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"Bed was amazingly comfortable..continental breakfast with great options.. staff very friendly and helpful."

"Would definitely stay at Derrick’s floating cabin again, great location and hospitality! "

"We had a nice stay. Bed was comfortable and staff was courteous and helpful. Very clean "

"The hotel is off the main road and was so quiet despite being fully booked. The staff was so incredibly friendly. I loved my stay here!"

"We stayed in one of the cottages with our son and his 5 year old son. There were 2 bedrooms, each with 2 queen size beds, and a tv and bathroom for each bedroom. It had a large area to include the kitchen, eating area and living room. It had a balcony overlooking the woods with table and chairs."

"We have been renting houseboats for years on Norris Lake, however this was our first experience, staying on a houseboat that had to remain at the dock. Honestly, we were a little apprehensive about remaining dock side but ended up, enjoying being dockside more than when we are anchored somewhere on the lake. The staff at Norris Landing was so friendly and helpful. They immediately responded to and resolved any requests, questions, or issues that we had during our stay. Compared to being anchored out on the lake, it was much nicer being dockside. It was so convenient having the marina so close for essentials, like filling up the ski boat with gas, getting ice for a day of boating, and my kids made daily trips there to get ice cream. Staying dockside gave us an unlimited amount of water and electricity, eliminating the headache of having to conserve our water use in the bathrooms and kitchen, or dealing with generators for power. When the waste-holding-tank became full, we simply called the marina and they sent workers on a boat to empty it within 15 minutes, which was huge because that’s been a nightmare situation for us when we were out on the water. Also having a covered boat-slip for our ski-boat was amazing! It was so nice being able to keep everything in the boat dry for the next day. Overall it was better than what our expectations were for being on a houseboat dockside.Thank you to the amazing staff at Norris Landing Marina for making our trip comfortable and easy!"

"Very accommodating, delicious food and friendly environment, beautiful area"

"This was our only summer vacation & it was perfect!! "

"We had an absolute fabulous time here! The house is spacious and clean and had a well-stocked kitchen that allowed us to cook there the whole time. My feedback for future renters: plan on cooking your meals in. There are not a whole lot of restaurants around you. We stopped at Costco in Lexington on the way in a bought food for the whole week. The boat dock is an adventure! I don't think I can express how steep that hill is to get down to it! I happened to have walking sticks that we use for hiking in the car so we used them. It made it so much easier. Also, a pair of tennis shoes are helpful because it is loose rock. My little crocs we wet and not very stable. We traveled with our two older parents so we ended up having them drive over to the closest marina and picking them up in the boat while we refueled. Parking is limited there so you may have to drop them off and have the boat come back and pick you up. Also notable, you are on the quieter side of the lake. the water is warm and clean but if you are trying to get to the spots to jump off the rocks and such, you will have a bit of a boat ride to get to them (about 75-90 minutes). It takes about a tank of gas to get over there and back and gas was about 160 for a tank.Overall, it was a perfect vacation. I would definitely recommend staying here! "