Holiday rentals with a fire pit in Athens

Our host Margaret was very easy to contact and replied quickly. There was one minor mechanical issue on Friday night but she had it resolved almost immediately and caused us no problem at all. The house is spacious, private, and ideal for a large group--we used it for a bridal party to stay before a wedding, and to take photos and get ready the day of the wedding. Highly recommend this house and this host with no hesitation.

We stayed a week in January 2025, and this is now our go-to first choice place to stay when visiting family in Athens. Easy, relaxing, peaceful, clean, lots of space. It made our week so much more relaxing than staying in a hotel.

We loved our stay over the G Day weekend! So convenient to UGA and the house was perfect for me and my sisters. So clean and Don was so helpful.

You won't find a nicer AirBnB or host anywhere. I've stayed at many dozens of AirBnBs through the years, and the experience we've had with Maggie and her beautiful home in Watkinsville stands out as the best. First up, the home is BEAUTIFUL. It's like something out of an Architectural Digest centerfold. Seriously. Everything is especially well appointed and decorated. All toiletries, sheets, towels, coffee, snacks, condiments, and really anything you might have in your own home for everyday life is there in abundance. Even the yard was impeccably manicured. Somewhere along the way getting ourselves packed up to return home, our father-in-law left his jewelry and military dog tags, and Maggie took great care to work with us on locating and shipping those back to us. If we are ever in need of a six bed house anywhere remotely close to Watkinsville, we would schedule our next trip around when Maggie's home is available - it was that special.

We stayed at Mary's home during Thanksgiving holiday because we have family in the area. The home was perfect - very cute, super convenient to get to Hoschton and in close proximity to shops and restaurants in downtown Brazelton and the highway (I-85). We always appreciate hosts that allow us to bring our dogs. We took some walks around the neighborhood and stopped by the local brewery one afternoon, who welcomed them as well. Mary was very responsive with communications, was flexible with an early check-in request and provided us with a helpful app to lock and unlock the door when the front keypad was temporarily out of service. We thoroughly enjoyed our visit and hope to be able to return the next time we are in the area and need a place to stay. Thank you, Mary!

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I had such a great time at this Airbnb! The place was super clean, and the homey decorations made it feel so cozy and inviting. One of my favorite parts was the chickens in the backyard—such a unique and fun touch! The entire experience was perfect, and I would definitely stay here again. Highly recommend!

One of the nicest and cleanest places we have stayed. Great location for our needs and cute downtown area with some nice restaurants. Good communication with owner.

Perfect, quiet, place to relax during a busy weekend! Host was helpful, kind and very easy to work with! I would definitely stay here again!

Great host and even greater location! Loved this place, very clean and well taken care of. Host was very responsive and a pleasure to communicate with!

Our stay here was great. It’s a quiet neighborhood where you can safely go for walks and very close to downtown Monroe. The space was clean and well organized. We really enjoyed our stay here.

I absolutely adored my stay! Not only were they very responsive but the house was so beautiful and the jacuzzi was amazing! I cannot wait to return, thank you so much!

Nice place to stay. Short driving distances to downtown Athens!

The place is wonderful and feels new, actually I think it is. Everything was clean and well maintained. The layout of the apartment was really good. The only thing I think should be changed is the checkout time; 10:00 am is really early, maybe 12:00 pm will be a better time. Also, to have a Publix so close is wonderful. Thanks Aveline for everything.

It was a great stay! He was extremely quick to answer all of our questions, the home was clean and filled with everything we needed. 10/10 would stay again.

Cute place, enjoyed our stay!

If you appreciate rustic history this is the place for you. The updating and modernization was just enough to be completely comfortable but also appreciate how old the house was that we were staying in. Yvonne was great and stayed in contact with us in case we had an issue finding the property (which we did not), and even had some bread from a local bakery waiting for us. The place was close enough town to enjoy all that Athens has to offer but also be able to enjoy the quiet Georgia countryside.

One of my favorite Airbnb’s of all time! This cabin is open and beautiful! It’s 10 minutes from Monroe yet you feel like you are totally secluded! As a solo female traveler, I felt so safe and at home. The cabin is so clean and beautifully decorated, and the host responds quickly with any questions.

Quite the peaceful stay! Beautiful views & pet friendly. The host was very responsive, and we really enjoyed our time here :)

This cabin was perfect for my family to spend a few days for Thanksgiving! We truly enjoyed our stay in the beautiful cabin, and we prepared a great Thanksgiving meal in the well-equipped kitchen. We also made use of the great card table upstairs. The wooded property was lovely, and we had hoped to use the inviting firepit, but it was windy most of the time. We hope to revisit this cabin soon!

Nice, quiet and very responsive owner. Thank you for letting us stay at your cabin!

Charlene’s cabin was better than what even the photos showed. Beautiful living space and the river is closer than you think. Linens smelled like they came fresh from the wash. Plenty of seating and all the food storage options made cooking for 7 a breeze. I look forward to going back!

My wife and I loved this cabin and all it had to offer. Very peaceful place to relax with the river very close. We had plenty to do with all the recommendations Natalie gave us. Will definitely visit again.