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Compass Rose: Orient yourself! 3 bedroom peaceful retreat on the lake

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Outdoor dining
Golf
Exterior
Exterior
Outdoor dining

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
3 bedrooms1 bathroomSleeps 7

Popular amenities

  • Onsite parking available
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill
  • Deck or patio

Rooms & beds

3 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed and 1 Single Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Queen Bed

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden

About this property

Compass Rose: Orient yourself! 3 bedroom peaceful retreat on the lake

This adorable 3 bedroom house is located on 2 acres with a beautiful view of Watauga Lake! Centrally located, it's a half mile from the Butler Trading Post, Bayview Marina public boat ramp, Maddie Moe's pizza, Butler Museum, and Butler Fitness Center. Bring your swim suits, yard games and grillin' skills. Enjoy sunset dinners on the patio, surrounded by the majestic mountains of the Blue Ridge.

This property is in a peaceful agricultural neighborhood populated by locals. Watauga Lake can be accessed by a 3 minute walk down the road, or by either of the marinas within a mile of the house. There is a large front and back yard, as well as a wooded area to explore. The front porch is a secluded place to have a private moment away from the family, while the large back porch sports a couch and 3 tables for gathering with the group, with an incredible Watauga Lake sunset view. All three bedrooms have queen beds, and one room has a twin trundle bed for extra accommodation. Access all your favorite streaming services from the brand new smart TV in the living area for movie night. Everything you need to make a meal (minus the groceries!) can be found in the kitchen. Kiddos (and playful grownups) can bounce their wiggles out on the full sized trampoline in the front yard.

Please note that at this time, we cannot host pets.
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About the area

Butler

Located in Butler, this holiday home is in a rural area and on a lake. The Bonnie Kate and Backyard Terror's Dinosaur Park are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Fish Springs Marina and Lakeshore Marina. Jet skiing, scuba diving and snorkelling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking/biking trails nearby.
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Butler, TN

What's nearby

  • Watauga Lake - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Beech Mountain Resort - 42 min drive - 49.2 km
  • Bristol Motor Speedway - 44 min drive - 65.7 km
  • Sugar Mountain Resort - 51 min drive - 64.9 km
  • Appalachian State University - 51 min drive - 63.8 km

Getting around

  • Tri-Cities, TN (TRI-Tri-Cities Regional) - 60 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rico's Pizza & Sub's - ‬45 min drive
  • ‪Barker's - ‬33 min drive
  • ‪Big Red Produce - ‬39 min drive
  • ‪Butler Trading Post - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Misty Waters Bait and Deli - ‬30 min drive

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 20 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 20 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Amenities

10/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret V.

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

Another great stay!

Great property and owner!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James V.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Awsome place great owner awsome neighbors met friends for life rented it for 3 weeks in march and a week in September.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

mark

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Beautiful location, well maintained, comfortable furnishings, nice kitchen, great communications, WiFi was good and easy to access. Will try to stay again! AAAA+++
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jaymes P.

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

Property was as described, quite and peaceful

Everything went well, owners were very helpful and would recommend staying there to all
Stayed 31 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lou M.

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

Lovely!

Loved staying here! Brooke was great and the place as very peaceful. The only negative I have was that there was a lot of ants in the kitchen, but other than that the house was clean and very comfortable.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Jul 2022
Thanks for staying with us Lou, I appreciate your review. We are working on the sugar ant situation, we’re trying a new technique, so hopefully will see results soon. Country living!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Meaghan V.

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

Perfect hideaway

This was the perfect location to be close to family we were visiting while having a comfortable quiet place to return to. My friend has difficulty with status but has no problems at this property and we were so happy to find it.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kate P.

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

Cain at the Lake

This house was perfect for our family of 4. We will be back again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

James M.

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

Vacation back home.

We had an after Christmas get together with family
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Josh W.

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

Amazing

Loved the house and the view from the front porch was amazing. The host were great answered all questions I had in a timely manner.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angela N.

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

Great House

We really enjoyed our stay here. Very relaxing. Well stocked with everything we needed. Looking forward to returning. Brooke was fast with responses when we had questions and very pleasant to deal with.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John P.

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

Winter family get together

The compass rose is a great little home to get together with friends and family and enjoy the peace and quiet of Butler Tennessee. Brooke is a fantastic host and very easy to work with. Very accommodating, I can't rave enough.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

John L.

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

A wonderful retreat

Clean as a pin. Excellent weather. It was so nice and cool. Love lake Watauga. Friendly neighbors. Great communication with owners. Enjoy the area birds, wildlife and cove view.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret V.

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

Once again…

We’re at this property, once again. It was perfect the 1st time and we picked this one again. We’re so pleased with this property, we’ve got it reserved later this year!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey M.

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

Great property..just what we wanted ... remote and quiet

Would recommend to friends
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret V.

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

Always a great stay!

Never any problems with this property. Easy check in. Great location. Great accommodations and amenities. When traveling to this area, will ALWAYS check if this property is available!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Charles H.

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

nice house

The property was well appointed and as listed. We were hiking during the day and then playing board games in the evening. We had some communication with the owners and they were prompt and friendly. The house had some sugar ants but the owner plans to take care of this immediately and this did not impact our stay nor our opinion of the property.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Margaret V.

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

Perfect Porch

The house was great! The porch was where we stayed most of the time. Great view, slight breeze. We loved our time!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ashley B.

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

Cute place!

This was a perfect little place to stay with plenty of room for 2 families. Very easy to communicate with renter as well.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tosha B.

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

Loved the property

We enjoyed the property! It was perfect for families with kids/teens. I always look for places with little to no knickknacks (toddler) and single story layout. We love the yard, the older kids tossed the football while the littles watched the cows across the street roam the hill.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025
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