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Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson

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A campsite with a canoe, logs, and a lake in the background.
A two-story building with a covered patio area, surrounded by trees.
A two-story house with a front porch and a small front yard.
A living room with a fireplace, leather sofas, a television, and a ceiling fan.
A living room with a fireplace, a brown leather sofa, a wicker chair, and a flat-screen TV.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • The great outdoors
    Guests love the outdoor space here.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade and game room.
  • By the lake
    Guests love the beautiful lakefront location.
5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 14

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Seneca, SC
  • Place, Friendship Recreaction Area
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Clemson University
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Place, Memorial Stadium
    ‪15 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

5 bedrooms (sleeps 14)

Basement bedroom

1 Single Bed and 2 Double Beds

Kids room on main level

2 Single Beds, 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bunk Bed

Master

1 King Bed

Queen by entry

1 Queen Bed

Queen with lake view

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Basement bath

Toilet · Shower only

Hall bath

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Master Bath

Toilet · Shower only · Jetted bathtub

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson

Let 200+ feet of beautiful frontage on Lake Hartwell greet you on your family vacation or corporate outing. We hope this 5 bedroom 3 bath home can be your perfect retreat away from the hustle and bustle of life. Only 15 minutes to Clemson University, this home comes ready to entertain the whole family. A full sized multi-cade arcade game, Ping pong, foosball, darts, multiple TVs, toys for kids, plenty of board games, multiple kayaks (at your own risk) for your lake perusing, and good coffee.
*There is no boat dock. *
*Please note that the property took substantial damage during Helene. Though the home is back in tip-top shape, there are still multiple trees down on the land between the house and the lake. This land technically belongs to the US Army Corps of Engineers (as does all the Lake Hartwell shoreline), and they will not allow us to remove/mulch any of those downed trees*

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 22
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs less than 9 kg per pet (limit 2 pets total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 2867507vb
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 indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Seneca

Located in Seneca, this holiday home is on the waterfront. Memorial Stadium is a notable landmark, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Lake Hartwell and Lake Keowee. Travelling with kids? Consider Blue Ridge Arts Center, or check out an event or a game at Littlejohn Coliseum. Discover the area's water adventures with jet skiing and kayaking nearby, or enjoy the great outdoors with cycling and hiking/biking trails.
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Seneca, SC

What's nearby

  • Friendship Recreaction Area - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Clemson University - 9 min drive - 12.3 km
  • Memorial Stadium - 15 min drive - 17.3 km
  • Lake Keowee - 18 min drive - 21.5 km
  • Lake Jocassee - 53 min drive - 65.4 km

Getting around

  • Clemson Station - 18 min drive
  • Greenville, SC (GSP-Greenville-Spartanburg Intl.) - 55 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Tyler's Pub At The Pier - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Lucky Duck Bistro - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪The Farm Cafe - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Sole on the Green - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Neighbors - ‬11 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Coffee and Kayaks - 5 Bedroom Lakefront Family Retreat close to Clemson located?

This family-friendly Seneca holiday home is located on the waterfront, within a 10-minute walk of Lake Hartwell and Friendship Recreaction Area. Townville Landing and Highpointe Lower Field are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 19 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 19 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 19 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 19 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kelly M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice place on the lake with great amenities, reasonably close to Clemson.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nancy J.

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

Super Family Friendly

Fantastic stay with plenty of room for our group of 4 adults and 3 children. House has tons of play time amenities to keep all ages occupied. Highly recommend.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Ashley F.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake Fun

My family and friends enjoyed our stay at coffee and kayaks. The public boat ramp is very conveniently located. We were able to recreate daily on the lake. The game room was a wonderful bonus!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brittany C.

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

Perfect Again!!

This our 2nd stay at this place and we love it here! Everything is clean, check in is easy and communication is quick. If you think you forgot something don't worry cause they thought of everything.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Dianna D.

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

Awesome vacation

Our family enjoyed the lake experience and the amenities of this house. Tha game room was a definite hit with our family and the lake access was great! The stairs going down to the lake could be improved but wouldn’t keep me from booking this property again. The bedrooms and living areas were spacious and comfortable.
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Amy A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent place to stay. Plenty of room for all our young adults and college kids to have a bed. The owner was quick to respond to me. The owner had not cleaned the yard up from last year's storm so there were lots of trees down in the back yard. I wish there were a dock although there is a small clean bit of shoreline. Lots of coffee for our coffee drinkers!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Brittany C.

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

Amazing

We had family and friends with us from ages 4-75 and everyone had a wonderful time. It was beautiful and spacious. The game room and all the amenities were great. The coffee bar was the best! The view was breathtaking. It was very clean, had plenty of towels and sheets, and the response time was quick the entire time. Will stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 27 Feb, 2023
You all were some of the best guests we have hosted. My sincere thanks for the communication from start to finish and I'm thrilled you all enjoyed your stay. You are absolutely welcome back any time!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tara M.

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

Can’t wait to stay again!!!!

We live a short distance away but wanted a vacay away for my daughters 16th birthday!!! What a beautiful piece of property filled with million dollar lake views, deer, and amazing sunsets but most importantly…the owner is the very definition of hospitality!!! I can’t rave enough about this being the TOTAL package!!! We WILL return!!!!!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 10 Aug, 2022
Wow. Well, I have to admit that I blushed a little after reading that, Tara. Thank you so much. I'm thrilled your daughter had a wonderful birthday and I'm grateful for your stewardship of Coffee and Kayaks during your stay. We look forward to hosting you again next year! We'll be continuing to make improvements to the home over the off season and can't wait to show them off. Thanks again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lyle Z.

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

Fun with kayaks and canoes!

This was an excellent stay for our family of 9 adults and 5 children! We enjoyed the boats with life jackets every day! The small beach front area was great for little ones to splash around in and play on the shore. There were a lot of extras included that some hosts don't always think of, like plenty of TP, trash bags, dish washing supplies, and a good amount of dishes and pots/pans. Nick was extremely attentive with all our questions and was available the entire stay! Super Host! Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Danielle B.

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

Great Family Vacation

This was a great property with the easiest access to the lake. It has everything you need for a great time. Floats to tie to boats, kayaks, paddle boards, inner tubes. Nick was fantastic helping with anything we needed and making sure our stay was awesome. The kids LOVED the ping pong table and limitless video games . Renting a boat was easy and you could anchor in the cove and just swim to the house to grab anything. the zero entry was great for the dogs as well. Would definitely come back!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 23 Jul, 2022
Thank you so much for your kind comments and flexibility throughout the stay, Danielle. Glad we had enough to keep the kiddos occupied while you were here. You were fantastic guests and I hope to see you all back next year!
Verified

8/10 Good

Robert S.

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

Perfect for Our Family!

Coffee and Kayaks was truly a wonderful place for our family to be together, sit on the beautiful deck overlooking the lake and enjoy kayaking! The house itself has many areas of sleeping arrangements, games to play and ways to entertain! The host was available and helpful! Our only complaint was having to clean up the deck in order to use it and having to pull up the poison ivy outside in the walkways. If the outside were cleaned up a little better, this would have been a 5 star rating.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Melissa M.

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

Great Family-Friendly Home

We stayed a full week at this house with our family for a highschool bass fishing tournament. It was everything the description said it was. The garage was full Of water toys that we enjoyed all week. The kitchen was fully stocked with essentials to cook big family meals every night. The house layout was ideal and spacious so all family members could spread out and have their “space”. The kiddos enjoyed the game room as well. When we come back to town we will surely look to rebook with Nick.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kim W.

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

6 adults 6 children perfection.

Our bi-yearly family vacation. Three families. Spent two spectacular days in the crazy number of kayaks and a paddle board. Fire each night. Third day rented a pontoon boat and used the hot dog and float to play around the house then explored Cemetery Island. The rental was all it claimed to be and more. So many ways to make coffee. So many kayaks. At night everyone played ping pong, air hockey, and pac man. All we need was groceries and a bathing suit. Absolutely perfect.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Anna R.

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

Coffee and kayaks

Hurricane Helene ravaged our area in September and certainly impacted this property. However, the owner was transparent and communicative re: the progress on the repairs being made and timeline for our visit and was responsive to any inquiries we made. We were offered the opportunity to change our booking but had looked at MANY other properties in the area for our family gathering and felt comfortable with our decision to keep our reservation. We were not disappointed. It being winter, the limited access to the lake amenities was not a hindrance to our stay. The house was clean, comfortable, and well suited to our group. We look forward to a time in the future when we can take full advantage of Coffee and Kayaks.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marcia & Elzie B.

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

Fantastic Family Fun

Our family vacation was wonderful! The house provided abundant activities for everyone. We played cards and board games. We went out on the kayaks, canoes, floats and an extra large water mat. Everything we wanted, and more, was available. We saw a doe almost daily and often saw a doe with a fawn crossing in the back yard. The view from the backyard deck was our favorite place to be. The host was easy to contact and responded promptly. The setting of the house, a bit off the road, on a quiet, easily walkable street was great. I would highly recommend Coffee and Kayaks. And, yes, the coffee options were fabulous. The house was very clean and nicely decorated. A welcoming and enjoyable stay was had by all!
Stayed 9 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

alicia l.

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

Awesome place for large family that loves the lake!

“ Kayaks and Coffee” such a great name for this place. Coffee bar was stocked and there were several options on which way you wanted to make it. I loved having coffee and sitting on the porch just watching the water. My family loves the lake and all the toys to play on the lake. This house had several kayaks, paddle board, life jackets, floats and pretty much whatever you could think of to have on the lake. We had a couple of kids that especially loved the hot dog float that we could pull behind the boat. We had a family of 15 and the house had plenty of room for everyone. It rained a lot during our stay so the game room was great for everyone to stay busy and have fun! Nick was more than accommodating and answered any questions we had promptly. Great, great place to stay and we are already planning our stay for next year!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 8 Sept, 2022
Well shucks. It's pretty tough to get me speechless. What a wonderful and kind review! Loving the hot dog float shout our too! Thank you so much, Alicia. You all were wonderful guests and I look forward to showing off all the new odds and ends when you book next year. 🙂. Make sure to contact me for a repeat stay discount. Thanks again!
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Peggie S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Our family had an amazing week at the lake. The abundance of water toys - canoe, kayak, paddle board, etc - was the main attraction for us. Everyone had their own vessel for tooling around the lake. Kids were in the water from sun up until sun down.I contacted the owner twice during our stay and he responded quickly each time. He was very easy to work with. We will definitely return to this property for our next lake vacation!! Thank you, Nick!
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Franklin P.

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

Family Christmas

Perfect place to have family gathering! Much to do for entertainment of kids and adults and excellent accommodations. And the Host was easy to reach and most helpful. Thank you, Nick!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandra C.

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

Great Family Retreat

We rented this home for the weekend as we moved our son back to Clemson. It was only about 7 minutes from his off campus housing so was perfect for us. The house was very clean and well stocked with everything you could need while staying there. Coffee bar was a fun touch with every type off coffee brewer you could want and the bonus was the coffee was provided. The home has a beautiful deck off the back to entertain or just sit out and enjoy nature. The kids had a blast with the games in the basement, especially the old school video game machine. The house has a beach area at the lake which allows for swimming, sunning and easy use of the kayaks and lake equipment. Our dog loved being able to swim in the lake. Just a word of caution, the lake is downhill from the house and there are stairs and paths on the way down, but it would not be easy navigating for someone who may be handicapped or have difficulty walking. We truly enjoyed our stay and will definitely be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Nick Zappitelli

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Wow, I get twice as many characters to tell you about me than about the property. I guess we can start from the beginning.... I was born in small town... ok, I won't get carried away. Our family lives in the great state of South Carolina after doing stints in Texas, Ohio, Florida, Kentucky, and just about everywhere in between. We love the outdoors, coffee, and kayaking... I'm not sure if that makes the name "Coffee and Kayaks" original, cliché, or whatever the kids are saying these days, but either way, it gives us an opportunity to share our great family home with you. It's been an unbelievable blessing for us to own this little slice of serenity. We hope you enjoy it too! It all makes sense now, right?

Why they chose this property

Whether you are using a lasso to collect pine cones (a personal favorite of our son) or waking up early to get the kayaks out on the lake, this lakefront home impressed us from our first step in the door. We had been looking for the perfect family getaway for some time and knew this was the one. The location is great and the larger lot gives you a lot of privacy and freedom. The massive deck gives you plenty of excuses to get outside and enjoy the lake. We really tried to get something to catch everyone's attention. Be it the full size arcade game, ping pong, DVD library, outdoor space, kayaks, basketball hoop, etc... We truly care and want to make this a phenomenal experience.

What makes this property unique

Just far enough away from the hustle and bustle of city life in Carolina, Seneca/Townville is a slow-paced retreat from your busy life and a great spot to unwind with the family. Coffee and Kayaks provides a strong value add to the short-term rental space by offering a massive (its actually two lots) 200"+ of waterfront to be viewed from the large deck and, even if you get some subpar weather, there is enough to keep the family busy inside.

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