Knot 4 Reel' gentle slope, private hot tub, double deck dock, slide. 5 bathroom
House in Norris Lake, TN
21 guests · 6 bedrooms · 5 baths
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
Includes essentialsPets allowed, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more
About this house rental
Unbelievably flat back yard leads directly to a private double decker dock with slide. Very rare for Norris Lake, this "Norris Lake rental cabin" has no steps leading to the dock area. Launch your watercraft next door at the boat ramp or contact us for rental options. NOTE: If using the defective Vrbo traveler phone app, this property actually has 5 bathrooms. Go to detailed amenities for details.
Enter the home to see a wide open floor plan. The modern, fully equipped kitchen provides the camp chef" with the necessary space and tools to please the hungry crowd while overlooking the party in the nearby TV & dining room. The deck overlooking the lake action and private dock sports a propane grill (free propane).
*Private hot tub located on the main level deck. We empty & refill your private hot tub w/fresh water before each new group. Yes! The home does have a hot tub.
This easy access main level has three queen bedrooms. One is a master with private bathroom. The upper level has laundry room, 3 bedrooms, and TV & game room.
The upper level provides more bedrooms and master bedrooms and a bonus Futon bed in the game room. The upper level even provides an extra frig, microwave, laundry room, MORE bathrooms, and another deck over looking the lake..
Parking is easy, flat, and connected to the paved access street.launch your boat next door at the very flat boat ramp. If you need to rent watercraft simply contact NorrisLakeWaterSports (ask for 10% Bertke discount) or OasisNorrisLake. Both of these places do delivery services. Flat Hollow and Powell Valley marinas also rent water craft.
***For target dates starting post Labor Day or prior to April 1, contact property manager for important details PRIOR to submitting a booking request.*** The contact information including name, phone number, and email address must belong to the primary 'Guest' - the sole person responsible for booking this home. We do not accept multiple persons or nicknames. *** The primary guest must be a minimum 28 years of age to book this home. This person is who will be held responsible for any damages inflicted upon the property. *** Any violations to these rules will trigger cancellation and forfeiture of an administration fee.
Enter the home to see a wide open floor plan. The modern, fully equipped kitchen provides the camp chef" with the necessary space and tools to please the hungry crowd while overlooking the party in the nearby TV & dining room. The deck overlooking the lake action and private dock sports a propane grill (free propane).
*Private hot tub located on the main level deck. We empty & refill your private hot tub w/fresh water before each new group. Yes! The home does have a hot tub.
This easy access main level has three queen bedrooms. One is a master with private bathroom. The upper level has laundry room, 3 bedrooms, and TV & game room.
The upper level provides more bedrooms and master bedrooms and a bonus Futon bed in the game room. The upper level even provides an extra frig, microwave, laundry room, MORE bathrooms, and another deck over looking the lake..
Parking is easy, flat, and connected to the paved access street.launch your boat next door at the very flat boat ramp. If you need to rent watercraft simply contact NorrisLakeWaterSports (ask for 10% Bertke discount) or OasisNorrisLake. Both of these places do delivery services. Flat Hollow and Powell Valley marinas also rent water craft.
***For target dates starting post Labor Day or prior to April 1, contact property manager for important details PRIOR to submitting a booking request.*** The contact information including name, phone number, and email address must belong to the primary 'Guest' - the sole person responsible for booking this home. We do not accept multiple persons or nicknames. *** The primary guest must be a minimum 28 years of age to book this home. This person is who will be held responsible for any damages inflicted upon the property. *** Any violations to these rules will trigger cancellation and forfeiture of an administration fee.
Amenities
Pets allowed
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
Family friendly
Map of Norris Lake, TN
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Reviews
5.0
We had a great time. The house is nice. Could’ve been cleaner. A couple of the frying pans need to be thrown out. We usually bring those but forgot this time.
The back porch/deck was not clean. It probably needs to be updated because it is hard to get the tables clean. The fire out was great and the dock was good. We could’ve used electric for fishing boats at the dock.
5.0
We had a great time at this house! Lots of room for the family, and the kids enjoyed the games. The location of the boat launch and a gentle sloping backyard were huge bonuses.
5.0
We had a great time a knot 4 reel! Multiple families were able to share the space comfortably. We loved the back yard to the lake didn't have a steep slope. Made lots of good memories fishing off the dock and wished we had a longer stay!
5.0
We had 16 people of all ages celebrating Thanksgiving at this house. It was roomy and served our needs wonderfully. Just be very careful on the narrow mountain road if you are getting there after dark. Some folks didn't have great cell service, but we were warned of that, and we enjoyed unplugging. Everyone in the neighborhood and nearby town is extremely friendly. Great neighborhood to take walks. The lake is low this time of year, but we weren't there for water play. We had a wonderful time together.
4.0
We had a great vacation with families from Tenn., Ohio and Virginia. 14 in all. The only negative is the remoteness of the property .
5.0
Great property
This is our second time staying at this property and it’s wonderful. The yard is great for older adults. We were traveling with two people who have canes and they were able to make it down to the dock pretty easily. House was very clean upon arrival and the kitchen is well stocked! Great week with family!
5.0
Loved it!!!
Great location on lake! Loved the yard to the dock, no steps! Plenty of room in the house for everyone! Great stay and a great vacation!
1.0
Sadly our experience was pretty terrible. Keyless check-in was great but once in the home it was very dirty. The fact that we're in the midst of a pandemic made it concerning. There was literally piled up dust and dust covered bugs on the bedside tables and lamps. The pillows were disgusting and some blood stained. Bunk room had chips and empty bottle under the bed. Upstairs carpet badly stained. I contacted the owner immediately. After some time received a text message stating the home was empty for about a month and hadn't been cleaned since. The owner did say he could have the home cleaned again if we vacated the house. We had two older family members so we didn't vacate and cleaned on our own. But this was more than a month's worth of not cleaning. Late night, pillows were delivered to our door. Unfortunately we had already purchased pillows by then. Stink bugs and ladybugs were all over the house. We figured the ladybugs are normal this time of year. We made due and fumigated. The day of our checkout the sewer line clogged and toilet water began to fill both first floor tubs!! I texted the owner. We were forced to leave in a hurry without using the bathrooms or showers. Over an hour later the owner replied "Oh no! What happened?".
The house is a pretty long drive from to the main streets where there's groceries and such. As for the area there's nothing to do nearby so I don't recommend it unless it's summer time and you plan to just enjoy the lake.
I later read through all previous reviews and saw that we are not the first guests to have the sewer backup.
I contacted vrbo and the owner regarding our issues and requested a partial refund. Vrbo also contacted the owner directly. The owner never responded. Vrbo stated that we could have called them directly during our stay and they would have moved us to another rental. I wish I knew that earlier.
4.0
Beautiful lake property for family Thanksgiving weekend
We enjoyed the layout and size of the house for our group of 12 family members. It was nice to have bedrooms and bathroom on the kitchen/main level for my elderly mother. The only drawback is there were many ladybugs upon arrival and had septic system issues on the last day before leaving.
4.0
Knot 4 reel
We had a great week
Dock is easy to access but needs some repairs
Owner was easy to work with
Would return
5.0
Great vacation!
The house was as advertised. The kitchen had all needed utensils, pots and pans. The thermostat is upstairs so the main floor gets very cold. The ladder on the dock is great. It is almost like stairs to get out of the water which made things much easier. The gentle sloping yard to the water was great compared to most places on the lake. The house and dock are a little dated but served our needs. We had a fantastic week!
5.0
10 out of 10
Clean, spacious, well equipped home with scenic two level deck , for house AND dock. Enjoyed sunrises over the trees, bobbing by the dock in the perfect temp water. grilling out dinners on the deck , and hot tub star gazing. In short it was all that was promised PLUS sepctacular location.
4.0
No Problems / No Frills / Very Private / Awesome Location
While this review may point out a few negatives from our stay (1 week in July 2021) the overall experience was positive and the only true problem we had was dealt with immediately.
The house is recently rehabbed and the basics are covered for a decent sized group. The a/c is excellent, we had plenty of hot water, the hot tub was awesome and the lake is superb.
But if you are more than 10 people you will encounter some of the issues we did. Pay attention to the pictures: there will not be enough places to sit in the living room, at the dining room table, on the dock or around a fire. Plus the sleeping arrangements can become problematic.
Combined, the patios have 2 high tables with 4 stools each and there were 4 plastic chairs in the dock storage + a few random heavy wooden chairs. If you want to hang as a group on the patios or the dock or use the fire pit plan to move chairs around all the time.
If you need to use the bunk-room note that the beds are not nearly as nice / strong as the others and are essentially on top of each other. We had to make a last minute change to room assignments when we discovered trying to put an adult couple in a bunkroom bed just wasn't going to work.
There are minimal closets / dressers / bedside tables and we had to move some furniture around to make it work. There were exactly enough sheets, pillowcases and towels as we needed and the laundry facilities in the bunk room worked well.
The 2 showers upstairs are small and do not work for anyone over 5.5 feet tall or full figured. We had adults in these rooms but only kids used these and we rotated the adults downstairs to the 2 tub-shower combos. We were all family and this was fine but maybe not for others.
There's tons of parking. The email stated only 2 spots but the driveway can manage 4 cars and there is room for 4 more on the other side.
The kitchen is well equipped and having 2 refrigerators was awesome. Local grocery options are great.
Cleaning was adequate but full ashtrays greeted us outside and under the bunk room beds had not been vacuumed (potato chips!) and we had to replace 2 dead light bulbs.
The dock is starting to show its age and we had kid splinters most every day + the slide is inoperable without power for the pump. No umbrella for the dock table so expect full sun always.
No issues with the launch being next door. Very quiet almost all of the time and we felt safe / private at night.
Overall lots of fun and recommended.
5.0
Great week
Really enjoyed the stay. Having limited internet access was refreshing as we enjoyed the lake and boat.
5.0
Nice Getaway!
Great times with friends right on the lake! It was an easy walk to the shore with no steps. The house was spacious and had everything we needed!
5.0
Nice house
We really liked the house. Not having any steps was a huge plus. The kids loved the slide and swimming off the dock. Skiing and tubing was nice because we could start and stop right at the dock. The only downside to being on fast water is the waves from the wakes. Glad there were platforms for our jet skis. We had 6 adults, 4 teenagers and 3 younger children. We did not feel cramped at all in the house. Highly recommend the house. The owner/manager was wonderful to work with. We've booked another of his houses for next year as this one was already booked. One thing to beware of is when you are docking your boat on the one side of the entrance (the side away from the boat ramp) is a 2 inch square post that scraped the fiberglass off our boat. We were docking and a wave turned the boat sideways and we scraped against the post. Less than $50 for the repairs once we got home.
5.0
Nice property
Great location. No steps. Many bedrooms with king and queen beds. Kitchen well equipped. Plenty of bath towels. Close to marina for gas and ice cream. Dock was nice but did a little damage to pontoon boat from steel channel. Slide was nice for grandkids. Large dock area for hanging out. Great steps to get out of water for adults!
5.0
Amazing vacation!
Our family of 14 had an amazing stay at Knot 4 Reel! Kitchen is fully stocked with everything you will need. The upstairs refrigerator was wonderful for the younger adults to store their drinks and snacks. The yard was perfect. Gentle slope for grandparents to go back and forth to the dock. We had someone deliver firewood so we were able to do a campfire every night. Cabin was clean when we arrived. We knew to bring all paper products so that was not a problem. We loved this house and vacation could not have been more perfect!!!! We want to come back next year but the summer months are already booked!
4.0
Great Location in Powell Valley
This place can sleep a lot of people and is great for large families or several families with children.(there is a huge bunk room with a 1/2 bath) The 2 other bedrooms upstairs each have their own full bath and porch. The location is excellent and the gentle slope of the lot beats climbing 100 steps or more. It was also a nice lawn to play bocci ball on.We had a small problem with the dock landing being under water since we stayed early in the season. This was corrected. The dock is covered and extra large so you can relax on the dock or in the water. It is in a busy spot so expect a lot of boat traffic and wakes which will rock your boat. We spent every evening around the bon fire pit with the family, drift wood is easy to collect and there is plenty of it. We did use the boat ramp, located right next to the lot which was easy to put in, but the drive down to it is a nail biter. We used the ramp off Wells Spring Dr (the state park beside Powell Valley Marina, behind the island) to haul out (1 mile staight drive to Highway 63). Saves our nerves. 10 minute boat ride to pull out. Same drive time.
The house was adequately furnished nothing fancy, and a little outdated, but everything worked. It also has a hot tub and covered back porch, which is great to sit on when rain showers come through. Spring Dock is just a 20 minute boat ride, we went there every day for ice cream and shop at G rides which has great wakeboards, clothing, and surf gear.
5.0
Fun for family gathering of 14
Had a great time at Knot 4 Reel with 6 adults and 8 kids - ages 2 - 13.
Pros:
- PLENTY of space. Lots of room for everyone.
- swimming off the dock was huge hit
- rented a pontoon from local marina and had a blast tubing on the lake
- hot tub was great for adults to relax in the evening
- kitchen had all the pots, pans, etc that we needed
- propane grill is large and able to cook a lot of food! This helped massively with dinner
- gentle slope to the water was a big deal for us because of small kids and grandparents who couldn’t move as well. It was easy to get to the dock and the yard is big enough for lots of fun games.
- upstairs Rec room was awesome for the kids. They spent most of the inside time up there.
- the fridge in the upstairs rec room was a big bonus. Kids had snacks and drink available and we needed the overflow room in the freezer.
- great view, secluded.
Cons:
- the only thermostat is upstairs and, because it was warmer upstairs the A/C would continue to run and make the downstairs freezing! Made it pretty uncomfortable in the house.
- many of the adults had trouble with the beds; they aren’t the most comfortable; especially the one upstairs that sank into the middle.
- poison ivy is everywhere in the yard. Multiple kids got it from playing. Make sure to watch for it and give showers immediately after being out.
- fishing was really slow (this could be user error! 😀)
- kitchen table has a stickiness to it and makes cars playing difficult. (Now we are getting nit picky)
Overall an awesome stay and great vacation! Hope to give these details to help others who are coming in the future. We would book this house again.
5.0
Awesome
The house was perfect for my family every one love the house especially the view we spend a great Christmas there definitely we coming back for summer
5.0
Family getaway for 10 was a success!
This space worked really well for 10 adults. We could comfortably seat everyone at the dining room table and between meals people could hang out all together at the table or the couches in the great room. Easy to break out into smaller groups in the game/TV room upstairs or bedrooms. Enjoyed being able to use the propane grill - really helped when trying to cook a nice meal for so many. Beds were generally rated as very comfortable. Kitchen has lots of plates, glasses, flatware, pots and pans. (Nonstick pans were heavily scratched, as expected) Also had coffee maker, slow cooker, hand-held electric mixer. A full service grocery was 20 minutes away - you will need to buy or bring all consumables such as trash cans, soap, sponges etc.
5.0
Fall break 2019
Great vacation- lake is beautiful. Host provided directions and info on area. Quick response to email/text. House has everything you need.
4.0
Enjoyable Week
House was spacious and ideal for a large family. Yard was level and a great space for kids to play -- but the grass had not been cut and the weeds were high.
We enjoyed the two tier deck with the slide, but the boards were splintering and many of the children ended up with splinters in their feet.
Overall the house, yard and location was great -- and we would certainly rent again in the future.
5.0
Perfect getaway
This was the perfect place for our family with older adults and young kids. Beautiful setting, all the amenities one could ask for, and a boat ram right next door. We will definitely be back thank you for sharing your wonderful home with us. Pictures just don’t do it justice!!
5.0
Great house with a gentle slope next to the boat ramp
This place was perfect for us. Unlike most other houses on Norris this home has a wonderfully gently sloping lot to the dock so carrying things down and back is easy. Right beside the house is a community boat ramp which couldn't have made splashing and pulling out the boats any easier. There was plenty of parking at the house as well. Inside the house appears to have been recently remodeled with nice finishes and appliances. The extra upstairs fridge sure came in handy as well with our larger group. We had a wonderful time.
5.0
Peaceful family time
We loved the location and the double decker dock. We rented a pontoon boat from oasis water sports who were very friendly and helpful. We really enjoyed the week of family time. There was an issue with the knee high grass which unfortunately did not get cut until Friday afternoon and we left Saturday we didn’t get to enjoy any yard games we brought. Overall this is a great house and we would definitely visit LaFollette again!
5.0
Great location
Awesome place to stay. Very convenient to have your own private boat dock. House was very nice!
5.0
Great place for an an active group
Really nice place to stay. The pictures online don't do the property justice. The yard is particularly nice- there is a ton of useable space for games and hanging out. The owner was helpful and quick following up. I would stay here again!
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Norris Lake?
The average price for a rental in Norris Lake is $656 per night. This rental is $254 above the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Knot 4 Reel' gentle slope, private hot tub, double deck dock, slide. 5 bathroom. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Knot 4 Reel' gentle slope, private hot tub, double deck dock, slide. 5 bathroom pet friendly?
Yes! This house is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Knot 4 Reel' gentle slope, private hot tub, double deck dock, slide. 5 bathroom?
We found 8 amenities for this rental. This includes pets allowed, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, and laundry.
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