This is not your generic Airbnb. Regardless of why you are visiting, we would like our guests to have a PENSACOLA EXPERIENCE. From nearby downtown restaurants, breweries, and museums, to sailboat races in the bay, Blue Angels passovers, beautiful white sand beaches, to deep history around every corner, this Cottage inhabits PENSACOLA CHARACTER and is your relaxing and unique jumping off place in Northwest Florida. The space The Cottage is a studio guesthouse just right for one or two people. It is located behind a 1930's era duplex in old North Hill. Opening to the back for privacy a bamboo garden patio is a secluded sanctuary and the entrance to the cottage. This is your private space, great for morning coffee or a glass of wine in the evening. The living area feels spacious and airy with an open ceiling, beams, and a wall of French doors looking out to the garden. There is a futon that can make a double bed when needed. Off the living area is the kitchen with a full refrigerator, microwave, one burner induction cooktop, toaster oven, blender, and toaster, as well as everything you will need for morning coffee and tea. WiFi and a Roku TV are provided, and for rainy days or nights in, there are game boards with game pieces, Netflix and Amazon Prime for movies, and plenty of reading material on the bookshelves. On the other side of the bookshelf/room divider the "bedroom" has a cozy, yet king size platform bed accessed by steps (see photos), a wardrobe closet, and chest-of-drawers. For more privacy or sleeping in, the bed can be closed off to the living room by curtains. Off the "bedroom" is the bath with shower. The countertop was made from old beams that came out of a building on Palafox Street when it was refurbished after Hurricane Ivan. Created with fond memories of charming little beach cottages from back in the day and old fashioned Gulf Coast gardens when people spent the majority of their summers outside, this Cottage exudes PENSACOLA CHARACTER. The Cottage was built out of old heart pine from the abundant virgin forests that existed in this area around the turn of the 19th century. Timber was a major industry and provided handsome incomes for timber barons to build their grand houses, still seen in the neighborhood today. There are indications the wood used to build this structure might have been salvaged from another older building. To honor its history the inner wall's heart pine was left exposed... just another example of the aura of Pensacola's past you'll encounter in the area. Guest access While the private patio behind the cottage is exclusively for guests, they may also use the patio to the side of the cottage at any time and the communal BBQ GRILL in the shared yard space. (We kindly ask the favor of letting us know if you intend to use the grill.) Other things to note An ELECTRONIC LOCK allows guests to check themselves in with the four digit code that will be provided before arrival. We do not allow PETS. But in special situations if we communicate with you before hand and OK your pet, we do occasionally allow them. If we allow your pet, there is a fee of $50. For longer stays or special situations a WASHER and DRYER can be made available. "(A cottage is) a magical, almost mysterious, place that holds us closely within its lovely boundaries, warming and soothing our work and world-weary souls." __Jim Tolpin