Luxury Lake Front House in Caddo Lake

Spring Trip with Family

TripFool (Melissa, TX)
Review submitted: April 19, 2013   Date of arrival: March 14, 2013

Wonderful 3 night trip mid March, 6 adults - 2 children ages 10 and 14. Did not rent the cottage. Used two of the roll away beds for the kids. Just one shower, the master having tub only. So plan accordingly if you are a larger group and only rent the house. Plenty of towels and linens for the group, just remember they do ask that you wash before leaving. Plenty of washing liquid and dryer sheets in the laundry room. We brought our own sheets so we could save time on the last morning. We also brought paper products for the kitchen like paper plates, cups, etc. But, just our choice. There were plenty of kitchen items available for use. Used a few pots and pans for some indoor meals. Plenty of trash bags supplied and trash cans located outside as well. The inside of the house was clean, all areas. Outside furniture had a little dirt and dust on them. Remember, this is a house on a lake and outdoor furniture will get a little dirty in the weather. There are cleaning products in the house or bring your own and wipe it down if it bothers you. If you want a relaxing get away on a nice piece of property and a nice home + fishing, and not looking for a 5 star hotel in a city with a maid, then you will enjoy this place! We had beautiful spring weather. A little early in the season for great fishing, but we did catch a variety of fish in small numbers each day. There is a place for bait just a couple of miles down the road called Pickers. Lots of outdoor furniture including chairs, tables, swings and a hammock! Plenty of lights located down the walkways/stairs, deck over the water and at the outside bar and around the the house. Having the large ice machine outside on the lower level was awesome!! No constant trips to the store for ice for the ice chests. There is also a restroom outside off the walkway deck which also very convenient. There is more than one charcoal grill to choose from in different areas outside. If you want great seafood, drive about 4.5 miles N on LA1 to Truck Stop/Video Poker/Restaurant-Cash Magic and Sam’s Southern Eatery. At the intersection of LA1 & LA2. Huge portions, cooked perfectly and waitress was very nice. The groundskeeper Johnny met us at the property when we arrived, lives nearby & was very helpful for anything we needed or questions. The owner is also nice, easy to work with & answered many questions for us before our trip. We would definitely rent this property again in the future when visting Caddo Lake!

Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, sight seeing, romantic getaway

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Perfect and relaxing family vacation on the lake.

raych7777 (Woodworth, LA)
Review submitted: March 31, 2013   Date of arrival: March 23, 2013

We feel like we hit the jackpot of rentals with this Lake House. Provided for us was just about anything we needed. Blankets, bedding, towels, toiletries, dishes, grilling seasonings, syrup, and even board games were available. The kids had a blast riding bikes on the long driveway and rolling down the little hill in the backyard. We all enjoyed the ENORMOUS walkway and pavillion leading to the huge dock. As a mom, I really appreciated the railings that prevented the little ones from falling overboard while fishing. We enjoyed the house so much that we never felt the need to venture off to site see. It was very easy to take the boat out on the lake. When we needed a few groceries, there was a Shell and Dollar General 5 minutes away. The property was clean and well maintained. The owner was always quick to answer my questions. We look forward to renting this house again.

Recommended for: age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, pet-friendly, romantic getaway

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Caddo Lake Property

Ro (Colorado)
Review submitted: September 10, 2012   Date of arrival: August 5, 2012

First and foremost, the house overall was very dirty & greasy. All of the toilets were dirty & had rings in them indicating that they hadn't been cleaned for a very long time; The linen closet was a jumbled mess; The master bathroom had no shower; The main bathroom was dark, dirty & had no where to hang a towel or anything else; it felt like you were showering in the dark; the walls had streak marks on them from condensation; The main living area was full of dust & cobwebs & all the taxidermied animals had cobwebs & bugs on them. The ceiling fans were unusable due to all the dust on them; The kitchen cabinets were very greasy and grimy. There were many food items there for us to use but we didn't use them because they were either open & not stored properly or expired. I appreciate the fact that others leave items to be used but the owner or whoever cleans the place needs to go through them and determine what is good and not. Speaking of who cleans, i would venture to say that no one really ever cleans the place - they just wash whatever linens are left, make the beds and call it a day. If someone is paid to 'clean,' it's wasted money. It was extremely disappointing to rent a dirty house. Although it was stated in the welcome letter that there was a shaved ice machine & to bring our favorite flavors, it too had bugs & cobwebs all throughout it & we couldn't use it. The photos of everything were obviously taken in better days. The outdoor furniture was old and dirty and everything was covered in bugs & cobwebs. I know that bugs & spiders are prevelant but nothing had been cleaned off in a very long time. I don't know if we would have used the outdoor kitchen much but after seeing its condition, there was no way we would use it. It was filthy. By advertising it as an outdoor kitchen you're stretching the truth by quite a bit. We all felt that August in Louisiana would be ok as we could jump in the lake when we were hot but it's not a 'swimming' lake from the house/deck. When the outside toilet backed up into the cottage's shower it was cleaned by me. I feel like you really need to make some amendments to your advertising on VRBO as I believe it is NOT fully factual. A very disappointing rental.

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