Brown Dog`s Bluff - dog friendly - Incredible game room, private dock, coffee bar...What a vacation spot! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Brown Dog`s Bluff - dog friendly - Incredible game room, private dock, coffee bar...What a vacation spot! pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Brown Dog`s Bluff - dog friendly - Incredible game room, private dock, coffee bar...What a vacation spot! located?

Located on the waterfront, this family-friendly holiday home is within 6 mi (10 km) of Smith Mountain Lake, Smith Mountain Lake Community Park, and Booker T. Washington National Monument. Crazy Horse Marina and Bayside Marina & Yacht Club are also within 6 miles (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn S.

6 Jul 2024

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Great home

Great home with everything that you need. We had a wonderful stay!

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bill G.

24 Jul 2022

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Perfect week away at SML

Great space, friendly hosts, awesome location. We would love to stay here again!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter C.

19 Sept 2023

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Great family lakefront home!!!

We had a wonderful family reunion weekend!!! Hope to visit again!!

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Diane L.

30 Jul 2023

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Wonderful!

This was amazingly relaxing week with my two children! The home was fantastic and we’ll be back to the area!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Michelle D.

16 Apr 2025

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Beautiful home

Beautiful home and view. Home was clean and came with so many extras like dish soap, laundry detergent and dishwasher detergent. The cosmetic hand towels were an excellent touch. Our family enjoyed our day on the dock and our nights playing in the game room. Will definitely return. The neighborhood was quiet and calming for a relaxing break.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Heather K.

13 Aug 2022

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Wonderful lake house!

We had a great time staying here for our trip to SML. The house was perfect. Everything was in great condition and very clean. The game room was a lot of fun!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Phillip G.

9 Jun 2022

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Relaxing

Owners are very informative about home and area. Beautiful and quiet property to rest and relax. This home is well laid out for family and kids to spread out. We enjoyed our stay.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Russell H M.

17 Aug 2022

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Super

Super Clean, Super Nice, Super Host, highly likely to book again for sure!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay M.

22 Jul 2023

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Wonderful return stay

Another perfect trip to this beautiful home on SML. It doesn’t get any better than this home, especially for our family with 2 sons and our pup. There is so much to do both in and out of the house, and the quiet lake cove is perfection. We can’t wait for our next visit!!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Laura O.

23 Sept 2022

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Wonderful time at the lake

The house was awesome!! Perfect in every way. Thank you Holly!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ashley C.

30 Aug 2023

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Just lovely

This house was extremely comfortable, in a great location and had everything we needed and more. There was tremendous attention to detail which made the house and property exceptionally cozy. The game room was perfect for our kids. We will absolutely stay here again.

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lindsey G.

17 Apr 2023

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Spring break

The house was perfect, and we originally booked to cover iffy spring weather. We had beautiful weather and utilized the dock for fishing and kayaking.

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Lesley P.

29 Jul 2023

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Highly recommend!

Thank you Jeff and Holly for letting us stay in your home. It truly felt like home away from home. The home is in a great location for water activities or out on the town. Jeff and Holly go above and beyond to make you feel welcomed and we love that we could bring our 8mo old golden retriever! Highly recommend staying here if you are looking for a getaway to SML!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dee P.

28 May 2023

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Loved it on so many levels

The home is so easy to get to, abundant parking, no worries about blocking someone in. The photos do not do this house justice. It is beautiful inside and out. Lots of room for everyone. Great house and quiet water front.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

HeyPaw

3 Sept 2024

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Another wonderful stay

this property is really great. The location is close to town, but also lakefront. The dock is so nice, the cove is quiet, the neighborhood is really picturesque. You can't go wrong with this property. Just don't forget to sign up for linens, like I did. It worked out anyway, bc we just went and bought linens and took them home with us. We feel very at home there. Highly recommend this home for your next lake stay.

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James W.

15 May 2024

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As advertised and then some!

We stayed for a few days while attending our son’s graduation Virginia Tech and it was fantastic. Finally a home that matches the description! This house and location will it disappoint you! The host was also very response to messages leading up to our stay and a pleasure to deal with. I would highly recommend this house to anyone, we will certainly book again! Thank you!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Denise B.

2 Jul 2022

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Family Vacation

Excellent vacation with our young adult children and fur babies! The property was immaculate and has all the comforts of home, plus plenty of extras with something fun for everyone! The owner, Holly, was extremely responsive and accommodating from our very first communication. I would definitely recommend this property and would love to stay here again! - The Blackburns

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

31 May 2023

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Ideal in every way

Beautiful, clean, fabulous set up throughout the home including the game room as well as outside deck and dock areas. You will EJOY for sure! We did! Thank you Holly!

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Angelia P.

2 May 2022

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Awesome house.

I've rented homes at SML for 10 years. This one is by far the best. Great location and plenty to do when its sunny or raining. Furniture and beds are very comfortable. The home and property was very pet friendly for my dog with hip dysplasia. Thanks Holly and Heff.

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Danielle R.

13 Jul 2024

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Great vacation

This is our 4th year visiting SML. We loved the house and location along the lake. It’s a very quiet cove. We loved having our dog be able to come on vacation with us. Very convenient location to run out and grab what you need. Plenty of space to hang out in the house, on the deck, and at the dock. My husband and I prefer a deeper cove to hang and float but the kids loved that they were able to touch the bottom. They were still able to jump off the dock. We had a great vacation here!

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Meghan K.

26 Aug 2023

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Perfect lake vacation spot!

Brown Dog Bluff was fabulous. Lovely and welcoming space inside and out. Airy and comfy throughout. The owners pay so much attention to every detail. We all loved the game room! The cove is perfect for floating and paddling, and also easy access to boat to lunch or dinner (our favorite), or hit Kroger and cook at home. We all had a really great time. I also loved that there was plenty of shade (including over the hammock!)

Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Wendy H.

22 Aug 2024

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Brown Dog Bluff

Very nice property it was perfect for a family of six. The picture of the front of the walk down to the deck is a bit deceiving because it was rather long and steep, Non-issue for kids and the younger adults, but for the parents got a little long by the end of the week but I guess it helped to keep our legs in shape.

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay M.

3 May 2022

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Easter visit

Everything about our stay was amazing. The views of the lake are incredible and the house was spotless, comfortable, and beautiful. The accommodations and extra touches left by the hosts were so thoughtful and valued, especially for our family. We spent most of our 5 day trip fishing off the dock and using the kayaks. It was difficult to get my husband away from the dock and impossible to get my sons out of the game room. We are so excited to return!

Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rhonda G.

12 Jun 2023

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Everything was amazing

We rented this amazing property the week of our daughters wedding in Rocky Mount,Va. we had a lot to do prior to the wedding so we didn’t utilize the property to its fullest but it had everything and then some! It was so nice to arrive with the beds made and a welcome card with a few snacks from the owner. We can’t say enough good things about Brown Dogs Bluff! If you are looking for nice clean quiet vacation house this is the one for you! Would absolutely stay here again

Stayed 5 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

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15 May 2023

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Peaceful Stay for a busy weekend away

We were in town for a Liberty University graduation with lots of activities so it was nice to retreat back to this amazing property where we had everything we needed provide for us, Comfortable and beautiful accommodations and decorations. We loved the game room!!! I have been in the hotel industry for many years, I have a little higher expectations and this property met them all! Thank you Holly, for sharing your home with us, we will be back! We enjoyed the deck, the dock, kayaking and jet skiing on the lake, (we brought our own jetski). We felt like we were at our own family lake house. God Bless you and your continued success.

Stayed 3 nights in May 2023

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