Family-friendly holiday rentals in Smith Mountain Lake

We stayed at The Frances home July 6th thru July 13th, 2024. The house is so much nicer in person, the pictures just don't it justice. The beds were fine, the kitchen is well stocked and the place was very clean. Tons of room on the lower level to spread out and enjoy the pool table and ping pong. The lot is sloped but not too steep and they have a very nice, concrete walkway. The owners allow use of their kayaks, canoe and tiki hut on the dock. The hot tub on the lower deck was a great way to relax and enjoy the lake view. The house is in a no wake cove and just across the water from Jake's Place. Super close to the SML bridge and Bridgewater marina. Jake's has a restaurant, camper park and beach area with a slide. They do provide internet although we struggled many times with the connections, just power cycled their router and it was back up and running. T-mobile is the provider, I believe. The one major negative is no trash service, not even trash cans. Gotta fix that...

This was our 2nd stay. It's such a great place to spend time with family--lots of room & things to do...and a very well stocked kitchen. And they lake is so peaceful. Thank you, Charles and Nancy, for sharing your beautiful place.

I hold my wedding ceremony there and I was the best everything was clean and lot of room really nice view

Michelle is very responsive and always responded to messages within minutes. The listing is very comfortable and easily accommodates a large family. Two different living areas allow you to spread out and the large kitchen table is perfect for family meals and playing games. Highly recommend!

Dragonfly Ridge never disappoints! We’ve been staying here for about 6years and the place keeps improving; kitchen to bathrooms, updated comfortable furniture to a new fenced in area for pets. Always a relaxing time.

The setting and views of the cabin were incredible; perfect for a relaxing vacation. Proximity to the lake was wonderful for us as we have two boys who were seemingly born with fishing poles! We were also thrilled with how easy it was to rent extra boats from Alicia. The cabin was very clean and comfortable. Alicia’s detailed instructions were so helpful. Finally, I was so grateful for how responsive and helpful Alicia was when we realized we had intended to book another night. She was so accommodating and then Airbnb was having technical difficulties with the change request and Alicia was so patient and helpful as we worked it out. It was hard to leave and we certainly hope to return!

A Nautical Nook was a peaceful place to spend Labor Day Weekend with our two dogs and college-age kids. We loved the dock and used kayaks each day to paddle up the lake. Our dogs loved chasing a ball in the backyard and swimming with us at the water’s edge. The location is close to Smith Mtn Lake State Park and Mariners Landing, the latter where we ate dinner three nights, rented wave runners one afternoon to explore the larger lake, and played golf one afternoon. Robert’s kitchen had all we needed and the screened in porch was great. We didn’t have any issues during our stay but up until our visit Robert was very responsive so we imagine he would have been quick to respond had anything been needed.

My family and I stayed at Judy’s home for my graduation weekend. Their home is so beautiful, right on the water, and so fun. It was the perfect place for all my family to be together while still not being terribly far from Lynchburg. Judy was great at communicating with me from the very beginning and explained everything so well. She gave us a great packet of information that included instructions for our stay and also lists of local grocery stores, medical care facilities, etc. I would absolutely recommend their home to anyone that is looking for a place to stay on the lake.

We really enjoyed our stay. The accommodations and amenities were as advertised and we really enjoyed the many deer and other wildlife that came around quite a bit. The location was very close to the lakes beach and restaurants and boat rentals reasonably close and easy to find.

Great location at Bernard’s Landing - right next to the club house with the pool and other amenities. Very large space that could easily accommodate 4 couples. Would definitely stay here again!

What an amazing place! The condo matched the pictures perfectly. The lake was beautiful from sunrise to sunset. John was super helpful and responsive when there were some bumps in the road. 10/10 stay!

We have stayed in a couple of John’s properties at SML before and it has always been wonderful. John is easy to get in touch with if we need something, and his properties are always comfortable and reasonably priced. He is a great host with well maintained listings.

Great place to stay. Easy access and everything was clean and in order We would stay here again