Vacation Cottage Perfect Retreat for Family and Friends Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Vacation Cottage Perfect Retreat for Family and Friends pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Vacation Cottage Perfect Retreat for Family and Friends located?

This family-friendly Marion holiday home is located on the waterfront, within 2 mi (3 km) of Rose Lawn Cemetery and Smyth County Community Hospital. Jefferson National Forest and Emory & Henry College School of Health Sciences are also within 3 miles (5 km).

10/10 Excellent

William C.

12 Aug 2023

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Great place

This place is ideal for family time. Large rear porch, fire pit, river flowing next to house. Great place to make memories. We loved the experience.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carol G.

23 Aug 2023

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Beautiful setting to gather with dear friends.

We really enjoyed the comfort and spaciousness of our home for 4 days, the surroundings of a stream running by the house, great place to sit outside and visit and the proximity to local sites.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Joseph M.

1 Jan 2023

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Amazing stay

Very beautiful and clean. Setup perfectly. Loved the creek, fire pit and train. Will stay again!!!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Toni-Ann O.

23 Jun 2023

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Better than photos!

This was a beautiful place and a perfect stay! The pictures don’t do it justice!

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lynn M.

25 Nov 2023

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Thanksgiving stay

We had a wonderful stay with our extended family at Jack and Mary’s Place. The house is one of the best VRBOs we’ve ever stayed in. It’s very well stocked and perfect for large groups. We loved looking at the river and being close to local attractions. Thanks for helping make our Thanksgiving so special.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Heather H.

18 Sept 2023

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Love Jack & Mary's Place

Our family has stayed at Jack & Mary's Place several times and each time is as good as the last. The house is gorgeous and set up perfectly for larger groups. The property is beautiful with the country feel but just outside of town if you need anything. It's always clean and communication is good if you have any questions. Always looking forward to another trip here!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Cristina O., Middletown Ri

11 Mar 2023

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We loved our stay in Marion and the house was perfect set up for a large group

This house is very clean and roomy. The five beds rooms and three baths makes it a great set up for a large group. The host was very easy to communicate with as well. We loved to watch the trains pass by and listen to the brook and birds in back yard.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stephen I.

28 Jun 2022

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Great Motorcycle Trip!

A group of my buddies met up to do some motorcycling on the great roads of southwestern Virginia. This house was a great location and was clean and well put together. It was great to get home each afternoon and then socialize in the back yard listening to the running stream!

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Carol G.

17 Jul 2022

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Friends reunion

What a beautiful place to gather with a group of 6 life long friends! The outside seating area is perfect for visiting, listening to the stream running through the property. The home is lovely, welcoming, spacious, spotless when we arrived, and a welcome retreat.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michelle G.

18 Sept 2019

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Mini Paradise

While this home appears to be a little ranch from the road, it is a mini paradise! It is close to town with the feel of the country. It was incredibly clean, comfortable, and welcoming. The house is very spacious, and the creek in the backyard was beyond soothing. I cannot recommend staying here enough. We all felt very lucky to spend time here!

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Drew R.

14 Jul 2022

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Quick Family Getaway

We had a great stay at Jack & Mary's place. There was plenty of room for 3 kids and extended family. We thoroughly enjoyed the river, space, and local area despite lots of rain during our stay. The dishwasher was broken upon arrival, but Ann was very communicative and apologetic ahead of time and throughout, and she had it fully fixed in less than 2 days. Thanks for the the great stay!

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

4 Dec 2022

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Perfect Place

This property is perfect for family gatherings. There is so much space, amenities are wonderful, it was super clean, beautiful setting, huge yard with creek running by, fun watching trains go by (noise was not an issue), close to Historic Downtown Marion, close to I-81 (but not so close to her traffic noise, owner very accommodating, easy check-in...overall lovely place! We'll be back :)

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Vanessa F.

15 Aug 2022

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Perfect House

We loved our stay here. We had three generations staying and it was the perfect place to relax, visit with each other, and celebrate a graduation. The house is truly a home with all of the family pictures. We loved the sunroom and back porch. The creek and the big yard were a wonderful bonus! Highly recommend this house for a family gathering. Hungry Mother State Park is just down the road, not too far. And some other hiking trails like Greyson Highlands State Park are a little further out.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cecilia O.

30 Aug 2020

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Very personal

It is a property facing beautiful surrounding: land and a creek. We enjoyed the sound of the train passing. The house is very clean. It has everything one can think and more. It has a history behind which is accessible by pictures and readings. We loved it and we’ll be back!!!!!

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Chuck R., Apex, NC

24 Jul 2022

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Motorcycle getaway

This was our 2nd time staying here. The location is fantastic for motorcycling. Great roads for 100 mile radius. House is super clean, comfortable, neat and well maintained. Looks brand new, like it did as well 3 years ago. When we weren't riding, we were either fly fishing in the stream right next to the house or sitting on the back porch. Well definitely be back again.

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bobby C.

21 Jun 2023

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River life!

This was such a fun property! Our family loves hanging outside and this was just the place to do it. The river provided such great entertainment with many of us fishing and actually catching trout! The ladies laid in tubes suspended in the river tied down with rope. Others played lots of cornhole and some enjoyed a good book on the back porch. There were also many birds to watch and even saw a mama duck with 8 baby ducklings swimming upstream. The house was comfortable, with lots of rooms and a great living area to hang out in with a gorgeous view of the river. The kitchen was large and well equipped(lots of wine glasses😊). If your a bike enthusiast, the creeper trail is just a 1/2 hour away and it was probably the prettiest rails to trails path I’ve done. We took a day trip to Hungry Mother State Park and went on the water with kayaks and paddle boats. Also road some trails there on my mountain bike. I highly recommend this awesome spot and I know I’ll be returning there next year.

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

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10/10 Excellent

17 Jul 2010

"PERFECT RELAXING GETAWAY. "

"PERFECT RELAXING GETAWAY. " "We can't begin to describe the beautiful relaxing week. This home has all the amenities that anyone could ask for, plus more. Just bring your food and move in. Very clean and comfortable. We definetley enjoyed the georgeous cozy covered patio, which was complete with grill, very comfortable furniture and beautiful flowers. We wanted and did spend most of our time there, looking at and hearing the sound of the river flowing through the back yard, watching the birds, squirrels and lightning bugs. We enjoyed the surrounding state parks and beautiful mountains, and scenery. Very private country setting, but yet close to shopping and restaurants. If you want somewhere to get away from it all, relax and enjoy the sounds and sights of nature, this is the place. No stress, No hassle. Wonderful! Highly recommend! It was a pleasure making the reservation arrangements with the owner, who went over and above all our expectations to help any and every way and to make sure we were pleased. We hope we can go back again. " Reply Forward New window Print all « Back to Inbox Archive Report spam Delete Move to Labels More actions 1 of 5 Older › You are currently using 1317 MB (17%) of your 7474 MB.Last account activity: 1 hour ago on this computer. DetailsWildBlue Mail view: standard | turn off chat | older version | basic HTML Learn more©2010 Google - Terms of Service - Privacy Policy - Program Policies - Google Home Powered by

10/10 Excellent

Melissa F.

25 Jun 2023

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

Great getaway

This was a great getaway for my family. The home sleeps a lot of people (we had 10 adults) and there are multiple spaces to gather. The kitchen was well stocked with prep and cooking implements and the house was spotlessly clean when we arrived. There were plenty of extra towels, pillows and blankets as well. The yard was great, and there were a couple of gathering spaces outside as well. We enjoyed having the windows open so we could hear the river in the house. We only had two complaints - one is that there was only one house key, which meant our whole group had to stay together all the time. The other complaint was more situational for us. We had a severely autistic person in our party and we had to spend a good deal of time hiding the hosts family photos, mementos and books so he wouldn't get into those items, since he has a tendency to rip up books and photos. Otherwise we had a great time and would definitely return to this property in the future.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

John A.

21 Dec 2022

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Christmas break

Had a wonderful time. House was exactly as promised. Very clean.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lynn M.

2 Dec 2022

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Great gathering spot

This was our 2nd visit to this home and we loved it. The house is right on a river and you have a great view of it from the large sitting area. The kitchen is big enough to cook meals for large groups. There were 9 of us in the house and there was plenty of room. We’ll be back!

Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Cristina O., Middletown Ri

16 Nov 2022

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Vacation Cottage was perfect for our large group

The vacation cottage was perfect for our large group- we enjoyed the view of the river, and watching the trains roll by end of the yard; many birds including Blue Heron that visited. The house is very clean and had all we needed for a weekend stay. The five bedrooms and 3 bathrooms accommodated us all.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Heather H.

22 Sept 2022

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Amazing stay!

This was our second time staying here and have already booked again for next year. The house is gorgeous and has plenty of room for everybody. Everything went smoothly from check in to check out. This is a great spot for a group of family or friends to get together. Looking forward to another great time next year!

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Aaron S., Greenwich

27 Aug 2022

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Motorcycle get away

Jack and Mary's place is centrally located to all the major rides on the claw of the dragon. There is more than enough parking for two trucks two 14 foot trailers and 4 motorcycles.

Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jani R.

11 Aug 2022

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Visiting family

It was a nice place. Lots of room.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Donald H.

6 Aug 2022

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Group of 10 Motorcycle Riders

Nice, cozy, clean and great location to ride from.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

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