Hi Everyone,

A few weeks ago we had our ribbon cutting with the Table Rock Chamber of Commerce. It was a beautiful evening and was attended by over 100 business owners and their friends. We felt very blessed to have so many people come to wish us well in our new business.

We have been busy getting all four houseboats ready for summer! Hot tubs are filled, kitchens are stocked, slides are running, lounge chairs are in position, and now the houseboats are just ready for all of you to arrive and enjoy!

We are so excited to meet all of you that have booked your vacation with us. We know you are going to have a great time aboard these new houseboats with your families and friends. What a great summer we are going to have!! Surprise parties, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations, family reunions – they are all happening at Five Star!

Any of you that haven’t already made a reservation with us, we still have openings for this summer and fall. Call me today and get in on the fun!!!!!

See you at the lake! Summer is almost here!

Nancy and Dave

Our first houseboat arrived on Friday, March 19! It is 16’x73’ and it looks great! This is the 6 bedroom houseboat with the wet bar and hot tub on the top deck. Isn’t it something to see that large boat sitting on a semi trailer? Can you believe they traveled all the way from Kentucky?! As you can see, it comes “unassembled” with everything off of the top deck. The Lakeview crew spent about 4 hours putting all the rails, hot tub, flybridge, and wet bar on the top deck before they put it in the water. After it is in the water and tied up at the dock, they have to put on the canvas, do all the electrical hook ups, and much, much more.

After they are done, it is my turn. Now I will go in and clean and then add the finishing touches. This includes getting the rest of the furniture in place, stocking the kitchen, and setting up the bedrooms and bathrooms. As you can see by the photos, I haven’t gotten my job done yet! I will post more photos after it is all done but I know that all of you are anxious to have a look at the new houseboats.
I look forward to seeing all of you at the lake!

Nancy Long

Hello Everyone!

Dave and I have just gotten back from Monticello, Kentucky where the new houseboats are being built. For those of you who have never been involved in building a houseboat let me explain a little bit on how it works. When you custom build a houseboat, it is just like building a house. You pick a boat size, decide on room layouts, how many baths, bed sizes, kitchen size, etc. After you decide on a plan, the hull is the first thing they build. It is a welded aluminum hull. Then they add the exterior walls. The roof is built on the floor then it is hoisted and attached to the exterior walls. Plumbing and wiring is installed, cabinets built, and lighting placed. Then it finishes from there, much like a house. I have selected countertops, appliances, faucets, window dressings, and bedding that I thought would make you feel like you were on a luxury yacht. We added things like tracking satellites for TV, central air, slides, bars, and fly bridges for your added comfort and enjoyment.

I have put photos of the houseboats under construction in the gallery section of this web site. As you can see, the first one is just about to the finishing stage. The first houseboat is one of the 6 bedroom boats and we anticipate delivery of that one in mid- March. The rest will follow in approximately two week increments. Be sure and check back for photos of the delivery. That is really something to see!!

We are very excited about getting new houseboats for you to enjoy on your vacation. I hope by including you in our building progress that you too will feel our excitement about these great new luxury houseboats. We have many amenities that we have included to make your stay a truly memorable one. We are taking reservations now so call and reserve your dates and get ready for a great summer vacation!

See you at the lake!

Nancy Long

First, let us officially welcome you to Five Star Houseboat Vacations. We are very excited about meeting all of our guests this year. We thought you might like to know a little background information on how Five Star Houseboat Vacations came to be and what is currently going on to make Five Star Houseboat Vacations a luxury vacation destination.

We’ve been boating pretty much our entire lives and we absolutely love it. We’ve had many boats of many shapes and sizes during our boating experiences and we know first hand that vacationing on a houseboat is a one-of-a-kind experience. We have so many memories from house-boating and we hope you create many yourself.

Last year, an opportunity was presented for us to start our own houseboat vacation rental business and after lots of research, planning and hard work we are ready to set sail on our inaugural season. We are very excited that we have brand new luxury boats for you to enjoy. Our boats are currently in manufacturing after many hours were spent meticulously choosing colors, fabrics, styles and more.

In addition to the brand new boats we will also have a brand new dock awaiting you for your vacation. The dock is currently under construction and we’ll do our best to post pictures for you to see the progress.

Thank you for your interest in Five Star Houseboat Vacations. Our goal with the blog is to keep you up-to-date with all the happenings at Five Star Houseboat Vacations in addition to giving you boating tips, area information and lots of ways to have fun with Five Star Houseboat Vacations.

Thanks,

Dave & Nancy