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Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property

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Living area
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Scenic water view
    Relax and unwind with top-rated water views, offering a scenic experience.
  • Ping pong on-site
    A rare find — challenge friends and family to endless matches.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Santeetlah Lake
4 bedrooms3+ bathroomsSleeps 12

Popular amenities

  • Garage parking available
  • Dog-friendly
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Air-conditioning
  • Barbecue

Explore the area

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Lake Santeetlah, NC
  • Place, Santeetlah Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Cheoah River
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Santeetlah Town Hall
    ‪17 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

1 Queen Bed

Bedroom 3

1 Single Bed and 3 Single Bunk Beds

Bedroom 4

1 Single Bed and 3 Single Bunk Beds

Other (See Description)

2 Double Futons

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 3

Spaces

Deck or patio
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property

Come enjoy this luxurious lodge on Lake Santeetlah with over 90 miles of coastline nestled in the protected Nantahala National Forest. Swim off your private dock, water ski or fish for trout and bass, ride horses, explore the nearby trails of the Smokey Mountains, Joyce Kilmer Park or the Appalachian Trail. This remote home offers fabulous lake views from almost all rooms, a gourmet eat-in kitchen, 2 master bedrooms, 2 guest rooms, 2 large living areas, 3 fireplaces, 3 outside wood decks, a sun/office room and a library room.

Every season in the Smokey Mountains is beautiful, serene and Lake Santeetlah is still pristine and uncrowded. Boat, kayak, jet ski, or camp on the lake surrounded by the marvelous mountains. The nearby Tail of the Dragon-311 turns in 11 miles with wide open vistas- is paradise for serious motorcycle enthusiasts and car clubs. Ashville, the Biltmore Estate and snow skiing are just over one hour away. Even closer are the Ocoee, Cheowa and Nantahellah Rivers perfect for all levels of white water rafting

Keywords: Lodge, Lake Front, Mountain Home, Great View, Spacious

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs (limit 1 total)
Pet charge applied
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Smoking

Smoking allowed: in designated areas

Check-out instructions

The host requires you to complete the following before checking out:
Strip any used beds and gather used towels
Remove personal items, remove leftover food and drinks and take out the rubbish
Turn off the lights, lock the doors and return the keys
Entry thru the lock box in front door Code 8737
Failure to complete these may result in a negative review from the host.
Booking Traveler MUST: -be part of the group staying in the property.

Important information

You need to know

Property # 328742vb
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 not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
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

About the area

Santeetlah

Robbinsville is home to this holiday home. Junaluska Medicine Trail and Appalachian Rivers Raft Company are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness and Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest. Travelling with kids? Consider Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center, or check out an event or a game at Hugh Hamilton Stadium.
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Lake Santeetlah, NC

What's nearby

  • Santeetlah Lake - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • Cheoah River - 12 min walk - 1.1 km
  • Santeetlah Town Hall - 17 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Great Smoky Mountains Railroad - 47 min drive - 69.6 km
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park - 51 min drive - 74.4 km

Getting around

  • Alcoa - Knoxville Airport (TYS) - 95 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kin Cafe - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Caffe De Olla - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Lynn's Place - ‬10 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 1 total).

How much does it cost to stay at Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property?

As of 21 June 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property on 1 October 2026 start from NZ$1,163, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

How much is parking at Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Gorgeous Mountain Home - Lakefront Property located?

This family-friendly Robbinsville holiday home is steps away from Nantahala National Forest, Santeetlah Lake and Cheoah River. Santeetlah Town Hall is 0.7 mi (1.1 km) away.

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 80 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 80 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 80 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 80 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 80 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scot D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family vacation

We have stayed here for pir family vacation for the past 6 years. Owner and manager are always easy to get a hold of if needed, and quick to get issues resolved.
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sergey K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Second time great stay

Besides super slow, almost dialup Internet, everything was perfect. Breathtaking views, water access with dock, outstanding home amenities
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Matt B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Vacation

We Enjoyed our Family Vacation at Lake Santeetlah.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bill E.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great time

Great views and had everything we needed
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Eric L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Motorcycle Trip

Beautiful lakefront property. House was plenty spacious for 7 adults. Garage was very nice to have with the rainy weather that we experienced.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 4 July 2025
Thanks Eric you are welcome anytime. Happy 4th of July
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another perfect stay

Absolutely beautiful home on fabulous Lake Santeetlah. We had a wonderful time just hanging out and using our kayaks. Definitely will want to return next summer!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scott D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Lake week

This is our second time staying here. We love it!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing views

We all had a great time with plenty of space for everyone. Beautiful home and gorgeous views of the lake and mountains.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert O.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Picture perfect

Beautiful setting
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 March 2020
Hope to see you again soon. You where excellent visitors. Glad you enjoyed 👍
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rich B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

What could be better?

We've been coming to Lake Santeetlah for 30 years. There's no place more beautiful, and Raul's place is a great home from which to soak it all in.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Coral D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another great week at the lake!

The house was exactly as advertised. Spacious, well equipped and ready to accommodate our active family. We’ll be back!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

thomas k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

lake review

very nice property. nicely located. only problem we experienced was the propane gas grill ran out of propane after two uses
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ashley P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect Lake Vacation

This is our second year staying at this property. The views are absolutely the best and the house is huge. There is plenty of space inside and out for a large family. The deck down by the water was my favorite spot (when I wasn't in the water). The upstairs bathroom and the basement bathroom also had some updates which was a nice surprise. Lake Santeetlah continues to be our favorite vacation spot!
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jackie v.

Amazing home with gorgeous views!

Perfect vacation location. Home was spectacular, the photos don’t do it justice. Plenty of space, loved the multi floor plan, perfect for kids. Will definitely bring kayaks next time. The lake is huge, and deserved to be explored. The kids had a great time swimming and fishing off the floating dock. Hope to return next year
Stayed 7 nights in May 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 23 March 2020
Thanks your great review. You are always welcome in our mountain home. Although we work hard to make our home comfortable to all the true winner is the beauty of nature that si all around it. Thanks again and be well. See you next year. 👍
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scot D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

As always, we enjoyed our stay, been staying there for 6 years now. The views and the sunsets are well worth it. It is close enough to town but yet far enough out that you don't notice it. We had no issues this time. In times past if there were any problems they were addressed and fixed quickly. The owner has always been quick to respond to any questions asked.
Stayed 14 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

marshall k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Terrific View, the home needs some attention, upper level toilet would not shut off when flushed, had to lift the tank lid and giggle the float. The oven display on the stove was hard to read especially the temperature for baking, the coffee maker was old and missing some parts. Some lights and switches did not work.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kim B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful and GORGEOUS views!!

This is a wonderful property and provides GORGEOUS long views of the Smoky Mountains. The property is perfect for large families and has several indoor living areas to "fan out". Additionally-there are several large outdoor areas (upper deck, lower deck, dock/ patio areas, etc). The landscaping is so pretty and there were tons of flowers in bloom when we were there in August. We will be back next summer! Thank you!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scot D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place To Stay

The home is well kept and the owners are easy to communicate with. The view from the loft and porches is like no other. You are close to the marina to fill up your boat with gas, which we had to do several times. The lake has very little boat traffic even on the weekends. Although this year there was more than the previous years but still not bad. I would recomend this home to any and everyone.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on 16 August 2020
Thanks for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed your time at our Mt home. Welcome anytime 👍
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sergey K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean. Great communication & location.

We had great time on the lake (3 families). Great property, outstanding lake views, and communication is superb. Any issues was resolved in no time. Thank you Raul for all your help and for allowing to stay in your great house. Internet/WiFi is super slow and unusable for media and video calls, but you can survive on 5G/LTE with 3-4 bars (T-Mobile).
Stayed 14 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Scot D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great place to stay

This is the 5th year we have booked this house for our family summer vacation. The location is great, nit far from town. If you wanted to ride the tail of the dragon you are not far from that either. The view of the lake and surrounding mountains is perfect. The owners are great and easy to work with. We have experienced minor issues during our stays, nothing that caused us any distress. Send the owners a message and get either a call back or email reply or both very shortly. They are quick to get anything fixed that needs fixing. I would definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Rich B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanks for sharing!

Our first stay at this property was in 2011 and we just booked our ninth stay. Thank you, Raul, for sharing! This house has become a character in our family vacation stories. We love Santeetlah specifically because it is remote and inconvenient and Robbinsville is missing all the things that you'll get at Lake Toxaway or Highlands or Boone. Here you'll just get national forests, a quiet lake, and some of the best views anywhere. We love it and we'll be back for as long as Raul will have us.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 13 July 2022
Thanks for your very kind words. We look forward to having you back to our mountain home.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

michelle k.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!!!!

The location of the house was fantastic. The views and the windows were amazing. I've never seen a lake so beautiful. There was lots of things to do. We rented a boat for the lake, went hiking, white water rafting and on scenic drives. It was wonderful to have a pet friendly home so we could bring our whole family including the furry friends. I would definitely come back. I wish I could live in Santeetlah.....that's how much I loved it. The gardens around the house were also wonderful. Jealous of the hydrangeas. Never seen ones so big with such great flowers. The sunsets were fantastic. Thanks for letting us rent.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 7 August 2022
Thanks for the review. Very happy you all enjoyed your stay. Always welcome back. Be well 👍🚤
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jerome L.

Lovely and Spacious

Like so many others, we found the home and setting just about perfect for our three-generation family vacation. The only issues were: - Despite what the listing and reservation confirmation stated, the street number for the house is 472. - There was no WIFI. It seemed to be an ISP issue but was not solved while we were there. Otherwise, the house and dock suited us well with a large kitchen, spacious living areas and nice bedrooms. The setting is fantastic, facing the undeveloped Nantahala National Forest. The lake is delightful and generally uncrowded and, with the exception of Saturday, was peaceful and quiet.
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 23 March 2020
Unfortunately a privious renter reset the WiFi PW to factory setting. Very sorry you had troubles. The address is a little more complicated issue. Two years ago the city decided, for no particular reason, to change our address number from 780 to 472. The problem is that if you google 472 my house does not appear. So we kept 780 at vrbo and mentioned the change on the site. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for visiting our lake home.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ashley P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect!

The views are unreal and the water was perfect. This lake is a 10/10. The side of the lake that you look at is a national forest I believe so it is untouched wilderness. The house was perfect for us. Me, my husband and 4 kids used the basement. There were 2 bedrooms with very comfortable bunk beds, a large living space with deck access and a bathroom. One set of grandparents used the main floor master and the other used the top floor master. Each master had its own sitting room. Then the main floor had a huge living space with sliders leading off to top deck. Kitchen was large and the house has 2 eating areas. The deck by the water is huge and there is a refrigerator down there. Floating dock had tons of space to tie up all of your lake stuff and the water is deep for swimming, diving and all the fun stuff. We had a great time! Hope to rent this house again in the future!!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 4 August 2023
Thanks for the review 👍. Your welcome back anytime
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Adam W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Pictures Don't Do it Justice!

The home and the views are beautiful. The pictures really do not do the place justice. We had 9 people staying there and there was more than enough room. The views from upstairs are incredible. You should know though that there are quite a few steps to get down to the lake. We enjoyed swimming in the lake during the day and lots of ping pong at night. Also, there is a discrepancy in the address and Google Maps. The real address is not 780 but that is what you need to put into your GPS in order to find the home. I found this out by reading someone else’s review. Also, if you follow your GPS it will try to make you take a left down Cherokee Trl which you can’t do because it is one way and the gate is closed…just take the next left and follow all the way around (a couple of miles) and you’ll find the house. Once you are on the road you will understand why it is one way. Overall, we had a great stay. I would highly recommend.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on 23 March 2020
Thanks for visiting our mountain home. For reasons I still do not understand, several years ago the city decided to change the house addresses in our community and we have been unable to update the internet maps. We have updated the Vrbo site with info and will provide an email to our visitors prior to arrival. Thanks for your review, it’s always wonderful to hear that great memories have been made in our home. 👍�

About the host

Hosted by Raul Echarte

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We are a retired married couple from the busy city of Miami, Fl and enjoy the peace and tranquility that this house provides for us.

Why they chose this property

One of the main reasons why we chose to buy is because of the national preserve in front of the house. The view that you see will never change; so you have no worries of any other houses destroying your gorgeous outdoors views.

What makes this property unique

Being right on the lake is very nice and convenient. We park the boat on the dock and its ready to go in the morning no dealing with the dock master. just in the boat and out to enjoy the beautiful lake.

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