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