Rustic, wooded, lake front cabin with private dock

We brought a group of teenagers to celebrate a 16th birthday. When I found Geraldine and Bill's cabin (The Stewart House) I was skeptical. It sounded too good to be true but it had great reviews. Renting this cabin was the best thing we could have possibly decided on. They really looked forward to the boats and headed straight out. The remainder of the trip was rain which cut out the bonfire too. You would think that would be a disappointment but they never ran out of stuff to do. The entire cabin is full of oohs, ahhs, wows, cools, and all those explicatives. We took pictures of everything. I would love to tell you all about it but this is one of those things you have to see it for yourself to really understand. I keep coming back to one thing. It was fun... every inch of it was fun and that was just what we wanted for them. Some of the best memories for birthdays so far. I don't care who you are or what you like, if it includes a mostly secluded and all encompassing lake cabin, this is worth the trip.

Many thanks to Geraldine and Bill. You made so many memories possible in such a short time. Your cabin was incredible.

We stayed at the Stewart house for two weeks at the end of August and first week of September 2012. My father and step mother flew into Nashville from the UK and my husband, myself, my daughter (4 yrs) and son (18 months) drove from Maryland.

We thoroughly enjoy every moment spent at the house. It was in a beautiful location and far exceeded our expectations in many ways. The house was wonderfully decorated and very welcoming. We really enjoyed family time up in the loft playing games, puzzles, toys for the little ones, pool table and the ever popular pinball machine.

The bedrooms were very comfortable and pleasant. I Personally enjoyed sitting out on the deck outside of my bedroom. Very relaxing and peaceful. The bathrooms, as with the rest of the house, were very clean.

Our favorite place to relax and unwind as a family was down stairs in the living room, dining area and kitchen. It was such a perfect place to just simply be a family and get away from the day to day busyness to sometimes prevents those preciouse moments from being enjoyed?

The main deck with swinging chair and picnic table was a lovely spot to bring the family fun outdoors. The men of the family enjoyed using the grill and smoker. We also spent a great deal of time out on the lake. Either in the row boat or on one of the days that we rented to John Deer pontoon boat - which is highly recommended. We explore every inche of the marovlouse lake and spent time fishing and swimming at the beach which is a short drive away.

Other places that we visited were; Sandy Cliff restaurant, Bowling Green, Mammoth Cave, the Bowling green flea market, lake Malone state park, Nashville and on the way home Kentucky horse park in Lexington. I think our favorite place was to stay at the house and surrounding area and enjoy all that the Stewart house has to offer.

Geraldine and Bill were wonderful to meet. They live next door and were extremely kind, knowledgable and welcoming. They have provided such a wonderful place for the whole family to enjoy. I felt incredibly safe and right at home. Even with two small children I was still able to relax and unwind.

Thank you so much

Do you want a family vacation where you unwind and reconnect? Then the Stewart House at Lake Malone is the vacation of your dreams. Our family includes one daughter 21, three sons ages 16,14,11. My husband is a "later life" college student and works full time. I work two jobs. So our lifes are very hetic and often we miss the one on one family time that we so value.

So when the first two days of our trip where full of rain, it wasn't a problem. The Stewart house offers board games, pool table, old fashion pin ball machine, movies from the past and present and a back covered porch overlooking the lake for hours of relaxation.

Ms. Geraldine has decorated the Stewart House in a fashion that takes hours to explore her collections. Maybe if you are lucky you will get a tour of what my family refers to as the "Nik-Nak Shack" to see her extensive Santa Collection.

Rent the John Deere themed potoon boat for an adventure. You will be the talk of the lake. The lake offers low boat traffic for a quiet place to fish and swim.

Finish the night with a campfire that was uniquely designed by Mr. Bill. Nothing says family time like S'mores.

This was our second visit and we will be returning again and again. My husband and I are hoping to have a romantic getaway this fall at the Stewart House.

Thank you for sharing the Stewart House and giving us a place for our family to reconnect.