Rother's retreat

5.0 / 5.0

Outstanding(34 Ratings)

House in Smith Mountain Lake, VA

10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 3 baths

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

About this house rental

Beautiful Home on Fantastic Lot Flat to the water

This is a beautiful Lakefront Home that sleeps 10 comfortably. Lot is almost flat to the water with plenty of boat parking. Enjoy the peace-fullness of being on the quiet part of the lake but only 20 minutes to Bridgewater by boat and other amenities. Public boat ramp only 10 minutes away. House has all the bells and whistles including excellent WIFI. All TV's (4) are smart so you can access your Netflix/Prime/Hulu etc. Of course, Washer and Dryer and all the small kitchen appliances including regular coffee maker as well as Keurig. Laundry room also has a small commercial Ice-Maker. This machine produced up to 125 pounds of ice daily. What a relief to not worry about getting Ice for the coolers while on vacation. Home has 1 King bed, 3 Queens and a bunk room with 2 sets of twins.
Plenty of parking out front w/boat trailer parking on the street. We are absolutely pet/smoke free.

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Dishwasher

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Nearby attractions

Virginia Museum of Transportation

38.1 mi

Roanoke Pinball Museum

37.6 mi

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Rother's retreat

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5.0 / 5.0

Outstanding(34 Ratings)

House in Smith Mountain Lake, VA

10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 3 baths

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Air conditioner and more

About this house rental

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Dishwasher

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Nearby attractions

Virginia Museum of Transportation

38.1 mi

Roanoke Pinball Museum

37.6 mi

Ratings and reviews

5.0 / 5.0

Outstanding(34 Ratings)

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2024

We love this house! This is our 4th year renting it. We look forward to it all year. You can tell the owners take pride in it. This year there was some new landscaping. we find everything we need in the kitchen. The weather was perfect with rain only the last evening. We brought 2 paddleboards again this year and rented a pontoon boat for the week.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2024

Great place to stay. Lake and dock area is perfect.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

we keep coming back to this house for several reasons. The owners take great pride in making it welcoming with decor, cleanliness and upgrades as needed. The kitchen has everything you need for cooking any type of meal. The grill is great and hooked up to a big propane tank so you don't run out. This year we brought 2 paddleboards and used the boat dock to get on and off. The professional ice maker and cooler at the dock ... We plan to come back everyyear for as long as they rent it.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2023

Rother’s Retreat is a great place. The location to the lake is perfect with a beautiful view. The house was very roomy and well equipped with all of the modern utilities needed for a perfect vacation. Rick Rother was very accommodating in planning our vacation. I can’t wait to book our trip for next year.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2023

Rother’s Retreat was better than expected! Our family enjoyed everything. The home’s decor is lake themed and very well kept. The dock was fantastic and on one particular day we spent the entire day on the dock and kayaked everyday. We played yard games on the flat green grassy backyard and enjoyed a cookout using the grill and ate dinner on the deck’s dinning table. We will definitely request to stay again! Thank you for allowing us to stay at your home! Bring hand soap, dish washer soap and dish soap, all paper products including toilet paper. Any spices and salt and pepper, anything you’ll need for your recipes. The home does provide a lot of pots and pans, dishes, and utensils. Minute Mart does sell groceries if you forget stuff.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2023

This home and cove is perfect for playing and relaxing. The home had everything we needed to make a great vacation.

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2022

This is our second time renting "Rothers Retreat" and I can't say enough good things about it. It has everything you could want or need for a vacation rental on SML. The kitchen is VERY well equipped which is important to our group because we cook almost all meals at home. The dock with built in cooler and professional ice maker in basement are wonderful. We kept not only beverages but perishable snacks in it. This year we brought two inflatable paddle boards and they were used daily in the large cove. I highly recommend this property!

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2022

This was our second year staying at Rother’s Retreat and another great vacation! The property is very well equipped and the owners continue to make upgrades in furnishings and kitchen tools! The home and property are lovingly maintained. We look forward to coming back next year!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2022

Rother's once again was great!! We thank them again for sharing their wonderful home. We enjoyed it!!

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2022

Great Family Vacation

Great Family Vacation

This place is great!! We had a great family vacation and would definitely come back. The owners are wonderful! The house is great! The lake is the best! What else could you ask for. I would definitely recommend it.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2022

SML Gem on an open wide beautiful Cove!

SML Gem on an open wide beautiful Cove!

1st of all, we love a dock-this is a great dock with a diving board and two ladders for swimming. Also extra slips for boats or jet skis. The cove is huge and quiet. No worry with big boats racing by. The back yard to the dock is nice and flat and room to throw ball and play catch. The house has a huge deck with plenty of seating and a nice gas grill. The house is better than the pictures! Two king rooms, two queen rooms and a double bunk room. All the mattresses were very comfy and slept well! The whole house has been remodeled with two living areas and plenty of wifi with all the essentials on the smart TVs. We are cooks in our family, the kitchen is the best stocked kitchen we have ever seen! Very nice cookware and everything you need for vacation! Two things I would "suggest" to add to the home-are some play things to use on the lake. We brought our own floats and a ride to pull behind the boat we rented, but maybe a kayak or a paddle board would be nice to use. They did have life vests and some pool noodles available. Also, a fire pit to use, we wanted to make s'mores and we did not see a space to do so. So we roasted them over the gas grill and made do! This is a GREAT house, super clean and up to date, super comfy beds and plenty of space to spread out. A kitchen that is stocked with all you need. An AWESOME dock and cove to play and boat around. Also, you can boat to a few restaurants nearby! We give this a 5 star review!! Thanks to the Rothers Family for sharing their home! We loved it!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Another relaxing time at Rother's Retreat

Another relaxing time at Rother's Retreat

A perfect place for family and friends. Always enjoyable. Beautiful dock and flat space for games. We love this place!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

We didn’t want to leave!

We didn’t want to leave!

Our family had a fantastic time! The home and property was even better in person than we expected! The house was very clean and well stocked with everything we needed. The downstairs living area was great for children to spread out and play games. The window treatments provided a great dark environment for little ones to nap! The dock setup was fantastic for our small children who spent hours and hours jumping in the lake. We were able to easily tie up our own boat in the floating docks, and ate many lunches down by the water in the shade. The cove was quiet and protected from boat traffic and great for swimming. Overall a fantastic rental experience. We’re ready to go back!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Smith's

Smith's

Our stay was good! Weather was great, house was big! Had most amenities. Very convenient for travelers!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2021

Best SML trip so far!

Best SML trip so far!

Beautiful property and excellent location on the lake. Loved everything about this stay and is the best SML experience to date!

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2021

Perfect house on SML

Perfect house on SML

We've rented a few times on SML in the past This property had everything it promised in the description. Very clean, well maintained , kitchen well equipped, wonderful deck and dock and most important "gentle slope to the lake" There were 3 couples and two adult children in our party. We had plenty of room to socialize and also privacy when needed. The industrial ice maker and cooler on the deck were awesome. The owners were quickly responsive to a couple of small issues. We would highly recommend this house no need to look any further. We will definitely rent again.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2021

Family time

Family time

This property checked everything we were looking for in a rental at the lake. Clean, great location for boating and swimming. Enough room to spread out. Quiet cove and all the essentials that were needed.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2021

Plenty of space for everyone. Enjoyed our stay and spending the majority of our time at the dock

Plenty of space for everyone. Enjoyed our stay and spending the majority of our time at the dock

Owners were very easy to work with

4.0 / 5.0

Oct 2020

Great spot on the lake

Great spot on the lake

Nice home - great location. Owner very responsive.

5.0 / 5.0

Sep 2020

Restful & Peaceful Family Vacation

Restful & Peaceful Family Vacation

After having trips cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic, we decided to get away where we could enjoy solitude and quality family time. Smith Mountain Lake and Rother's Retreat was the perfect place to escape all the politics surrounding the pandemic. The home was just as it was described and shown in the pictures. It was well equipped and the furnishings very comfortable. We especially enjoyed the dock all times of the day, where we could park our jet ski's safely, enjoy picnicking, fishing and floating on a raft. The location of the home was perfect as it was in a quiet cove and at an end of the lake where it was not overly developed. The view from the home overlooking the lake was absolutely lovely. We all agreed, we would return to Rother's Retreat!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2020

Amazing Spot

Amazing Spot

Everything was great not a si hole complaint. Loved the location, house, dock, we had a blast! Can’t wait to come back next year!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2020

Awesome house!

Awesome house!

Our family (three kids + Grammy) had the best week at the house. The setup is perfect for kicking back and relaxing. We spent most of our time on the dock swimming and fishing. The house is located on a great part of the lake that doesn’t have too much traffic, but you can quickly access all parts of the lake. The cove is quiet and the neighbors are friendly. We brought an island float that we tied to the outside of a slip that made a good place to hang out with a view of the lake. Also rented a boat for the week and slips were easy to get in and out. Kitchen had everything we needed. Some extras that I appreciated were the commercial ice maker, built in cooler on the deck (kept drinks in there all week), surround sound speakers on dock and in house easily paired with phone, and smart TVs throughout. All bedrooms were big and the house is very accommodating for the 10 maximum limit. Owner is also been responsive to questions and requests.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2020

Another relaxing time at Rother's Retreat

Another relaxing time at Rother's Retreat

Rother's Retreat once again was a wonderful break for our family.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2020

Best All Around

Best All Around

This property was all around our favorite yet. The owners were nice and accommodating. The lot was almost flat leading to the water. The dock had plenty of room for kids to play, nice shaded area, nice cooler(ice machine in house) and the floating dock was great for watercraft. The neighbors were both nice also. We will Definitely be back.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2020

Perfect spot for family vacation with grandkids

Perfect spot for family vacation with grandkids

We found this to be a Perfect spot for family vacation with grandkids Also, the few issues that we had we found the owners to be extremely responsive to our needs. The kitchen was well-equipped and plenty of plastic for days out on the boat was extremely helpful. Nice laundry room with ice machine which was also a big help filling our coolers. There were books which our granddaughters enjoyed and it was a very quiet peaceful Cove. Lots of fun fishing to be had on the dock and a sizable large mouth bass was caught one day! All in all we had no complaints I would definitely come back!

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2020

Wonderful place!

Wonderful place!

We absolutely loved our stay at Rother's Retreat. The house was perfect for our family of 6 - we had small children and the grass out back did not have a big incline and so our toddler loved playing on the grass not to mention the dock was easy to swim off of and the cove where the house is - is so quiet. Sunsets were beautiful and we had dinner every night on the deck. The house was perfect and had everything you could want! We really appreciate all the details were thought of and it was so easy to settle in. We highly recommend this place and I hope we will be back to visit soon!

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2020

Lovely lake home

Lovely lake home

We had a great stay at this property, which is just as advertised. Definitely recommend.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2019

Lovely area of the lake and wonderful accommodations

Lovely area of the lake and wonderful accommodations

We enjoyed our stay again in Rother's Retreat! Everything we needed for a great stay at SML!

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2019

Great location and features

Great location and features

Great house that met all of our needs. Dock was great, wired for sound, shaded area to sit and play cards, and a short relatively flat walk from the house, which was a plus. Would stay there again.

5.0 / 5.0

Aug 2019

Terry Family

Terry Family

House was great. Location perfect. The kids loved fishing on the dock and we all swam there too. Very peaceful to sit on the deck in the morning. Wish the hot tub was working. Most of the days we were out boating. The lake is magnificent. Our family enjoyed the week very much!

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2019

Beautiful lake and view.

Beautiful lake and view.

Kids enjoyed the lake. Home was clean and neat . Seemed to have a lot of rules in the notebook. But Maybe the owners had some bad renters at some time

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2019

Peaceful

Peaceful

We always love our stay at Rothers Retreat and this time was no different. The dock and quiet cove can’t be beat. Only one minor complaint, and that was the hot tub was not operational.

5.0 / 5.0

Jun 2019

Perfect getaway!

Perfect getaway!

Rothers Retreat is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing getaway. The layout of the house and dock is great for family time together. Everything you need is there. We can't wait to go back.

4.0 / 5.0

Aug 2018

Great for all ages

Great for all ages

We have stayed 2 times at Rother's Retreat, both times our family had a wonderful time. We enjoy the dock and the space families members have to sleep. The kitchen is well equipped and we could set up games to play downstairs. We hope to stay there again next year.

5.0 / 5.0

Jul 2018

Great location on the water!

Great location on the water!

We had an awesome stay at Rother's Retreat! The house was very clean and well stocked with everything you needed. We had an amazing stay and beautiful weather. Would recommend to friends!

FAQs

How much does this house cost compared to others in Smith Mountain Lake?

The average price for a rental in Smith Mountain Lake is $538 per night. This rental is $352 above the average.

Is parking included with this house?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Rother's retreat . 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 Rother's retreat pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Rother's retreat ?

We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, and laundry.

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Rother's retreat

House in Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Reasons to book

About this house rental

Amenities

Map of Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Nearby attractions

Rother's retreat

House in Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Reasons to book

About this house rental

Amenities

Map of Smith Mountain Lake, VA

Nearby attractions

Ratings and reviews

FAQs

How much does this house cost compared to others in Smith Mountain Lake?

Is parking included with this house?

Is there a pool at this house?

Is Rother's retreat pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Rother's retreat ?

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