Lake Hartwell Home w/ Private Dock & Hot Tub!

Reviews

• 80th birthday celebration at the lake

  5/5

  Beautiful house, well equiped kitchen. The layout of the house accommodated 15 family members ages 14 to 80. Nightly fires with s'mores, fishing off the dock, ping pong and karoke. Everyone had a great time.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Friends getaway

  4/5

  The house was beautiful for our group of 9 people!Pros:There were enough bathrooms for everyone not to be on top of each other in the mornings.The Locations was amazing! The view of the lake from the house was breathtaking.There was a ton of space for everyone to spread out.The hot tub was perfect and used a good bit.The Kitchen was out of a magazine and was perfectly stocked with everything we could ever need and more! Cons:The Tvs were not very easy to use. The guides that were there need to be updated.The tv and game system in the loft did not work.There were a few puzzles that had more than a few missing pieces.The stairs from the loft and going to the basement were VERY narrow which made it easy to slip and fall. The refrigerator in the kitchen needs to be upgraded to a larger one if it is going to be for larger groups. It made it hard to fit everything inside. There were not enough towels for everyone to have without having to wash them every day.The string lights around the hot tub never worked.A lot of the light switches throughout the house need to be updated and labelled correctly as they were labelled wrong. We ended up turning on everything since we had a hard time figuring out what switch turned on what light.Fireplace in the basement did not work. Hot tub was WAY to close to the neighbors so it made enjoying it hard since we had to be so quiet.Quiet hours are not realistic for a weekend vacation rental. I could understand 10:30 pm or 11pm.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  Hi Nancy, we're glad to hear you enjoyed the spacious layout, fully stocked kitchen, and breathtaking views of the lake! After reading your comments, the homeowner would like to share the following:
  
  - For food and beverage storage, we offer a full-size refrigerator in the kitchen, a second one just steps away in the garage, a freezer in the laundry room, and two smaller drink refrigerators downstairs—all intended to support larger groups comfortably.
  
  - We provide 18 towels and 18 washcloths, which we’ve found to be sufficient for groups of 9, along with laundry pods for guest use if fresh linens are needed during the stay.
  
  - Both sets of stairs are standard width, carpeted, and have handrails for safety; we always encourage guests to use caution, especially in unfamiliar spaces.
  
  - The downstairs fireplace is decorative, but we provide two working gas fireplaces—one in the upstairs living area and another on the upstairs porch. We’ll work on making this distinction clearer in our listing.
  
  - The TVs are functional and have laminated instruction sheets. We’ll check the game system and relabel light switches and outdoor string lights where needed.
  
  - We'll continue working with our neighbors to see if extending quiet hours to 10 p.m. is possible.
  
  We appreciate your feedback and will use it to continue improving the guest experience.

• College Basketball team stay

  5/5

  Very great place to stay. Excellent for team bonding and the atmosphere was fantastic

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Fabulous lovation

  5/5

  We loved the property! The lake access was fantastic!

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

• Well appointed house, but a steep walk to the lake

  4/5

  Our family group of 15 really enjoyed our stay at this home, It was very clean and had everything you would need to get you though your vacation, The kitchen is awesome and plenty roomy. The shower in the primary room is magical. The downstairs hang out space has more than you would ever want, including an ice maker. My only issue is the walk down to the lake. My elderly MIL chose this house based on the pictures of the walk, thinking that it would be easy to navigate for some one older, with balance challenges. The picture of this in the listing makes it look relatively flat and not steep, and that is not the case. It was doable for the rest of us, but my MIL was disappointed.

  *This review was originally posted on Vrbo

  Manager's Response:

  From the owner: "We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay! We sincerely apologize that your mother-in-law had difficulty accessing the dock. Our photos do show a steep walkway, and our description does note that "the backyard is only accessible by stairs, which may be challenging for guests with limited mobility." Thank you for bringing this to our attention; we will update the description to better inform future guests."