We had a great stay with our whole extended family. It's rare to find one home we can all fit in and also afford. The space was great, and the property managers were quick to respond to questions and resolve issues. The linens could use an update, but other than that everything was fantastic.
This lakefront property well exceeded our expectations. Plenty of space for everyone. The front yard was perfect for volleyball and egg hunts. Dock was great to fly kites and fish. Plenty of room in the kitchen for food and cooks.This will be on our list of rebooks for future trips.
My family of 27 (7 siblings and our families) were able to book Field of Dreams last minute and John Bertke was so kind and helpful! All needed information came quickly from John. The house is amazing! It has a great space for family to hang out together! The kids loved the spacious bunk room. Although it was cold and snowy when we were there, so we couldn't enjoy the beautiful outdoors, we had 7 family members do a POLAR PLUNGE! We could have used a few more towels, but that is the only thing I would change. I'm hopeful to have our next family gathering there!
The house was perfect for our group of 30 - ages 3 - 70+. We had plenty of room for everyone. The 3 refrigerators, 2 dishwashers and 2 living rooms made the logistics so much easier to deal with. The views were stunning and there were so many deer! We couldn't have chosen a better home for our week long wedding adventure.
Absolute perfect stay for our large group of 25+. The home has gorgeous views from the entire rear of the home. The large deck off the family room is where we spent lots of our time. We had two wakeboats so the double boat dock was perfect. The large well equipped kitchen allowed us to cook for the large group with no issues. The house is well maintained and very clean. The large bunk room was great for extra space as well. My only thoughts for others to note is the house does sit on the main area of the lake, we did not get much floating time due to traffic on the water creating a lot of waves, same with the upper deck on the water. The waves definitely cause the upper deck to move significantly so we chose not to spend much time up there. Overall we were extremely impressed and happy with Field of Dreams!
Wonderful house for Large Group and Small Children
We chose this house largely due to the flat ground, less steps and number of bedrooms / bathrooms. We had small children that we did not want to worry about falling. The house was perfect! The openness of the house was wonderful for our large group and we did not feel crowded. The kitchen had everything we needed and the large ice machine saved us so much time and money by not having to drive and purchase ice for our coolers and drinks. The yard was great to play outdoor games. Prior to our stay the owner always answered our questions very quickly and we had no issues to contact him for during our stay. We thought the house was great and would definitely recommend staying here. Hopefully we will be able to plan another vacation here!
We spend time with the men's ministry of our church and we had a blast!!!
Host was very communicative, the house clean and in a nice area with a great view!
We will return for sure!
Property was in a very remote location. This may be fine in warmer months but inconvenient to travel to places in the area from there. The house had everything we needed. The fireplace was not working and we had no response from anyone regarding this. It would have been nice to have this again as it was a bit colder. The dock also was floating and not brought to shore until the middle of our stay. We were unable to fish at that time and that was one big reason we chose this place. Great layout in the house for a group and most likely a great place to stay in warmer months.
This is a beautiful home, situated on an incredibly nice, level lot. I hosted 8 managers for a corporate retreat and this property worked perfectly for our needs. The host was very responsive too!
This is a great property on Lake Norris. Our larger group loved the house and the instant access to the water. We had an issue with the kitchen sinking leaking but the maintenance crew was right in it and had us up and running in about 2 hrs. We would definitely stay again.
This house was gorgeous and large enough to fit all the family and friends we had stay. The property is clean and made for the perfect relaxing week at the lake. The views are unbeatable- you wonât regret staying at the field of dreams!
After over a year of being apart due to the pandemic, my immediate family (my parents, grandparents, uncles/aunts, cousins, and our kids) were so excited to get together for a big family Christmas. Johnâs place was perfect for our group of 20+. We had an amazing time. The house and property was immaculate! Beautiful views, attractive and cozy accommodations, and an overall perfect setting made things absolutely perfect.
The place was HUGE, clean, beautifully decorated, and everything we needed was there. John was great during booking and the check in process was seamless. This trip was everything my family hoped for plus more.
While the location and views are stunning once you get to the property, the drive there is a scary one. Be prepared for narrow, windings roads, with some very steep cliffs to climb. For the 30 mins it took us to climb those mountain hills carefully, I was absolutely terrified.
Scary drive aside, the views will take your breath away while youâre there. And plan to stay there because you only want to make that scary drive twice: to come and to leave. Lol. This is not the place to go if you want to move around a lot in my opinion. Lucky for us we had no plans to do anything but spend time together, resting and relaxing. The location is absolutely perfect for that.
Other than the scary drive, Iâd say our experience was perfect. I did ask several questions in preparation for our trip that were left unanswered (i.e. Would a Christmas tree be there, decorations, could we have things delivered in advance, area activities, etc.) but we just brought our own tree, decor, etc., and after arriving at the property I realized several of my questions were moot. Amazon was not making that drive and we werenât going anywhere. Lol. Overall, we definitely had a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend this property. Thank you John for helping our family reunite in a beautiful place â„ïž
The owner does not communicate! We arrived late and couldnât get in. The âHere are the keys to your upcoming tripâ email doesnât tell you anything. I called and texted the owner with no response, the security guard and VRBO tried to reach him too, with no luck. We finally got in the next morning by about 10am, after spending hours in 28F weather. The house and property are nice, but itâs remote so make sure you have everything needed: no soap, no trash bags, no dishwasher detergent, no TP, etc.
Beautiful house with wide open spaces for family to gather both inside and outside. Perfect home for a family to rent. Great location beautiful view. The house is even more spectacular in person than in the pictures. We will stay here again!
Loved our stay!! There was 15 adults and 6 children, but still room to be seperate when you needed a break from the noise and activities! The dear strolling thru in the evening and morning was really nice too.
John Bertke lives in Dayton Ohio and enjoys visiting Norris with his friends and family. He enjoys fishing and smoking cigars. He started managing this property in January 2019
The Hintz family provides us this fantastic property located on a rare, flat Norris Lake tract of land. A beautiful home for the perfect friends & family gathering place.