Elegant Mansion on Park in Historic Avondale

Summary:

Welcome to our home located in historic Avondale. This property is actually TWO separate listings combined to maximize available occupancy. The property is in a prime location - only a few blocks from the Shoppes of Avondale filled with restaurants, bars, and cute boutiques! The main house is a two story home including an elegant kitchen, living room, formal dining room, an extra game room with sofa bed and 4 full bedrooms. The attached apartment is a one story, 2 bedroom home including a separate kitchen, living room and restroom. Guests can also enjoy a lush backyard with grill, fire pit and Adirondack chairs as well as relax on the front porch connected to both listings. There is parking for 2 cars on site at the main house and 1 car at the small apartment.



The Space:

All bedrooms in the main house are on the second floor - guests with accessibility concerns would be able to stay in the attached apartment where there are two bedrooms on the first floor and a concrete ramp for access to the front door.



There is both a formal living room, game room and poker/game table with an open layout; perfect for hosting family game nights in the main house! As well as a separate living room in the apartment for those seeking their privacy in your group stay.



The main house upstairs bedrooms include all king size mattresses and a spare bedroom with bunks beds (full size mattresses on the bottom bunk and twin size for the top. The attached apartment includes a king sized bed with a separate bedroom with daybed/trundle combination sharing a jack and jill bathroom.



Please note - upstairs there are only two bathrooms and both of them are shared between the four bedrooms. The bedroom with bunk beds has a Jack and Jill bathroom, shared bathroom, with one King Bedroom. There is also another shared bathroom between the master bedroom and fourth bedroom via hallway access. There are two bathrooms downstairs - one full bathroom with shower off the game room space and half-bath off the hallway by the kitchen.



Guest Access:

Guests will have access to the entire home and attached apartment plus shared common outdoor spaces on the property. The exterior pictures displaying a fire pit and chairs are stored in the shed which guests will have access to upon arrival.

Please note, while pictured, the fireplace is non-functional.



The Neighborhood:

This property is located in the heart of historic Avondale, the best neighborhood in Jax! You are directly facing Willowbranch Park, which is perfect for strolling and even has a library on site! You are a few blocks to the northwest of St Vincent's hospital and 1/2-1 mile f to the northeast of the "Shoppes of Avondale." You are approximately a mile to the west of Riverside's Five Points shopping and dining area.



Getting Around:

Uber/Lyft to all the places you need to go within a 1-3 mile radius. If you're comfortable walking at least 1 mile (aka if you're from a city like NY or LA) you can walk to anything you need during your stay.



Plenty of placed nearby to visit.



Other Things to Note:

We require every guest who books a listing with us ("the booker") to fill out a check-in form which includes reading and signing our rental agreement. As part of our check-in process we require all guests to provide us information about them / their stay with us. This includes uploading a valid, unexpired government issued identification card and a "selfie" (picture showing one's face typically taken using one's phone camera).



This process is similar to checking into a hotel and we hope you understand that this is necessary since we typically do not have staff on site to validate a guest's identity. If you aren't comfortable with this then we recommend you book a property with another host since completing the check-in form (which includes uploading a non-expired ID, selfie, and reading/signing our rental agreement) is required before we can send you check-in information.



Please contact us before booking if you would like to review our rental agreement.



We charge for additional guests above a fixed amount. This amount and additional charge varies by unit type, size, and configuration. If you input the correct guest count when you make your reservation the amount the booking site indicated as the total cost will not change (due to guest count). We ask for confirmation of guest count after you complete your booking. If you need to increase your guest count after booking confirmation due to a booking error, this could result in a price increase. Finally, we verify guest count via external cameras located on our properties. In the event that we notice a guest count at the property that is higher than reported, we reserve the right to ask for additional guest fees that would be double the amount we would have charged prior to check-in.



Kindly refer to the following guidelines regarding fees for extra guests:

Studio & 1 BR units - $25 per guest/night after 2 guests (i.e. 3 guests would be $25/night extra and 4 guests would be $50/night extra)

2 BR units - $30 per guest/night after 4 guests (i.e. 5 guests would be $30/night extra and 6 guests would be $60/night extra)

3 BR unit - $35 per guest/night after 6 guests (i.e. 7 guests would be $35/night extra and 8 guests would be $70/night extra)

4 BR units - $40 per guest/night after 8 guests (i.e. 9 guests would be $40/night extra and 10 guests would be $80/night extra)

5 BR+ units - $45 per guest/night after 10 guests (i.e. 11 guests would be $45/night extra and 12 guests would be $90/night extra)



We are pet-friendly and accept smaller animals. We do charge a pet fee of $30/night/ pet that you bring with you. This reduces to $150/week / pet and $300/month / pet for longer term guests. This fee is not included in the accommodation fare rate. We will send a request for the additional funds once the number of pets is confirmed after booking.



***If you neglect to inform us ahead of time that you are bringing a pet with you then we reserve the right to either TERMINATE your stay early or DOUBLE the pet fee retroactively for the entirety of your reservation.***



Gatherings/parties of any kind are strictly forbidden at this property. If you host a gathering/party/event at this property we will levy a $1000 fine and call the police to end it immediately. A gathering/party is any event where the guests in the property at ANY time exceeds the listing's capacity or is more than the stated number of guests on the reservation.



We have a minimum 7 day stay requirement for local guests. We rarely make an exception to policy but may elect to do so at our sole discretion. If you are local to Jax and book for less than 7 days we reserve the right to ask you to cancel your reservation.



The following additional charges apply to late check outs/early arrivals, assuming we can offer this at all (we often can’t so please never assume this will be allowed):



1 hr or less early arrival or late departure: $50

1-2 hr early arrival/late departure: $100

2-3 hr early arrival/late departure: $150

3+ hr early arrival/late departure: $200 or the cost of an additional night’s stay, whichever is more



These fees are primarily in place to highly discourage late checkouts/early arrivals since this causes our cleaning service undue stress to prep the unit prior to your or the next set of guest’s arrival. This also increases the need for them to rush/cut corners, increasing the likelihood of them not cleaning the unit to the high standard which we hold them to.



***Smoking is strictly forbidden anywhere on the property - the house, front or back yard***



***If we find cigar/cigarette butts of any kind on the property or evidence of smoking (ash on porch, deck, empty cigarette packs, etc.) we will assess a $500 cleaning fee in addition to the regular cleaning fee***



Also, Saturday check-ins and check-outs are (generally) not allowed unless you are booking a stay that is >7 days, with the exception of some specific weekends (FL-GA and TPC Sawgrass weekends are a few examples) . We may allow an exception to this policy (depending on the specific weekend and season) but reserve the right not to do so or to ask you to modify of cancel a reservation starting or ending on a Saturday.



You are strictly forbidden from bringing firearms or items associated with them (including guns, bullets, gunpowder, shells, magazines, silencers, etc.) on this property whether or not they are licensed. If you violate this policy or we find evidence that you did (e.g. firearms or bullets are discovered by our cleaners following your stay) we will assess a $1000 fine.



**No refunds due to power outages, malfunctions of TVs or internet service, water heater, acts of God, acts of nature or weather, sighting of insects or other animals (We are in Florida, it's normal to see an insect time and time again), or anything that is out of our control.



For guests requiring a pack n play, high chair, or any other non-standard item, please submit your request at least 7 days before check-in to ensure availability. If the request is made less than 7 days prior to check-in, we will make every effort to accommodate it, but cannot guarantee availability.



There is a propane grill. We do not supply propane, but you are welcome to pick up a tank and leave what you don’t use for a future guest. After using the grill, please clean it in order to avoid additional cleaning fees.