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