in the historic district
of Winter Haven Florida!
The entrance gate – some 20 feet high
and locked – each time we leave
the entire structure is block and stucco
painted white like a fortress!
We rented this place through VRBO sight unseen
except in pictures and reviews
That is the chance you take
But – we took it and are happy with it!
by a long narrow hallway
and a set of stairs
to the second floor bedrooms
full bathrooms and
a small laundry room
You turn left into the dining room
with another narrow hallway leading past the kitchen
straight to the living room
with a half bath off this hallway to the right
The dinning room where I set up my office
and when we had company – ate our meals!
a narrow hallway
with a half bath on the right
and a doorway on the left
to the galley kitchen
straight a head is the cozy
living room
and beyond that
a entirely closed in patio
with 20 plus foot high walls!
from the dinning room
toward the living room
Although it was narrow – and not really a place for more than one
to work unless you were at opposite ends
it functioned well and we just got use to it!
with a log burning fireplace to the right
which we used – buying those burning logs
from the store
the ones you just light
and it burned for a good four hours!
Ella – our grand daughter laughed at it
saying it was a fake log
but it did put off heat!
And beyond – a enclosed patio
with walls going up past the window
on the second floor!
We were very comfortable in this room.
and very comfortable
You can see in the other picture
the enclosed back patio
the walls went up above the second story bedroom window!
We never used either patio
it was too cool when we first arrived
or we would get back home too late and after dark
again with walls that went above the second floor
on the second floor
the laundry room to the right
and straight a head
the guest bedroom and bath
where Ella and later
Sherry’s sister Debbie stayed.
very comfortable
as were all the beds
ran the whole length
of the wall with lots of storage!
with a over head sky light
that you did not need lights on
during daylight!
The whole guest area was very comfortable and was entirely away
from the master bedroom!
The doors in the place were solid and very thick!
washer and dryer were solid
and very thick
All the door casings were made out of 2 x 12’s
with 2×6 and 2×4 trimmed pieces!
I have never seen this done before
and all seemed to be rough cut!
a king sized bed
and two very large closets
Our bedroom was the biggest room in the entire house!
With its own TV and when the door was shut
you could hardly hear anything!
Well – this was our home away from home!
And they told us that the next rental would be the last
through VRBO!
They were going to lease it by the year!
It was in a great spot as we walked almost everywhere
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to the front door
notice the hand rail
all the casings and trim were like this!
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and then the car
parked right
in front!
Papa’s World
WHERE FRIENDS MEET THE FAMILY!
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