This private, spacious, two-story home was built in 1918. Past guests have loved the cozy gas fireplace and lovely front porch. It sleeps up to 6 in 3 upstairs bedrooms; with half bath on main floor, full bath upstairs. We do not allow pets. The place is kid-friendly, across from a wooded city park with rentable shelters, a playground and a basketball court. In a quiet residential area 3 blocks from Earlham College, 3.7 miles from Reid Hospital/IU East, 2.5 miles from Wayne County Fairground.
The space
Comfortable, clean, well-equipped accommodations — like home without the clutter, at a fair price. No pets. Minimum stay of 2 nights.
This is the main part of a Prairie Foursquare- style home, which we are gradually restoring to period style. Sometime in the mid-1900s, a previous owner walled off the basement into a separate apartment that we now use as an office (which is why you may hear some low-level noise coming from below you). There is a one-bedroom apartment at the back of the house, above the two garages.
Your apartment has a large front porch with four cushioned chairs and two small tables. The porch is also where guests can smoke (an ashtray is provided).
Also on the first floor are a vestibule, living room, kitchen and laundry room with half-bath, but no bedroom.
The large living room has an enclosed gas fireplace, a large-screen Samsung Smart TV that has free premium streaming programming (YouTube TV with HBO, Showtime and ESPN channels) as well as a variety of apps you can use to log into your own streaming accounts. The living room also has a sofa, side chair and coffee table.
The large, fully equipped kitchen has a dining table that seats 6, and a Keurig coffeemaker that makes either individual cups with K-cups or carafes using ground coffee. We provide a generous supply of K-cups as well as coffee filters, but you will have to buy your own ground coffee if you prefer that. A standard drip-style coffeemaker also is available, along with numerous other appliances (just ask if we have what you need). We also provide assorted tea bags, sweeteners and creamers, and a small bowl of assorted Dove chocolates.
In the laundry room, detergent pods are provided in the tall cabinet above the washer.
Upstairs, you will find three bedrooms as well as the only full bathroom, with vintage tiles and tub-shower unit. Please keep in mind that, with larger groups, you may need to work out a shower schedule. The master suite has a plush queen bed, chifforobe, desk and an attached sun room with seating that folds down into a twin-size bed. The next-largest bedroom has a pillow-top full bed and small sitting area, a desk and a small closet. The smallest bedroom has two twin beds (one plush and one firm), a desk and a medium-size closet.
For health reasons, we use microfiber bedsheets because they are hypoallergenic, bedbug-resistant, stain-resistant and temperature-regulating.
The entire home is decorated in the Prairie/Mission style, in keeping with the period and style of the home. Since we purchased the place in 2003, we have used all “profits” from guest stays to lovingly maintain, restore and update/upgrade this property while keeping the home’s vintage charm. As we continue to improve the home, we have many projects on our “do list,” and we always welcome questions and suggestions from guests about what to do next.
Again, we do not allow pets.
Guest access
Guests in this apartment have exclusive use of the front porch and main section of the original home. Guests here also have exclusive access to laundry facilities and a half bath off the kitchen. Pets are not allowed on the premises. In the rare instance that we have an extended-stay guest in the back apartment, s/he/they may come onto the porch briefly to check for their mail or packages.
Other things to note
We do not allow pets. If we discover that you have violated this rule, we will ask Airbnb to cancel your reservation immediately with no refund.
We ask that guests avoid putting anything down the toilets other than toilet paper and whatever comes out of them. No feminine products. No “flushable” wipes. Because this an older home, the insides of the pipes have mineral deposits on which things other than toilet paper and waste can snag, creating blockages that cause messy, smelly backups (bad for you) and costly plumbing bills (bad for us).
Please note that there is another apartment directly beneath the first floor of this apartment, and the kitchen and laundry room are above the bedroom of that apartment. As a result, we ask two things:
Please limit extremely loud noises on the first floor, especially at night in the kitchen area.
Please limit your use of the washer and dryer to the hours between 9 am and 9 pm.
