We were coming from Texas and Georgia so we were looking for a boating lake sorta in the middle. Greer's Ferry Lake caught our eye and sounded promising. It did not disappoint....it is stunning and beautiful. The house provided us what we needed with private sleeping quarters for the kids, parents and grandparents. It will sleep 13 but only if some of the children are able to sleep two to a futon. The cove, which extends about 3/4 of a mile off the main body, is a magnet for house boats, pontoons boats and ski boats to anchor in and spend the day, That did not deter us from skiing in it while teaching the younger kids to ski; water was very smooth. There are some great cliff-jumping sites out of the cove and going right to the next cove; very easy for even the younger kids to climb out of the water and up the cliffs to a variety of accessible heights. Kayaking, canoeing and fishing was also popular. A few cautions: 1. if you are taking a ski boat, the boat launch near the house is steep, winding and difficult to access. We chose to trailer our boat to a park ramp 30 minutes away but only 15 minutes back by boat. We just secured our boat at night to the boat dock at the house; 2. The climb from the boat dock to he house is serious; bad knees, hips or heart should think twice; 3. If you plan on pancakes, bring your own griddle!