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❤Makin MEMORIES: House w/Dock/HotTub/Fiber Internet/TWH/next to park boat ramp❤

Family-friendly holiday home with water park and Hot tub

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This is the view of the lake from the side yard of the house.
Property grounds
6 person Hot Tub!
Fire Pit with a great view of the lake.
Main living room on ground level.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
4 bedrooms3 bathroomsSleeps 12232.3 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Dryer
  • Washer
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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  • Place, Lewis Smith Lake
  • Place, Smith Lake Park
  • Place, WildWater Cullman

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 12)

Bedroom

1 Queen Bed

Bunkroom

+3
6 Single Beds and 1 Double Futon

Downstairs Bedroom

1 King Bed

Lakeview room

1 Queen Bed

3 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Toilet · Shower only

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 3

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Garden
Dining area

About this property

❤Makin MEMORIES: House w/Dock/HotTub/Fiber Internet/TWH/next to park boat ramp❤

Relax and enjoy the lake, swim off the boat dock, and even keep your personal boat tied off in the slip. Sink into the bubbling warmth of our hot tub while enjoying the view. The house is next to Smith Lake Park, so a boat ramp is easily accessible. You will have everything to enjoy a peaceful time on the lake from fully appointed kitchen to high speed fiber internet. Enjoy fishing from the floating dock, sit by the fire pit, or relax and watch the sunset. Tankless water heater for big groups!


THE SPACE:
With room to comfortably sleep 12 guests, our large and welcoming home is the perfect place to host your family, friends, or group retreat. Each cozy bedroom is designed for relaxation, and the open living areas create an atmosphere of togetherness. You can expect all the creature comforts you desire, and then some.
There is a bedroom and full bath down stairs as well as the kitchen and main living room.
Upstairs there are an additional 3 bedrooms, an extra living room, and two more bathrooms. One of the bedrooms upstairs has a balcony with a glider that overlooks the water. The living room downstairs has windows across the back of the house that over look the water. There is an attached deck off the main level that over looks the water and has an easy to access pellet / propane grill.
Outside, the lower level is a fenced patio with string and step lighting and a 6 person hot tub underneath the upper deck.
The front and back yard are fenced and can give peace of mind for kids and pets.
At night, gather around the fire pit under the starry sky for s'mores, stories, and unforgettable moments.


GUEST ACCESS:
There is plenty of parking for several cars in the main driveway including a car port. There is also a 2 car attached garage (no garage door opener / manual doors).
There is a fenced in yard with access to the road that would allow for a boat trailer to be kept during your visit.
We also added 3 kayaks that guests can rent for the duration of their stay for $100 flat fee for all 3 (Just request after booking if interested).


OTHER THINGS TO NOTE:
The house is so close to the water. There is a slanted sidewalk and 10 stair steps to the boat dock from the house.
There are a lot of houses on Smith lake without close ramp access and without cable internet. This property has both. We are just across the lake from a marina that sells gas. This makes keeping the boat filled with gas easy and convenient.
We also provide two sets of high capacity front load washers and dryers. This will without a doubt meet any big groups laundry needs!
There is also an extra large refrigerator in the garage to allow for food storage for large groups.
The boatlift is also available for guests if it fits your boat (configured for a pontoon). Otherwise, just lower it out of the way and tie off.
GFCI Power plugs are available on the front of the house by the driveway and on the dock to allow for easy charging of boat batteries no matter where your boat is.

In the summer, you will have 1/2 mile of water view solid to the other shore. In the winter, when the water levels have dropped >10ft, there is still year round water but there is a sand bar island that appears in the middle and the water wraps around it.

Also just switched Internet to fiber internet.

We added a pellet / propane grill. We provide the propane. Bring your own pellets.

We have installed a Level 2 EV Charger. It is a J1772 connector (non Tesla) and charges at 48A.
If you have an adapter, you can charge a Tesla.

This is our 2nd vacation rental. We are premier hosts and have 3 lake properties (Two on Smith Lake and one on Guntersville Lake). The other property IDs are 3094465 and 1600060.

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Amenities

Hot tub
Kitchen
Washing machine
Dryer
Pet-friendly
Free WiFi

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House Rules

Check in after 4:00 PM
Minimum age to rent: 25
Check out before 10:00 AM
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Children

Children allowed: ages 0–17
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Events

No events allowed
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Pets

Pets allowed: dogs and cats less than 9 kg per pet (limit one pet total)
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Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
Max of 12 guests at the property at any time.

Important information

You need to know

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
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 indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a first aid kit and a deadlock

About the area

Cullman

Located in Cullman, this holiday home is in a rural area and on the waterfront. Lewis Smith Lake and Smith Lake Park reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include WildWater Cullman and Funzone. Consider Stone Bridge Farms for a night out or Sportsman Lake Park if you're travelling with kids. Make sure you get close to the area's animals with activities such as game walks and birdwatching.
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Cullman, AL

What's nearby

  • Lewis Smith Lake - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Smith Lake Park - 1 min walk - 0.1 km
  • WildWater Cullman - 25 min drive - 20.0 km
  • Sportsman Lake Park - 28 min drive - 23.9 km
  • Ave Maria Grotto - 31 min drive - 25.5 km

Getting around

  • Huntsville International Airport (HSV) - 54 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Whitlock's Cafe - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Wendy's - ‬18 min drive
  • ‪Bubba Rito's - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Jack's - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬22 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Is ❤Makin MEMORIES: House w/Dock/HotTub/Fiber Internet/TWH/next to park boat ramp❤ pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 1 total) with a maximum weight of up to 9 kg per pet. Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

What time is check-in at ❤Makin MEMORIES: House w/Dock/HotTub/Fiber Internet/TWH/next to park boat ramp❤?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at ❤Makin MEMORIES: House w/Dock/HotTub/Fiber Internet/TWH/next to park boat ramp❤?

Checkout is at 10:00 AM.

Where is ❤Makin MEMORIES: House w/Dock/HotTub/Fiber Internet/TWH/next to park boat ramp❤ located?

This family-friendly Cullman holiday home is located on the waterfront, just steps away from Lewis Smith Lake and Smith Lake Park. WildWater Cullman and Funzone are also within 12 miles (20 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.8/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Shawn B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Stay

Super cleanEverything you could need and moreLocation super close to 65 and Marina for boat rental right across the wayHosts are great, communication was top notch and our whole family of varying ages loved the spot.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Scott P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Yearly stay

Great place. This was our 3rd stay and it is always clean and comfortable.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Very nice and extremely well equipped house. Owners though of every extra little detail.

Will Definitely be back
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gloria A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Making Memories

Great location. Easy trip down to dock. Great view off porches. Owner's are so very pleasant. House stocked well.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nicole C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

100% Recommend!

Our stay was perfect. This house was perfect for our party of 8 to celebrate my mom’s 60th birthday. Beautiful lake front view. Easy access down to the water. Lots of outdoor seating to enjoy the views. Fenced in yard for my pup. Grill, full kitchen. Everything was perfect. The hosts were so helpful & friendly. I will definitely be staying here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Wendy A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Thanksgiving Lake House Gathering

We drove up from Lower Alabama and our friend joined us from Indiana. The six of us had the best visit in this cozy, warm and delightful lake house. The home will not disappoint you! It has to be the best stocked home we have ever rented from VRBO. The location is great! It’s peaceful and just the perfect spot to visit and enjoy! Fishing, long walks, beautiful views! Thanks so much for a delightful Thanksgiving vacation!!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Jeremy G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Vacation 2023

Great house. Carpet upstairs needs some attention( needs to be stretched). Outside siding needs to be washed. ( just something you might not be aware of. We will definitely stay there again. Thanks
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Kerry L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location

great multi-family house

clean and modern. great configuration for multiple families or separation from teenagers! Disappointed with the use of the boathouse. Cluttered. not real safe to pull your boat into.
Stayed 10 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

B T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Christmas Family Gathering

We enjoyed our stay, the house was very nice and such a beautiful view! We chose this location for our family Christmas get together to be able to visit with our grandson and his wife before he is deployed in March. Much to our surprise another grandson and his wife who are doctors in Rome. GA were able to join us for our Christmas evening meal before having to head back. This gave us the opportunity to visit, eat and play games and have a great family time. All in all we have a wonderful stay and also appreciate your kindness considering the long drive some of us had that you let us have access to the hose before the 4:00pm check in time. : )"
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Taylor L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect secluded, cozy escape

Memories were made! This clean, spacious, secluded, cozy house was perfect for our bachelor party of 7, plus my dog. Everyone had a great time and felt right at home. The house was fully furnished with tons of comfortable seating, bedding and lounging and was well equipped with plenty of bath/beach towels, shampoo, body wash, smart TVs and wifi. Finding a house with a fenced in yard is rare for Smith Lake so that was HUGE plus for me and my dog. And if you like to fire up the grill after a long day on the lake and relax in a nice hot tub at night, look no further! Everything about this place was absolutely perfect, even the location. There are many places to stay on the lake but if you want to be a little closer to “civilization”, there is a dollar general, gas station, boat ramps and a restaurant all within five minutes. I highly recommend renting from “Cappy’s” boats if you don’t bring your own and eating at “Brothers” for lunch or dinner. You can really tell Ben takes pride in his place and he was very accommodating with any questions I had. If was to ever go back, I wouldn’t book anywhere else. Five stars for everyone in our group!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Virginia A.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful lake house. Great location. Easy to get to the boat dock / few easy steps down to the dock. Had everything we needed for a family gathering. Once a year our grown kids and grandkids try to get together. This was a wonderful house to do that. Lots of space, seating, two large tables, large TV for the ball games and sleeping/ bedrooms and bathrooms were roomy. Hope to be back.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The best lakeside getaway!

This is the second year our family has stayed at Makin’ Memories. We always have a blast. The house works perfectly for our family. We love that it is on the water & easy access to the dock. We rented a pontoon boat from Cappy’s which was close by & we were able to park it right at the house. It also had a fenced yard for our pup. The hosts are amazing & always help out when needed. The house is always clean & ready for us on our arrival day. I can’t recommend this place enough. We will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house was very nice and was very well-equipped and comfortable. It was perfect for our annual family 3-generation lake trip. We spent a lot of time hanging out at the dock and in the lake and also enjoyed the hot tub and playing games.
Stayed 10 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emily G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location, great hosts

The property was perfectly located in a quiet cove near a no wake zone. It was quiet and serene, but close to the marina and the local pool (at Smith Lake Park). The house had plenty of room and a great space upstairs for kids to hang out.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

suzanne c.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We have stayed on LS lake 4 times previously and this was our favorite location. We enjoyed the easy access to I-65 and loved the beautiful view and the quiet segment of the lake. Some of our group enjoyed using the pool and beach and the nearby park. The dock was great for fishing and dock swimming.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bill S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fishing trip

House was perfect on the water . Super clean and easy access. 5 star.
Stayed 9 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erica G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

EXCELLENT

We absolutely love this place! Beautiful home with a beautiful view of Smith Lake! It was everything and more. We will definitely be back again!
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Tony D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved our stay.

Great view family friendly house.
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leanne J.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Excellent for holiday dinner

Clean, well provisioned property for a family holiday dinner. Plenty of space for adult children and grandchildren to visit and have Thanksgiving dinner. Plenty of extras for little things that you forget such as: spices, body soap, garbage bags etc. We had everything we needed for a relaxing stress free visit. We will definitely visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mongo M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Total Blast!

Lovely home and grounds! Every amenity we needed was there and in good working order. The hot tub was a huge hit and all the kids caught at least one catfish off the dock! Family get-together...huge success! We will stay here again if the stars align once again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Phyllis H.

Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Nice house

Everything was nice. The inside of the house was great. The outside was not. Spider webs everywhere and spiders. The tables and chairs outside were not clean
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Patti S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Celebrating Grandma’s birthday!

Can’t say enough good things about this property. Location was great, house layout was great & was well stocked with everything we needed, it was nice to be able to use the boat dock to fish & tie off the boat, & fenced in yard was perfect for the tag-along family pet. 😊. Hope to visit again soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

mgordon923

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great getaway

This house is a great getaway from the fast pace of life. Would recommend to everyone.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marcia C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Mature ladies long weekend

The inside of the house was immaculate and comfortable. Well-equipped kitchen, plenty of linens, paper towels and tissue, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, laundry and dishwasher pods. We packed more than we needed to. This is one of the best equipped properties we have stayed in. The view from the deck was amazing. A beautiful heron entertained us from the dock for most of our stay. We hope to return in the fall. Thank you for sharing this beautiful lake home.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia M.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family fun

Well kept property, great location ,
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

About the host

Hosted by Ben and Lela Boggess

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I am an Electrical Engineer and work in Research Park in Huntsville. Lela is a stay at home mom for our three kids.

Why they chose this property

This is our 3rd vacation / short term rental. We are premier hosts with all three rentals. We love Smith Lake and its deep water and wanted a place here. This property has everything! It has a very assessible boat ramp, high speed internet, and it is the closest you can be to I-65. The boat ramp is in walking distance. So putting the boat in the water doesn't have to be orchestrated with multiple people and vehicles.

What makes this property unique

The hot tub offers a great option for cooler stays with the view and being able to relax.

Languages:

English

Premier Host

They consistently provide great experiences for their guests