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A Shore Thing - no steps to dock! Hot tub, fire pit ~ Sleeps 22 ~

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Smart TV, fireplace, video games, DVD player
Terrace/patio
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Exterior

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

4 bedrooms3 bathrooms

Popular amenities

  • Fireplace
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Hot tub
  • Kitchen
  • Barbecue grill

Explore the area

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Jacksboro, TN
  • Norris Lake
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Norris Dam State Park
  • Whitman Hollow Marina

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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 Shore Thing - no steps to dock! Hot tub, fire pit ~ Sleeps 22 ~

Recently renovated, A Shore Thing has a gentle, no-steps slope to the main channel shoreline of Cove Creek on Norris Lake. This 2.5-story contemporary lakehouse getaway offers 4 bedrooms (including a huge bunkroom – a favorite with the kids) and 2.5 baths.

The game room features foosball, ping pong, pool table, and an X-box gaming system; dining tables inside and out, an open kitchen, Direct TV and amenities including a firepit, hot tub, free kayaks, and a gas fire table. Dock offers 1 coverd slip, side tie up and 2 jetski ports.

The fully equipped, updated kitchen with granite counters opens to the great room with new gas logs in the floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and soaring cathedral ceilings, adjoining the large game room. Enjoy ping pong, a full-sized pool table, foosball, and 4 TVs—three with Direct TV, two with DVD players, and one equipped with a DVD/X-Box gaming system.

Two main-level master bedrooms, each with a queen bed, share a full bath on the main level; there’s a private loft with two queen beds and a half bath, and the basement Bunk Room sleeps 12 in the walk-out lower level (4 twin-over-full bunks), plus a queen sleeper sofa in the lower level.

Outdoor living space includes an expansive shaded side porch overlooking the water, a sunny, full-width lakefront deck, a custom firepit, a huge, full-width lower patio with a gas fire table, and a walk-out covered deck off the main level master bedroom.

A Shore Thing provides a gravel walkway to a swim platform, two jet ski ports, and a two-bay covered dock (note: only one slip is available for rental use as the owner keeps his boat on the lift in the second). There are 3 kayaks available for free with paddles and life jackets for your use. Just minutes from Mountain Lake Marina, which is directly across from the house, making it easy to enjoy a meal on the water.

All 2.5 levels of our home, as well as the deck, patio, and dock are fully accessible to guests, with the exception of two locked storage closets and cleaners cabinet.

Saturday (3 pm) to Saturday (10 am) rentals only during the prime summer season, with a primary minimum renter age of 26. Split firewood is available at the property with advance purchase arrangements (subject to availability and no TVA-posted ban on burning).


Your vehicles are the best way to get around on land—we have parking for approx. 8 vehicles. To navigate the lake, boats and jet skis work best. We also suggest bringing your own paddle boards, kayaks, or tubes to just enjoy floating around.

We have a separate rental agreement that supersedes platform policies to sign upon acceptance, most notably including a no-refund cancellation policy and a minimum reservation age of 26.Additional List of Policies & Rules furnished with Rental Agreement. It is also required that guests purchase a $60 damage protection plan through CSA; additional information provided upon reservation.

Adjoining neighbors are full-time, non-renting residents. Please be courteous and do not disturb after 10 pm; noise policy in effect. Do not block the shared driveway and there is NO PARKING along the shared portion of the driveway as marked.

Smoking is allowed outside only, with all windows closed. Ashtrays are provided for proper disposal.

Group events are allowed on an as-approved basis, subject to the sole discretion of the owner.

Absolutely no pets allowed; if any are found, this will result in forfeiture of the full security deposit or the maximum amount of the damage insurance policy.

Fire burning is limited to the fire pit only and only when there is no burn ban in effect.

Hot tub use is under adult supervision only.

Free kayaks are available for guest use—guests assume liability once unlocked for use.

Locked owner/cleaner storage areas are off-limits to guests.

Off-season rentals have a 2-3 night minimum, depending on holidays/availability.

Watercraft Rental is available from nearby Mountain Lake Marina (directly across the lake from the house) and Twin Cove Marina (short 10 min. lake ride from house)

During your stay at this holiday home, you're just a quick walk from Norris Lake. 1 hot tub, laundry facilities and an arcade/games room are available. Enjoy your stay with amenities like a kitchen and 2.5 bathrooms in the holiday home.
  • Air-conditioned home with kitchen, washing machine and 2.5 bathrooms
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Steps from Norris Lake and 4 minutes on foot from Cove Creek Wildlife Management Area
As a guest of A Shore Thing - no steps to dock! Hot tub, fire pit ~ Sleeps 22 ~, you'll find a hot tub, barbecue grills, and an arcade/games room. The front desk is open around the clock.

Property manager

Terry Stonecipher

Languages

English

Property amenities

Pool/Spa

  • Hot tub

Internet

  • Available in the house: WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site

Kitchen

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Dishwasher
  • Hob
  • Ice maker
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Refrigerator
  • Spices
  • Toaster

Bedrooms

  • 4 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

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

Living spaces

  • Fireplace

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Games
  • Smart TV
  • Video games

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Barbecue grill
  • Firepit
  • Outdoor furniture

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Comfort

  • Air conditioning
  • Heating

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • Designated smoking areas

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board

Location highlights

  • Near the marina

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Foosball table
  • Kayak

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)

Policies

Special check-in instructions

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

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
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
Parties and events (including family gatherings, birthday parties and weddings) are allowed on site. Maximum attendees: 25
Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated that 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.

A Shore Thing - no steps to dock! Hot tub, fire pit ~ Sleeps 22 ~ Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 25 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 25 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 25 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 25 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Michael E.

Liked: Cleanliness

Relaxing get away

Had a fantastic, relaxing vacation. The hot tub was clean and relaxing. We used the pool table and ping pong more than I expected. The free use of kayaks was an added bonus! Rented a pontoon boat from the marina across the lake. Paid a small fee to have it delivered directly to the dock. Our college aged kids got TN fishing licenses for the trip and enjoyed fishing off the dock. Loved our stay!
Stayed 5 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terry S.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ralph & Naomi M.

Liked: Cleanliness

No steps to dock...

Absolutely amazing property but beware...no steps to dock should say no stairs to dock, lol. It is a steep incline both ways and for us out of shape older adults it was a bit rough. lol We found comfort sitting in the hot tub after swimming and climbing back up to the house. We taught the kids to play pool, ping pong and foosball!! We ate in dinner every night and enjoyed a movie night where we introduced the kids to 'The Sandlot!' They loved it!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Micki C.

Liked: Cleanliness

Had a great time on the Lake, house is beautiful.

House is beautiful! Kitchen is stocked better than my own home. Beds are comfortable, the ice machine was great! Living room is comfortable, and plenty of seating inside and out.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Audra W.

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brandi B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great place to stay

19 of us stayed. We loved how much there was to do for the kids!! We had a great Thanksgiving!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Girl’s trip

Beautiful! Home was well maintained with easy access to lake. Very clean and plenty of room for everyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

David S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Beautiful house

So enjoy our family vacation, house was clean as stated in description. Water a lake was great enjoyed boating and the jet ski dock were fantastic.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Lake house

Nice place on the lake for a large group!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect family getaway!

A Shore Thing was the perfect spot of our family gathering. Gorgeous views from everywhere especially relaxing in the hot tub. All the kids, ages 4-13, loved playing on the rocks and looking for shells. Everything including the kitchen was well stocked with everything you could need. Would definitely love to stay again!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Warren B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect Vacation

Lovely spot to get away and spend time with friends/family at the lake. Very well kept and plenty to do. 10/10
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Billy E.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect place for a long weekend trip!

We had a great time staying at this property. Plenty of space for a large group, tons to do in and around the property. Would definitely stay here again!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Alex R.

Liked: Cleanliness

Just amazing

Place is amazing. Great job by the owners. Location is not too hard to find. Places was filled with everything we needed. Hot tub, grill, everything. The dock!!!! Wow wow!! Wish we had a boat. Did some swimming and diving, did some fishing. Canoeing is there too. Everyone was super pleased. Thank you. Will be back if allowed 🤣🤠
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ben G.

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful friends and family vacation.

We had a great time in A Shore Thing for our week long vacation. The house was set up well for entertaining both the kids and the adults. The boat dock access to the marina across the lake was very convenient. I would just caution bringing a larger boat and getting it into the dock. Ours was 25’ and had to stick out the back a little because of the waves during the day.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Vaca

The house suited our needs, the steep walk to the dock was difficult for my wife, but the kids had no issue. Would definitely recommend it
Stayed 8 nights in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Elizabeth M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Good House for families

Loved all the games in the house, pool table, fuzzball, ping pong, corn hole. View of the lake was fantastic. Tons of windows and sunshine coming from outside. Beds were comfortable. The house was pretty dusty near the large windows as I don't think the house had been occupied recently but the rest of the house was clean. The basement is pretty cool in the winter. Loved the gas fireplace and firepit outside; very convenient. The walk back up from the dock was a bit of a hike, but much easier than other houses that we have stayed on at the same lake. Would rent again for the right group.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nancy M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Lots of entertainment for the entire family

Our entire family enjoyed the property and all the amenities available. We were able to cook Thanksgiving dinner with ease and enjoy the peaceful and serene location. We had a small hiccup with one of the vehicles but friendly neighbors assisted us graciously.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness

Wonderful place, beautiful views!

This property is as advertised. Home was clean, and well taken care of. Plenty of room for 3 couples and a 7th wheel. The views from the back deck are amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Alison M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Perfect lake getawAy

Amazing house and would love to stay here again!
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Allan D.

Liked: Cleanliness

Checks all the Boxes

We had a great vacay with friends and family here! Plenty of room in the house for our large group. Kids loved the game tables, Wifi worked good for those of us who still had to work a little each morning. Covered boat dock was great cause it rained hard every night and our stuff stayed dry. Just a couple things you might want to know, the advertisement for no steps to the lake is accurate, but the pics make it look like an easy walk to the water, this was a big selling point for us when looking at houses to rent. It's actually very steep and quite the workout, we all felt like we had been on a stairmaster afterwards coming back up to the house and would have chosen steps if we had to do it over again. In the house, we could have used another ice maker as one alone can't keep up with a large group. We had to go buy ice everyday at a marina. The boat docks could have used some permanent boat bumpers. Overall tho, it was a great vacation!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ron B.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great Family Trip!

The house was very nice with lots of room for our family group of 15. The locations was great although very difficult to find in the dark! We enjoyed the private dock and all the fun toys provided both inside and out; ie: kayaks, pool table, fuseball, ping pong etc. Only negatives were the very squeeky bunk beds (would wake others when turning or moving) and needs new cookware ( scary teflon coming off when cooking). We rented a boat (Maxim) and it was great as well, was waiting for us when we arrived! I would recommend this property highly! Tom Sturm and the property management team were easy to work with were very responsive to any questions we had. Also enjoyed Norris Lake . It was very clean and a great place for swimming, water sports and overall relaxing.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stacy W., Lynn, IN

Liked: Cleanliness

Lovely family vacation

We have a large family group that vacations together each year. 6 adults, 6 teenagers and 1 child. This property fit us well. The slope to get to the dock was decent, the house was beautiful and plenty big enough for us all. The house was well stocked. The neighbors were friendly. The property manager was easy to reach and helpful. The house is on more of a main channel, so the water was a little too rough to swim right off of the dock. The jet ski ports were nice. Parking is a little bit of a challenge, but there is off site parking available also.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Jason M.

Liked: Cleanliness

Great home and location on lake; very rough water around dock due to traffic.

This was an excellent home for our extended family to stay. It was perfectly sized, the game room addition was excellent for the 12 kids in the house, and the walk to the dock was very easy for our elder folks. The availability of the 3 kayaks was also nice and appreciated. Thr neighborhood is quiet and allowed us to go on nice 3 hilly mile runs daily. The lake location is ideal being directly across from Mountain Lake marina. The true only drawback to this rental is the boat traffic is quite high and the channel is narrow. This causes very high wake to come in all day. Swimming off the dock is not really safe during the day and our boat took a beating while there for a week. The dock needs more cushion/boat protection. We would stay there again but will be more prepared and bring more bumpers to protect our boat.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

David S.

Liked: Cleanliness

Nice Place

The property is very nice with most things you will need provided. The cookware was in rough shape so I would suggest bringing your own. Beds were not toooooo bad. Proximity to the water and marinas is about the best you will find on the lake! The location is perfect if you don’t mind a 25 min drive to town (the drive is beautiful!) I would consider staying here again if we were in the area.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2021

10/10 Excellent

Dave g.

Liked: Cleanliness

4/16 -18 stay

Only real comment is that certain things should be provided like firewood, ESPN and other sports channels, metal grill utensils, soap, mop, swifter pads.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021