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River Retreat-- Newly Remodeled Cottage On The River And Minutes From Cave Run Reviews, Deals & Photos 2026

Q: Is River Retreat-- Newly Remodeled Cottage On The River And Minutes From Cave Run pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows cats and dogs (limit 2 total). Some restrictions may apply, so please contact the property for more details.

Q: Where is River Retreat-- Newly Remodeled Cottage On The River And Minutes From Cave Run located?

Situated on a river, this vacation home is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Cave Run Lake and within 9 mi (15 km) of Rowan County Public Library and Boone Hollan Wetlands & Nature Trails. Morehead Memorial Tree Walk and Fountain Park are also within 9 mi (15 km).

10/10 Excellent

Melissa C.

Aug 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic place! Really enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay again. Spotless clean, comfortable, easy parking for boat, and close to the ramp and a few local restaurants

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Loretta C.

Sep 19, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

It was clean and quiet. Very nice location. Very close to Cave Run Lake.

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Mark B.

Jul 30, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family gathering

River retreat was an ideal location for family activities we were in town for

Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth B.

Jul 14, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome little house with tons of room. We loved the vibe, the nature and the area. The house is so cozy and comfortable. We will be back to explore more!

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Marcus P.

May 22, 2025

Liked: Check-in, location

Disliked: Cleanliness, communication, listing accuracy

good location

close to both campus and the lakebeds were comfy, nice quiet night's sleepcould use a good cleaning thoughphotos show pond but that is someone else's propertyyou don't have whole house, it is a multi family home

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matt M.

Apr 15, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

College Student Visitfi

We had an excellent stay! We loved Pop's BBQ & Elliott's Pizza which was about 1/2 mile away. The family loved our stay and there was plenty of room to spread out, plenty of outside space and a wonderful private gas fire table in the back which is fenced in. Coming back next year during graduation weekend. Thank you Host!

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laura T.

Jun 18, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location - on the river and short drive to the lake!

This is a family friendly duplex located on the Licking River and just a short distance from Cave Run Lake and the famous Pop's restaurant. We were in town for a baseball tournament and highly recommend it. We had 2 adults and 3 children in the house and were more than comfortable.

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Delores S.

Aug 12, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great!! Exactly what we wanted

Felt like a vacation close to the lake right up the road from our family we had a great time . We are moving to Morhead next year otherwise we would stay again . Everything was wonderful our family enjoyed the last night with us with a cook out and volley ball we had a blast !! Thanks so much

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

dennis c.

Sep 26, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy

Wedding

Needs new hardware on bifold doors plus adjustment- cute place

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarah C.

Jun 22, 2020

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

River retreat

It is a great property close to a nice area for fishing and the lake. Needs some more supplies for the guests. For example, it sleeps 7 but only had 4 plates and forks. It also stated it had 3 bathrooms but there were only two.

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2020

6/10 Okay

Lindsay H.

Apr 6, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Not on a river or lake.

We were really excited to be near water. The river is on a neighbor’s property, who has two large dogs that chased my dogs. The house is nice though, and the owner as really sweet.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Karen M.

Jun 12, 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonder people. Wonderful place

I just want to thank the owners for there compassion. My mom had an accident on our boat we rented which lead to a surgery and the owners were generous enough to to give us a night free. That meant so.much to us and really tells us what kindness is. The place was so clean and nice. Perfect!!! Thank u again. I give it the highest ratings!!!

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Lisa B.

Oct 23, 2023

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Weekend getaway

The duplex was very nice and beautiful. The river was just a short walk from the house. We did have a wonderful time. Negatives: No games upstairs as listed in listing. Whirlpool bath doesn't work as listed. No kitchen towels or dishcloths to wash dishes. No extra blankets or throw blankets in livingroom. Only one firepit outside so you must share with the other apartment in the duplex. It wouldn't take much to dig another firepit for

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Elaine A., Cincinnati Ohio

Mar 22, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

The price is right

This rental is well equipped and cared for. Cleanliness: PROs - spotless and perfectly ready for our arrival; CONs - use of heavily scented cleaning products & detergents - this is just a personal sensitivity. Space & amenities: PROs - 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms so we could SPREAD out; Roku TVs in every room - what a treat; wi-fi was excellent though we didn't try to use it for work or school; outdoor space - the small private back patio was perfect for grilling burgers and playing games though the gas fire pit didn't work (and I forgot to tell the host); the beds were comfortable and we tend to struggle with this; spacious eat-in kitchen with everything we needed to prep meals, comfy couches; CONs - we could hear the neighbor (talking/walking) in the other half of the duplex; lots of stairs we had to keep our toddler from accessing (should have brought our baby gate). Location: PROs - easy to find, big yard to play in; close to hiking; about 10 minutes to stores and restaurants; CONs - not entirely private as neighbors are nearby and it is rural so its understandable that there are pests but the host's effort to combat critters in the house was evident.

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2021

8/10 Good

Audrey B.

Aug 23, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Clean, easy checkin. Plenty of parking for boat trailers. Quick drive to the lake, boat ramps, and bait shops.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anita F.

Jul 9, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Weekend getaway

Perfect for a weekend getaway with friends or family. Cute patio, loved the fireplace

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

DeNise B.

Jul 4, 2022

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

nice place

I have stayed there several times. Clean and close to CaveRun lake. Large driveway for our boat.

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jenifer H.

Jul 20, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great location> super comfy home

We had a great time! 4 adults. Plenty of room to spread out or be together. Good size driveway for the boat. The neighbors dogs are totally adorable & just want to come hang out on the porch. The neighborhood duck is funny running around & hiding in the bushes. The private back patio is nice too. Other ppl have noted the “noisy neighbors” & atv’s. We saw the atv’s out front but no one was ever on them & when we did see the neighbors they were just doing typical things so Im not sure what’s up with those complaints in other reviews. We will 100% stay here again. The proximity to the lake seals the deal on that! Don’t miss out on booking this location.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shawn S.

Jul 15, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Cave Run Lake

We spent 3 days on the lake. Property was very nice. Location was great. We brought our boat and had plenty of parking. Inside was spacious and clean. Will definitely be back.

10/10 Excellent

Chad L.

Jun 25, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful area. Great little cabin

Will definitely return

Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Tracy R.

May 2, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location

Relaxing getaway

My family and I enjoyed staying at the house. Although we did read the reviews before we stayed about the noisy neighbors and the dogs well yes the people to the left were noisy with loud music for 2 days straight but we just ignored them thankfully they were playing the kind of music that I liked but I wish I would have got to hear the crickets and the birds more and we had our dog with us she really enjoyed herself she had to run of the whole property even though the neighbors have chickens and ducks she was well behaved and the two dogs that they talk about they're very friendly and they're only come over if you have a dog but the lady seems to keep track of them and keeps them at home overall I really enjoyed staying at this property it felt like home for a few days to me and my family I would recommend that they supply more garbage bags possibly some q-tips Little things matter. And the one thing that didn't look as advertised was the river is not right outside of the property you have to cross over to the other property that the owners are buying in order to get to the water which is fine but I had to call and make sure we were okay to go there so that was a little false advertising to me was seeing the water right beside the house but then it wasn't when I got there that would probably be the only downfall that I had to say but other than that we spent three nights and four days there and I will definitely be coming back so thank you very much Tina!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Shawn F.

Apr 11, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

First musky trip

I was planning my first ever Muskie trip to Cave run lake and came across this listing. The owners of the property have kept up the house beautifully. This more than suit our needs and made us very welcome. The check in process was amazingly simple and the owners responded to us quickly and made it great. The location for us was perfect. It was close enough to what we needed and very close to the lake. It was an amazing time and would not hesitate to recommend this property to any of my friends wanting to plan a trip any boat fun at the lake.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Alathea S.

Apr 9, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication

Cozy

House was nice and cozy. We didn’t realize this is actually a two unit house. The pictures don’t show that this house is close to other residences and if you are looking for quite and relaxing during the day this might not be the right place for you. Neighbors ride up and down the road in front of the house on four wheelers most of the day and play loud music. There were also dogs running loose and barking. They did stop around 10 pm or so. Other than the neighbors we had a pleasant stay. We would stay here again if we are in the area. There is also an excellent bbq place right down the street with good milkshakes.

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan S.

Mar 24, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, listing accuracy

Cave run

Great experience, rental is very nice. Only negative is the location, not as secluded as thought, neighbors are very close. However, the experience was great!

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2021

10/10 Excellent

James L.

Feb 25, 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Place and quiet neighborhood.

We had a great time staying in this house, it was very quiet.

Stayed 18 nights in Feb 2021

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