Mineral, Virginia
The Great Escape
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The Great Escape is a perfect spot to get away from it all yet be close to everything Lake Anna has to offer. A huge lower-level rec room includes a Ping-Pong table, pool table, poker table, and a bar area that is perfect for rainy days or a nighttime retreat after a long day on the water. Tie up your boat or jet ski at one of the two boat slips or take out one of the two tandem or single kayaks. There is room to roam in the large yard with a private beach.
What's nearby:
This home is on the public side of Lake Anna and in a quiet neighborhood, perfect for families. It's centrally located near multiple restaurants in minutes by water and two-five minutes from New Bridge Shopping Center and Lake Anna Plaza by road. By water, you have quick access to Tim's, The Cove, Anna Point, and High Point Marinas.
Things to know:
Free WiFi
Dog-friendly!
There are no electrical outlets at the boathouse
Drivers of a motorized watercraft must have a Virginia Boater Safety License
Fishing will require a Virginia Fishing License
*Please note that there are local noise ordinances that you and your guests must adhere to. Parties or violations of maximum occupancy and minimum age run the risk of eviction.
This property is managed by Vacasa Virginia LLC.
If you are bringing a dog on your trip, the nightly pet fee is already included in your quote when selecting "Yes" to pets. If you would like to add more dogs, please contact us. The nightly fee ranges between $150 and $200, depending on the bedroom count, and will apply for each additional dog.
Parking notes: There is free parking available for 6 vehicles.
Dock details: Floating Platform
Damage waiver: The total cost of your reservation for this Property includes a nightly damage waiver fee, plus tax if applicable (the “Damage Waiver”). (A discount may be applied for stays of 28 nights or longer, if permitted.) The Damage Waiver covers you for up to $3,000 of accidental damage to the Property or its contents (such as furniture, fixtures, and appliances) as long as you report the incident to the host prior to checking out. The Damage Waiver fee eliminates the need for a traditional security deposit.
More information can be downloaded from the "Rental Agreement" on the checkout page.
Due to local laws or HOA requirements, guests must be at least 27 years of age to book. Guests under 27 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian for the duration of the reservation.
We enjoyed being all together in this beautiful, spacious house! The double fridges were awesome and we had some great meals together! The house was decently stocked, but disorganized. We were also frustrated by lots of broken furniture, all the games in the game room were broken or missing pieces (that was a big reason we booked this house) and the house was not completely clean when we arrived. Their communication was excellent, tho, lots of texts to be sure we were satisfied and they were quick to respond. We were missing a complete coffee pot and they brought a new one right over. Even though we were disappointed in the state of the house, we are thankful for the spacious accommodations and that we could all be together!
Beautiful view of the lake, plenty of sleeping areas, nice outdoor fire pit.
Home was nice and spacious but desperately needed some upgrades to beds and other furniture. A window was left opened and we entered the house full of bugs. The community boat ramp was locked and wasn’t provided a key. There were hundreds of cigarette butts at entrance of home. We had to contact maintenance first day to repair toilets, the water was brown and we had to buy water for drinking and cooking..some of the blinds were broken and couldn’t let them down fully. Pots n pans were horribly out dated, luckily we brought a few of our own. The walk to the lake from house was torture from all the mosquitoes.
We booked the house for a weekend Leadership Retreat for our company.. House is large enough to accommodate more than 14 people.
We stayed with several families and small children and found the house suited our needs. Very spacious and well laid out with room for everyone to spread out but also come together in the TV and play rooms as well as the spacious kitchen. Access to the lake was great and we appreciated the kayaks that gave us a chance to get out on the water. There were some quirks with the furniture and a couple missing kitchen items that would have come in handy but overall would recommend and would return!
Would definitely recommend!! We had 8 staff members at the house for a retreat. Everyone had their own room, plenty of space (indoors and outside)for meetings and activities. Internet connection was good for conferencing and streaming. The house is lose to some nice local restaurants for dinner, and a grocery store for anything we needed. It was a great kitchen for us to prepare our own breakfasts and lunches. I have never stayed in a VRBO that had so much of the little stuff…trash bags, paper towels, toilet paper, soap, spices etc. Having two large fridges and two dishwashers was helpful. We enjoyed the kayaks, fire pit, ping pong, pool table, foosball and large screen in the living room. Vacasa’s local staff was attentive and had the coffee pot replaced within an hour when we noticed a crack in the carafe.
This home is very well laid out for a large number of people. The kitchen is fantastic! Many games (such as ping pong, etc) and huge deck with great views! The home shows a tad bit of wear from renting, but nothing to keep you from wanting to rent this place. Really great for large number of people.
House big enough to accommodate our large family
We had our family reunion at The Great Escape. Beautiful home, plenty of room for everyone. A couple of suggestions: Pressure wash the exterior, the mildew is not attractive. Perform maintenance on the bathrooms. Some toilets were non functional. It's an expensive rental and our group expected better.
Loved all the outdoor seating, large kitchen and 3 refrigerators, pantry was a bonus. Had perfect weather and several of us used the kayaks. We were disappointed to get a message from the rental company that our group was too loud after 10:00. There was another large group next door to us, so not certain we were the issue. We had groups around the firepit, had no singing or loud music, just family catching up after no visiting for several years. Overall we had a wonderful time and would like to come back next year. Also, the listing says 9 bedrooms but there were 10. Didn’t need the air mattress we brought.
The views are simply amazing! The property is gorgeous and the interior has lots to do for everyone in case of rain. This home has plenty of room to have quiet time to read a book enjoy a movie on the large television or enjoy the fire pit with a group of friends. The view of the lake from the living room and balcony is amazing.
The property was beautiful and well maintained. The rooms were large and there was plenty of room to break up into small groups or be all together in the kitchen/dining area. This was a large family gathering with my 92 year old father, his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. We used the deck, dock and boat house all week (rented a pontoon boat and brought kayaks). The area was perfect for our needs and everyone enjoyed the trip. Showers needed a second cleaning before they were really clean but the managers were very responsive and had someone out quickly. The humidity outside was very high and made the basement floor very humid and one bedroom in the basement had no vent so was stuffy but other than that the home was comfortable.. We would rent again if going to that area.
Arrived to the house being 82 degrees on main level and 86 upstairs level. First night....miserable. Air conditioning was not working. Good thing we brought air mattresses along and were able to set up in the basement(nothing like spending $10k+ and have to put your family on air mattresses...Second day spent managing vendors...nice HVAC tech that had to call his boss to help him identify what the issue may be...he almost left saying this is is good as it is gonna get when the temp upstairs was 82 degrees and not falling. Fortunately, we told him he couldn't leave til he got the temp to drop and he put a thermometer on the fan and realized it was not blowing cold air. Eventually after being at the property for about 4+ hours and having his boss show up, they found a unit on the other side of the house that was the issue. Meanwhile, one of the inside refridgerators stopped cooling, so another appliances tech had to come out to defrost the bottom freezer and fix that unit, and also looked at the separate ice maker in the bar and said that unit was a lost cause. Luckily we did not lose any food, but we did lose precious vacation time managing the vendors and a property that we paid handsomely for. Additionally, we tried to follow the no shoes in the house rule, until we all realized that the bottom of our feet were black. The floors were clearly not cleaned and the carpets were filthy. Disgusting. Needless to say, the ladies in the group were unamused. Outside, the deck and patio need power washed and overall the property is simply not maintained. Very disappointed that we spent the first couple days aggravated, hot and texting and calling for help and then having to manage a maintenance team. We were supposed to be relaxing on vacation. It was our first time to Lake Anna and compared to our experiences at the Poconos and Deep Creek Lake, it was lack luster mainly because of the property.
House was a wonderful set up for our family. The only issue we had was the cleanliness of the house when we arrived. we had to do some housekeeping at the beginning of our stay. View of the lake from the dock and decks was wonderful
We had a great time celebrating our friend's birthday here, with a large group recently. The deck is huge, giving your group ample room to spread out and relax. Unlike the home next door (to the left: Logging off), there was plenty of light in the kitchen, with all the lights on. This is important, because even when the sunset, there was plenty of light inside to enjoy. We have stayed at Logging off next door, and there is hardly any light in the home, when the sun sets. We did have to call service once as the water pressure was really low. They came within the hour, and fixed the issue. The private dock (and below deck with the firepit) was really nice. Highly recommend the home! There's a food lion grocery store (5-6 minute drive) if you need to grab any groceries, etc.
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