Lake's End Marina

We made a day trip to the Lake Hopatcong, rented a motorboat at Lake's End Marina, went for lunch to the Beacon and spent a lovely day on a lake. Everything went very smoothly, stuff was wonderful, training was fast and easy and it was just a perfect day. Thank you.

We rented a pontoon boat over the July 4th weekend. We had five adults. Excellent communication and service from the owner (Dave). When you arrive just park across the street. We picked up our boat and everything was in order. Dave greeted us and we went over the paperwork. Outside at the docks, there was a team and they went through their checklist and showed us how to work everything on the boat. Very helpful. The boat itself was spotless (I wonder if it was brand new). It worked perfectly. Had a fold-up top (which you should take down if you go under any of the bridges). Bluetooth stereo, comfortable seats, anchor and ladder to get back on. It was a very nice boat. We spent the full 8-hours on the water (anchored and went swimming, had lunch, toured the entire lake and looked at the nice houses). We did dock at our rental for a bathroom break. We enjoyed Lake Hopatcong tremendously. Dave is a local, and Lake's End Marina seems to be a terrific local business. Costs were exactly as described. Seems like a very trustworthy business. We do plan to visit the lake again, and I would definitely use Lake's End Marina to rent a boat again.

Avoid at all costs! I would leave a zero if I could- horrible service. Go there if you want to deal with racism and be treated with disrespect for no reason. Even my own parents never spoke to me like those workers and the owner. I prefer to be treated like a human the way I treat others. Rented a boat that was not working well and instead of offering a refund we were given attitude for being a few minutes late bringing the boat back. We even offered for them to keep the security deposit. Meanwhile, the boat kept stopping and was difficult to bring back on time. I’m sure we would’ve been spoken to differently if we were white. It’s sad that people are still treated this way. We calmly and respectfully walked out of there even though we are furious because we were raised to be better than that and won’t stoop to that level. Would never go back and wouldn’t recommend the spot to anyone else.

We rented a pontoon for the day on Aug 21. The pontoon itself was great - well maintained and super clean. After doing the paperwork (incl a temporary NJ boaters license) we set off on our adventure. This was my first time on Lake Hopatcong and I was really impressed. The lake is huge with plenty of places to stop and swim or fish. Pontoon ran well with no issues - the engine is plenty powerful for a pontoon. We explored all day, swam and enjoyed the wonderful sunny weather. Stopped off at one of the many restaurants on the shore - it was quite a novelty docking the boat and jumping back on when we were done. The staff were professional and courteous and couldn’t be nicer. Had the boat back exactly at 6pm - no issues. Plan ahead as it takes a bit longer to get back than you think. Had a wonderful time - will definitely be back soon.

Amazing price, wonderful group of people there to help ya out. Rent time was long and the price beats any around the lake!