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Rother's retreat

Lakefront holiday home with kitchen and patio

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The only thing missing is You!
Welcome to The Dock! Surround sound, with Blue Tooth connection.
Large yard for sports!
Plenty of parking for all you water toys!
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Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 102800 sq ft

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Parking available
  • Washer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Kitchen

Explore the area

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Union Hall, VA
  • Smith Mountain Lake State Park
  • Smith Mountain Lake
    ‪1 min drive‬
  • Pelican Point Yacht Club
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Roanoke, VA (ROA-Roanoke Regional)
    ‪81 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 10)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 4

1 King Bed

Bedroom 5

2 Single Bunk Beds

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Bathtub

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Rother's retreat

Beautiful Home on Fantastic Lot Flat to the water

This is a beautiful Lakefront Home that sleeps 10 comfortably. Lot is almost flat to the water with plenty of boat parking. Enjoy the peace-fullness of being on the quiet part of the lake but only 20 minutes to Bridgewater by boat and other amenities. Public boat ramp only 10 minutes away. House has all the bells and whistles including excellent WIFI. All TV's (4) are smart so you can access your Netflix/Prime/Hulu etc. Of course, Washer and Dryer and all the small kitchen appliances including regular coffee maker as well as Keurig. Laundry room also has a small commercial Ice-Maker. This machine produced up to 125 pounds of ice daily. What a relief to not worry about getting Ice for the coolers while on vacation. Home has 1 King bed, 3 Queens and a bunk room with 2 sets of twins.
Plenty of parking out front w/boat trailer parking on the street. We are absolutely pet/smoke free.
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Amenities

Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space

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House Rules

Check in after 3:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 28
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
Our home is 100% pet free.
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
During the Summer Season (Memorial Day thru Labor Day) home is available for weekly rentals only.
Check-in is 3:00 pm Saturday - Check-out is 10:00 am the following Saturday. We are strictly pet/smoke free. No exceptions.
Please plan on bringing linens, towels and all paper products as we do not provide these items. We do provide pillow and spreads.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
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
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

Union Hall

Located in Union Hall, this holiday home is on a lake. Pelican Point Yacht Club and Palmer's Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Union Hall, VA

What's nearby

  • Smith Mountain Lake - 1 min drive - 0.0 km
  • Pelican Point Yacht Club - 4 min drive - 2.1 km
  • Palmer's Marina - 33 min drive - 20.9 km
  • Lakeside Marina - 36 min drive - 24.6 km
  • Gills Creek Marina - 50 min drive - 38.3 km

Getting around

  • Roanoke, VA (ROA-Roanoke Regional) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Mexico Viejo at Penhook - ‬26 min drive
  • ‪Magnum Point Marina - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪Bruno's Gastropub - ‬46 min drive
  • ‪Mitchell's Restaurant - ‬64 min drive
  • ‪Carl's Restaurant - ‬20 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Rother's retreat pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Rother's retreat ?

Check-in begins at 3:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Rother's retreat ?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Rother's retreat located?

This family-friendly Union Hall holiday home is located on a lake, within 2 mi (3 km) of Smith Mountain Lake and Pelican Point Yacht Club. Palmer's Marina is 10.3 mi (16.5 km) away.

Reviews

10

Exceptional

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy
Rating 10 - Excellent. 36 out of 38 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 2 out of 38 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 38 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 38 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 38 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Another great stay. Came with our family and 2 boats. Clean and well appointed. Great flat yard and location on the lake.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kathi V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our 5th year renting this house! Love it! Weather was awesome. We rented a boat from Pariot's Cove for 5 days
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jesse C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was the second time I've stayed here. Excellent property, beautiful home. Hopefully, I'll rent it for my group again. Definitely recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Cindy W.

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

Fantastic

Great place to stay. Lake and dock area is perfect.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie G.

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

Peaceful, quiet cove home

This home and cove is perfect for playing and relaxing. The home had everything we needed to make a great vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

kelly m.

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

Great location and features

Great house that met all of our needs. Dock was great, wired for sound, shaded area to sit and play cards, and a short relatively flat walk from the house, which was a plus. Would stay there again.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Cindy W.

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

Best VaCay

Rother’s Retreat is a great place. The location to the lake is perfect with a beautiful view. The house was very roomy and well equipped with all of the modern utilities needed for a perfect vacation. Rick Rother was very accommodating in planning our vacation. I can’t wait to book our trip for next year.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brooke B.

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

Another relaxing time at Rother's Retreat

Rother's once again was great!! We thank them again for sharing their wonderful home. We enjoyed it!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lauren K.

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

Wonderful return trip

This was our second year staying at Rother’s Retreat and another great vacation! The property is very well equipped and the owners continue to make upgrades in furnishings and kitchen tools! The home and property are lovingly maintained. We look forward to coming back next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kathi V.

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

Our 4th year this house

We love this house! This is our 4th year renting it. We look forward to it all year. You can tell the owners take pride in it. This year there was some new landscaping. we find everything we need in the kitchen. The weather was perfect with rain only the last evening. We brought 2 paddleboards again this year and rented a pontoon boat for the week.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathi V.

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

#3rd year at this house

we keep coming back to this house for several reasons. The owners take great pride in making it welcoming with decor, cleanliness and upgrades as needed. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking any type of meal. The grill is great and hooked up to a big propane tank so you don't run out. This year we brought 2 paddleboards and used the boat dock to get on and off. The professional ice maker and cooler at the dock ... We plan to come back everyyear for as long as they rent it.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kathi V.

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

2nd Stay

This is our second time renting "Rothers Retreat" and I can't say enough good things about it. It has everything you could want or need for a vacation rental on SML. The kitchen is VERY well equipped which is important to our group because we cook almost all meals at home. The dock with built in cooler and professional ice maker in basement are wonderful. We kept not only beverages but perishable snacks in it. This year we brought two inflatable paddle boards and they were used daily in the large cove. I highly recommend this property!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

KELLY M., SUFFOLK

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

AMAZING LAKEVIEW HOME

Rother’s Retreat was better than expected! Our family enjoyed everything. The home’s decor is lake themed and very well kept. The dock was fantastic and on one particular day we spent the entire day on the dock and kayaked everyday. We played yard games on the flat green grassy backyard and enjoyed a cookout using the grill and ate dinner on the deck’s dinning table. We will definitely request to stay again! Thank you for allowing us to stay at your home! Bring hand soap, dish washer soap and dish soap, all paper products including toilet paper. Any spices and salt and pepper, anything you’ll need for your recipes. The home does provide a lot of pots and pans, dishes, and utensils. Minute Mart does sell groceries if you forget stuff.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary M W.

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

Great Family Vacation

This place is great!! We had a great family vacation and would definitely come back. The owners are wonderful! The house is great! The lake is the best! What else could you ask for. I would definitely recommend it.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sarah L., Mebane, NC USA

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

SML Gem on an open wide beautiful Cove!

1st of all, we love a dock-this is a great dock with a diving board and two ladders for swimming. Also extra slips for boats or jet skis. The cove is huge and quiet. No worry with big boats racing by. The back yard to the dock is nice and flat and room to throw ball and play catch. The house has a huge deck with plenty of seating and a nice gas grill. The house is better than the pictures! Two king rooms, two queen rooms and a double bunk room. All the mattresses were very comfy and slept well! The whole house has been remodeled with two living areas and plenty of wifi with all the essentials on the smart TVs. We are cooks in our family, the kitchen is the best stocked kitchen we have ever seen! Very nice cookware and everything you need for vacation! Two things I would "suggest" to add to the home-are some play things to use on the lake. We brought our own floats and a ride to pull behind the boat we rented, but maybe a kayak or a paddle board would be nice to use. They did have life vests and some pool noodles available. Also, a fire pit to use, we wanted to make s'mores and we did not see a space to do so. So we roasted them over the gas grill and made do! This is a GREAT house, super clean and up to date, super comfy beds and plenty of space to spread out. A kitchen that is stocked with all you need. An AWESOME dock and cove to play and boat around. Also, you can boat to a few restaurants nearby! We give this a 5 star review!! Thanks to the Rothers Family for sharing their home! We loved it!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brooke B.

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

Another relaxing time at Rother's Retreat

A perfect place for family and friends. Always enjoyable. Beautiful dock and flat space for games. We love this place!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lauren K.

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

We didn’t want to leave!

Our family had a fantastic time! The home and property was even better in person than we expected! The house was very clean and well stocked with everything we needed. The downstairs living area was great for children to spread out and play games. The window treatments provided a great dark environment for little ones to nap! The dock setup was fantastic for our small children who spent hours and hours jumping in the lake. We were able to easily tie up our own boat in the floating docks, and ate many lunches down by the water in the shade. The cove was quiet and protected from boat traffic and great for swimming. Overall a fantastic rental experience. We’re ready to go back!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dusti S.

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

Smith's

Our stay was good! Weather was great, house was big! Had most amenities. Very convenient for travelers!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey H.

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

Best SML trip so far!

Beautiful property and excellent location on the lake. Loved everything about this stay and is the best SML experience to date!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

kathi V., Raleigh,NC

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

Perfect house on SML

We've rented a few times on SML in the past This property had everything it promised in the description. Very clean, well maintained , kitchen well equipped, wonderful deck and dock and most important "gentle slope to the lake" There were 3 couples and two adult children in our party. We had plenty of room to socialize and also privacy when needed. The industrial ice maker and cooler on the deck were awesome. The owners were quickly responsive to a couple of small issues. We would highly recommend this house no need to look any further. We will definitely rent again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Celine L., Catlett, VA

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

Family time

This property checked everything we were looking for in a rental at the lake. Clean, great location for boating and swimming. Enough room to spread out. Quiet cove and all the essentials that were needed.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Judy B., Alexandria, VA

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

Plenty of space for everyone. Enjoyed our stay and spending the majority of our time at the dock

Owners were very easy to work with
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Carolyn M.

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

Great spot on the lake

Nice home - great location. Owner very responsive.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Sherry E.

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

Restful & Peaceful Family Vacation

After having trips cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic, we decided to get away where we could enjoy solitude and quality family time. Smith Mountain Lake and Rother's Retreat was the perfect place to escape all the politics surrounding the pandemic. The home was just as it was described and shown in the pictures. It was well equipped and the furnishings very comfortable. We especially enjoyed the dock all times of the day, where we could park our jet ski's safely, enjoy picnicking, fishing and floating on a raft. The location of the home was perfect as it was in a quiet cove and at an end of the lake where it was not overly developed. The view from the home overlooking the lake was absolutely lovely. We all agreed, we would return to Rother's Retreat!
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kelly B.

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

Amazing Spot

Everything was great not a si hole complaint. Loved the location, house, dock, we had a blast! Can’t wait to come back next year!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020

About the host

Hosted by Rick Rother

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My wife and I have enjoyed Smith Mountain Lake for over 45 years. We visit often and never tire of the serenity of the lake in the mornings and the beautiful sunsets at night.

Why they chose this property

We started coming to the Lake in High School with our parents and when the opportunity arose we decided to purchase a second home here. We have enjoyed coming with our children and their friends and now that they are almost grown, we enjoy a little adult time here whenever possible.

What makes this property unique

What makes Rother's Retreat special is the fact that there is no commercial activity nearby. It is very quiet yet by boat only 15 minutes to the "other side" where shopping, restaurants etc., can be found.
The views from the dock are fabulous and there is plenty of room for the whole crowd. The dock features wired speakers so bring your phone or Ipod to listen to your favorite tunes.
The floating dock features room for 2-3 boats plus room for PWC's. A public boat launch is only 10 minutes away by car.

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