GIANT PORCH WATERFRONT BOATHOUSE KAYAK NO WAKE AT DOCK
4.4
Excellent(61 Reviews)House in Bracey, VA
8 guests · 4 bedrooms · 2 baths
Reasons to book
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
Includes essentialsGarden, Pets allowed, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more
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About this house rental
bring your bass bpat or pontoon. LARGE COVERED PORCH... Country setting, relax & recharge. Pet friendly. Enjoy two firepits, 1 propane & 1 wood.
Well behaved pets on flea treatment are welcome...
Swim off your vessel
Boat Rentals:
Eaton Ferry Marina
2525864661
Stone House Timber Lodge
2525863012
Popular Point Marina
4346362175
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Well behaved pets on flea treatment are welcome...
Swim off your vessel
Boat Rentals:
Eaton Ferry Marina
2525864661
Stone House Timber Lodge
2525863012
Popular Point Marina
4346362175
Attached here is the link of the video of the property. Please copy it and paste it on your browser: https://youtube.com/watch?v=LDeS8BIUHMs
Amenities
Air conditioner
Pets allowed
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Bracey, VA
Reviews
4.4
Excellent(61 Reviews)4.4
We were looking for a place with beautiful surroundings and a quiet place to chill. And this home fit the bill perfectly. Love the porch. Only suggestion would be to put another gate on the side stairs to keep fur babies on the porch. Thank your for sharing your little slice of heaven!
4.4
Great place to stay for relaxation. Wife has a stressful job and my son is processing for the Marine Corps. We wanted a lake property to just chill out at and this place was great.
Communications with host are superb.
4.4
Though we are not boaters, we wanted a place where we could catch up with each other and this was the perfect place. Plenty of outdoor space for yard games and sitting around the fire. We had a great time.
4.4
The property has 3 good sized bedrooms with a 4th bed in a separate room. Great for accommodating a lot of people. Having a gas fireplace and wood fireplace is a bonus. Decent fishing off the dock... But shallow, but still hit lots of catfish and bass. Note: this property is under a small bridge from the main body, so if you rent a larger boat like a pontoon, getting it under the bridge may be difficult
4.4
This home located on a lake in Virginia was so beautiful and allowed my 85 year old mother and 5 other family members to have a wonderful time with my Uncle. It is just as described in their posting and so well maintained! The area and neighborhood is safe and beautiful yard right on the lake inlet. Very comfortable furnishings and all the items included for a wonderful place to make long lasting memories!
4.4
My family and I had an excellent long Labor Day weekend here. The house was just as the pictures show. It was very clean and kitchen had all of the items you need. The covered porch is fantastic for the family to gather and the propane fire pit was a huge hit with all! I was a bit concerned with the shallow water under the covered dock, but my 19ft Sea Ray Bow Rider fit right in with no issues. The bridge to the main lake is a very tight fit, but with bumpers on both sides of your boat and a slow and steady pass it worked out OK. It is also very nice to be so close to the Marina for launching, fuel, and ice. Our Host Lisa was very nice to work with and communicated with me when needed before & after our stay. This is a great place and we had a great first trip to Lake Gaston!
4.4
My husband, kids & fur babies thourghly enjoyed our stay here. We actually booked it twice this summer! The house description was accurate & the boat launch was right down the road. Having a covered boat ramp in the back yard made for easy boat rides. We will be back!
4.4
We had a great time at your property. I booked this very last minute and Lisa accommodated our every request. Being pet friendly was a huge plus and with dock access I was able to bring the boat and watch the fireworks from the water. I'll book again!
4.4
We had a great time at your property. I booked this very last minute and Lisa accommodated our every request. Being pet friendly was a huge plus and with dock access I was able to bring the boat and watch the fireworks from the water. I'll book again!
4.4
Nice size place and clean. A great big porch to enjoy coffee in the morning. Brought our boat and kept it in the covered boat dock. Just walk down the sidewalk and get on your boat. Two minute ride to get gas for the boat. Its centrally located to everything the lake has to offer. We were allowed to bring our dogs, which is a plus. Has washer and dryer as well as everything you need in the kitchen. It is exactly as it is pictured. I would absolutely recommend and we will be back again.
Jim & Jen
4.4
Propert had everything we needed! Was clean and waterfront. Kids wnjoyed canoe! We brought our own kayaks and paddle boards which they loved!
4.4
Renting was easy and home owner was very accommodating to our requests to arrive early and leave late. Very quiet and peaceful location. Be sure to bring your own fun because if it’s not bodying weather there really isn’t much to do.
4.4
-The property shows well on the website but is very underwhelming. Property states that it can house 12 guests but it shouldn’t allow more then 8. The dock is very shallow and cannot be used for swimming which was stated in the listing. You must rent a boat otherwise you won’t be able to enjoy the lake. Unfortunately you have to drive your own trash out to the public recycling center which is a 3 minute drive but annoying. The furniture is old and needs replaced. The dining table only has 5 chairs so that was very small for two families. This is a double wide trailer and feels like it, the porch helps a bit but not enough. The A/C only cools down in the late evening and early morning and won’t get below 79 during the day. Unfortunately we cut our trip one day short because there was an infestation of cockroaches in the kitchen. Lisa the owner did call pest control and he came to spray that same day. As a result, the roaches were active and started to come out during the day and were all over the kitchen floors and countertops, we were killing about 3-4 every hour. It was very disgusting, Lisa the owner refunded me only $300 but should have refunded me atleast half the cost of the rental. We saw roaches every day from the time we arrived until the day we left. I thought I had found a good deal and wanted to save some money while on vacation but now I know you get what you pay for.
4.4
Perfect for our needs!
House was perfect for a stay with my 86y/o mom with master bathroom big enough for walker.
Outside porch with fan perfect for breakfast and dinner.
Pottery & other cool decorations used to decorate were beautiful and added a very upscale touch. Owners obviously did a lot to upgrade outside.
As described and emphasized in correspondence with owner dock does not allow access to water unless you have a boat. We had other relatives close by whose rental had an amazing dock with swimming and kayak access so this was not important to us.
We would definitely return.
4.4
Awesome week!
Had a great stay, home was everything that it was advertised as, owner is awesome to deal with. Recommend this property very highly especially for boat owners, boat was in the water all week. 100 ft walk to the boat dock was awesome.
4.4
Nice location
The dock area was very shallow for our 21 foot inboard SeaRay. The entire house smells musty/ wet basement smell that was significant. The outside covered porch was very nice. This is a three bedroom house/ the twin bed is in the mud room/entrance and is not a bedroom. Kitchen is well stocked.
4.4
Clean and spacious we rented a boat from Holly Grove and enjoyed the lake and easily docked at the boat house and enjoyed the tunnel of love, a great stay...
4.4
Enjoyable stay
Clean and spacious we rented a boat from Holly Grove and enjoyed the lake and easily docked at the boat house and enjoyed the tunnel of love, a great stay...
4.4
Our family enjoyed our stay in Lisa's house at Lake Gaston. Lisa was very attentive to our communications both before and during our stay. It may be a modular house, but it has some nice additions and updates like the large screened in porch and master bath.
Our only regret is we didn't appreciate better how difficult it would be to access the lake from the the property. We ended up driving a half hour to a public access area to enjoy and swim in the lake because we were only able to rent a boat for one day. It was nice having the canoe and kayaks, but we found getting in and out of them at the dock quite challenging. The photos made it seem like there was some shoreline for this, but there wasn't.
Nevertheless, we had an enjoyable and relaxing stay. We sat by the fire pits, enjoyed wine and cheese at Rosemount, played in the lovely yard, and soaked up some sunshine.
Will likely return, but definitely recommend bringing your boat or finding a multi-day rental.
4.4
Recommend... but with a boat!
Our family enjoyed our stay in Lisa's house at Lake Gaston. Lisa was very attentive to our communications both before and during our stay. It may be a modular house, but it has some nice additions and updates like the large screened in porch and master bath.
Our only regret is we didn't appreciate better how difficult it would be to access the lake from the the property. We ended up driving a half hour to a public access area to enjoy and swim in the lake because we were only able to rent a boat for one day. It was nice having the canoe and kayaks, but we found getting in and out of them at the dock quite challenging. The photos made it seem like there was some shoreline for this, but there wasn't.
Nevertheless, we had an enjoyable and relaxing stay. We sat by the fire pits, enjoyed wine and cheese at Rosemount, played in the lovely yard, and soaked up some sunshine.
Will likely return, but definitely recommend bringing your boat or finding a multi-day rental.
4.4
This property provided a very nice stay on Lake Gaston.
4.4
Nice stay on the lake
This property provided a very nice stay on Lake Gaston.
4.4
Overall property was terrific. Some dust/spider webs when we got there. Sheets were clean and ready to put on the beds we used. Towels clean and available. Fire pits ready to use. Only thing I found needing was a kitchen hand mixer for mashing potatoes/brownie batter. If ever back in area will use again.
4.4
The family enjoyed the week...boating...beautiful weather...the porch adds so much to the property.
4.4
Lovely setting. Convenient access to the lake. Home well kept up. Everything we needed.
Might want to warn future renters about difficulty in navigating a pontoon boat under the bridge.
4.4
First time renters
Overall property was terrific. Some dust/spider webs when we got there. Sheets were clean and ready to put on the beds we used. Towels clean and available. Fire pits ready to use. Only thing I found needing was a kitchen hand mixer for mashing potatoes/brownie batter. If ever back in area will use again.
4.4
Family fun
The family enjoyed the week...boating...beautiful weather...the porch adds so much to the property.
4.4
Highly recommended
Lovely setting. Convenient access to the lake. Home well kept up. Everything we needed.
Might want to warn future renters about difficulty in navigating a pontoon boat under the bridge.
4.4
We had a lovely time. The rental was exactly as promised, a very good value. Having a boat dock so we could have a boat rental all week was as fun as we hoped! The heads up on the narrow bridge was appreciated :) The back porch and fire pit were wonderful gathering spaces for our family’s low country boil and s’mores. Thank you for sharing your home with our family.
4.4
Exactly as promised!
We had a lovely time. The rental was exactly as promised, a very good value. Having a boat dock so we could have a boat rental all week was as fun as we hoped! The heads up on the narrow bridge was appreciated :) The back porch and fire pit were wonderful gathering spaces for our family’s low country boil and s’mores. Thank you for sharing your home with our family.
4.4
Beautify property
You can tell that the owners have put in a lot of effort to maintain the landscaping. The lot was beautiful and the porch chairs were very comfy. My only concern was the musty smell inside. Maybe we were the first to use the property this year.
The owners were friendly and very helpful.
4.4
You can tell that the owners have put in a lot of effort to maintain the landscaping. The lot was beautiful and the porch chairs were very comfy. My only concern was the musty smell inside. Maybe we were the first to use the property this year.The owners were friendly and very helpful.
4.4
This property was exactly what we needed. A pretty home with a fantastic yard tucked away in a little cove on the Virginia side of Gaston
4.4
Fun at the lake
This property was exactly what we needed. A pretty home with a fantastic yard tucked away in a little cove on the Virginia side of Gaston
4.4
Not What We Expected
When we arrived, one of the first things we noticed was that the DirectTV did not work in the living room. We contacted the owner and tried some troubleshooting, but nothing worked. She had a new cable box delivered to us — it arrived the afternoon before we left.
The next thing we found out was that the beach area and pool nearby was closed due to Covid 19. The owner said she removed it from the listing, but it was there when we booked the house. That was one of the reasons we decided to book the house. All 9 of us (5 being kids) were very disappointed about this. This should have been communicated better to us.
Next, while making dinner, we realized the microwave didn’t work. I tried to soften a stick of butter, and gave up after 2 minutes. Also, my definition of a fully stocked kitchen and the owner’s are VERY different. The kitchen was seriously lacking. We couldn’t even find a bowl with a lid to store leftovers!
Our stay in Bracey, VA was a HOT one! We soon realized that the AC did not keep up. Even the days that we were gone all day and everything was closed up. We actually had to go out and buy a fan. There was one there, but we needed two, especially for the girls who slept in the “mud room”. The listing said that the mud room was recently converted to a bedroom. I guess if you stick a bed in a room it magically turns it into a bedroom.
Lastly, we were kind of freaked out by the “hidden” camera in a birdhouse on the path that led down to the dock. We found another one on the front of the house. I realize when you live far from your rental property, you need to be able to keep an eye on things. However, legally I believe that is supposed to be disclosed to the renters.
So after all that, I feel like I should say some positive things about the house...The beds were very comfortable, we never lacked for hot water, the covered porch and the fire pit area were very nice, and the lake was beautiful. That being said, we will definitely come back to Lake Gaston, but we will stay somewhere else.
4.4
Wonderful Getaway
Our family had a great time. The house was spacious & clean. The lake & neighborhood were beautiful & quiet. We spent our days on the lake and evenings on the beautiful back porch. So happy the place is dog friendly too! The WiFi was good as well. We'll definitely be returning!
4.4
Loved it!
Had an awesome time! Loved the property, convenience yet peaceful!
4.4
Comfortable and spacious
In spite of four days of heavy rainfall, we had a wonderful time. Beds were comfortable, house is spacious, covered porch is extra living space with room for 8 around the table. Catch and release fishing off the dock was a hit with the kids. Well stocked and clean.
4.4
Relaxing time
We enjoyed our time at the lake. Property was nice. It is good if you have a boat or kayak. The canal isn't deep enough to jump in.
4.4
Weekend get a way
The location was great for us. We loved the seclusion of where the house is and the neighbors which are on one side only were very friendly. Large back deck was very relaxing. We also enjoyed the master bedroom being on the other side of the house than the other bedrooms. Good view, but not the best, but the price makes up for it especially since it is waterfront so you have direct access to the lake. We had to take our dogs with us and they enjoyed the deck and property. Very family, pet, and vacation friendly
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Bracey?
The average price for a rental in Bracey is R 8,296 per night. This rental is R 6,267 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at GIANT PORCH WATERFRONT BOATHOUSE KAYAK NO WAKE AT DOCK. 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 GIANT PORCH WATERFRONT BOATHOUSE KAYAK NO WAKE AT DOCK 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 GIANT PORCH WATERFRONT BOATHOUSE KAYAK NO WAKE AT DOCK?
We found 12 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, pets allowed, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and fireplace.
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