Just stayed here last week for the 3rd time. Had a wonderful stay. We decided to stay here too because our neighbors stayed with this company last year and had a wonderful time. The yard is well maintained and the driveway paved all most all the way, just a short gravel part to your door. Very easy to drive to this place. The property was spotless. The furnishings nice and the beds spread was new as well as new sheets and towels. During our stay the coffee maker acted up so we called the housekeeper who brought a new one right over. Our extended family stayed at Red Top Retreat about a 5 minute walk and even larger home that slept abut 14. My sister in that cabin said the same thing, clean as a whistle with newer furnishings. The complimentary canoes were down at the dock just as promised. We took them down the river and into the Cherokee Forest. We saw tons of deer, two big bucks, lots of turkeys and a couple of Eagles! We were so excited to see so much wildlife. Then we came across beautiful waterfalls where we went ashore and took lots of family pictures. It really was an incredible trip. We took many joy rides in our family van that were recommended by the cabin company. We went in many different directions. To the East is NC and to the north Va (only about a 30 minute drive) and of course this entire lake is in Tennessee so we got to see and visit 3 states during our vacation. Grocery stores are a good 30 minute drive, same with liquor stores and Walmart. So come prepared. The weather here needs to be mentioned. It was perfect in June. Not too hot and not too cold, no mosquitoes, just lots of beautiful lunar moths at night that were brightly colored. We did some hiking too, the Appalachian trail crosses Watauga lake so its easy to hop on and walk for a while. We rented a boat from the local marina. One of the best parts of our trip was cruising the lake. This lake is so big with large mountains surrounding it. We water skied and tubed and barely saw another soul. Altogether a great trip, great people to rent from. Our family of about 18 all together including both cabins agrees this was the best vacation ever.