Lakefront, 7 Bedroom Home on Lake Murray!

Fully equipped kitchens, gorgeous lake views, 3 fireplaces, plus game equipment made it a great stay for my entire family during the Christmas holiday season. This is a year-round vacation home.

We absolutely loved the location of this beautifully designed and fabulously equipped lake home. Our family gathered to celebrate my husband's birthday and planned our trip to allow for a day at the Masters' practice round - about an hour drive to Augusta National.

We rented a pontoon boat for boating and fishing on the days the weather cooperated - and enjoyed the sandy beach. When the weather was more threatening, we enjoyed the game room, esp. ping-pong.

Having two kitchens and two large tv's turned out to be a great for our family and friends. We enjoyed the fireplace on the screened porch on two evenings - a beautifully designed room :) Views from the porch are stunning and the sunsets rival any we have ever seen! Porch sitting was a great sport for some, using the hammock daily.

The home is solid, clean and very thoughtfully designed. Owner was very responsive and helpful :) What a fantastic location for us to make so many lovely memories!!!

We had a great time during our stay here on Gold Nugget Point. It's on the West end of the lake so it's relatively quiet compared to the East end where the dam is but this lake is so large it's pretty quiet no matter where you are. It does take a while to boat to the East end, like 1 1/4-1.5 hrs to the dam. From the water, the east end has the Liberty Tap Room and some of the nicer restaurants except Spinners that's at the West end. There are plenty of less fancy restaurants accessible at the West end. The party coves, areas to beach your boat and Bomb Island where the Purple Martins roost are more at the West end too. So it depends what you're looking for. After you get past the State Park in the middle of the lake it gets windier and choppier but nothing my pontoon couldn't handle. Boat launch is 5min drive/boatride away at Riverwinds, costs $5 to launch and free to pull out. Call around for gas prices as some were twice the cost of land gas. You can tube/ski/wakeboard etc right off the dock, it's wide enough. The water clarity was dark, unlike Keowee where you can see 10ft down but unlike the Intracoastal Waterway where you can't see 1 inch down. The water temp was a perfect 84. I felt safe in the water, just saw turtles and the land was cleared before they flooded the basin so no stumps hardly and well marked if there were. As far as land fun, you don't even have to leave the grounds for the week. The sand volleyball is awesome. The beach they have is elevated at the top of the bank, not right on lake level FYI. The empty lot next door is a huge bonus to park your vehicles/boat trailers, to build a smore pit and play volleyball etc. There's a basketball hoop. The outdoor grill is nice and big. The screened in porch was nice once it cooled off. The back multilevel deck was huge and provided gorgeous views and a hammock. The dock was nice and swim ladder sturdy. You can use the empty lot dock too but no ladder on it. We blew up a floatation station and tied it off between the 2 docks and had a ball just hanging out. The downstairs floor is perfect for kids to get away from the parents and retreat to Foosball, ping pong etc. The house was very clean and kitchen provided everything you might need. Having 2 fridges and an ice maker was a huge plus! Mackey is very friendly and offers lots of nice tips on how to control the TV, grill, A/C etc. The only thing the house does lack is WiFi so bring a hot spot. We hit the Monetta Drive In which is real neat.

What a fabulous time. Mackey, I especially thank you so much for all your extra help. Our hiking group from Athens GA and Fripp Island, SC hiked 3 miles at Dreher Island State Park and 4+ on the Rails to Trails. Both were enjoyable but to be honest we all were just anxious to head back to your house and enjoy the view and peacefulness of the lake.

The kitchen area and supplies as well as the dining area accommodated our whole group. Everything, including the outside areas was clean and well maintained. There was not one thing missing from the kitchen supplies. We spent most of our time on the porch as there was always a breeze and the view of the lake was magnificent.

Individuals in our group are looking forward to renting this house again for their families.

This house was absolutely perfect for a multi-family reunion. We traveled from VA, FL and SC to meet at this beautiful lake home. This house exceeded our expectations and had a fabulous layout for several families to enjoy together time but also have their own space. The property was clean, well-maintained and felt like a true home. We brought kayaks and fishing poles and we also took the owner's advice and rented a pontoon boat for the week which was an absolute blast!

The children were able to enjoy a movie in the lower level while the adults were able to converse on the main level. The house stayed cool during a heatwave and the kids had hours of fun jumping off the dock.

We were so grateful to have this time together as a family and feel lucky to have found such wonderful owners to share their home with us to create wonderful memories!