The host, AvantStay, was welcoming and they were quick to respond to all communication. The home was clean and very comfortable for our family Christmas. One thing that stood out to us was the arrangement of sleeping quarters. The spaces are nicely separated so each of our four family groups were able to have some privacy. This also helped with noise—some people stay up later. Overall, this was a great stay. Nice neighborhood, clean home, well appointed. And, the nice surprise was that it was tastefully decorated for Christmas. Thank you AvantStay for a great holiday home.

Quiet and relaxing.

The home was located in a great spot of Lake Norman, so the jet skiing and boating. There was also plenty of good water for swimming and paddle boarding. The home was spacious with enough room for everyone as we had 2 families each with 2 twenty-something children. The kitchen was well stocked and the home provided toilet paper, garbage bags, paper towels and bath products. This was a nice surprised as these are things we usually have to provide. We had a great 4 days at this home.

The house itself was fine, but the pictures are outdated. 1-The leather sectional in the LR is gone, replaced by a white fabric one that someone had taken a black sharpie to. 2-The hammock is gone. 3-The life jackets listed consist of about 6 very old, ripped children sized life jackets. Zero adult sized. 4-The paddleboards are very old and cracked and one actually had mushrooms growing out of it. 5-The kayaks are just as old and cracked as the paddleboards - without mushrooms. 6-There was no pinball machine in the "game room". It had been replaced by a dehumidifier... 7-The table with umbrella pictured on the upper deck was missing and replaced with a table with no place to put an umbrella which made it too hot to enjoy. 8-All of the furniture pictured in the outdoor kitchen is gone. There were a few backless barstools next to the bar and that was it. 9-The only thing that worked in the outdoor kitchen was the grill. Last but not least, the water level was very low when we went. I know this has nothing to do with the house itself but you may want to check with Duke before you book. The house is in a cove within a cove and instead of seeing water, we got to look at mud. A lot of mud that didn't smell great. I expected more for what they charge.