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A-Deck With a View. A unique lakeside home on Smith Lake

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Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
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Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

5 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12181 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Barbecue grill
  • Washer
  • Kitchen

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Crane Hill, AL
  • Place, Lewis Smith Lake
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Smith Lake Park
    ‪38 min drive‬
  • Place, Ave Maria Grotto
    ‪53 min drive‬

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About this property

Entire place

You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

A-Deck With a View. A unique lakeside home on Smith Lake

"A-Deck With a View" is a unique cabin/cottage style A-Frame home found on Smith Lake near Trident Marina and the Big Bridge. Impressive views of the lake from a large multi-level deck can't be beat.

The main A-Frame home features 1.5 Baths, with two Main Floor Bedrooms, a Loft Bedroom, a Basement Game Room, Laundry Room, plus plenty of parking. There is also a detached Master Suite complete with bedroom, bathroom, and private deck with views of the lake.

The expansive deck areas include a screened-in main level porch off the family room with amazing views of the lake. Other deck areas include a covered deck, two large, split level entertaining decks, and a natural rock deck with fire pit.

This property also has a covered, single-slip dock and large swim platform that keeps your boat/PWC safe and out of the elements with plenty of space for water activities from floating to boating and fishing.

A-Deck With a View is only 20 minutes from I-65 and just minutes by boat or car from Trident Marina and the Country Mall Convenience Store. With plenty of parking on this property, it’s perfect for a quick getaway or long vacation.
During your stay at this holiday home, you're just a quick walk from Lewis Smith Lake. Enjoy features like laundry facilities and an arcade/games room. The holiday home includes amenities such as free WiFi and a kitchen.
  • Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine and 2.5 bathrooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • On-site recreation includes a playground
  • Steps from Lewis Smith Lake and 14 minutes by car from Dowling Memorial Park
A-Deck With a View. A unique lakeside home on Smith Lake offers its guests barbecue grills, an arcade/games room, and laundry facilities. The front desk is open around the clock.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach loungers
  • Beach towels

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Hob
  • Kitchen island
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Games
  • Smart TV with cable/satellite channels
  • Video games
  • Video library

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • Pet friendly
  • Welcoming dogs only
  • Up to 23 kg per pet

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Smoke-free property

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • Near the marina
  • On a lake
  • On the waterfront

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Foosball table
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Fishing nearby
  • Jet skiing nearby
  • Motor boating nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Water skiing nearby
  • Water tubing nearby
  • Wildlife walks nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector)
  • Smoke detector not reported (host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property)

General

  • Unit size: 1,950 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 25

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions

Rules

Outdoor Noise Restrictions after midnight. There are neighbors.
Any special events or requests beyond the maximum guest limit must be pre-authorized before rental.
Vaping in the home is not allowed, but you may smoke or vape outside and on the patios.

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Maximum 2 (weight limit: 50 lb per pet)
    • Service animals are exempt from fees.
  • Note from host: There is a $75 Pet Fee

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Events

No events allowed
Must give all details for any event

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Note from host: Must give all details for any event
Host has not indicated whether there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property; consider bringing a portable detector with you on the trip
Host has not indicated whether there is a smoke detector on the property
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, which will enable you to manage your booking.

Reviews

A-Deck With a View. A unique lakeside home on Smith Lake Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

9.6/10

Cleanliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 58 out of 69 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 9 out of 69 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 69 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 69 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 69 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Kirk S.

Overall we had a great time. 2 Grandparents, 2 parents and 2 boys all fit comfortably in the main house. Did use the detached room for showers when the main bathroom was being used. Only used the game room to wash clothes. Game room has a separate outdoor entrance. The house could use some freshening up. Lots of stairs to the dock which wasn't an issue for us. Loved sitting outside on the screened in porch and the fire-pit area overlooking the lake was great. Caught some nice catfish. The location is really great with a nice view of the lake. Kids enjoyed a rope swing nearby.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Keith N.

Liked: Cleanliness
The property was adequate for us, not luxurious but good.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

James G.

Liked: Cleanliness
Very charming and rustic. Broken up into 3 separate sleeping areas but plenty of room in the main house. Bigger than it looks!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Krissa C.

Liked: Cleanliness
Everything was perfect!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nyka B., Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness
Fun place and great host! I loved the covered back porch with the big swing. The water is beautifully clear by the boat dock!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aaron D.

Liked: Cleanliness
Check-in was a breeze. The welcome letter was very detailed and helped out a lot. Wifi was great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Weston A.

Liked: Cleanliness
Wonderful place! Fireplace was quite peaceful.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chrissy A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake vacay

We enjoyed our stay. Lake was beautiful and house was exactly as described.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Zack W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Everything was excellent and everyone had a blast. Thank you
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew G.

Liked: Cleanliness
We had a great stay! The home has a wonderful deck and a killer view!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brennan B.

Liked: Cleanliness

4th oh July Trip

Great place to stay for a big family. The instructions were clear and very detailed. Definitely would want to stay here again! We made a lot of great memories that will last us a lifetime!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Glenn G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Amazing property

We loved our stay at this place! We really enjoyed the lake and the provided jetski docks!
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Denise B.

Liked: Cleanliness

great place but our weather wasn't the best. We liked the location.

We had 9 adults,we played games when the weather wasn't good got to ride jet skis my son really like the area. would be great if there was 1 more bath in the main house but the basement and the cottage were great. Nice dock.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy S., Mendenhall

Liked: Cleanliness

Our 3rd time here!

This is our FAVORITE family/friends get-away! We love Smith Lake & this house makes it even more perfect. Owner is awesome to work with. Can’t wait to go back next year.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

jennifer v.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful place

had a wonderful time, very clean, perfect view of the lake.loved the separated room
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jill V.

Liked: Cleanliness

Family Getaway

We went for a weekend stay with family, and had a great time despite some of the rainy weather. The place was nice, and accomodated everyone. The inside was clean, but we had to clean all of the furniture on the back porch, due to pollen being on everything (it appeared that we were possibly the first guests of the season, but we LOVED the back porch & swing), and someone left trash & fishing reel parts on the boathouse. A few things we didn’t know about or take into consideration were how many stairs there were to the boathouse, the fact that there isn’t a dishwasher, that the only way downstairs to the game room was by going outside with all of the stairs, and also that Smith Lake Park is the closest boat ramp (we had two fishing boats with us). Otherwise we liked the place, and enjoyed our family getaway. Thank you for sharing your place with us).
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brandon R.

Liked: Cleanliness

Comfortable

The house suited us well. Plenty of room for everyone.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Cassie H.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Donna M P.

Liked: Cleanliness

FAMILY CHRISTMAS

We couldn't of had a GREATER place to stay for all of us. The house was amazing with everything you need with comfy beds and pillows. We used all bedrooms even the little cottage which was cozy and warm. The kitchen had everything we needed to cook for five nights. We even used the the grill.
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristi L., Mobile,AL

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful place!!

We had a lovely stay in this cozy cabin! We used the fire pit and it was so nice outside. Just a lovely thanksgiving place.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eliezer A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Is amazing

We will do it again… I recommend for sure
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

Anna M.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chelsie C.

Great Host

House was beautiful any issue we had the host fixed which was great veey easy to work with!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect Lake Weekend

We love staying at this property because of its quiet location and close proximity to Trident Marina. The property is always clean and it accommodates our family perfectly.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brad & Emily A.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect

This is the 2nd time we've stayed here - great spot! Unique house and set up which is fun
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024