Our modern rustic lakefront cabin sleeps 20+ with just 41 easy steps to the dock from the lower deck with covered slip and jet ski ports. Completely renovated and constantly updated with new attractions by the owners, you're invited to come enjoy our personal lake home at Norris Lake under 23-ft knotty pine cathedral ceilings with views of the lake and mountains from 3 levels of full width decks!
High-end furnishings and cozy décor welcome you to this 6- bedroom Lodge in the no-wake cove of Flat Hollow Marina. Relax and play outside on the covered dock with picnic table, swim platform, 2 jet ski ports and a covered 21' deep slip, easily seen from every deck of the cabin. Only the tough decisions await each day - will you hike the shoreline, hit the lake, stroll down to the marina, or take out the 8 free kayaks to find the rope swing and explore the cove?!
Lakeside Lodge has 3.5 levels - beginning with the main floor great room, kitchen and master bedroom with king bed and adjoining bath. The upper landing Lodge room has a queen and two twin bunks, and shares a Jack and Jill bath with the Yellow room with queen sized bed. The Crows nest has a twin bed, while the LL Explorer Room has a full sized bottom bunk beneath a twin - sleeps 3, and the Nautical Room functions as a second master with queen bed and adjoining bath. The3 roll-out beds with linens in the guest closets will sleep #18-22. All bedrooms have tasteful themed decor, comfy Serta mattresses, hotel-grade linens and ceiling fans. Extra down comforters for winter are in each closet, along with a couple space heaters, and extra fans are available in the LL guest supply closet.
We're "All Decked Out" for your group or family: 30' wide decks including the upper Sun Deck with a large gas grill, 2 tables with seating for 12 or more under two large umbrellas with solar lights; a middle level covered Deck with a large table that seats 6, along with a bench and a loveseat; plus the lower 30 x 17 Gathering Deck's 6 person hot tub with blue-tooth stereo, granite gas fire table and plenty of comfortable seating for12 or more!
All decks and stairs have downcast accent lighting that makes evening time cozy and safe, and deck boxes on each level have stored cushions for all seats. At the gravel landing near the lake, the kayaks are stored on a rack with paddles and life jackets (kids and adults sizes) available for our guests, cornhole boards and bags, and a fire pit with enough campfire chairs for everyone in the outdoor storage. There's also a front porch deck with seating for three that stretches the width of the house, and has a side-wrapped stairway leading off to the middle and lower level decks, as well as the lake.
Inside, you'll find everything to make your stay feel like home - really, just like ours back in Cincy: a fully equipped kitchen with counter bar and 3 pull up stools; a rustic 9-ft wood and wrought iron dining table (seats 10). The 16' couches and loves seats in the Main Room with gas log fireplace (seasonally on fall - spring) and 54" Smart HD TV makes this a favorite gathering place. In the lower level rec / family room, you'll find overstuffed furniture, a high-top table ready for board or card games, and a free unlimited-play18-game arcade console, TV with DVD player, as well as a selection of books and movies.
Other amenities include a high capacity ice machine (50 gallons a day), 2 full sized refrigerators, tankless hot water heater for endless hot water, newer dual zoned HVAC new, USB inputs in every bedroom for charging devices; a charging station (including Apple watch charger) in the Main Room; satellite/cable; unlimited Starlink high speed Wi-Fi, washer & dryer, Keurig machine, traditional coffee maker and filters, pantry, loads of parking, iron, ironing board, hair dryers, and even a a Guest First Aid Kit and Care Kit - in case you forgot to pack something important!
Saturday (3 pm) to Saturday (10 am) full week rentals all summer from Memorial Day Thru Labor Day. Minimum rental age is 26. Split Firewood is available with advance notice for purchase at the cabin, subject to availability and no TVA- posted ban on burning.
Bring your own boats and jet skis, or rent ours. Available for rent in-season:
21' Crownline open bow ski boat (seats 7)
25' Avalon tritoon (seats 16 with 200 hp)
21' Harris tritoon (seats 11-12 with 150 hp)
Life jackets available (subject to checking sizes in advance) and lake toys, delivered to the marina or dock upon your arrival, or meet us at the nearby launch depending on property location. Restrictions on age (26 or older) and minimum days rented w/o a delivery fee do apply. Operating instructions, safety training manual, and check-in / check-out in person with the dock guy are mandatory. Ask for more details or see our Facebook page, Norris Lake Boat Rentals. First come, first reserved!
Book with us to continue a great 5 Star tradition, and we'll also provide a suggested packing list, floorplans and sleeping arrangement diagrams, vacation guidebook to the cabin AND surrounding lake and area attractions, as well as Norris Lake maps and marina guide. Parking in front of the cabin, with overflow parking 1/4 mile away in Parking Lot C near the marina, or leave some cars at the management office in La Follette and carpool out to the lake.
Don't Forget - With early reservations, you can book multiple homes for big families, events, reunions and friends - we manage five others with nearly 80 person additional sleeping capacity within 10 homes of this one in the Flat Hollow cove (see below)- - and two new large-acreage additions to the rental program within 2 miles that sleep another 40 between them.
Coming up on its sixth 5-star season, Lakeside Lodge is owned and managed by a Premier VRBO Partner with over a decade of creating quality memories and experiences. This cabin needs just one more thing … your group! Anything else we can do to help make your preparations and time with us as fully enjoyable and memorable as possible, just ask. We want you to "Live it! Love it! Lake it!" … at Lakeside Lodge for your next and best vacation ever.
PS - if we are booked for the dates you wanted, please check out our managed lakefront properties -- five other crowd pleasers in Flat Hollow: Waters Edge (#2069914), Dock Holiday Resort (#2517956) ; Shore To Please (#2442664), Witt's Cove Landing (#2404654), and two off the water on acreage with a covered slip at the marina ....Doc's Lake Escape (#2276456) on ten acres and our newest in Overlook Bay across from the marina, Captain Brown's Lake escape on forty acres (#3001530).
See also Suits Us Fine in the Big Creek area (#1806557) and Suits Us Too (#3001464) another lakefront right next door to it. There's also A Shore Thing across from Mountain Lake Marina in the Hiwassee area (#2069978), and directly across the channel from it is the lakefront Point Three Paradise (#2982305) with an adjoining 5000 TVA and park acreage ... And check back, we're always adding more great Norris Lake homes each season!