| You cannot wait to check into your room. | | | | closely compared to a cottage, though a |
| Someone in town recommended the place, | | | | cottage tends to be smaller. So unless |
| so you figured it was worth checking out | | | | you live in a hotel, a holiday home in |
| by checking in. The first thing you | | | | Cornwell is as close to a "home away |
| notice is that the clerk at the front | | | | from home," as you can get! |
| desk has a striking resemblance to Mr. | | | | What Makes a House a Home |
| Bean. That seems to be no problem until | | | | People often refer to the features that |
| it is obvious that the tavern has lost | | | | make a house a home. But what makes a |
| the key to your room--room number 13. | | | | holiday home in Cornwall a house? They |
| After several minutes, they are able to | | | | often have many of the amenities that |
| borrow a set of spare keys from the | | | | you can find in your own home, such as |
| chambermaid. When you eventually step | | | | refrigerators, large beds, televisions, |
| into your room, it is like stepping into | | | | and luxurious carpets. But there is |
| a closet that has bee unopened for | | | | more! A holiday home in Cornwall can |
| years. You turn on the ceiling fan | | | | also have conveniences that are |
| switch, but the fan just creaks a | | | | typically only found in upper-class |
| little, and then refuses to budge. As | | | | homes. These items include a Jacuzzi and |
| you walk through the room, you hear | | | | outdoor swimming pool. In addition, the |
| rodents running behind the walls. You | | | | rooms in a holiday home in Cornwall are |
| notice that termites have started to | | | | spic and span and include décor |
| nibble away at all of the room's | | | | that makes you feel right at home. |
| woodwork. You ask the bellhop if the | | | | Not for Sale |
| room includes a telephone and TV. He | | | | While a holiday home in Cornwall |
| replies that the phone is broken and the | | | | resembles a house itself, several other |
| TV only shows one channel. At that | | | | structures can be visited as well. |
| moment, you realize that you should have | | | | * Trerice is a tiny Elizabethan manor |
| checked into a holiday home in Cornwall. | | | | house that includes oak and walnut |
| Home for the Holidays | | | | furniture, unique clocks, Stuart |
| Cornwall is a region in the far | | | | portraits, and plaster ceilings. |
| southwest area of England. It is | | | | * Pencarrow is a historic house that is |
| situated on a peninsula and adjacent to | | | | still family lived-in and owned. |
| the English Channel and the Atlantic | | | | * Cotehele's private chambers with |
| Ocean. Ancient Greek traders knew of the | | | | original armor and furniture are inside |
| area's copper and tin mines. Today, if | | | | the home's slatestone and granite walls. |
| you visit Cornwall, England, you will | | | | * Lanhydrock is an interesting late |
| have many lodging options. There are | | | | 1800s home in England, which resembles a |
| hostels, hotels, and even castles to | | | | high Victorian country house. |
| stay in! Each of these structures has | | | | Cornwall contains a variety of |
| its pros, cons, and flavor. You also | | | | structures that will make your trip to |
| might want to consider a holiday home in | | | | England one to remember. Staying in a |
| Cornwell. A holiday home is simply a | | | | holiday home in Cornwall will make you |
| relatively huge house that is used as | | | | feel like a king! |
| lodging for vacationers. It could be | | | | |