Skip to main content
Entire home

Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond

Photo gallery for Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond

Lake
Private kitchen
Private kitchen
Room
Bathroom

Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade and game room.
6 bedrooms9 bathroomsSleeps 16

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Pet-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

View in a map
Belgrade, ME
  • Place, Great Pond
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Augusta Civic Center
    ‪17 min drive‬
  • Place, Colby College
    ‪18 min drive‬
  • Airport, Augusta, ME (AUG-Augusta State)
    ‪23 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

6 bedrooms (sleeps 16)

"Teenager" Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Bunk Room

+2
3 Single Bunk Beds and 3 Single Beds

Guest Bed 1

1 Queen Bed

Guest Bed 2

1 Double Bed

In-law Apartment

1 Double Futon

Master Bedroom

1 King Bed

Second Master

1 King Bed

9 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Bathroom 4

Bathroom 5

Bathroom 6

Bathroom 7

Bathroom 8

Bathroom 9

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Kitchenette
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond

This family home is equipped with everything a family needs and desires for the ultimate Maine vacation. Reclaimed wood floors, a chef's kitchen, 7 bedrooms, 7 full baths and 2 half-baths. The daylight basement is equipped with a copper bar, pool table, workout room... there is a place for everyone, but you will most likely find your friends and family settling in at the kitchen island or on the beautiful screened in porch. And in the evenings relaxing on the dock watching the sunset.

We have a house cleaner who completely cleans the property between rentals. Surfaces and key touch points are disinfected. We also have basic cleaning supplies accessible to guests during their stay, should any cleaning needs arise.

Four-wheel drive / 4x4 vehicles are required in winter months.

Add dates for prices

Have a question?

AI iconBeta

Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews.

Similar properties

Outdoor dining
Stunning Belgrade Lakes Waterfront Retreat – Dock, Kayaks & Breathtaking Views!
Rome
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Air-conditioning
9.0 out of 10, Wonderful, (2 reviews)
Stunning Belgrade Lakes Waterfront Retreat – Dock, Kayaks & Breathtaking Views!

House Rules

Check in after 5:00 PM
Check out before 10:00 AM
default

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
default

Events

Events allowed
Contact owner before booking if planning an event
default

Pets

Pets allowed
Contact owner before booking if bringing pets
default

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Please contact owner in advance if planning to bring pet(s).

Important information

You need to know

Property # 1977621vb
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Parties and events are allowed on site
Note from host: Contact owner before booking if planning an event
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

About the area

Belgrade

Located in Belgrade, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Belgrade Lakes Chain and Great Pond, while Redington Museum and Common Street Arts are cultural highlights. Travelling with kids? Consider Gordon Center For Creative & Performing Arts and Samantha Smith.
View more Holiday homes in BelgradeOpens in a new window
Map
Belgrade, ME

What's nearby

  • Great Pond - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Belgrade Lakes Golf - 12 min drive - 15.1 km
  • Augusta Civic Center - 17 min drive - 24.0 km
  • Colby College - 18 min drive - 20.6 km
  • Waterville Opera House - 22 min drive - 23.2 km

Getting around

  • Waterville, ME (WVL-Robert Lafleur) - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Golden Keg - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Borderlands Espresso - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Sunset Grill - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪1958 Cafe - ‬14 min drive
  • ‪Hollinger Manor - ‬15 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

How much is parking at Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond?

Check-in begins at 5:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Luxury Family Home / Retreat Center on Great Pond located?

This family-friendly Belgrade holiday home is located on the waterfront, just steps away from Belgrade Lakes Chain and Great Pond. Messalonskee Lake and Long Pond are also within 9 miles (15 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
Learn moreOpens in a new window
Rating 10 - Excellent. 57 out of 61 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 61 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 61 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 61 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 61 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Hilary H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was amazing and our group of 10 had a wonderful time there for Colby's graduation weekend!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ray M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Matt stepped in and saved the day at the last minute to ensure another successful trip to Maine for our group. The house is absolutely stunning and has just about everything you could possibly need to host a large group.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jessed615

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great communication with host, property and house was perfect for what we needed. Check in and check out were super easy.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tyler S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Cant recommend this place enough. Was great for a Memorial Day weekend
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Larry P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Experience

This was our first experience of VRBO and we were very happy across the board.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great for large family getaway

The house was beautiful and had a lot of options from watercraft to the pool table. Having ensuite bathrooms was great for a large extended family group.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amanda G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

House was just as pictured with plenty of space for a group of friends to spend the weekend! Views of the lake are gorgeous and the house was well stocked with everything we needed, especially in the kitchen. Definitely recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Katherine C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
My husband and I stayed over New Year’s and celebrated with my step-daughter, her husband and the two grandkids, ages 2 and 1. It was a perfect laid out space for us, plenty of room for our small group…the key being for us, the bedrooms/sleeping areas are well laid out…separate sleeping spaces so the grandkids could nap while the adults played pool, chatted in the kitchen and relaxed.The beds are super comfortable with luxurious linens. The kitchen is well stocked with plenty of cooking pots and pans, dishes and basic spices. It truly is the center of the home and such a great place to hang out with the family. If we didn’t own a seasonal camp in Rome on great Pond, we would definitely rent it in the summer!!!Highly recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Holly T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Colby Football Weekend

Another fantastic stay at this beautiful home! This is our second football weekend here and we just wish we have discovered this gem earlier! It’s only 20 minutes from Colby and is a great home for groups of family and friends! Couldn’t recommend it more!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great pond

Awesome large house with plenty of room for everyone, fantastic amenities, brand new large dock, lots of water toys, and great owner. Wish I could have stayed all summer!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jenn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property

We rented this VRBO for our family’s Thanksgiving celebration. The property was perfect for our needs…well stocked and very clean with comfortable and well placed furnishings. Everybody had a wonderful time. Thank you to our hosts!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Louis F.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Disliked: Cleanliness

july 4 week 2024

house has a beautiful setting and great layout. property well equipped and spacious. property could use a bit of TLC in terms of upkeep and cleanliness but overall a great experience
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Jul, 2024
Louis, Thank you for your overall positive review. I am surprised to hear that you had some concern about upkeep and cleanliness, because we didn't hear anything about this during your stay. If there's ever a concern, we're happy to send someone over to address any issue. Matt
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Holly T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Colby Football Week

This home is beautiful and amazing! Located close to Colby. Even though it was late Sept/early October we so enjoyed the lake with the kayaks and paddle boards. We even swam! The kitchen, in particular, was so well equipped! The bedding was fabulous and there was plenty of room to work or relax.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anne J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Pond getaway

Gorgeous house with a lovely dock. Quiet neighborhood and lovely sunsets. Screened in porch was enjoyed as well. Huge kitchen with ice maker, large fridge and well supplied in terms of dishes. Game room was a big hit with grandkids!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful Home, Great Location

A large group of family and friends stayed here for Colby Graduation. The home is beautiful. There is enough space for a large group to be together inside and out. The home is in an excellent location on the Great Pond, and is an easy drive to Colby College. I highly recommend booking early for graduation weekend, and hope we will get to stay again for a vacation week in the warmer summer months.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

caroline t.

Amazing!

We had an amazing time in Belgrade at this gorgeous home on the lake. Our family enjoyed active days on the water and beautiful sunsets. We spent most of our time using the kayaks, rented a motor boat and a sailboat and just sat on the huge dock soaking up the sun! The house was spectacular. Thank you Victoria!!!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kevin C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Vacation Property

This property was perfect for a one week family vacation in one of Maine's many lake regions. The house is beautiful and well equipped. The bunk suite above the garage would be perfect for older kids. The lake is large and clean. The location is only about an hour from the coast or Freeport to allow a few day excursions. Whenever I had a question, the property manager quickly responded. Thank you for a wonderful stay!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Laurie C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Book this house!

Matt and Carissa’s house was even better than we could have imagined! Our favorite spots in the house include the kitchen, master bedroom/bathroom, and lower living area with the pool table and home gym. We brought our snowshoes and spent time on the lake and we can’t wait to come back during the summer to enjoy swimming and canoeing. As our second stay with Matt, he continues to be an excellent host and his responses exceed our expectations. It was a perfect winter stay.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2021
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Awesome place for a family reunion!!

Can't say enough about Mike and Victoria. They have a beautiful MANSION by the lake with everything you would need. All the rooms have en suites and the kitchen was great to have. Right on the lake with kayaks--the kids had a blast and the best part was the kids' room with 6 built-in bunk beds. The place was almost too big! You could go a while without running into people. It was perfect for our family reunion of 15 people. You need a car for sure. Groceries are about 20 min away, but Hannafords is a great grocery chain. We ate in every night and the BBQ worked great. Loved this place. For kids who want to play with a dog, the neighbour's dog, Nido, dropped by every day to play with the kids too. Can't say enough about it. Loved the place.
Response from VrboOwner on 7 May, 2020
Thank you to our recent guests! Your review reflects the passion of which we built our lake house around for our own family memories. So thrilled it was perfect home for your family reunion. Making memories are priceless. Also, what a pleasure to rent our home to the perfect guests! The house was in left impeccable condition.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tenley M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Magical Lake Fun

Belgrade lake is crystal clear, clean and massive. The area is beautiful, remote, wooded and secluded. The house has a huge dock with paddle boards and kayaks and lifejackets and towels provided. The kids were in the water ALL DAY playing. The house was perfectly set up for our needs. There's a downstairs master for my parents. And an upstairs master for us, along with 2 other upstairs bedrooms. Then my sister's family took the apartment above the garage (with six bunk beds, a TV area, kitchen, office and two bathrooms). We didn't even use the bedroom in the basement, but the kids did love playing with the games down there, including the pool table, and all the adults enjoyed the personal gym. There's even table tennis in the garage.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Teresa D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Unforgettable Maine Experience

This gorgeous home offered what was reminiscent of times as a youth spending summers in Maine. A very tastefully furnished home that has it all. We came together as multigenerational gathering for two weeks — ages 90 to 17. Everyone had a space to call their own whether on the screened-in porch reading, sitting on the dock with morning coffee or cocktails at sunset, the Rumpus room playing pool, working out in the fully equipped gym, office space for those unable to fully disconnect from their businesses, hours and hours of card games at the dining room table. The home was outfitted to keep everyone thoroughly engaged. The canoe, kayaks, paddle boards, smores at the fire pit at night, listening to the unmistakeable Maine sounds of loons (a mama and three baby loonets riding around on mama’s back) kept close by nightly, mourning doves cooing — all memories cherished. All the kitchen fixings for large gatherings you could ask for. Definite perks — very comfortable beds and numerous bathrooms, views from every bedroom. Waterville and Augusta within a half hour for stores if needed to stock up supplies. Christy’s at the nearby Irving gas station has everything if you don’t want to drive too far. Best customer service I’ve experienced in a long time. Manager carried out my bags the times I was there. I cannot express how much this stay far surpassed what I was hoping for. Thank you Matt and Carissa.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joanne R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Hidden Lakefront Gem!

Beautifully appointed lakefront home! We hosted our family of 12 for our son's wedding weekend. Plenty of private spaces throughout the home, as well as a great place for family gatherings to enjoy indoors or out. The property owners were very responsive and helpful, which was greatly appreciated.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barbara B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great family reunion spot

Great outdoor spot if weather is good Great indoor space if weather is not good. Perfect house with private spaces and large meeting spaces. Many private spaces. Loved this property.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Return to Great Pond

Wonderful week, beautiful house on a beautiful lake.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Steve R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful Home Set on Belgrade Lake

This was a beautiful home that fully equipped for indoor and outdoor activities. The owners were very responsive.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Matthew Rodrigue

Host profile image
Rodrigue & Sons is a family owned and operated business. We are fully available before and during your stay for any needs that arise. We strive for 100% satisfaction of every guest, recognizing that vacations are special events for which families save and plan for a year or more.

Why they chose this property

The setting of the iconic movie "On Golden Pond", Belgrade, Maine is the quintessential New England town. It's a real setting, but time stands still.

This home, set on a cove on the south eastern shore of Great Pond in Belgrade Lakes, is a place where everything you see is basically the same as when I was a little kid.

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests
Tell us how we can improve our siteShare feedback