1st of all, we love a dock-this is a great dock with a diving board and two ladders for swimming. Also extra slips for boats or jet skis. The cove is huge and quiet. No worry with big boats racing by. The back yard to the dock is nice and flat and room to throw ball and play catch. The house has a huge deck with plenty of seating and a nice gas grill. The house is better than the pictures! Two king rooms, two queen rooms and a double bunk room. All the mattresses were very comfy and slept well! The whole house has been remodeled with two living areas and plenty of wifi with all the essentials on the smart TVs. We are cooks in our family, the kitchen is the best stocked kitchen we have ever seen! Very nice cookware and everything you need for vacation! Two things I would "suggest" to add to the home-are some play things to use on the lake. We brought our own floats and a ride to pull behind the boat we rented, but maybe a kayak or a paddle board would be nice to use. They did have life vests and some pool noodles available. Also, a fire pit to use, we wanted to make s'mores and we did not see a space to do so. So we roasted them over the gas grill and made do! This is a GREAT house, super clean and up to date, super comfy beds and plenty of space to spread out. A kitchen that is stocked with all you need. An AWESOME dock and cove to play and boat around. Also, you can boat to a few restaurants nearby! We give this a 5 star review!! Thanks to the Rothers Family for sharing their home! We loved it!

1st of all, we love a dock-this is a great dock with a diving board and two ladders for swimming. Also extra slips for boats or jet skis. The cove is huge and quiet. No worry with big boats racing by. The back yard to the dock is nice and flat and room to throw ball and play catch. The house has a huge deck with plenty of seating and a nice gas grill. The house is better than the pictures! Two king rooms, two queen rooms and a double bunk room. All the mattresses were very comfy and slept well! The whole house has been remodeled with two living areas and plenty of wifi with all the essentials on the smart TVs. We are cooks in our family, the kitchen is the best stocked kitchen we have ever seen! Very nice cookware and everything you need for vacation! Two things I would "suggest" to add to the home-are some play things to use on the lake. We brought our own floats and a ride to pull behind the boat we rented, but maybe a kayak or a paddle board would be nice to use. They did have life vests and some pool noodles available. Also, a fire pit to use, we wanted to make s'mores and we did not see a space to do so. So we roasted them over the gas grill and made do! This is a GREAT house, super clean and up to date, super comfy beds and plenty of space to spread out. A kitchen that is stocked with all you need. An AWESOME dock and cove to play and boat around. Also, you can boat to a few restaurants nearby! We give this a 5 star review!! Thanks to the Rothers Family for sharing their home! We loved it!

Our stay was good! Weather was great, house was big! Had most amenities. Very convenient for travelers!

A perfect place for family and friends. Always enjoyable. Beautiful dock and flat space for games. We love this place!

Our family had a fantastic time! The home and property was even better in person than we expected! The house was very clean and well stocked with everything we needed. The downstairs living area was great for children to spread out and play games. The window treatments provided a great dark environment for little ones to nap! The dock setup was fantastic for our small children who spent hours and hours jumping in the lake. We were able to easily tie up our own boat in the floating docks, and ate many lunches down by the water in the shade. The cove was quiet and protected from boat traffic and great for swimming. Overall a fantastic rental experience. We’re ready to go back!

Our stay was good! Weather was great, house was big! Had most amenities. Very convenient for travelers!

Beautiful property and excellent location on the lake. Loved everything about this stay and is the best SML experience to date!

Beautiful property and excellent location on the lake. Loved everything about this stay and is the best SML experience to date!

We've rented a few times on SML in the past This property had everything it promised in the description. Very clean, well maintained , kitchen well equipped, wonderful deck and dock and most important "gentle slope to the lake" There were 3 couples and two adult children in our party. We had plenty of room to socialize and also privacy when needed. The industrial ice maker and cooler on the deck were awesome. The owners were quickly responsive to a couple of small issues. We would highly recommend this house no need to look any further. We will definitely rent again.

We've rented a few times on SML in the past This property had everything it promised in the description. Very clean, well maintained , kitchen well equipped, wonderful deck and dock and most important "gentle slope to the lake" There were 3 couples and two adult children in our party. We had plenty of room to socialize and also privacy when needed. The industrial ice maker and cooler on the deck were awesome. The owners were quickly responsive to a couple of small issues. We would highly recommend this house no need to look any further. We will definitely rent again.

This property checked everything we were looking for in a rental at the lake. Clean, great location for boating and swimming. Enough room to spread out. Quiet cove and all the essentials that were needed.

Owners were very easy to work with

Nice home - great location. Owner very responsive.

After having trips cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic, we decided to get away where we could enjoy solitude and quality family time. Smith Mountain Lake and Rother's Retreat was the perfect place to escape all the politics surrounding the pandemic. The home was just as it was described and shown in the pictures. It was well equipped and the furnishings very comfortable. We especially enjoyed the dock all times of the day, where we could park our jet ski's safely, enjoy picnicking, fishing and floating on a raft. The location of the home was perfect as it was in a quiet cove and at an end of the lake where it was not overly developed. The view from the home overlooking the lake was absolutely lovely. We all agreed, we would return to Rother's Retreat!

After having trips cancelled this year due to the COVID pandemic, we decided to get away where we could enjoy solitude and quality family time. Smith Mountain Lake and Rother's Retreat was the perfect place to escape all the politics surrounding the pandemic. The home was just as it was described and shown in the pictures. It was well equipped and the furnishings very comfortable. We especially enjoyed the dock all times of the day, where we could park our jet ski's safely, enjoy picnicking, fishing and floating on a raft. The location of the home was perfect as it was in a quiet cove and at an end of the lake where it was not overly developed. The view from the home overlooking the lake was absolutely lovely. We all agreed, we would return to Rother's Retreat!

Everything was great not a si hole complaint. Loved the location, house, dock, we had a blast! Can’t wait to come back next year!

Everything was great not a si hole complaint. Loved the location, house, dock, we had a blast! Can’t wait to come back next year!

Our family (three kids + Grammy) had the best week at the house. The setup is perfect for kicking back and relaxing. We spent most of our time on the dock swimming and fishing. The house is located on a great part of the lake that doesn’t have too much traffic, but you can quickly access all parts of the lake. The cove is quiet and the neighbors are friendly. We brought an island float that we tied to the outside of a slip that made a good place to hang out with a view of the lake. Also rented a boat for the week and slips were easy to get in and out. Kitchen had everything we needed. Some extras that I appreciated were the commercial ice maker, built in cooler on the deck (kept drinks in there all week), surround sound speakers on dock and in house easily paired with phone, and smart TVs throughout. All bedrooms were big and the house is very accommodating for the 10 maximum limit. Owner is also been responsive to questions and requests.

Rother's Retreat once again was a wonderful break for our family.

This property was all around our favorite yet. The owners were nice and accommodating. The lot was almost flat leading to the water. The dock had plenty of room for kids to play, nice shaded area, nice cooler(ice machine in house) and the floating dock was great for watercraft. The neighbors were both nice also. We will Definitely be back.

We found this to be a Perfect spot for family vacation with grandkids Also, the few issues that we had we found the owners to be extremely responsive to our needs. The kitchen was well-equipped and plenty of plastic for days out on the boat was extremely helpful. Nice laundry room with ice machine which was also a big help filling our coolers. There were books which our granddaughters enjoyed and it was a very quiet peaceful Cove. Lots of fun fishing to be had on the dock and a sizable large mouth bass was caught one day! All in all we had no complaints I would definitely come back!

We absolutely loved our stay at Rother's Retreat. The house was perfect for our family of 6 - we had small children and the grass out back did not have a big incline and so our toddler loved playing on the grass not to mention the dock was easy to swim off of and the cove where the house is - is so quiet. Sunsets were beautiful and we had dinner every night on the deck. The house was perfect and had everything you could want! We really appreciate all the details were thought of and it was so easy to settle in. We highly recommend this place and I hope we will be back to visit soon!

We had a great stay at this property, which is just as advertised. Definitely recommend.

We enjoyed our stay again in Rother's Retreat! Everything we needed for a great stay at SML!

Great house that met all of our needs. Dock was great, wired for sound, shaded area to sit and play cards, and a short relatively flat walk from the house, which was a plus. Would stay there again.

House was great. Location perfect. The kids loved fishing on the dock and we all swam there too. Very peaceful to sit on the deck in the morning. Wish the hot tub was working. Most of the days we were out boating. The lake is magnificent. Our family enjoyed the week very much!

Kids enjoyed the lake. Home was clean and neat . Seemed to have a lot of rules in the notebook. But Maybe the owners had some bad renters at some time

We always love our stay at Rothers Retreat and this time was no different. The dock and quiet cove can’t be beat. Only one minor complaint, and that was the hot tub was not operational.

Rothers Retreat is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing getaway. The layout of the house and dock is great for family time together. Everything you need is there. We can't wait to go back.

We have stayed 2 times at Rother's Retreat, both times our family had a wonderful time. We enjoy the dock and the space families members have to sleep. The kitchen is well equipped and we could set up games to play downstairs. We hope to stay there again next year.

We had an awesome stay at Rother's Retreat! The house was very clean and well stocked with everything you needed. We had an amazing stay and beautiful weather. Would recommend to friends!