Blairsville, Georgia
Welcome to the Happy Retreat on beautiful Lake Nottely in the mountains of North Georgia. Escape the city and come stay at Happy Retreat, about 2 hours from Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Knoxville.
Our home was recently renovated and features 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, a gourmet kitchen, open living/dining space, incredible screen porch and multiple decks with hot tub to relax in. Play on our 4 kayaks or bring your own boat, jet ski and water toys or rent from multiple marinas on the lake and use our private dock.
The house is great for family gatherings or cozy for two!
The main level has a large, gourmet kitchen that is fully stocked with all your cooking needs, open family room and dining area. This level has a bedroom (king) with private bath and a second bedroom (king) off the kitchen area with full bath. All main level areas have access to the 60-foot screen porch from the open living space or either bedroom! Enjoy a wall of glass windows/doors give sweeping views of the lake from all living spaces.
The screened porch is a favorite location at Happy Retreat! Views are simply amazing from here. We have a large deck off the screen porch for grilling, dining, soaking in the hot tub and relaxing overlooking the lake. Towards the waters edge we have a large deck and covered pavilion with a fan and stone fireplace, with firewood provided. Enjoy sunbathing, time around the fireplace roasting s’mores and dining by the lake.
The main living space has a gas log fireplace and ceiling fans in all rooms and screen porch to help make you more comfortable. There is a 50-inch Smart TV in the living space and Smart TV’s in all bedrooms, very fast Fiber Internet and central heating and air conditioning.
The basement level has a game room and full bathroom. A separate bedroom is set up for a kids or family sleeping area containing a queen, a separate twin, a full/twin bunk and a convertible sofa. An additional room contains a queen and twin bunk beds. The basement holds plenty of entertainment with an air hockey table, brand new arcade game, 2 televisions, dvd/vcr, library and beverage refrigerator.
Please see our Welcome Guide for a list of the MANY things to do in the area!
We do have 4 cameras on the exterior of the home, doorbell, two viewing the trash cans, to ensure trash removal, and of the dock, to monitor water level since we are on a reservoir lake.
UCSTR License #008684
Enjoyed our stay! The house is fully stocked with kitchen items, towels, and games. The view is gorgeous, just as pictured. We had an amazing time playing in the water and connecting with family!
My family had a wonderful experience! The home was very clean and the perfect size for two large families with kids. So many positive things to say about this property…The downstairs area was the perfect kids retreat — our group enjoyed hours of fun at the air hockey table. The main level’s open space was great for socializing, playing games (lots of fun board games and puzzles) and enjoying meals (kitchen equipped with lots of cooking gadgets). There were plenty of cozy blankets, lots of lake towels and very comfortable beds. The extra large washing machine and dryer was a bonus. The spacious screened porch was one of our favorite spots to dine, relax and enjoy the spectacular lake sunsets. Above all, the outdoor area was incredible — nicely manicured grass area for the kids to play, deck with fireplace for s’mores (had to buy our own wood), and the perfect dock for our boat rental. The only “nice to have” for this property would have been a paddle board and/or kayak (however we bought an inflatable paddle board at the last minute which worked great). The owners provided lots of information about the area and were very responsive with any questions we had. We would definitely consider visiting this beautiful home in the future.
Excellent location for acccess to the lake for all water activities; skiing, tubing, fishing, swimming, or just lakeside hanging out. The deck near the water is a great feature to serve as a place to eat, hangout, or have a fire in the evening. Unlike a lot of properties, it has a short walk and gentle slope to to the lake. The property location is easy to access and plenty of parking with a circular driveway. A short drive to Blairsville or Murphy. Our family had a great week at the property!
This house was amazing! It is beyond fully stalked with everything you need in the kitchen to cook and the bathrooms. Tons of towels to use, both inside and outside. Perfect for our family size with plenty of room for everyone!! Overall great great place, you will not be disappointed!!
Loved the place! Very clean, good amenities, hot tub worked well, they had games to play, worked well for 10 adults. The only semi complaint I have is that the furnace kept waking me up bc we had the bedroom that had the loud furnace in it. Would definitely stay here again but would love to in the summer to enjoy the lake.
This is a lovely rental home very well appointed. The beds are very comfortable and there are plenty of towels and extra blankets. The kitchen has everything needed and then extra. The covered deck was perfect for early morning wake ups and the hot tub was a wonderful way to end the day.
We had two families (including 5 kids) who needed a little getaway. This was the PERFECT place for us! Great spaces to all be together, but plenty of space when anyone needed time to themselves. The kitchen was the best stocked kitchen we have ever seen. The beds were super comfortable plus they offered plenty of extra towels and blankets. They also had indoor blankets for cozying up on the couch, and outdoor blankets for sipping morning coffee when it was still chilly outside. Our only complaint is that we couldn't stay longer! But we definitely hope to be back!
We had a great time at this wonderful home on Lake Nottely. It had plenty of room for our family of 12. The kids played air hockey and Jenga. We had smores on the deck by the outdoor fireplace. We rented a pontoon boat and used the dock for our lake access touring. Very clean place with all the amenities you need. Thanks Lauren!
The house and property were amazing!! Pictures don’t even do it justice. It was so clean, kitchen had everything you needed, and every little touch - was thought of! We will be back!!
We loved the property it was just perfect for our family of 11!! We all so enjoyed it!!
We had a great time at Happy Retreat with our kids and grandkids. The house offers plenty of space for everyone to spread out from the awesome screened porch with a fabulous lake view, the deck with the hot tub, the large grassy backyard, and the lakeside gazebo. It was an easy walk down to the dock where we spent hours swimming and fishing off the dock, paddle boarding and kayaking. The gazebo by the lake is wonderful for evening marshmallow roasts. And everyone loved the hot tub!
The property was super clean! Beautiful Lake View. Brought our boat for water sports, rope swing and fishing. Swimming off the dock was a daily event for the whole family. Hope to stay again!
This house is spacious, clean, well stocked, and in a great location! Lauren is sweet and answered all our questions quickly. My family of 4, my parents, my sister, & my nephew (8 total people) all stayed in the house and we had plenty of room. The house was clean and nicely decorated. It also has everything in it that you would need. The kitchen is well stocked, there are beach towels, lots of board & card games, puzzles, books, extra blankets, & yard games. The kids loved the big back yard to play in! The mountain views and sunsets are amazing. Every night we were on the back porch or down at the gazebo watching the sun set. The outdoor firepit on the lake was wonderful. The kids loved doing s'mores! We also enjoyed the hot tub. There is a boat ramp right down the road, which was very convenient for us since we brought our boat. The driveway at the house is large and we were able to fit 2 cars, a boat trailer, and a truck with room to spare. The dock at the house is nice and we loved that we could just tie up our boat each night and not have to worry about pulling it out of the water daily. The neighbors we met in the community were all so nice and welcoming. Each day we saw several deer in the front and back yards. The lake is quiet, which made tubing and skiing easy to do. The kids loved jumping off the cliffs, swinging from the rope swings and exploring the different islands on the lake. Overall we absolutely loved this house and can't wait to come back next summer!
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