Wonderful Home and Hosts!Our family of 8 very much enjoyed staying at River Watch Lodge! The home is spacious & beautifully decorated. We really enjoyed the outdoor fireplace, game room, & gathering on the spacious porch for meals. One great feature is all 3 fireplaces (2 indoors 1 on the porch) are all gas, so no lugging firewood around! Our two small grandsons are Thomas the Train fans, & the great highlight of the stay was the Blue Ridge train coming right by the home 4 times each day! We had train whistles for them, & as soon as they heard that train coming in the distance, they had to run to the porch, wave to the train, & whistle back! The joy on their little faces was priceless! There is also a box of train tracks and little trains in the game room, & train decor, as well as baby gates for the stairs, a booster seat, high chair, porta crib, & lots of children's books. There is a basketball shoot game, a game table, pool/pong table & board games. We took a kid's golf set for them to use on the outdoor putting green, & the adults enjoyed the provided putters, as well! The lodge is very well equipped & comfortable. Wifi is fast & reliable. Easy drive up-no 4-wheel drive needed. Mr. Barber was so thoughtful to make sure we knew where to find a local park for the little ones. We loved making s'mores together, and watching so many deer on the property! Thank you to our hosts for a wonderful place to make lifelong family memories together!