Foothills Retreat, New Lakefront Luxury w/ Covered Decks + Hot Tub, Fire Pit Terrace, Dock & More!

This lake house provided a great escape for our family filled with family time, fun, food, rest, and relaxation. The kitchen was well equipped with appliances, utensils, storage containers, serving ware, dishes, and cookware. The pool table, hot tub, and fire places are great features of the property. The home was spacious and offered a perfect retreat for some much needed time away!

We enjoyed our stay. House was wonderful!

HIGHLY recommend! The outside deck is a dream and the most perfect hang out area. The host is so organize and make the stay easy and enjoyable. The house fit 10 of us extremely comfortably.

House was very comfortable. Everyone enjoyed the hot tub and fireplaces and games!! Great way to have some down time with our family for a few days.

My extended family and I had a great long weekend staying here. It was cold out, but we enjoyed the indoor and outdoor fireplace, hot tub, pool table, fusbol and beautiful views. Highly recommend for a peaceful getaway.

Spacious and clean, amenities provided is the perfect combination.

Everything was wonderful! The ease of access, the fully equipped kitchen, the beautiful rooms, fireplaces, everything! Short of groceries, we had everything we needed to enjoy a week away! There were a couple of things that could have made things a little easier - figuring out how to operate the fireplace and the thermostat were a little tough. Having some instructions around would have helped. But, having young adults around helped alot!! We got it figured out and thorouvhly enjoyed everything!Thank you. I look forward to my next getaway!!

The house was lovely and the view was incredible. House could have been a little cleaner—cobwebs in the great room and dishwasher was full of dishes not very clean. Pots and pans need to be cleaner as well.

We enjoyed the peaceful cove and especially the hot tub and fire pit. The beds were super comfy and the kitchen had good cooking space. For a group of 12, we were short one coffee cup, but other than that the dishes/utensils were ample and small appliances were very helpful.We truly appreciated the gas fireplaces as the weather was quite cool and we were still able to be outside to drink our coffee and enjoy the surrounding area.

We had the most relaxing time at the property. It was right on the lake, so we enjoyed being able to go at our leisure. A paddle board and a kayak were available for our use, so we enjoyed paddling around, curling up by the fire pit, and relaxing in the hot tub. Very quiet, relaxing atmosphere. We definitely hope to return!

Had a great time connecting with old high school friends who now live spread out along the eastern seaboard. House was clean and comfortable. Pool table and fooseball table we big hits. We were able to park a boat at the dock.

Had an amazing time at this property. Probably the best pool table in a rental I've ever seen. There are a lot of steps to get from the house to the dock but I think that's generally going to be the same with almost all of the properties in the area.

House was perfect for our family of 16. Steps to the lake a bit long. Otherwise very nice.

5 star!First time visit to Smith Mountain Lake and plan to return!House was clean and adequate space for family of 12. Kiddo's enjoyed bunk bedroom and game room. Adults especially like sitting on covered porch facing the lake. Kitchen well equipped and owner very responsive, even delivered a blender on our request! Quiet cove perfect for swimming and for docking our pontoon boat. Although there were many steep steps to lake and steep driveway down to house, we still enjoyed the house and surrounding area. Would consider returning again next year!

We loved the open concept kitchen, dining table, and family room. We were all together when we were inside. We also played games in the evening on the deck off the main floor. We were happy to have plenty of chairs and invited friends from a couple coves down to play Mind the Gap in our generational teams. I was glad I didn't bring my elderly mother this year because she could not have navigated the steps. For the rest of us, our legs are stronger!

Everything was very nice about the property and exactly as described. It was spacious with plenty of room for us to hangout together or separately if we chose. My only complaints were regarding the kitchen. The floor was not as clean as it should’ve been upon our arrival. Also, we had to contend with ants until I used salt as a deterrent that kept them off the kitchen counter for the duration of our stay.

We enjoyed our time here. Plenty of space, loads of dishes and cookware which is not always the case at many places. We enjoyed the pool table and hot tub along with spending a majority of our time on the covered porch and the dock. The driveway is steep and there are 96 steeps to the dock. So we got plenty of exercise.

Can’t ask for a better stay. We have stayed at two of GateWays properties within a month on purpose. They’re built by someone that understand lake life. Relaxed and luxury for a vacation. Special owners to understand the dynamics of a quiet cove.

We were a group of 7 women on the leadership team of a homeschool co-op meeting for our annual spring planning retreat. This home allowed us to spread out comfortably through all of the bedrooms, cook meals with ease, eat those meals inside or out on the deck, have meetings, play games, do crafts, and have a wonderful time together! Thank you for providing such a well-stocked clean home for our enjoyment. There was also plenty of parking for everyone next to the house and up the hill of a driveway to the parking pad. Would definitely recommend for a group!

Lots of room for our whole family!

Semi-annual get together with HS buddies - class of ‘83. Loved the home. Loved that we all had separate rooms. All modern amenities - all worked as described. Big TV’s in separate areas provided opportunities for the sports loving guys, as well as the music fans. The furniture in the main living area could be a bit more cozy, but there was plenty of seating. We truly enjoyed our stay and appreciated the value. We’re considering booking again for next year. Thanks!

Had the most amazing time this past weekend. There were12 people that gathered. Everything was as listed. Unfortunately the bathrooms weren't well stocked but aside that it was a perfect home to enjoy the outdoors/indoors and lake was perfect temp!

My husband and I stayed here with our immediate families for our wedding at Ivy Rose Farm and this was the perfect house! It was absolutely stunning and the outdoor decks and views were our favorite. The only downfall I would say is the driveway is quite steep and our grandma could not walk it. Other than that, no complaints and we would 100% stay here again!

There were 18 of us (10 children) and we all found a comfy place to sleep (not all in beds). The home is very nice and as stated before the views from the decks are beautiful. The communities electric went out and when it came back our internet didn't work (xfinity problem not Beville). Mike made some phone calls and got them out sooner than expected. His men that came out to check it couldn't fix the problem but they did fix a flat tire we had which saved us hours of run around! We all agreed it was our best week yet at SML and would recommend Foothills Retreat for a family vacation.

Great location and fantastic property on quiet cove.

My family all came in Moneta for a wedding. The house was perfect for our group...ages 11 up. The kids loved the dock, paddle boards, and the lake fun. House had so much to do for the kids with pool table etc. downstairs. The decks were wonderful and roomy. Enjoyed the view from the decks & our morning coffee. Would definitely come back to this lovely home & beautiful area!

The house was lovely although not comfortable for 10 adults. Seating was most hard side chairs with one two seater couch in the great room. The lot was EXTREMELY steep and not easily navigated by those of us with some balance and mobility issues. Access to the lake was challenging for all - one section in particular where there were no steps only uneven stepping stones that appeared to be washed out by recent rains. None of the bedrooms contained televisions so watching a program was difficult when the room was full of people. The pictures were out of date and not indicative of the property. We would not stay here again.

Having booked several houses over the years, I’ve never run into so many issues or been as disappointed in my selection Pros: - interior matches picture and description - Modern/updated interior - Layout was great for a group of 10 - Game room was a hit - Proximity to boat rentals, restaurants and the grocery store Cons: - ANTS! There were ants everywhere when we arrived. There were dozens of ant traps in the kitchen, on the floor, on the counters, it was so disgusting. - treacherous hike down to the dock was less than ideal, resulting in a portion of our group not being able to enjoy the dock or be able to board the boat. Not recommended for children or older adults with any mobility concerns. - Broken stone step on the walkway resulting in injuries. - Damaged door locks preventing the house from being able to be secured that were never repaired - The ice maker was broken. The property mgmt. company said they’d bring ice daily, they brought it 1x - Slow responses from property management, it took 2 calls, an email and 6 hours to even get a text back. The majority of the issues were never resolved before we left.