We (family of 5) just came back from a 2 week stay: we loved everything about it! Amazing sunsets!
The owners own a smaller cabin just behind the rental one for their personal use.
The communication with the owners before and during the stay has been always timely, accurate and friendly, via VRBO messages and emails for detailed check-in and check-out information.
The property was as described and the pics were accurate. The cabin has been recently fully renovated and is nicely decorated. Parking is plenty in the driveway.
The cabin is over 3 levels: on the main floor the 2 BRs (one has no closet) share a BA with sink and shower (no en-suite BA but that didn’t bothered us). The loft has 3 built-in queen size beds and a BA with sink and shower. The basement has a large entertainment area, BA with sink and shower and washer and dryer (no BRs). New furniture, new mattresses (very comfortable) and new kitchen appliances (gas range with 5 burners, large fridge, very silent dishwasher). WiFi speed met our needs (Netflix, video conf). Hot water was plenty. A/C worked well.
The floating dock (recently resurfaced) is less than 1 min walk on a slight incline path. 2 jet skis slips were available. We docked our rental boat overnight on the side of the dock (there are 2 cleats, 14 ft apart - the covered slip was taken by the owners boat). The aging gangway will be soon replaced by a new aluminum one. During our stay, the water depth at the dock was 7+ ft close to shore and 10+ ft on the opposite side. Be aware that Lake Blue Ridge's water level varies seasonally!
There were 2 Adirondack-style chairs and 4 patio chairs available on the dock. The aluminum ladder to get in/out of the lake had large comfortable steps. The cove was very quite, even during weekends, with very little wake. The dock of the house next door was quite close but the neighbors were very nice and everybody respected each other privacy.
The location is very close to the only Marina and is a 5 min boat ride or 15 min drive from Lakewood Landing (boat ramp) in Morganton.
If you are new to Blue Ridge, I recommend stopping by at the Visitor Center to get useful information on all that Blue Ridge has to offer. For groceries drive 5 extra minutes to Ingles instead of stopping at Food Lion (bigger store with better choice of produce, meats, etc).
Many thanks to the owners for sharing their wonderful lake cabin with our family! We will be back!