Lakeridge House-Beautiful Views And Close To Everything You Want To Do!

My entire family was thrilled when we drove up to this lovely house overlooking Fontana Lake and the mountains -- it felt every bit as homey as our own home, except cleaner and with a better view! :) The exterior and interior are beautiful: it's open, airy, relaxing, lovely attention to detail, comfortable, and immaculate. And when we sat on the porch, we stayed for hours, just enjoying the view, the breeze, each other's company, and the hilarious birds who continuously come back and forth to the bird feeders for more treats. The owner was extremely accommodating, making sure we had what we needed and checking in with us via text. I was able to cook meals every day, as the kitchen had all the tools and staples one would need. My 7-year-old was thrilled with the board games and puzzles downstairs, and my 10-year-old was all about the pool table in the garage. About a mile or two from the house, there's a boat dock where you can rent a boat in season (we got a pontoon boat for a very reasonable rate). There's a grocery store within about 20 minutes of the house in Bryson City, where there are also nice shops, restaurants and the main station for the amazing Great Smokey Mountain Railroad. Asheville is only about an hour's drive away. One thing to be prepared for is their true mountain home driveway -- it's up a pretty steep, curvy hill from my Floridian perspective, though that may be pretty typical to mountain folks. And the lovely view is well worth it -- we enjoyed visiting various nearby places in the morning, i.e. going on the lake, hiking trails in the Great Smokey Mountains Ntl Park, visiting Fontana Dam, etc., but we gravitated back to the house in the evening to just relax and enjoy the lovely surroundings. I normally have a hard time prying myself away from work, but this house truly made me relax and take a break. Highly recommended! I know we will be back!

The location was great for us, we loved the peace and quiet. The house had everything you could want. The house was so well decorated. The porch was great for watching the birds and the rain. We are already planning another visit next summer have to go back to work now. Will recommend to others. You could ask for more.

House was huge, beautiful, clean, and comfortable! They had everything we needed and more. Would def stay here again.

What a fabulous house! So comfortable, cozy and tastefully decorated - we didn’t want to leave to go hiking! Additionally, as a family that rents many vacation houses, it was nice that the house was stocked with paper products, spices for cooking, etc. vs having to pack and take “that bag” with us - which only enhanced the overall experience. Also, Melissa couldn’t have been any nicer - answered all our questions before the trip an during. We will be back for sure!

We had a family trip in December of 2017 and spend new year eve in this house. Every one in the family loved the house and by far the best vacation ! It is beautiful, no description will make justice for the house unless you see it. Even after we left we still talk about how the owner thought about every single detail in this gorgeous house. We enjoyed playing pool table, cooking meals and we loved the vintage look of lake ridge house. Thank you sooo much to Melissa For being avavilbe by phone, mail and text . We are thinking of going back and highly recommending this property.