New house on Lake Hartwell with a pool!!

Review for the Fair Play S.C. VRBO rental; Property: 23940665/23/2026 to 5/30/2026; 6 Adults and 3 ChildrenOur extended family of 6 adults and 3 children (15, 11 and 10) had a fun week at the Fair Play home. We had unique spring weather in that it rained everyday at some point. It was critical to have the pool heated at the extra expense. The hot tub was operational and hot. The kids swam a lot every day. We did rent the neighbor’s pontoon boat for a day and had fun fishing and lake swimming. The two youngest kids said the lake swimming was the highlight of the week. The Lake is extremely low so fishing from the dock was hard, but the neighbor let us use his dock, which helped. We had an inconvenience in that the dishwasher was not useable, so we went back to hand washing & drying for the week. The family had a Birthday Anniversary dinner at the Galley Restaurant which was superb! We also did antique looking and visited many local museums. We cooked an entire steak dinner meal in the outdoor kitchen area, which worked out very well. The main house kitchen pots, pans, utensils and dishes were the best of any VRBO home we have rented over 12 years. The home was beautiful and had room for everyone in our family. The landscaping was also very appealing. We would rate the entire week as a 4 out of 5-star experience due to the dishwasher and the improvements needed for the on-property dock.

Everything was awesome

Everything was as advertised! Our family had a wonderful time. The boat dock worked for our boat and the pool was undoubtedly the hit!

The house is as described. It has an open floorplan which worked out great for our family. The pool and hot tub were used daily. You could not ask for a better location on the Lake. We docked our boat behind the house which was very convenient. If we weren't on the boat, we were swimming off the dock. We had a GREAT experience.

12 of us stayed at this gorgeous home for a long weekend and loved it. I can’t say enough about Katia and how responsive she was any time I had a question. She was extremely helpful and nice. I would definitely recommend this property!

We made wonderful memories together at your beautiful property. Loved the kayaks, pool, hot tub, grill/fire pit areas. Perfect location and easy access to the beautiful lake. House was very comfortable and accommodating. Loved the atmosphere. Hope to return next year!! Thanks for sharing your beautiful home!

Our family had a wonderful stay at this property..: pool was a great for our younger kids who really don’t enjoy all the experiences a lake can offer and the lake was great for our older kids. House was great!

House is great. Just like described. We spent lots of time on the covered patio by the pool. Perfect for morning coffee and games even in the rain. Rented the neighbors boat and spent a wonderful day on the lake. House had 4 kayaks. Had a couple minor issues and the owners responded immediately. We enjoyed this property and would definitely return.

When we first arrived, we thought we may have gotten too small of a house. Quickly, we realized that it was perfect! There were plenty of beds, couches, and seating in the kitchen for dinners. The outside pool area was amazing for all the kids and adults. We come with 2 fishing boats and all the supplies for water sports, the dock was a great size for all of that. We had an overflow of trash in the middle of the week and asked if we needed to sit the trash out by the road on a certain day, they responded with the trash being removed almost immediately. We rented the pontoon from the neighbor for a day, so all the kids could ride together…even though it didn’t go as fast at the bass boats, they really enjoyed it. Thank you for a fantastic stay and we hope to come back next year!

The inside of the house was great, clean bedrooms, large kitchen, etc. Outside the pool skimmers were so jammed back with toys (not from us) and pine straw there was not much flow to the pool. The pool also shuts off when the hot tub comes on so much of that debris would flow back into the pool. The awning was nice to have when sitting outside to get out of the sun however there are many dormant wasp nests and cob webs that need to be dealt with. The dock also had a wasp problem, we had to spray several times. If you want to rent a boat get the neighbors information he rents for much cheaper than most others.