Papa Don's Place-Waterfront home on Smith Mountain Lake with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths

Great house to stay in. Close to shopping and restaurants....but not too close. Great dock area on a really nice deep water cove. We had a blast as always at SML.

We have been coming to Papa Dons place for several years, the convenience of everything is wonderful. Pet friendly, great location, dock and boat access right at your fingertips, one of the prettiest coves at the lake. This house is in the shade on the upper and lower deck in the afternoon which is amazing, and the sunshines on the water until about five in the afternoon. Pets really cannot go to the neighbors beside you on either side which makes it worry free, and the house has every kitchen item you could ask for. All of the beds are quite comfortable wonderful air conditioning system and we absolutely love it one of our best vacations every year! It also has a parking spot for your boat, which is covered, a great amenity when it rains. We absolutely thoroughly enjoy Papa Dons! Kitchen table seats six, comes equipped also with a highchair toys for toddlers, tons of movies, very private. Cant say enough great things about this wonderful location

The perfect spot for a house on the lake. The dock is in a quiet inlet and the house is spacious and clean. We will definitely be back!

This stay was wonderful for our family. The lake was terrific we had fun with fishing and just being together in a wonderful house. Thank you!

We had a great experience at Papa Dons Place. The location on the lake is very central and a short boat ride to main lake. We really enjoyed the outdoor area and fire pit in the evenings and our dogs loved the yard. The game room in the basement was an added plus and there was an awesome movie selection for quiet nights in. The house was exactly as listed, a little dated but very well kept and clean. The boat dock was great to tie our boat up to but heads up you have to turn on the dock light switch for the outlet to work to charge everything up! The rental company was very responsive and helpful with all our questions. We will definitely be back!

Our time spent at Papa Dons was outstanding the house was comfortable & fit our family perfectly. Kitchen was well equipped with everything needed, enough plate settings for all & then some. Dining room table was great size for dinner of course along with game nights. New couch & love Seat was very comfortable. 2 bathrooms, 1 on each level was great to have with 4 adults & 1 child. Patio was awesome for day & night sitting, loved the covered patio below by the game room with a porch swing. Our son docked his boat at the dock and we lounged in the hammock & the lake with our floats & swam & fished there as well. The lake is just as we remembered it from 24 years ago, peaceful & beautiful. Everyone is friendly & loved all the new restaurants & shopping. So yeah you could say we were Happy with Papa Dons place and we would book it again. Make sure to spend some time in the hammock.

Nice house overlooking lake, with dock, and with sitting area and firepit on shore beside dock. Boat rentals a short drive away, with quick / easy access on lake back to dock. Restaurants also a short drive away. Kitchen was well appointed and house was clean, with everything that we needed. Accommodations were well suited for four adults and two children.

The house was sweet, very comfy and overall excellent house. The cove where the house was located was ideal for swimming! We very much enjoyed our stay.

Papa Dons was super clean, roomy, comfy and a good value. This was our first visit to Smith Mountain Lake and we will be back to visit, and we hope to stay at Papa Dons again.

We had a great week at papa dons. We enjoyed our time. House was convenient to stores and lots of different things. We went swimming off the dock every day. Lots of wildlife deer, herons, little lizards, and birds. Deer were right in the yard.

Nice home with open flow for family together while cooking and such, deck furniture was nice and the lounges on the dock perfect. The dock was a nice size for all the family to play! Quiet location (construction in cul de sac presently, but that seemed situational) Game tables great fun!

We thoroughly enjoyed our week at Papa Dons Place. It was a hot week and the lake was a welcome cool place to float on our rafts. We caught some fish from the dock, too. It was a real treat to have our dog with us, and he even jumped in the lake once. The wildlife was great - a mama duck with 9 ducklings swam by every day, and we saw deer at the shoreline several days.

Our stay here was very nice..the house was clean..the kitchen was well equipped..we enjoyed the serenity.