Secluded, Luxury Lake Getaway with covered dock, sleeps 14

Looked around a lot before renting this home and was very pleased with the choice. Two wonderful common areas both with televisions and great seating upstairs and downstairs for spreading out, a wonderful kitchen with a large dining table for group meals, lots of comfortable beds, and again two great hangout areas one up, one down outside with a view of the lake. Water is a very short (and somewhat steep) walk from the house.
We visited in August of 2011 when the lake level was down, but were able to bring a boat to the covered dock which was sitting in about four feet of water. It was about a seven minute cruise to open water for skiing -- the house sits up in a well protected cove.
The house is really beautiful and perfectly maintained. Working with the owner was especially pleasant as well as she went out of her way to be helpful in making the weekend special.
Overall a really nice house with high level furnishings, decorations and comfort items with an owner who was lovely to work with. I highly recommend this rental!

We enjoyed this lakehouse very much. The inside is very nicely decorated and the kitchen well equipped. The bedrooms on the main floor are especially large which was perfect for us because we had toddlers who wanted to sleep on the floor in the same rooms as their parents. The kitchen, dining room (with very large table), and family room are essentially one big room which is great for a crowd. The lot is very private (lots of trees and no neighbors) and the covered dock was very convenient to park our boat. The only down side for us was that the water level was very low when we stayed so the boat was barely dockable and the water around the dock was so stagnant that it was not inviting to swim in! Bottom line - a great lakehouse with very nice owners. Just make sure lake levels are high enough for your boat if boating is the focus of your vacation.

The lake retreat at Fontana was even better than the original description. The house had comfortable appointments, very clean, views like something out of a travel magazine, fully equipped kitchen, high end appliances, banquet sized dining table for family dinners, and large comfortable sofas and lounge chairs for TV viewing and reading. (house had great reading material to enjoy) The boat dock was great for sunbathing and fishing (with much success) off the dock. The very best for me personally was the screened porch and decks off the upstairs bedrooms for morning coffee and sipping evening beverages.
The community pool and easily accessible golf courses were added fun. The nearby towns of Seneca and Anderson offer shopping and restaurants to meet most any needs. Internet service would have been great but is probably not accessible in the serene environment. This retreat would be great for people of all ages--couples, families with teens, toddlers, groups. Definitely a place for a return visit!