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Beautiful Lake House on Lake Hiwassee in Bear Paw with Dock and majestic views

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Property grounds
Interior
Living area
Private kitchen

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
3 bedrooms2+ bathroomsSleeps 8

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer
  • Pet-friendly

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

2 Single Beds

Convertible bed(s)

2 Double Futons

2 bathrooms, 2 half bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 1

Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 4

Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Dining area

About this property

Beautiful Lake House on Lake Hiwassee in Bear Paw with Dock and majestic views

Beautiful chalet style house on a quiet cove on Lake Hiwassee. Majestic mountain views from large double decks! Pine ceilings and floors, stacked stone fireplace, fully equipped granite kitchen, master on main, partially finished terrace level with great game room, easy walk to lake with stairs to the dock. We now have WIFI


Gorgeous quiet lake surrounded by mountains!! Quaint town of Murphy within 25 minutes with great shops and restaurants. Gated security with amenities and large marina with boat rentals.

******Also interested in trading vacation rentals for a week or weekend!

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House Rules

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Events

No events allowed

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Pets

Pets allowed

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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 169220vb
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 deadlock

About the area

Murphy

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Murphy, NC

What's nearby

  • Hiwassee Lake - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Fields of the Wood Bible Park - 11 min drive - 13.1 km
  • Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel - 41 min drive - 52.5 km
  • Blue Ridge Lake - 53 min drive - 64.2 km
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway - 55 min drive - 67.3 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Kerns Bread Co. - ‬48 min drive
  • ‪Krystal - ‬33 min drive

Frequently asked questions

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

On-site parking is available at the property.

This family-friendly holiday home is located on the waterfront.

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 25 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 39 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Check-in

9.6/10

Communication

9.2/10

Location

8.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shannon M.

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

Great Stay

We loved staying in the neighborhood and enjoying the lake. Very comfortable with everything you need. Easy walk to the lake. The pool in the community wasn’t functional but I’m sure that will be fixed in the future.
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Pamela A.

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

Awesome view

This is paradise on earth. The most beautiful lake I’ve been on and I have seen a few. Great time with family and wonderful memories made
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bobbie B.

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

Great family time

Great time
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you so much. We love it too! Please come again. It's really beautiful in the Fall!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bonnie S.

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

Relaxing

It was fantastic, we enjoyed the property We would definitely rent it again.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cindy J.

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

Relaxing

Love Bear Paw community. Nice home. Outdoor furniture needs some love. Nice relaxing stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jesse C.

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

Relaxing at the Lake

We stayed an extended weekend at this house and it was exactly what we wanted; fun, cozy, and extremely relaxing. 10/10, would recommend!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Kimberly A.

Loved the House and the Lake

My family and I really enjoyed our stay. The house was clean and and cozy. The decor is just right for a house in the mountains. We enjoyed the swings and hammock on the deck and the downstairs game room. If you want a relaxing, peaceful yet fun vacation, this is the place. We plan to return next year.
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Mar 2020
Thank you Kimberly. I am glad you enjoyed our little piece of heaven! Please come back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tasha S.

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

A restful and comfortable cabin with mountain view and private dock.

This cabin is perfect! We were so comfortable and had so much room . Along with a spacious living area and master bedroom, it had an upstairs with a great view as well as a basement with a ping pong and pool table and other games. Perfect for my teen and college aged daughters. The house was updated and the dock was great. It's so fun to just hang out and float and swim . Bear Paw and Lake Hiawassee do not disappoint. Definitely plan to stay here again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Randy A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Disliked: Listing accuracy

Nature

The property was very nice. The one thing I was disappointed about was the WiFi. I was under the impression I could walk to the club house for the WiFi not so. Other than that we had a great time. Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 24 May 2022
I'm sorry. The clubhouse is a long walk but a short drive. We are hoping to have WIFI at the house soon.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

michael k.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location

On line info

Online information was out of date check code was incorrect. Garbage information was incorrect.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

JOSHUA L.

Liked: Cleanliness, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Time at Bear Paw

We had a great time at this lake house. We stay at Bear Paw nearly every year, and this year's trip did not disappoint. Yes, the driveway is steep, but we no real issues with it. I laugh at some of these reviews. It's the mountains, guys. The basement was a big hit for ping pong and pool. We docked our boat at the home's dock and enjoyed the lake and hanging out at the dock. Beds were comfortable. The home was well-stocked, but as with any home in Bear Paw, we always bring plenty of extra stuff due to its isolated location. The home didn't have wifi or a landline, and my only suggestion would be maybe adding one or the other, just in case of emergencies, but I actually enjoy being unplugged for a few days. Thanks for a great trip.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Aug 2022
I am so glad y'all enjoyed your stay! We are in line to get WIFI. It is unavailable to us right now. Loved your comment on the driveway. They should have seen it before it was paved! LOL! Please come back!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

William G.

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

Steal of a deal for Lake Hiwassee lake house

We rented this house for $200 a night for a week. It is a steal of a deal. Where else can a family of 5 stay for that price?? Its not perfect, but none of the downsides are deal breakers. The main parts of the house are nicely appointed. Nice kitchen with enough utensils and cookware to make whatever you want (you will need to because the nearest restaurants are 30 minutes away). Master bedroom has a great king bed and a large bathroom. Upstairs bedrooms (one queen and one with 2 twin beds) where comfortable and well appointed. My kids had no problems with the upstairs bathroom. Dining area had a huge 8 person table. Fireplace/tv area had plenty of seating. House also now has Wifi. Basement has a definite 80s rec room vibe. A little musty but has another TV area, card table, pool table, dart board, and ping-pong table. My kids wore out the ping-pong and pool table at night Deck has a beautiful view and a nice charcoal Weber grill. The deck furniture is functional and working but was in need of some care and cleaning. The steps to the dock were in good shape and the dock had plenty of seating. A ladder for swimmers on the dock is needed. The community also has a pool, tennis/basketball/volleyball courts. The driveway is very steep and can only hold 2 cars. I wouldn't trust the driveway with any ice or snow (which doesn't happen too often because the road to the house would be questionable in ice or snow). We enjoyed our week and would definitely rent again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bill C.

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

Beautiful View

Very nice place ,
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Verified

8/10 Good

Gina N.

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

Home Away from Home

Great house and had everything we needed! Very clean and the view was gorgeous!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathy H.

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

Home very nice

Home beautiful, Property a little dangerous, driveway dangerous. I would not drive down my husband did,I'm thankful there was no snow and I had a buick enclave and not a truck to maneuver. Basement very nice with gameroom.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrea Z.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

A “beary” good time!!

We had wonderful time! Very comfortable cabin with everything you might need plus a beautiful view! We spent our Christmas time , we are all going to treasure this memory.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Wonderful Thanksgiving Get Away!

Our family loved our trip to Bear Haven! We were able to cook a FULL Thanksgiving dinner in the ample kitchen, all the while enjoying the beautiful mountain and lake views. We made good use of the fireplace and enjoyed the pool table, foosball table, and ping pong table in the cozy walkout basement. We also enjoyed taking long walks along the lake bed and the neighborhood roads. All the beds are comfortable, and there was plenty of room for our gathering of 7. Owners were prompt with all communication, friendly, and went above and beyond to make our stay enjoyable. Some confusion about whether we were to bring our own towels or use the ones in the cabin, so be sure to check with owners about this.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anthony L.

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

really enjoyed it

Glad we rented a boat to see the whole lake
Verified

8/10 Good

Jeremy P.

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

Nice house no complaints!

House was nice,comfortable and had plenty of room for the six of us.The dock was nice has stairs most the way down to it,the last stretch is a little treacherous, really had to watch your step going down and coming up.Overall our stay was very nice.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Cindy J.

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

Peaceful Paradise

We love Hiwasse Lake & the Bear Paw Community & have been going for years. The cabin was perfect for our getaway. We took our boat & housed it at the marina. We also enjoyed the fireworks provided by the marina.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kim S.

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

Relaxing Weekend

Thank you for allowing us to stay in your home. We had a wonderful long weekend. Your home was very clean and properly advertised. Thank you for the special accommodations as well.
Verified

8/10 Good

Laurie H.

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

Overall great but NO WIFI or service

Overall we really enjoyed our stay! The house is comfortable and the views are beautiful. But there is NO WIFI and in the winter the clubhouse is closed which does have WiFi. We never got any phone service unless sporadically while we were leaving the bear paw area heading into Murphy. The big issue we had was the lock box code was wrong, and thank goodness for the neighbors being home or else we would not have been able to get ahold of the owners to get the code, as neither of our phones had service. That was the big issue! Overall gorgeous area and nice house!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 9 Mar 2021
I am so sorry about the change of the code. I completely forgot but I did get your message and got back to you right away. The WIFI is available anywhere near the clubhouse. You don't have to go inside and there is no password required. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Qing X.

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

A nice place

We had good time there and really like the details of decors in the cabin. Mary is so nice to let us have the cabin after a minor change of our plan.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2021
Verified

8/10 Good

DeRenda V.

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

Family Getaway

We wanted a getaway to relax and recharge. Great view from the back of the cabin. The lake was my son's favorite part. Checkin was easy, the guard gate attendant was very helpful, will say the driveway is alittle steep but the property is beautiful. No internet service but that was stated before you rent. Make sure to visit the Dam around the corner. Great place to relax and take in the scenery.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Michelle D.

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

Filthy, filthy, filthy.

The floors looked like they had not been swept since the house had been built. The house had no washcloths we had to buy them, the bath towels had holes in them, the sheets were dirty, and had cigarette burns in them. The pots and pans were nasty (we had to wash them before we could use them. They said the basement was finished, it was NOT, it was so mildew covered it was unusable. The window in the basement had a hole in it. The fire pit had been used but not cleaned. So many issues, not worth the money.
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Oct 2020
Wow! Our cleaning lady said these people left our place the worst she had ever seen it. There is no smoking allowed so it's hard to believe the sheets were burned. Since we rely on our cleaning lady to not only clean but let us know if we need anything I was unaware of the towels and washcloth situation. I just went up there and brought new sheets, towels and washcloths although there were plenty there. The dehumidifier in the basement was not working properly which is the reason for the smell. The next renter called us and we sent a contractor there the next day to repair. There was no milddew smell when I was there. I have also just hired a new cleaning lady who I believe I can trust. Also we were unaware there was a cracked window until I saw it. We were relying on the cleaning lady to notice damage by renters. I wish you had had the courtesy to let me know about the issues rather than trash our beloved cabin!

About the host

Hosted by Mary Douthit

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Why they chose this property

This is one of the most beautiful and tranquil lakes in the Appalachians! It is uncrowded and since most of the property is owned by the TVA, there are few houses.

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