpen map ↗
Stories
Luxury Road Trips
America’s Best Mountain Retreats Are Rewriting the Road Trip
Destination Wellness
The Himalayas’ Best Wellness Week Refuses the Stopwatch
Mountain Retreat
A Three-Night Tennessee Escape Built Around the Best Kind of Fatigue
Design
Byron Bay’s Best Country-House Mood Comes With Dust on Its Boots
Edition factsThe record at a glance
- Position
- No. 95
- Resort type
- Great Smoky Mountains wellness resort
- Destination
- Walland, Tennessee
- Country or region
- United States
- Management in 2026
- Blackberry Farm
- Opening year
- 2019