When we visited our villa earlier this year a guest had left a surf board in the garage. All we need now is a wave machine in the pool.
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When we visited our villa earlier this year a guest had left a surf board in the garage. All we need now is a wave machine in the pool.
we also left beach mats came in handy when sitting on daytona beach!!
wanted to bring them home but didnt have any room!! they were nice ones,
We had a guest this summer leave the Diamond parking pass for all my guests to use. They left a note telling all my guests to please use it so they would get their money's worth from it. I found it and used it after another guest used it for 2 weeks. That was very nice to find and let us park up front.
It was also great as the guest before us was from Northern Ireland and left their coin change in the house. My children found tons of pennies and Josh was thrilled!
I think most pools have pool toys, but as an owner I dont advertise them as they have a very short life, and cannot be guaranteed to be there for a long while!
I agree with the earlier part of this thread, that the slideshow is excellent!
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by ShirleyCottam
I think most pools have pool toys, but as an owner I dont advertise them as they have a very short life, and cannot be guaranteed to be there for a long while!
I agree with the earlier part of this thread, that the slideshow is excellent!
Shirley[msnsmile2]
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Your house looks very nice on the slideshow.......[msnsmile]
Thanks Chrizzy.....We love it![msnsmile2] I wish I could be there right now
Shirley
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Thanks Chrizzy.....We love it![msnsmile2] I wish I could be there right now
Shirley
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Your villa is fab Shirley and the slide show brings it to life, truly[msnwink]
One of our guests left us 12 character breakfast vouchers:)We ate really well on that holiday as there were only 5 of us;)
One of my guests left a set of dominos made out of bone ,in a beautiful wood carved box.
I only discovered them when we visited I had no idea who left them or when they left.
I honestly think they were a gift,to take home, was overlooked when the guests packed to go.
No guests have contacted me.I have left them for the pleasure of future guests
I was tempted to put then in my owners closet for safe keeping,then I felt guilty.
I would hate them to be lost or misused
One of our guests left an up to date 'Brits Guide to Florida' with a lovely note of recommendations for our other guests on places they had been. I always go to my nieces school summer and Christmas fares and buy loads of books and games, cds etc and take them across when we go. That way if anything is looking 'well played with' I can replace it and the collection in the villas grows all the time!
Before we bought our villa we always left all our pool toys and surf boards, that we bought at Clearwater, and must admit never gave it a thought
On returning to our villa in the summer however we were delighted with some of the items left from the other guests including a huge scooby doo:):)
We also take over lots of books for exchange and as a result have quite a selection now
I always mean to read more but funny thing in Florida i just don't seem to get around to it!!
Dawn
Hi
as a guest earlier this year we left plug in childrens nightlights
we only paid a few dollars for them in publix and it helped the little ones settle at night without being afraid of their new enviroment and also clearly lit the path to the bathroom.
we also left rain ponchos and seaworld tickets because we had some free days left on them.
I have nightlights dotted around my home too, upstairs and downstairs. I don't like walking around when it is completely dark.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]
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I have nightlights dotted around my home too, upstairs and downstairs. I don't like walking around when it is completely dark.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]
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They are very pretty ones too Carla[msnwink] They were a great help last year[msnwink]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by mizzy
Hi
as a guest earlier this year we left plug in childrens nightlights
we only paid a few dollars for them in publix and it helped the little ones settle at night without being afraid of their new enviroment and also clearly lit the path to the bathroom.
we also left rain ponchos and seaworld tickets because we had some free days left on them.
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I have night lights all around my FL home.....apart from the bedrooms.....I never need to turn on a light in the evening to go make a cup of tea........we do the same back home in MA.........unlike in England where this is more street lighting.....its pitch black outside our home.....so it very dark inside.....
We have little night lights all around the villa, they stay on even if we have no guests in.
Chrizzy I love your new avatar.
Ita an excellent idea about the night lights. We used them when the children were small and they were great.
I will get some next time we go.
Shirley
I saw some really beautiful ones in Old Town in the Christmas shop last year - little teacups and saucers. Sadly (or maybe luckily!) the shop had just shut!!
We bought some for our villa as we thought it was a good idea when children are staying. There are some great novelty ones around.
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Carla
I have nightlights dotted around my home too, upstairs and downstairs. I don't like walking around when it is completely dark.[msnsmile2][msnsmile2]
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Me too Carla, I always keep one in my suitcase as well so that when I am travelling elsewhere in the US I can use it. I tend to get a bit clausrophobic if I am in strange surroundings and it is pitch black[msnoo]
Although I prefer to sleep in the pitch dark, can't stand even a glimmer of light, my children have always liked a night light, so we, too, provide novelty Disney nightlights for our younger guests.
Funnily enough our middle daugher - 21 - always goes and gets one for her room when we stay in our villa - so it seems you are never too old for a nightlight!:)
my grandson (20 months) broke the one in "his" bedroom, so we had to replace it luckily it was one i think from walmart, so i brought a pack of 4 and put in a drawer, lucky it couldve been one that was dearer![msneek] the villa had plastic coasters , he (Bradley) found them and dropped one it snapped in half, had to replace that, glad it wasnt to expensive, kids![msneek][msneek][msneek]
A couple of years ago one of my sons put his hand through the lanai mesh, we phoned the owners straight away and offered to get it repaired and of course pay for damage, the MC came and fixed the damage but the owners wouldn't except a penny, we had been to their villa 5 times and they said we had been great guests and this was an accident[msnsmile2]
We sent them a pressie to thank them[msnwink]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
my grandson (20 months) broke the one in "his" bedroom, so we had to replace it luckily it was one i think from walmart, so i brought a pack of 4 and put in a drawer, lucky it couldve been one that was dearer![msneek] the villa had plastic coasters , he (Bradley) found them and ropped one it snapped in half, had to replace that, glad it wasnt to expensive, kids![msneek][msneek][msneek]
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The perfect guest, LiesaAnna. You obviously treated this home as if it were your own. [clap]
Another thing that's often missing from photos and slideshows but often features on the virtual tours is the view of the road the villa is on, like the view from the front door and up and down the road.
I like to see these views[msnwink]
The villa we stayed in before we had our own had broken runners where the wardrobe doors were supposed to slot into. We fixed those ourselves. We also have night lights, I put them in the bathrooms also, so if guests, need the loo in the night they can make their way quite easily, without having to be dazzled by bright lights. Chloe
Julie, I agree it is really nice to see a view of the area where the villa is, which is why we included it in our virtual tour.[msnsmile2]
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Julie, I agree it is really nice to see a view of the area where the villa is, which is why we included it in our virtual tour.[msnsmile2]
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It looks great too[msnwink]
Thanks Julie [msnsmile2]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Karen
Julie, I agree it is really nice to see a view of the area where the villa is, which is why we included it in our virtual tour.[msnsmile2]
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It looks fantastic Karen[msnsmile2]
Love your window dressings Karen.[msnsmile]
And thank you Paula, Ray & Sarah [msnsmile2] It took me ages to find window dressings for the main living areas that both my husband and I liked [msnwink]
They look really good Karen, I will have to get my hubby to have a go at re-doing ours.[msnsmile]
Yes, I remember a thread last year when we discussed hubby's putting the window dressings up. Ray has made a good job of yours. I had a go at re-doing one of ours when we were last out there as it had begun to sag in the middle a bit, and it was really hard. I was running back and forth from one chair to another trying to get it even. I was exhausted in the end[msnscared]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Karen
Yes, I remember a thread last year when we discussed hubby's putting the window dressings up. Ray has made a good job of yours. I had a go at re-doing one of ours when we were last out there as it had begun to sag in the middle a bit, and it was really hard. I was running back and forth from one chair to another trying to get it even. I was exhausted in the end[msnscared]
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I had the flu when I put mine up......I give up caring what they looked like and they came out great.......but I can never take them down again......
you poor villa owners!!! lol, see we just dont appreciate just how hard you work to make your villas as lovely as they are!!!
Thankyou all of you!! xxxx[grouphug]
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by LiesaAnna
you poor villa owners!!! lol, see we just dont appreciate just how hard you work to make your villas as lovely as they are!!!
Thankyou all of you!! xxxx[grouphug]
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Liesa thats why we don't own one! We have come close to buying many times, even put deposit down but we just don't have the time it takes to own and rent it out successfully[msnwink] It is hard work[msnwink]
and i for one really do appreciate them!!!
<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Karen
Yes, I remember a thread last year when we discussed hubby's putting the window dressings up. Ray has made a good job of yours. I had a go at re-doing one of ours when we were last out there as it had begun to sag in the middle a bit, and it was really hard. I was running back and forth from one chair to another trying to get it even. I was exhausted in the end[msnscared]
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I got terrible neck ache from just watching Ray putting up ours Karen, so can sympathise.[msnwink]:D
Good soft furnishings and window dressings play a big part in how a villa looks and feels, I have to be honest and say I dislike vertical blinds but if window dressings are added they soften the room and it looks less office like[msnwink]