I just came across this topic and thought I'd provide some info regarding Club Chalet. I just bought a 3rd week up there yesterday.
Club Chalet is a little different than the usual condominium type of timeshare. It consists of numerous chalets and townhouses scattered around Mt Harrison (Ski Mountain) in Gatlinburg right on the edge of the Great Smokey Mountains National Park. They vary widely in size and how they look. I know that many of you folks prefer the more "slick" resort-type places with lots of amenities, but many of us love the Club Chalet experience. It's more along the lines of "rustic with all the conveniences of home." The units have full kitchens, washer/dryer, phone, cable tv, etc. Some are closer to downtown Gatlinburg, some (like mine) are up winding roads further up the mountain, which I find to be totally cool. One of my 3-bedroom units is at the end of a dead-end street halfway up the mountain, in the woods, with a stream running under the chalet. When I sit out on the big deck, I hear nothing but the breeze rustling the leaves on the trees, twigs cracking as wildlife wander around, and the occasional faint hum of the cable car going up the mountain. My Club Chalet weeks are true getaways... secluded, yet minutes from attractions like "downtown" Gatlinburg, the Great Smokey Mountain National Park, Pigeon Forge/Dollywood, etc. This type of timeshare isn't for everyone, but we love it.
The Club Chalet homeowners association recently staged a "coup" and pressured all but one of the Board members to resign, and replaced the property manager because they were dissatisfied with the financial management, customer service, and how the units were being kept up. A ton of renovations, painting, and improvements are now taking place to bring all the units up to a much higher level of asthetics and functionality. The staff that remained have great attitudes (owners report their more recent experiences up there are like day and night from "the old days") , and everyone is working together to greatly improve the units and the visitor experience. The homeowners association-owned units are being sold at a big discount to current owners to improve the maintenance fee cash flow and enable even more renovations. I'm very pleased with what's going on up there and can't wait to head up there in July to my "mountain hideaway in the woods."