| Date | Rating | Comment
[Guest Comments: 4 positive, 0 negative]
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| 07/29/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Kelly,
I just wanted to let you know that we had a great time at Kedra. The pics posted on the website just don't do it justice. It is totally amazing. We loved it, loved it, loved it! We had a great time just relaxing at the cabin. My daughter and niece loved swimming in the lake, which was something new for them because as you know we don't swim in the lakes here in Florida because of the gators. They also had a blast with the neighbor's dog Olly. What a great dog! The neighbor was very nice and helpful. We rented the pontoon boat from him for a day. It was alot of fun...
Again, thank you so much for renting Kedra to us. I hope to be back again next year.
(copied off of an email sent to the owner)
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Faulkner Family
Florida
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| 07/14/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a wonderful time at Kedra – the temp was great, no gnats like we have in south GA to bother us, the house was wonderful and spacious to accommodate our two families, the lake was great – we were out on it every day but one. We all enjoyed the ping pong and air hockey and watching “Gone With the Wind” (first time I had seen it since I was a teenager). And we really enjoyed the spacious kitchen and eating area – other than Friday night and Wed lunch, we cooked and enjoyed all of our meals there. Your neighbors were courteous and of course Ollie became an anticipated and welcomed visitor each day. We squeezed in several trips to Alexanders – what a store! We just loved the area and all agreed with could stand living up there on a regular basis! Everyone we encountered in town was so friendly and courteous – just a pleasure in every way.
(copied from an email to the owner)
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Frances Edmunds
Bainbridge, GA
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| 07/14/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thanks Kelly for allowing us the opportunity to enjoy such an awesome vacation. We were absolutely smitten with North Ga. If you have never been to South Ga in the summer you can not appreciate the difference between the North and South of our state. The weather was not perfect, as we had some rain showers, but the temperature was just to die for. We watched the fireworks at meeks park with chill bumps on our legs. That's never been done here! We laughed when reading the guest book and saw that someone wrote they liked it so much they bought their own place,...well my husband is just about there and it wouldn't take much to convince me either. I saw that Frances responded on the scale and I certainly agree with her comments. The house was certainly in order and BR etc were clean but like she said the dusting could have been better. Of course that just made us feel at home! You have an awesome movie collection for a rental home. I believe the house was exactly what was advertised and then some. Pictures on the web don't do it justice. I think your pricing was fair.
And lastly, as Frances mentioned we enjoyed the history of Kedra. It is true that God is good and I believe the blessings on your family is proof of that. Thanks again for sharing your home. We truly enjoyed it.
Oh yeah.....about Alexanders....what a store. We left in two vehicles but came home in three thanks to some unusual furniture buys. Made the trip that much more fun!!
(entered from email received from guest)
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Debbie Duke
Bainbridge, GA
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| 06/14/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Kelly,
I want to thank you and your parents for a wonderful vacation. The house is so beautiful and had everything we need. The pictures on the web site do not do it the justice it deserves. I love the peaceful area also. The neighbors were very nice. My kids loved the place as well, not even one complaint from anyone. That was a first. It was great to bring along the dogs too. They had a blast and slept very well at night from being wore out. My 9 yr old Cocker Spaniel, Bridgette, went fishing with Jeff and I every day. Thank you for allowing pets, they are part of the family and she is getting old so it was nice to share that with her. I now have great pictures and memories. I wrote in the guest book too but I wanted to make sure you know what a great job you're doing with the house. I am also of Irish background so I really enjoyed reading about the history behind the name. Thank you again from the DeLung family. (copied from an email)
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DeLung Family
Sout Carolina
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| 06/14/09 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Kelly,
I want to thank you and your parents for a wonderful vacation. The house is so beautiful and had everything we need. The pictures on the web site do not do it the justice it deserves. I love the peaceful area also. The neighbors were very nice. My kids loved the place as well, not even one complaint from anyone. That was a first. It was great to bring along the dogs too. They had a blast and slept very well at night from being wore out. My 9 yr old Cocker Spaniel, Bridgette, went fishing with Jeff and I every day. Thank you for allowing pets, they are part of the family and she is getting old so it was nice to share that with her. I now have great pictures and memories. I wrote in the guest book too but I wanted to make sure you know what a great job you're doing with the house. I am also of Irish background so I really enjoyed reading about the history behind the name. Thank you again from the DeLung family. (copied from an email)
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DeLung Family
Sout Carolina
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| 08/20/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thanks you for sharing your beautiful home with the James' family. We so enjoyed our first (and hopefully not the last) story here. The family all met here from all over the country to celebrate Joan's 75th Birthday. Joan's 4 sons and 2 granddaughters and the "wives" all had a wonderful time boating, fishing and catching up with each other. What a wonderful birthday celebration Joan had here at your home!
( Louisville, KY ) Joan Games Asfahl
( Louisville, KY ) Joe and Marilyn James and Melanie
( Atlanta, GA ) Keith and Tina James
( La Grange, KY ) Jeff and Michelle James
( Helena, MT ) Darryl, Jennifer and Vivian( 4 months )
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The James Family
GA, KY and MT
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| 07/27/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
July 20 - 27
We came in 5 vehicles from Pensacola, Orlando and Jax in celebration of Bill Fisher's 75th birthday plus a 12th, 27th and 31st birthdays for Alexander, Sasha and Jean. The house was tossing and and turning with 4 kids plus a dozen adults for 3 days. A slight reduction to 10 adults gave a bit more breathing room. Each family took a turn with dinners Chicken Bake, Lasagna, All American dogs and burgers, Mexican plus lots of leftovers. Our birthday bash at Enrico's on Lake Chatuge for 18 was fab. Good service, fine wine and fabulous food.
Fun on the lake included lots of swimming, jet skiing, doggy encountens. Firefly evenings with campfire marshmallows completed our fun filled days; readying us for a good nights rest in the comfy sheets and quilts .
Lots of family togetherness, laughs and games along with many renditions of "Happy, Happy" and "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow" helped to cement many precious memories. Kedra was the ideally perfect setting for our vacation.
Proof of a winning week - The Kids wanted to say!
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The Fisher Family
FL
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| 05/26/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for sharing your home with us! We have been looking for a place big enough for our rapidly growing family and we think we found it! Despite all the recommendations of great stuff to do, we spent our whole vacation at the house or on the lake. That's how we wanted to spend our vacation! We loved that there was room for all of us to eat at the same table and that the house was so well stocked!
The flies were a problem, though. We almost couldn't be outside
Thanks again and we will definitely be back!
Gie (Aunt Kelly...i couldn't really figure out if that's the guy's name or not) and Cindy Filuat (Nana and Papa)
Brian, Kendra and Gade(3) Cox
Jamie, Jessica, Sam(2 1/2) and jack(10 months) Giancola
Dylan, Amanda, Hayden(8), Logan(2 1/2) and wyatt(4 weeks) Sanders
Oh-yeah! We thought it was cool that the oldest girl in our family is named Kendra! Weird!
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The Filliat Family
Georgia
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| 04/15/08 |
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| I just wanted to let you know how much we enjoyed our trip. The house was beautiful and by the end of the week it felt like home and we did not want to leave. I would love to see the area in the fall. I would imagine it’s breathtaking. My husband and the boys LOVED the 4-wheeler trails in the area. It is sooooo different than anything we have in flat old Florida. We spent a day in Helen and just loved it. But I think my favorite part was every evening sitting around the dinner table eating together laughing and talking about the day. We just never seem to be able to do that at home. |
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Jerri Awbrey, LaBelle, Florida
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| 03/18/08 |
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| Just a quick note to say we LOVED staying at Kedra! We had an unbelievable time. It is a beautiful home and decorated gorgeously! All your little touches with the gift basket and every cooking tool imaginable, was great! We loved the canoe and just enjoyed the house while playing games and hanging out with our family! Thanks for your wonderful hospitality! We will definitely be back! :) |
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Valencia's, Johns Creek, GA |
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| 03/04/08 |
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Dear Kelly,
This is LONG overdue. I wrote in the Kedra book but I wanted to personally thank you again for the use of the Kedra house. We had so much fun. We needed the refill time so much, this past year has probably been one of our hardest in ministry. I cannot tell you how much it has meant to us. We had a great time and even got to see the solar eclipse outside one night. The moon looked orange, it was so neat.
We brought Max and he loved it! We kept him outside and in his kennel in the garage. He played with Oreo "ollie" I think his name is and he had a blast. He also played with some other dogs too and did just fine. There was one dog at the end of our stay that showed up and did cause major fights. I'm not sure where he was from. He did look part pit bull so we tried to keep him away from the house. He was nice to people but did not like Max.
Also, my daughter accidentally knocked the blender container on the floor and it cracked. We purchased a new one from Walmart that seemed to match the style and quality. If you feel you would like something else, we would be happy to compensate for it. I'm so sorry.
We played games, read stories, played guitar hero and cooked yummy meals. The girls room is my favorite. My girls love being in that big room together. They all had fun in the lake and we did take the canoe out a couple times. We threw little glass beads in the lake area, we called them prayer beads and prayed for someone each time we threw one in the creek. So if you find them (they are all sorts of pretty colors), you can pray for someone! :-) We told silly campfire stories about Hiawasee Hillary and Blairsville Billy!!??? (We just made it up as we went!) It was so fun and memories galore. Thank you Kelly for all your hard work at keeping up the beautiful lake house, for offering to us and Please thank your parents again for this wonderful and extremely generous blessing to our hearts!
Susan for the Montgomerys! |
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Susan Montgomery, Woodstock, GA
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| 02/21/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Kelly. We just got home from our wonderful trip to Kedra. The house was beautiful and perfect for our gang. Each family had their own bedroom, and there was plenty of room for visiting and relaxing. We enjoyed the fire pit and the canoe, and the kitchen area was perfect for cooking and playing games. Thank you so much for sharing your home with us. We just loved it!
(copied off an email from the guests).
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Hubbard Family
Georgia
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| 02/21/08 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Hi Kelly. We just got home from our wonderful trip to Kedra. The house was beautiful and perfect for our gang. Each family had their own bedroom, and there was plenty of room for visiting and relaxing. We enjoyed the fire pit and the canoe, and the kitchen area was perfect for cooking and playing games. Thank you so much for sharing your home with us. We just loved it!
(copied off an email from the guests).
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Hubbard Family
Georgia
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| 06/05/07 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a wonderful stay at your cabin - it was easily the nicest and most well supplied place we have stayed at over the last twelve years of Memorial Day trips to Lake Nottley. We couldnt have asked for more. Thanks so much!
Linda Nichols
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Linda Nichols
Atlanta, GA
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| 06/05/07 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a wonderful stay at your cabin - it was easily the nicest and most well supplied place we have stayed at over the last twelve years of Memorial Day trips to Lake Nottley. We couldnt have asked for more. Thanks so much!
Linda Nichols
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Linda Nichols
Atlanta, GA
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| 09/03/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Just a note to tell you what a wondergful experience our family had at Kedra on the Lake. The accomodations were superb. Doug and Margie were so very hospitable and full of helpful information. Each and every member of our vacation party was extremely impressed with your cabin. We all slept well and totally enjoyed our meals together in your spacious dining area. Without question, this was the best vacation of my life, and I speak for everyone when I extend my thanks to you and your family for providing this opportunity for us.
Best wishes to you and your family and God bless you all.
(as copied off of a letter from Mr. Nagy)
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Dick Nagy
Chicago, IL
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| 08/14/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We were invited here for the Nagy family reunion... and got to stay in the "princess" room upstairs which was so spacious and comfortable. We loved staying here and enjoyed jumping irgh off the dock into the lake for a refreshing swim. We go to see a family of 4 deer twice and also we adopted a dog... WE hope to come back here again (maybe next year) and stay in this very home. Tank you for providing such a beautiful, comfy place.
(as copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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Thw Wainscotts
IL
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| 08/06/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Again it has been a pleasure being here, and again we hate to leave but we had a wonderful time. As always, Doug and Margie were great neighbors, they make you feel like you're at home. We will try to make it back next year if everything works out. Thanks for our home away from home.
(as copied out of the guest book in the cabin.)
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The Hmricks
SC
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| 07/30/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for letting us enjoy your lovely home. One of the grandchildren walked in, looked around and proclainmed, "ooooh, I could live here!"
A "small" thing we enjoyed so much- a table large enough to seat all of us! We would happily recommend this wonderful place to our friends.
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The Gertz Family
FL
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| 07/21/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Wow! What a great place to spend a week with family for a family reunion. We enjoyed all aspets of the many amenitied Kedra has to offer. We enjoyed the lake, the boat, the GA Mtn. State Fair. Your beautiful home was so easy to be comfortable in and so smartly laid out for children. We had a baby (9 mos) who enjoyed the exer- saucer, high chair and stroller, thank you. We also had 5 kids under 9 years old and they enjoyed themselves immensely and the parents felt comfortable letting them run freely because of little extras like tall locks on the downstairs door. Thanks also for the emergency lighting info, we needed it one night for about 2 hours. Thanks again and we hope to be back!
(as copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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Deal Family Reunion
FL
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| 07/16/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We all very much enjoyed 0ur week long stay. We tubed and rafted the Ocoee river - which is well worth the small drive to get there. We traveled into Helen and Blue Ridge, loving the lovely shops and quietness of each town. The drive to Asheville and Rock City were breathtaking. We look forward to coming back.
(as copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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The Stauffer Group
FL
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| 07/02/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for opening your beautiful house to us. It is a wonderful place for a family gathering. I can't thank you enough for the special accomodations you made for our family at this very happy time in our lives. My son's wedding was a wonderous occasion made ven more joyous by our family being all together.
(as copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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Campbell Wedding
NY, VT, WY, GA
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| 05/02/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
The cabin is wondergul, the lake is beautiful! We will return in the fall hopefully. This is the perfect spot!m God's wonders are all aroundl This was the perfect getaway we needed from the high-stress jobs we have. Now its back to FL where we hope we have a quiet hurricane season!!
(as copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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Jerry and Kathy Wells
Ft. Meyers, FL
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| 04/23/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for opening your beautiful home to us! We appreciate your thoughfulness - everything we could have needed was laready here. We will be back.
(as copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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The Murphy Family
Georgia
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| 04/03/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Dear Kedra Family,
Thank you for the warmth and hospitality of your home. Our women's circle has "retreated" together for almost 25 years and we're thinking your home may be the most "like home." We, too, had the joy of a late season snow - a joy because the flakes were huge and nothing stuck! Today the sun is shining and light fills every room! Beautiful!
Blessings!
(copied from the guestbook in the cabin)
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Circle 5
GA
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| 01/29/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a nice and cold vacation!! What a beautiful home to be caught in a winter storm. The kids and adults loved it... we will be back! Thank you.
(copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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Jennifer Kemp
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| 01/02/05 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We just arrived home today from a wonderful restful time at Kedra. We absolutely loved the cabin. It was so beautiful and comfortable and relaxing. The rooms were so beautiful and comfortable and clean. We even got a beautiful dusting of snow on Sunday night. The Christmas tree was a nice touch for the season, thanks for having it put out. We got out one day to Vogel Park and the waterfall. It was a cold day but the park was so pretty. There were icicles everywhere !! We ate at Cook's and also stopped by Pappy's on the way home. They had the fireplace outdoors lit and we had s'mores there (and homemade ice cream too!!! We did the hot/cold thing.) It was a fun day!!...
Well, thanks again and Happy Holidays to you and your family. Looking forward to meeting you soon.
Copied from an email to the owner from the Montgomerys
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Susan and Keith Montgomery
Woodstock, GA
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| 11/13/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
This home is beautiful and the atmosphere is cozy. Kudos to the homeowners and thank you so much for thinking of things that would make this feel like a home away from home.
(copied from the guest book in the cabin)
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Tuesday Means
Snellville, GA
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| 10/15/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We had a geat time! We felt like guests and not renters. You have gone out of your way to have a family friendly home for others to enjoy. We'll be back!
(copied from guest book in the cabin)
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The Sheldts
FL
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| 10/15/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Dear Kedra Family,
Thank you so much for letting us tay in your beautiful cabin. WE had everything we needed and we loved the comfortable beds. The cabin is so spacious and convenient. WE are busy people, so we especially enjoyed the rocking chairs. Yhe leaves stared turning this week and ehy are spectacular. WE had a lof of fun sight seeing and shopping. We liked your spacious kitchen and we enjoyed our meals here-plenty of space to sit...
Thanks again for everything.
(copied from the guest book at the cabin)
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The DeMott Family
Monticello, FL
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| 10/10/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you for a wonderful time. Your cabin is beautiful; so spacious and clean. We enjoed your porch and rocking while looking at the lake. The Sorghum Festival was an adventure! Vogel Park was a fun hike. Thank you for an enjoyable get away. Very relaxing.
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Mike and Debbie Breaux
Chicago, IL
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| 09/23/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
I wanted to let you know that we all had a great time at the lake house this weekend. The house is wonderful and was the perfect size for us. Everyone had a bed this year and no one was on an air mattress or a sleeper sofa. It was just a wonderful weekend of catching up with family and sharing some laughs and making some memories. We had people coming from Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Calhoun Georgia so it was a great location for all to meet.
I don't know how far in advance that you book the house but we would like to go ahead and book it for next year if that is possible... Thanks for opening your home to our family. It is a beautiful house.
(sent via email from Jan to the owner after the trip.)
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Jan Wehunt and Family
Cartersville, GA
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| 09/20/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you for allowing us to stay in your elegant cabin. Two weeks was not enough so we bought a home nearby!... All our needs were met by your preparations... With gratitude and best wishes.
(copied from guest book in the cabin)
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George, Ashley and Michael Tindle
Brunswick, GA
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| 08/11/04 |
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| I just want to add to the comments by my cousins, Charles & Stacy Maddox. My family has always wanted to "join up" with our Fla. family members and your home made it possible. It's not every day you find a place to fit 12. With members ranging in age from 1 to 81 everyone was comfortable. You have thought of every comfort. We have already started planning for next year. |
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Robyn Green, Birmingham, Al
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| 07/30/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for opening your fabulous home to our family. Although we were in love with Kedra on the Lake from your photos and description on your website - the moment we walked through the door we were awestruck! You have done a fabulous job in decorating and outfitting the home so it indeed is a home away from home. The beautiful view, spacious family area downstairs, comfortable bedrooms and perfect kitchen made it an enjoyable time for our entire family.
Kelly, you were so kind in asnwering all my questions before our arrival and the little "extras" in your welcome basket and information book were great. As others before have mentioned, your neighbors are such nice people and we really enjoyed their children. We also rented their boat which made for enjoyable memories on the lake!
Our family is making plans for next year already and we would love to stay at Kedra again! Thank you.
(Copied from the guestbook in the cabin.)
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The Moore Family
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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| 07/23/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We have truly enjoyed our stay here at your wonderful home. This is the largest and nicest cabin we have stayed at yet. We have been on vacation up here and by the "Smokies" 11 times. The lake view is beautiful. The kids had a wonderful time making new friends next door and the Schramke family is very friendly and helpful. Thanks for the week at the lake!
(Copied from the guestbook at the cabin.)
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Staci and Charles Maddox
Tampa, FL
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| 07/16/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Dear Friends,
What can we say? It was a beautiful week at the lake shared by dear family where wonderful memories were made. Your house is spectacular and we look forward to returning. It is so relaxing to be up here and away from the "city" life of Atlanta. Thanks to Doug Schramke and family for all of their hospitality!
(Copied from the guestbook at the cabin.)
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The Grubin Family
Atlanta, GA
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| 07/09/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for the use of your beautiful home. We really enjoyed the water and the mountains. It is a big difference from what we are used to in Florida. Thanks again.
(Copied from guestbook at the cabin.)
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The McKeone Family
Rockledge, FL
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| 06/26/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
I would just like to say "Thank You." With a home like this a week is not enough. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and have all intentions of coming back. The neighbors were very, very nice people. The sad part about it is I truly felt like this was "my home away from home" literally. You know I liked it so much here as I never thought about home unless I made myself. The kids weren't ready to go either.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. We will be back!
(Copied from the guestbook at the cabin.)
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Charlene Faulcon and Family
North Carolina
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| 06/26/04 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you very much for letting us stay in your lovely house; a great time was had by all. We played Butternut creek golf course which was a fun little course with a few more elevations than my local louisiana tracks. We also
visited Vogel State park and Pappy's one hour inner tube ride (on the road to Vogel)but most of the time the kids just swam and jet skied in Lake Nottley.
Thanks again, Adam Rodgers.
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Adam Rodgers
LA
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