'The Captain's Cottage' on Lake Hamilton

We were looking for a quiet getaway to Hot Springs and found the "Captains's Cottage". Great place for us and close to everything we wanted to do. Owners were friendly and very helpful. We will be back to Hot Springs and this property!

Enjoyed our stay but the house needs to be updated. TV's are very small which isn't an issue unless it rains and you are stuck inside. Couldn't find wifi network and didn't get response back from owners. Dirty sheets as well as socks under the couch. Enjoyed sitting on the dock during the day and being able to have our dog with us.

The Captain's Cottage is a very cute little place to stay if you enjoy being close to the water. The lake is just 30 feet or so from the front door. There is a small porch and dock that you can sit on and watch the boats pass. You are pretty close to your neighbors, which I was not sure if someone lived there or if it was another rental property. The driveway is very steep so if you have a small car, it could be a challenge. The inside of the cabin was clean and there was plenty of space for myself, my two dogs and my friend. The kitchen was stocked nicely with plenty of pots, pans, etc. to cook a nice meal. The queen size beds were very comfortable. Be sure to bring your own toilet paper as we could not find any in the house. Several lamps inside the house did not work and the outside light was out.

The cottage is very close to downtown, shopping, grocery stores, and local/state parks. The owners of the cottage answered emails quickly and I liked that they only had a pet fee for each night and not a large pet deposit. That helped on the trip budget for sure.

The one thing that would have made the stay excellent for me would have been a fenced in area to let the dogs run and be outside. Up the hill it looked like there were private residences so the dogs had to stay on leash since other dogs were roaming around.

Overall the cottage was a nice place to stay, but as with any place you stay, nothing can beat your own home.

This was a great little place for a nice, peaceful getaway. Couldn't get the wifi to work, but Gigi was trying to help us. The kids were a little disappointed that the canoe/kayak (which was just a row boat) had a hole in it that was covered with duct tape, so I'd suggest removing that amenity from the ad. We enjoyed our stay very much.

Nice, quaint property just steps away from Lake Hamilton. There was a nice dock for fishing or relaxing (suggest bringing your own chairs, the ones provided were a bit rough). Check in and out was a breeze. It was dark when we arrived and the sign at the top of the hill was a little hard to see but the directions provided made it easy to find. I was impressed by the amount of items the house provided, really didn't need much other than coffee and food! Everything was clean and ready to go. Couldn't get the (old) tv to work but that was fine with me, we didn't come to watch tv, lol. Location was great being minutes away from everything Hot Springs has to offer. We even drove to Lake Catherine to rent a pontoon for fishing, rates were much more reasonable than Lake Hamilton although we didn't do any good fishing that day. And it was only about a 20 minute drive. I would definitely recommend this place for a relaxing stay close to the action but far enough away to be relaxing too. Great view, right on the water!