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Lakeside Lookout has superb views of Norris Lake, a loft, and its own dock!

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The Lakeside Lookout gives you a comfortable retreat and great lake views!
The Lakeside Lookout cottage has ample parking.
The entrance to the Lakeside Lookout has a porch and exterior lighting
The big main room of the Lookout has beamed ceilings.
It features a king-sized bed, dresser, leather sofa, and 50" TV at one end.
Reviews
10 out of 10 Exceptional
1 bedroom1 bathroomSleeps 482 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi
  • Air conditioningAir conditioningAir conditioning
  • KitchenKitchenKitchen
  • Barbecue grillBarbecue grillBarbecue grill
  • Outdoor spaceOutdoor spaceOutdoor space
  • Mountain viewMountain viewMountain view

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Map
LaFollette, TN
  • Popular LocationSugar Hollow Marina26 min drive
  • Popular LocationNorris Lake45 min drive
  • Popular LocationNorris Dam State Park82 min drive
  • AirportKnoxville, TN (TYS-McGhee Tyson)85 min drive

Rooms & beds

1 bedroom (sleeps 4)

1 bathroom

Bathroom 1

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Dining Area

About this property

Lakeside Lookout has superb views of Norris Lake, a loft, and its own dock!

The Lakeside Lookout is an efficiency cottage on Norris Lake that gives you stunning views from its kitchen and deck. Entering the Lookout, you step onto new slate flooring and then onto the new luxury vinyl planking in the main living area. The main room has an overstuffed leather sofa, rocking chair, a 50" HDTV, and a DVD player. A king-sized bed, dresser, and closet are at the end of the spacious main room. A ladder takes you up to the loft to a queen bed and a bird's-eye view of the room below. Outside, a short walk down the paved sidewalk takes you to your own private dock and swimming platform.

The Lookout has a completely furnished kitchen with a full-sized dishwasher, side-by-side refrigerator, stove, microwave, sink, drawers, cabinets, pantry, and a table for four. It also has a full bathroom with a toilet, sink, and tub/shower. Its deck sports a new gas grill, a prep table, a new dining table, and four new chairs.

The Lookout has a sleeping capacity of four and is a perfect rental partner with the Lakeside Lodge, the big lodge on the same property, VRBO Property No. 1692559. Together with the Lodge's sleeping capacity of twenty, the Lookout can extend the sleeping capacity of your group to 24 people.

OTHER AMENITIES: Easy parking with a big parking lot for your vehicle and boat trailer. The Lookout provides pots and pans, cooking, serving, and eating utensils, a hair dryer, hangers, a telephone land line, linens for each bed, a fire detector, and a fire extinguisher. The cottage has air conditioning throughout its 880 square feet and sleeps a maximum of 4 people.

The Lookout is pet-free and non-smoking. You may rent it for a minimum of three days from mid-August to June, and if you rent for six days, you receive the seventh day free. From June to mid-August, you may rent it for seven days, Saturday to Saturday.

The Lodge is part of Deerfield Resort, an exclusive, secluded area nestled between the Cumberland Mountains and the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. As our guest, you have free use of the community swimming pool, tennis courts, and playgrounds. You may also patronize Deerfield’s 18-hole golf course, private airstrip, two restaurants, marina, and tiki bar. Deerfield Resort is about 35 miles south of the Kentucky border, eleven miles from La Follette, and 30 miles north of Knoxville.

And Norris Lake has it all. Its beautiful, blue-green waters cover 34,000 acres and span over 800 miles of shoreline. The clear, pristine waters of the Clinch and the Powell Rivers provide endless opportunities for recreation – including swimming, bridge-jumping, rope swinging, boating, water skiing, wake boarding, knee boarding, tubing, jet skiing, jet boarding, hydro-biking, kayaking, fishing, and charter fishing. Around the lake, you’ll also find great places for ATV riding, horseback riding, biking, and hiking. It's the ideal place for vacationers and sports enthusiasts!

Property manager

Steven Ray
Premier Host
Premier Host

Languages

English, French, Hungarian

Amenities

Kitchen
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
Outdoor space
Mountain view
Barbecue grill

House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 30
Check out before 10:00 AM

Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17

Events

No events allowed

Pets

No pets allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Damage and incidentals

You will be responsible for any damage to the rental property caused by you or your party during your stay.

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

We should mention

A car is required for transport to and from this property

About the area

La Follette

Located in La Follette, this cottage is in the mountains and on the waterfront. Campbell County Historical Society and Museum of Appalachia are cultural highlights, and some of the area's activities can be experienced at Sugar Hollow Marina and Whitman Hollow Marina. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
Map
LaFollette, TN

What's nearby

  • Sugar Hollow Marina - 26 min drive
  • LaFollette Medical Center - 32 min drive
  • Whitman Hollow Marina - 37 min drive
  • Norris Lake - 45 min drive
  • Norris Dam State Park - 82 min drive

Getting around

  • Alcoa - Knoxville Airport (TYS) - 86 min drive

Restaurants

  • Stardust Marina - 83 min drive
  • Sugar Hollow Dock - 25 min drive
  • East Side Pizza Parlor And Deli - 31 min drive
  • Tiki Club - 8 min drive
  • Mack Daddy's BBQ - 32 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Lakeside Lookout has superb views of Norris Lake, a loft, and its own dock! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Lakeside Lookout has superb views of Norris Lake, a loft, and its own dock!?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Lakeside Lookout has superb views of Norris Lake, a loft, and its own dock!?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Lakeside Lookout has superb views of Norris Lake, a loft, and its own dock! located?

Situated on the waterfront, this cottage is within 12 miles (20 km) of Sugar Hollow Marina, Whitman Hollow Marina and La Follette Country Club. LaFollette Medical Center and Campbell County Historical Society are also within 16 miles (25 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

9.8/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lynn M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful property
The views are so beautiful from the outside of the Lakeside Lookout. Upon opening the door it was obvious that Steven and Kathy really care about so many details. Everything was clean, comfortable and well equipped. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. We spent a lot of time on the dock and swimming in the beautiful water. It was a little tricky getting from the bottom of the steps to the dock, but we got better at it each time. We would definitely stay again and have already recommended it to friends.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Mark F.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Summer of '23
Great place for 2 people. Having a boat was great, but parking the trailer was a little tricky. I recommend working this out with the marina beforehand. If the walk down to the dock is troublesome, you can also keep the boat at a dock at the marina for a fee. Great option if needed. Washer and Dryer would have been awesome, but easy to deal with enough swim suits!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jon L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Memorial Day
Great property. Very well maintained and priced right. We have stayed here in the past and it has always been a wonderful experience. Would recommend to anyone.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cindy A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful and Peaceful Get Away
The Lakeside Lookout is a very quaint, cozy home in the woods. If you want to get away (with minimal cell service :-) ) and get unplugged, this is it! Gorgeous views of the lake. Great hiking all around or just walk the property. Kathy was very helpful and sweet in answering any questions you may have. A very cute, clean and well furnished home. Don't forget anything you want to take! It's out there!:-) But, civilization is only 30 minutes away. If you're a hiker, try "Little Egypt" to the highest point in Campbell County! I think the locals keep that one a little secret! Will return one day!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tony K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Much needed break!
Just what we needed! Seclusion quiet nestled in the woods on the lake! What more could you need? We enjoyed the beautiful clear water and relaxed in the guest house and star gazed! Thanks for the great stay! Yes the walk to the water is steep I make the treck a few times, but well worth the seclusion on the dock!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

About the host

Hosted by Steven Ray

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My wife and I live in Cincinnati, where I keep busy as a lawyer, a professor at Northern Kentucky University's Chase School of Law, and a landlord for our rental properties near UC campus. We love spending time with our family -- three children, five grandchildren, and two nieces. We especially love taking vacations as a family, and we like to include other members of our family -- siblings, in-laws, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and parents.

For years, our family vacationed in a place for three years -- like Lake Cumberland, the Outer Banks, and Destin, Florida. And then for various reasons, we moved on to another location. In 2015, we rented a vacation home on Lake Norris and returned the next two summers. But after three consecutive years, we realized that we still wanted to come back to Norris Lake. It was only four hours away -- not too far for our older children to drive with their young families. Not too far for our children in college to drive. And not too far for my parents to drive. Then we realized that if we bought a place, we could come down whenever we wanted -- all year long!

So we started looking for a place to call our own on Lake Norris.

Why they chose this property

In late 2017, we first walked through the front door of the Lakeside Lodge, and we knew we had found our vacation home. The lake views were breathtaking. The welcoming living room was awesome. We loved the huge fireplace, the elk, and the western decor. We loved the spacious kitchen and dining room, the six master bedrooms, and the big, two-story deck -- all with incredible views.

And we loved the Lakeside Lookout, the delightful efficiency cottage on the same property that has its own dock and stunning views. It assured opportunities for our quick escapes to the lake for just the two of us -- and maybe a couple of kids.

What makes this property unique

We also loved the property's special advantages too -- like its easy sloping path down to the lakefront. In great contrast with the other Norris homes we had rented, it doesn't have many flights of stairs down to the dock. My parents, aunts, and uncles (and our small grandchildren) can walk down to the waterfront without difficulty. And in the Lodge, our grandchildren love the Kids' Kamp, the Lodge's fun bunk room with its own "cave" full of pillows.

Finally, our docks are just the right distance from the main channel of the lake. Our dock sits in a cove 600 feet away from speeding boats, so our swimmers can safely play and float. The distance allows the wakes to dissipate so that we can dock our boats safely and securely. At the same time, it's not a fifteen-minute boat ride in a no-wake zone to get into water-skiing water. Sixty seconds from our dock, your boat can be out of the no-wake zone and pulling a tube loaded with kids.

We have discovered that the Lakeside Lodge and its little cottage, the Lakeside Lookout, is the perfect place for our family vacation. We hope you discover it too.

Steve Ray

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English, French, Hungarian

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