Find somewhere else to rent. Gas gauge was broken and trim gauge broken. So when they fill you up…read moreat the end of your trip you have no idea of knowing what amount of fuel you started with. No depth finder/GPS on the boat, had to pull teeth to get any sort of dock lines and when we did one line was about a foot long. Boat had tears in the seat cushions and stains on the floor. I have boated on the Chesapeake bay for 35 years I'm a very experienced boat operator this place is sketch. Oh they also charge you 10 bucks for parking, but when we went there the next day to eat at the restaurant nextdoor there was no mention of a parking fee for us then. Trust me go elsewhere.

This place is really nice. They're very respectful and very helpful. Lots of nice boat selections .read more

When searching for a good sunset view of Lake Lanier - we came up empty...or trespassing!?...until…read morewe found Holly Park! This is a FREE park in Gainesville for beautiful, lakeside sunset views! The park includes reservable pavilions, picnic tables and grills, sandy beach and fishing areas, and a small boat launch. Highly recommended for sunset views! Just be careful of the bumpy road with some major potholes here and there.

Highly recommend Lanier Boat Charter! We've gone on two Holiday Tours and one Paranormal…read moreInvestigation. Super fun and perfect for a date night. We've also met some great like-minded fun people on these cruises. One of our favorites was the Lake Lanier Association Holiday Cruise.

I recently rented a Tritoon from Lanier Boat Charters, and I had a great time. If you're looking…read morefor an easy day at the lake this is the way to go! I booked about a month in advance for rental on Saturday from 11am-7pm. My rental for a 12 seater was $484 after taxes and fees and then $13 for gas at the end. The boat was large with half shaded and half in the sun. There was ample storage space for coolers and personal items. There's also a Bluetooth speaker that worked perfectly that we used to play music all day. Be sure to bring a cooler, trash bags, and a phone charger. They came in handy! They also have half day rentals and lower fares during off season. Be sure to take the online safety course before you arrive so you can do a quick safety review and boat walk through(we videotaped ours) before heading out. The staff were very helpful for any questions or suggestions on where to go.

This place is a scene out of a horror movie. There is no organization whatsoever. They don't help…read moreyou find anything. All of their boats are very old and need to be in a landfill. This is not even a junk yard....this is a dumping ground for old boats. Nasty place, that is an EPA nightmare. Cannot believe the county hasn't shut this place down.

Good folks, had just what I needed. Fellas took my parts off in the rain and made sure I had…read moreeverything, right down to the original washers to go back on my 89 bayliner ciera with the omc cobra ,emblems and all. Steve is a awesome guy and so is his employees. We have purchased a all aluminum trailer, prop and trim lifts from him so far. Pretty much just drive down there and it's out there somewhere. Still wanting that flintstones platter one day Steve!!

We went out on Lake Lanier on a 24-foot pontoon rented from Aqua Sports Adventures in Buford. We…read morehad a good time, but my experience wasn't as fun as my previous boat outings on Lake Lanier and Lake Allatoona. We originally wanted to rent a boat with an upper deck, slide, wet bar, and toilet (like the boats I've gone out on in the past from different boat rental companies), but Aqua Sports Adventures didn't have any so we were "stuck" with a 24-foot pontoon. This pontoon had a max capacity of 14 passengers. We used the entire 14-person allotment and after fuel, fees, taxes, and gratuity, our total per person cost to rent the boat all day (9am-5pm) was $34. It wasn't a bad price, but it wasn't as good of a deal as other bigger and better boats I've rented from businesses like Port Royale in Gainesville ($25: https://www.yelp.com/biz/port-royale-gainesville-3?hrid=p9tlB4H5UfFBNDjPXg0AtA) and Paradise Rental Boats in Acworth ($32: https://www.yelp.com/biz/paradise-rental-boats-acworth?hrid=4OA7jBULdk2refVmaBfiHg). Granted, a lot of factors go into the price you pay including the number of people you bring with you to split the cost. Ultimately, however, I paid more for a smaller boat which was not as enjoyable. I do not recommend maxing out the boat's passenger capacity. Naturally, the more passengers you have, the less space there is on the boat and this includes the space needed for bags, coolers, floatables, and other stuff. We were crammed for space. It was tight and got uncomfortable at times. The pontoon had limited shade (what seemed like less coverage than other pontoons I've been on in the past) and because we had several people, it forced several to have to sit and bake/burn in the sun. As for the boat itself, which was 90-horsepower, it was in OK shape at best. Like renting a car, we walked around the boat (with an Aqua Sports Adventures employee) and marked on a sheet of paper any existing damage which included some pretty big dents. After leaving the dock, we discovered that the front door to our boat was broken. Through wear and tear, the hinge had become unscrewed. And despite our efforts to balance the weight, the boat always seemed to tip to one side. This may or may not have been related to steering problems which I noticed when driving the boat. At higher speeds, no matter how hard I turned the steering wheel to the left and no matter which direction the current/wakes seemed to be going, the boat always drifted right. The steering was out of whack. Therefore, I had to drive at moderate to slow speeds. Anyone who wants to drive a boat has to watch a 10-minute safety video and take a 20-question boat safety test. If you want to save time, you can watch the video and take the test ahead of time here: https://aquasportsadventures.com/booking/index.php/safety/. Obviously, this is a great idea. However, what they don't teach you is what all the different signs and buoys mean out on the lake (some, but not all), how to dock and undock, and how to anchor. I guess the staff just assumed we knew how to do all this on our own. Fortunately, some of us had boating experience, but it wouldn't hurt for folks like me who needed a refresher. We ended up taking our rental boat north to Van Pugh North Park with the intention of grilling. Unfortunately, all of the grills were taken so we went south to Burton Mill Park. We were able to find an open grill here. Both Van Pugh North Park and Burton Mill Park have beaches, grills, and restrooms, both of which were fairly clean. Since our pontoon didn't have a toilet, the park's restrooms were important. If you rent a pontoon, it's good to know where the parks and restrooms are beforehand. A map is provided on the boat and you can also use your smartphone (we relied on Google Maps). We found a cove to anchor down at near Burton Mill Park, grilled, ate, drank, and played on the beach and in the water. It was nice and relaxing once we finally got settled down. All of the Aqua Sports Adventures employees I encountered were young and friendly. The company is located at Holiday on Lake Lanier (Holiday Marina) on the south end of Lake Lanier. It's situated just outside Lanier Islands Resort, so no, you don't have to pay a gate fee. There is a guardhouse to Holiday on Lake Lanier and they will direct you to Aqua Sports Adventures which has a spacious parking lot and restrooms. While not bad, given my better experiences with other boating companies, I'm not sure I would rent from these guys again.

really good people highly recommend especially if you're staying on Lanier Islands come here versus…read moreMargaritaville. Robert is amazing Kaylee We rented a pontoon for the day they were top quality I felt like it was my boat and they were here to make sure everything was perfect for us

I ripped a fin box out of an inflatable paddleboard and took it to Festive Water Paddlesports to…read moresee if it could be repaired. They were able to repair it and did an excellent job. They were fast, friendly, and extremely knowledgeable. In addition, the store has a great inventory of both white water and flat water kayaks, accessories, and other paddling related equipment. The owner Tim and Stephen were both great to work with and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. I would highly recommend them for anyone looking for kayaks, paddle boards or other paddle related equipment or services.

Loved , loved, loved working with Tim. He provided excellent service. Highly recommend. Don't…read morewaste your time going anywhere else.

last year we ended up with two extremely inept diagnostic repairs on our Yamaha boat .1. the first…read morewas totally wrong we were told to drive the boat the problem would clear up . It didn't clear up we took it back a second time and were told they fired the man and that they would pay us back the monies we spent . 2. Our second diagnosis was we needed a new Motor .. feeling uncomfortable we found a different company that fixed our boat we didn't need a new motor . Park Marina never refunded any of our money .. Not a trust worthy source . watch out

Great People, Great Company very happy with purchase and experience! Ryan made transaction easy and…read moresmooth. We were able to get a great finance rate and love our new boat!

We were invited to a weekend out on Lake Lanier on one of Lake Lanier's houseboats. OMG - what a…read moreHUGE DISAPPOINTMENT! Their website proudly professes a $50,000 renovation to each of their 14 houseboats but I can tell you that no matter how much money you spend, if you don't keep it cleaned up it will always look worth a lot less. The walls were covered in a very dark brown paneling that made the boat feel small and cramped. The two upstairs beds (no bedrooms, as the bed went from wall to wall) were on a raised platform with the bed pad sitting on top and the two bedrooms downstairs the bed pad was on the floor. Their were 2 bathrooms, only 1 shower - but it was big enough for two (dirty looking though, icky things on the floor and on the top) and the bathroom floor, you know, around the toilet bottom were guys tend to hit when they miss the actual commode, yellow, brown, slimy, icky icky icky!!! Everywhere I looked the place was scuffed up, dirty, and had so many spiderwebs that I thought they had just decorated early for Halloween! I don't believe these boats actually go through an actual stripped down cleaning!!! When paying $600 a day, you would expect to have the houseboat in the same if not better condition than if you were staying in a hotel room. Right?!!!! There were 6 people in our party and none of us will ever rent again from Lake Lanier Harbor Marina. On Saturday night, the generator went out, we had no lights, no a/c, nothing. We managed to get back to the Harbor expecting to find the "on-call" tech waiting for us as we had put the emergency call in 30 minutes prior to our arrival, but no luck. We must have made 6 phone calls and finally he arrived. I found out that the "on-call" guy lives over an hour away. Wow, great management decision on that one guys! So after a 3 1/2 hour wait, we finally got up and running again, just in time to go to bed as by then we were exhausted, cranky, tired, and hot! The hot tub had crud and dirt swirling around in the bottom of the seats and floor, we didn't want to risk catching anything so we opted not to use it. Based on the money spent, this was the worst weekend get-away ever. Here are their details: All houseboats are complete with sleeping accommodations for 10, full kitchen, living area with entertainment center, bath-and-a-half, central heat and air, gas grill and Jacuzzi and waterslide on the top deck. Houseboats are available for rental on a daily and weekly basis. Guests can pre-order groceries to be stocked on your houseboat. Pricing In Season (April-Labor Day) / Off Season (Labor Day-March) Weekend Package $1,999 / $1,499 3 nights (Fri. 3p-Mon. 9a) Midweek Package $1,899 / $1,299 4 nights (Mon. 3p-Fri. 9a) Full Week Package $2,599 / $1,899 6 nights 24 Hour Rental $649 / $449 Monday thru Thursday 24 Hour Rental $699 / $549 Friday thru Sunday (Upon availability only)

Just came back from an amazing experience at this place. Employees were very friendly. Boat was…read morefresh and the price was amazing. Highly recommend.

What a great sailing club! I was there for a high school regatta that they were generous enough…read moreto host on the same weekend in December as 2 other sailing events. 3 sailing events in December alone is good enough for 5 stars to me. And they were such great hosts. I met a couple board members and they were very gracious. The view is outstanding from the point. Camping is encouraged and they have lots of room. Their club house if fantastic with an open floor plan, gigantic working fireplace, clean restrooms, and large screen TV that was very important on the day we were there. Football was on all day so between races(and sometimes during) we were able to keep up with out favorite games! I look forward to being there next year!

Went up for an open house. Seemed extremely run down and poorly managed. I am used to the three…read moremarinas closest to Oakwood, and they beat this place by a long shot. Lots of unusual junked out shacks in disrepair, next door to the isolated nice residence. I wondered if slip fees subsidised the junky hoarders that seem to abound there. Sad to see such a nice property being run down. Loads of junk boats, rusting metal scraps, and acres of poison ivy. No thanks. Would NOT consider letting our son go to the summer camp they sublet out to. Definitely get a tetanus shot prior to a visit.