Docktails

Deep Creek Lake was a great place to spend time, but Lake Love house was a letdown. The location is good and the A/C works well. Getting down to the lake is difficult, especially for seniors or anyone with bad knees. The house is old and needs major repairs. The beds are awful, and the basement ones touch the cinder block walls with only one way in. There’s black mold in the fridge and bathrooms, and the dishwasher and microwave are too gross to describe. Most concerning, the steep stairs have no railing on the top four steps. I can’t see how that meets any state’s code. It felt like the owners were taking in money without putting it back into the house. I took photos because the condition is hard to believe. Contact me if you want to see them. If you’ve booked already, I feel for you. If you haven’t, don’t stay here.

We gave it three stars because it covered the basics, was relatively clean, and came with a private dock. Beyond that, there wasn’t much to recommend. Rain and cold weather kept us inside more than planned during our summer week. There was plenty of seating, but none of it was comfortable. The master mattress felt like a rock, and the small, crowded basement bedrooms had sagging mattresses. The master bath was okay; the basement bathroom was cramped and moldy. Cleaning could be better. We found bits of wrappers by the basement hearth and around the couches, and the grill was disgusting. The dishwasher didn’t clean properly either, leaving food particles on other dishes. The house met our basic needs, and that was about it.

The house was nice, though getting down to the lake is tough for older people.

The lake views were amazing, and the lodging was really comfortable.