▪︎Kick back and relax at our clean, updated beach inspired bungalow built in the 20s, in quiet Goodyear Heights neighborhood ▪︎Everything you need for a comfortable stay ▪︎Two memory foam beds, linens, comfy couches, and equipped kitchen ▪︎Roku TV with free stations and subscription services: Netflix/Hulu/Vudu/Amazon Prime (use your account) ▪︎Work space on table ▪︎Wifi ▪︎Enclosed porch & fire pit ▪︎Minutes to Rt 77, Rt 8, shopping, downtown Akron ▪︎Dog friendly (2) Our beach inspired 1920's home with picture windows in the large, for its size, living room will be the perfect place for you to come home to during your stay in Akron. ▪︎Great for families, couples, solo adventurers, and business travelers. ▪︎Central AC ▪︎Fully stocked kitchen with stove, refrigerator, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, and table and chairs. ▪︎All snacks and drinks are for your convenience. ▪︎Mini-blinds or pull down blinds on windows for privacy. ▪︎Fenced back yard with small table and chairs and a fire pit. There is a space under the back gate that a small dog can slip under. ▪︎We welcome short, as well as long-term stays. ▪︎Dog friendly. 2 dogs maximum. $49 pet fee per dog/per stay. ▪︎Neighborhood is older with small family homes. Neighbors are very friendly and help keep an eye on the home. Working class neighborhood with families who own their homes and have lived her most of their lives. ▪︎NO Smoking inside the home! Smoking outside on porch or back yard ONLY! ▪︎The whole house is yours to enjoy ▪︎Coded entry ▪︎Please make yourself at home! ▪︎Guests have access to everything except the garage. ▪︎Please contact us only through the Airbnb app for fastest response. ▪︎Please call if there is an emergency. We: ▪︎typically respond within the hour between 9am -11pm ▪︎speak fluent Spanish ▪︎speak rusty French. While you might not guess it at first glance, Goodyear Heights is Akron’s most recognized historic neighborhood, in terms of its designers and architects, national significance and recognition in books and periodicals about housing and urban design. Of course, Goodyear Heights serves as a local landmark and historical reminder of Akron’s great period of growth between 1910 and 1920, when the city was among the fastest-growing in the world. As a project of Goodyear founder Frank Seiberling to improve living conditions for his workers, the neighborhood will always be associated with the company, and stands as a testament to Goodyear’s great growth and success during this period of the early 20th Century. Like its South Akron neighbor, Firestone Park, it is symbolic of Akron’s “boom years” when the city became The Rubber Capital of The World. You can walk to the stores and places to eat up the road, or around in the neighborhood. Everything else is easily accessible by car. There is a bus route nearby. Great location to get anywhere in North East Ohio: ▪︎4 miles to downtown Akron, Summa Heath Systems, Children's Hospital, University of Akron ▪︎15 miles to Akron Canton Airport ▪︎21 miles to The Pro Football Hall of Fame ▪︎41 miles to downtown Cleveland ▪︎44 miles to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport ▪︎43 miles to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ▪︎10 miles to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park ▪︎Please note that there is a groundhog that lives on the large side property and you may see him from time to time. ▪︎Fire pit and outdoor seating for enjoying the evenings. No firewood nor cooking items provided. ▪︎ Due to the age of the tub, there are some stains. it has been thoroughly scrubbed. ▪︎ Items left behind can be shipped. There is a $25 fee plus shipping cost. ▪︎Check out our other listings! Just click on my photo and scroll down to see all of our listings. AKRON INFO/HISTORY: If there were a contest for the Ohio city with the most unexpected history, Akron would win. The hamburger was supposedly invented here. Thomas Edison visited often (his wife was an Akronite). Around the turn of the century, Akron’s supremacy in tire manufacturing helped it become known as the “rubber capital of the world.” (And let’s not forget a certain NBA superstar who calls Akron home—they even renamed Main Street “King James Way” after him.) Though it’s a city, Akron also has that bucolic, small-town charm going for it. There’s even a bike path that you can ride all the way up to Cleveland. The 85-mile “tow path” snakes through some of Ohio’s most scenic countryside, including Cuyahoga Valley National Park, the 11th-most-visited national park in the country, with its rolling hills, forests, hiking trails, and even waterfalls. Back in the 1800s, mules used to pull merchant boats up and down the historic Ohio and Erie canal, but the vibe is way more relaxed today: Chill Ice Cream, for example, sits right off the trail, making a convenient pick-me-up as you make your way through the valley. But music might be Akron’s true legacy. It’s no coincidence that Devo, Chrissie Hynde, and The Black Keys all came out of Akron. “Akron, to me, is a very cool place,” says Maria Nagel, an employee of Lock 3, the city’s biggest outdoor music venue. “It’s a little cooler than Cleveland . . . it’s more avant-garde.” Indeed, during the 1940s and 1950s, when black musicians were routinely being turned away from hotels in Cleveland, Akron opened its doors—specifically, a cluster of eight or so jazz clubs that sprang up along Howard Street—and became known as the “jazz corridor” of the Midwest. Today, what’s really keeping Akron on travelers’ lists is the Historic Arts District, where nightlife is huge. “Akron really comes alive at night,” Zack Jaworski, who runs an artisanal ice cream shop nearby, says, citing an indie movie theater and “Ohio’s best jazz club” as examples. ~ VOGUE 2017