Award-Winning Historic Restoration - Spacious -Tropical Charm + Pool
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Year Purchased: 2004
About: Jane and Carey like to spend winters in Ashe Splashe but offer their house for April through November to full-month renters. The owners love the balmy breezes and funky architecture, of course, but also the laissez faire attitude of the Key West's diverse citizens, where tolerance and creativity are daily watchwords. And the air is not to be believed (except in summer when it's all too believable, but bearable thanks to central air conditioning). The first house they bought and restored in 1999 was nearby on Frances Street. It was perfect, and they loved it unreservedly, especially for the long weekends and occasional week-long vacations they were able to make use of it. But as Carey began to contemplate retirement, Jane realized it would be too small for more extended visits, especially if they involved the grandchildren Jane and Carey hope, one day, to have. So in 2004, at the top of the market (natch), they bought the Ashe Street house now listed on VRBO. It turned out to be a complete gut job, which thanks to the intervention of a couple of ferocious hurricanes, took about two years and twice their budget, But hey, it turned out great.
Why Old Town, Key West, FL, USA:
There's so much to do in Key West, from the many beaches to golf and sailing and snorkeling and kayaking (and paddle boarding) through mangrove swamps. The Winfreys partake of some of these activities, of course, but also just enjoy riding their bikes around Key West (Carey loves to take photographs of the many unique houses and gardens) and sampling the town's many wonderful restaurants. They also frequently patronize the wonderful Tropic Cinema, just off Duval Street, which specializes in first-run features and quirky independent movies.
The Unique Benefits at this House:
The Winfreys' Ashe Street house is in the charming Old Town section of Key West close to the cemetery (high ground) and to bustling Truman Avenue in a quiet residential neighborhood. It is just under a mile from touristy (and sometimes noisy) Duval street. Higgs beach is also nearby. The house is close to Fausto's Old Town's grocery store, and to Five Brothers, where Carey gets his morning Cuban cafe con leche and is in walking distance to more than a dozen excellent restaurants.
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The den makes for comfortable reading or TV-watching
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Another view of the den, facing Ashe Street, shows the wide-screen HD-TV.
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Dine al fresco or close the French doors for cozier ambiance. The table seats 8.
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The cheery kitchen boasts up-to-date appliances and dade county pine counters.
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The guest bedroom features a queen-size bed, en suite bathroom and private porch
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Landscaping provides privacy; the cottage/shed can be used for changing.
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Christmas lighting turns Ashe Splashe into a holiday delight
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The Christmas garland above the pool was added for a magazine photo shoot.
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A queen-size Murphy bed turns the den/TV room into a comfortable bedroom.
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The living room opens onto the pool and patio for gracious indoor/outdoor living
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The downstairs bathroom has a full shower; there is also an outdoor shower
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The master bedroom is spacious and comfortable. The bed is queen-size.
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The guest room porch looks out upon quiet, residential Ashe Street.
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Want to take a dip after dark? The lighting makes for enchanted evenings.
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Ashe Splashe was featured on Key West house tours in 2008 and again in 2013.
VRBO #177438
This listing was first published here in 2008.
Date last modified - Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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