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Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi

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Reviews

10 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Family fun awaits
    Top-rated for families.
  • Arcade/game room
    A rare find - fun for all ages with on-site arcade and game room.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.
2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 6

Popular amenities

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue
  • Free internet
  • Air-conditioning
  • Kitchen
  • Refrigerator

Explore the area

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Hawthorne, FL
  • Place, Putnam Lakes Preserve
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Place, Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Place, Clear Lake
    ‪26 min drive‬
  • Airport, Gainesville, FL (GNV-Gainesville Regional)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 6)

Convertible bed(s)

1 Double Futon

Lower bedroom ( 1st floor)

1 King Bed

Master bedroom on upper floor

1 Single Bed and 1 King Bed

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathroom 2

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

About this property

Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi

Perfect getaway to enjoy the sunsets on the lake each night. Would be perfect for snowbirds wanting to get away from the cold and snow in the north during the winter. Private lake where fishing is great. This is a wooded area and the house sits on 1.2 acres.

Canoe and paddles are onsite. There is also a jon boat with oars.
Roast marshmallows over a camp fire and eat either on the dock or the picnic table.

Enjoy swimming, fishing, and canoeing on a beautiful, private, spring-fed lake.
Disney World or the Orlando area attractions are about a 2 hour drive. Busch Gardens and other Tampa Bay area attractions are about a 2 hour drive.
NO PETS
UNLIMITED INTERNET THOUGH VIASAT



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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 30
Check out before 11:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
Wonderful place for fishing and playing in water
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

No pets allowed
Pets = forfeiture of security deposit
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

Property # 331144vb
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

Hawthorne

Located in Hawthorne, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. The area's natural beauty can be seen at Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park and Rodman Reservoir, while Micanopy Historical Society Museum and Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention are cultural highlights. Travelling with kids? Consider The Orange Shop, or check out an event or a game at Bubba Raceway Park. Jet skiing and snorkelling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and cycling nearby.
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Hawthorne, FL

What's nearby

  • Putnam Lakes Preserve - 22 min drive - 14.8 km
  • Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park - 26 min drive - 33.8 km
  • Clear Lake - 26 min drive - 30.3 km
  • Rodman Reservoir - 26 min drive - 18.5 km
  • University of Florida - 39 min drive - 48.2 km

Getting around

  • Gainesville, FL (GNV-Gainesville Regional) - 39 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Orange Springs Restaurant And Grill - ‬36 min drive
  • ‪Dianne's Old Time Barbeque - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Wrap Shack - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Ivie's Country Cafe - ‬36 min drive
  • ‪April's Hot & Cold Delights - ‬16 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Gainesville Area Lakefront Home (Riley Lake) CANOE JONBOAT KAYAKS Unlimited Wifi located?

Located on the waterfront, this family-friendly holiday home is 9.3 mi (15 km) from Rodman Reservoir and 10.9 mi (17.5 km) from The Orange Shop. Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings State Park and Orange Springs Park are also within 16 miles (25 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labelled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 152 out of 164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 164 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

9.6/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location and comfortable stay! We enjoyed our visit to the area and staying here made it even better!!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Susan H.

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

Great stay

Family enjoyed
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The place was absolutely perfect. We were celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary away from the children and work. We went fishing and caught about 12 bass and had some alone time. The place is vert tranquil. We would love to stay there again.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris P.

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

Best Place Ever

Perfect location for my family to enjoy a long weekend.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

alana s.

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

Very relaxing

Perfect place for weekend break.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nikki P.

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

Amazing stay!

Property was exactly as described. We had fun fishing and swimming. Pinball machine was a hit with adults and kids! Kids loved the floating dock. We will definitely be back again! No complaints at all.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Maggie T.

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

Nice Place to Stay!!!!

Had an amazing stay with family on Riley Lake. The views are amazing. The neighborhood is peaceful and quiet. Nice lake for small children with little to no boat traffic. Plenty of outdoor toys to keep everyone entertained.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Robert R.

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

great getaway place

A fun place to get away and enjoy family time. Fun place with beautiful views and plenty to do
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ana T.

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

Great Lake Escape

Great property with lots of things to do no matter the weather, amenities were very well stocked. We had a great stay!
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

john r.

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

Great property for kids and fishing

We came again this year and enjoyed it just as much! Cooked lots of meals and loved the sunsets, fishing, and the big back yard and beach area for the grands! See you next year!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Tondra B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Very nice place to stay! It was clean, comfortable, well furnished. There is a lot to do in the big backyard with lake access, and supplied are anything you need if you wanted to stay with children. The water filter used is a great perk, probably our favorite! We have relatives in the area and know how hard it is to get the taste out of the water, so we are very impressed by the effort the host has gone to for the comfort of the guests. The only thing about the stay that was awkward was having to take the trash with us to a disposal location. It would be more convenient if there was a trash pickup on property so we didn't have to make room in our car for trash. Other than that, we would consider this a perfect place to stay, and we highly recommend it!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Monica P.

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

Enjoyed our Anniversary trip

This was a really fun property to stay at. It was very clean, and had everything you’d need for a comfortable stay. We had a lot of fun fishing on the lake and caught some bass, had a good time playing the pinball machine and other activities available. The property is very pretty. We really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 8 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Bruce C.

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

Great time

My family and I had a lovely time at this lake house
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lora B.

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

Just as described.

This cute property was just as described. Was a great, quiet getaway spot for my family. We enjoyed our stay and would return.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Natalie H.

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

Perfect Lakeside Getaway

This was a great place for us to bring my dad away from the crowds. We could eat at home and spend time on the water or hiking/biking nearby. It was all we needed and so much better than camping.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew H.

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

Great secluded getaway

Great little place for quiet getaway. Everything was as listed. Would definitely recommend it for a small family. We had a blast!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023
Verified

8/10 Good

Gary S.

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

Peaceful

Very Quiet! Just a nice place to take the moment and enjoy your thoughts!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Lora B.

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

Perfect Getaway

House was just as described. A wonderful place on the lake to relax and enjoy time with family. House is very well stocked!! Just bring your clothes and groceries. Everything else you need can easily be found already there. Comfortable bed and fabulous pillows make for a great night's sleep. Host is very thoughtful and quick to respond to all inquiries. Will definitely return.
Coffee on the dock each morning.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna G.

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

Relaxing

We enjoyed our stay. The only issue is the dishwasher didn’t work. We plan to come again next year.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nick B.

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

Peaceful

Greg was fantastic to book with. Very fast responses to any and all communications. The home was very clean, well stocked and quietly situated on a picturesque lake. Pin ball, ping pong and onsite boats helped fill our day with great memories!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sara H.

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

5⭐

While hurricane Milton threw a wrench into our plans, the host was wonderful to work with. He responded quickly to any questions and was very understanding about any changes we needed to make. I'd definitely rent this property again. The property is quiet and beautiful and had everything necessary for a relaxing weekend.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Shirley M.

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

Beautiful quiet lake

Although it drizzled three out of the four days we were there, we enjoyed fishing off the dock at dawn and dusk. 8 bass and a good size crappie. A gator appeared and watched us fish for about an hour. We saw an owl land on top of the teatherball pole TWICE.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Betty W.

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

More Memories

We had such a goodtime there.So much you can do.The adults enjoyed the pinball machine,ping pong table,teetherball...We celebrated our great granddaughter 4th birthday while there and she said it was the so fun and wants to do it again...Thank you for sharing and giving us more memories!!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 August 2023
Betty, Very happy that you and your family had a wonderful time ! Thank you for the great review and we enjoy sharing our home. Greg and Lana
Verified

10/10 Excellent

supergat0r

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

Little hidden paradise

My wife, two boys and I wanted a short vacation getaway close to home and this lake house was perfect. Really needed to bring nothing as it was probably the best stocked place we've ever stayed. The lake is beautiful and the kayaks and jon boat were perfect for us. The boys caught several bass right off the dock and loved playing on the second floating dock (as well as the pinball and arcade machines). Check in and communication with the owner was a breeze and we definitely plan on making this a repeat spot as it is closer to Gainesville and minutes from Hawthorne with lots of nearby amenities and fun things to do.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Seth H.

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

Great area

Great area, good fish in water. Gators all over but best part of outdoors, they roam around water i dont bother them they dont bother you. Good firepit area and sunset is amazing over the water. Deer flys definitely excessively out but the owner did warn me as they were out alot more then usual.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

About the host

Hosted by Greg

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This is our future home where we will live in the winter months when we retire. We currently live in North Carolina full time.

Why they chose this property

What makes this property unique

This is a quiet and peaceful location that is perfect for water lovers and / or fishermen. The view overlooking the lake is beautiful.

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