Westview Cottage is a 5 bedroom, 5 bath home, just a short walk from the shoreline of Center Hill Lake. It makes a perfect retreat for larger families with plenty of space to spread out! The views of the lake, from the three levels of decks and patios, especially the brilliant sunsets, are breathtaking. You will want to make Westview Cottage your home away from home and come back year after year. Scroll through the pictures and additional description below then reach out to us with any additional questions.
Overview: Westview Cottage offers a small playground outside for the kids and a hot tub for the adults and a full size shuffleboard court for all ages. We hope you will instantly feel at peace and relaxed as soon as you enter the front door into the open floor plan. The kitchen is fully stocked and ready for great family times around meals. We have provided all cookware, serving ware, and plates, utensils and glasses. The kitchen has newer appliances but does NOT have a dishwasher. There is a good sized sink and we provide plenty of dish soap. There are four bedroom suites with connected private bathrooms as well as a bunk room with an additional bathroom nearby. The Upper Master is located on the top floor with a king size bed, a private deck and a whirlpool tub in a spacious bathroom. The first main level suite has a king size bed with a double bed on the bunk above. Another main level suite has a queen size bed with a two twin bunks above. The third main level suite has a full size bed with an additional full size Murphy bed. The main level family room also has a sleeper sofa. There is a bunk room on the lower level with 5 twin beds and a queen size bed. The lower level recreation room also has a pull out sofa. There are plenty of family games in the coffee table chest in the main level family room and a foosball table, and a multi-cade arcade game in the lower level recreation room. The recreation room also has a large TV with plenty of dvd movies, a game console, and an apple TV. (NOTE: This is the only TV in the house and there is no cable service, but I promise you, you will not miss it because there is so much to do and see!) There is WiFi at the house! The lower level also has a wet bar with an ice maker and drink refrigerator as well as a laundry room. We promise you will throughly enjoy the Westview Experience and make memories that will last a lifetime!
Swimming and Water Activities: You can swim right off the rock shore line at the base of our private lake trail. However, it is definitely an area that you would want to monitor children closely. Center Hill Lake is a very deep lake and the shore line drops quickly in most places. Having said that, we have children of all ages swim there all the time with proper floats and supervision. You can also launch canoes, paddle boards, kayaks etc. fairly easily from the base of our trail. Westview Cottage is one of the few homes on Center Hill lake that even has usable access to the lake! In addition to this spot, there is a great recreation area just around the corner called
Floating Mills that has a large playground, picnic shelters, and a beach area with a roped off swimming area. You can see this area from our shoreline, but you would need to take a car to get there. It is only one mile away by car.
Watercraft Rental: You can rent pontoon boats at Hurricane Marina, which is one mile away from Westview Cottage. http://hurricanemarina.net. You can also rent several different kinds of boats from JBeez Watercraft Rental: http://www.waverunnerrentals.com/boat-rentals.html located within 10 minutes of Westview. They will deliver the boat or watercraft to Hurricane Marina for you. You can easily bring a boat around from the marina and load passengers from the base of our trail if you are very careful. However, DO NOT plan on leaving a boat unattended. There are no great places to tie up a boat. We do NOT have a private dock of any kind.
Grocery Stores: Westview Cottage is in a fairly remote area so it is best to bring most of your groceries with you so you don’t need to run out often. There is a Dollar General store about 10 minutes away that has a really good selection of the essentials and in the nearby city of Smithville, there is a Food Lion and a Walmart (About 20 minutes away).
Restaurants and Shopping: Downtown Smithville (About 20 minutes away) has some cute shops and restaurants. There is a good variety of local restaurants throughout Smithville to try as well as some fast food chain restaurants. Cookville, in the other direction from Westview Cottage, (about 30 minutes away) is a bigger town with many options of both local restaurants and chain restaurants as well as plenty of shopping experiences. In the summer season, the Blue Water Grille at Hurricane Marina (0ne mile from Westview Cottage) is an excellent choice for a good meal.
WiFi Service and Cell Reception: We have good WiFi service at WestView Cottage provided by the local phone company and the Cell Reception is good throughout the house and property.