Summary:
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Meet Your Home Away from Home
This cozy three-bedroom, two-story Royal Oak side-by-side duplex unit is a 5-min drive to downtown Royal Oak! With an inviting entertaining living room, kitchen, dining area, fenced-in back yard, and plenty of off-street parking, it’s the perfect spot for any getaway!
Enjoy high-speed Wi-Fi, an Amazon Fire smart TV, French Roast coffee pods + Keurig, Memory Foam beds, fresh linens, in-suite washer/dryer (in the basement), Solimo bath products, and a fully-equipped kitchen. Message us for anything we can help with!
Layout
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Our 2 story home has a half bathroom on the main floor along with the living room and kitchen. The second floor has 3 bedrooms and a bathroom. The basement holds the washing machine and dryer as well as our water heater, furnace, and some storage.
Arrive with Ease
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Enjoy a seamless check-in experience with keyless digital access. Check-in anytime that fits your schedule, after 3:00 pm. If you’d like an early check-in, shoot us a message the day before your stay. If no other guest is checking out, you’re welcomed to check-in anytime!
Rest in Comfort
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Sink into soft, plush memory foam mattresses, hypoallergenic down alternative microfiber comforter, crisp clean linens, and extra blankets for the winter in each of our bedrooms. Stay rested with blackout drapes in each bedroom.
Sleeping Arrangements
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In addition to three queen beds, our space features a queen size pullout couch in the living room as well as a queen size air mattress. Plenty of extra linens and pillows are available to ensure groups of any size have a comfortable, restful stay.
Highlights
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- Fully-equipped kitchen
- Central air conditioning
- Work-from-home friendly
- In-suite laundry (in basement)
- Inspired, tasteful interior design
- 75 MBPS WiFi (Ethernet-accessible)
- Amazon Fire TV to connect to Netflix & your other favorite apps
Expectations
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99% of guests are visiting family, friends, on a work trip, or just exploring town. For anyone who intends to have a party, disturb the neighborhood, or in any other way violate our house rules, we want to make clear that:
We have a zero-tolerance policy for this. We have noise sensors that alert us if decibel levels pass a certain threshold, and we have unfortunately had to ask guests to leave for violating this rule. Being a good neighbor of the city and the block we are on is very important to us.
We have sensors to detect indoor smoking (nicotine and marijuana) and have an automatic $750 fine for violations, and have also had to ask guests to leave early for violating this rule.
Parking
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Located just off of the intersection of 12 Mile & N Main St, our house has a driveway that fits up to three cars. There is also plenty of free street parking on our street!
Entry
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The unit is fully accessible via a YALE smart lock at the front door. To enter, press the keypad buttons and use the code you received in your welcome message to open your door! After you enter your code, press the √.
When leaving, hold the YALE logo for a few seconds and the deadbolt will close. The locks will auto-lock after one minute if you forget to lock.
Our Availability
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We are available whenever you need! Please feel free to reach out via the app or website you booked on with any specific questions. For any health emergencies, please dial 911. If a system malfunctions (i.e., hot water not functioning or a light has gone out), please send us a message on the app or website you booked on and we will be sure to address it in as short a time as possible (we usually respond within a few minutes). We also have handymen, electricians, plumbers, and landscapers with whom we work, so for any extenuating circumstances, we will happily bring them out to solve your issues post haste!
Extra Sleeping Arrangements
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Pullout Couch: Underneath the horizontal seat you will find two fabric handles. Pull them out from under the couch and raise up the extra mattress section from underneath the couch. Remove the couch pillows to make space for two!
Air Mattress: To inflate, plug in the pump to the wall and allow it to charge. It can take up to 30 minutes to charge so please plug it in a little while before using it. Unplug the pump from the wall charger and insert the end with the “INFLATE” label into the flap on the mattress.
To deflate, simple open the flap on the mattress and allow the air to deflate. Roll up the air mattress and replace in storage bag, along with the pump and the charger.
Extra Linens: Underneath the chaise section of the couch you will find four bath towels and four hand towels, four pillows, a comforter, and extra sets of sheets and pillowcases for the couch and air mattress.
House Rules
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We love hosting folks, so we want to be as respectful as possible to our wonderful neighbors. Since we’re in a quiet neighborhood, we do ask that you follow a few easy rules:
- No parties & no overnight guests without prior approval. If you’re looking to host a small gathering, that’s probably ok but please let us know.
- Respectful, quiet volume, particularly after 9 pm.
- Please leave your shoes at the door.
- No pets please, as many of the guests we host have allergies.
- No smoking - also, don't discard your cigarettes in house trash cans. They get stinky.
- If you break or damage something, please let us know and arrange for its replacement or repair.
- Do not leave any food out that will attract uninvited pests. Our home is pest-free and we intend to keep it that way with your help.
Our Neighborhood
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This house is perfectly located for access to both Royal Oak and nearby cities including Clawson, Ferndale, and Birmingham. The house is situated on a family-friendly quiet street but is well within a 5-minute drive to all that Royal Oak has to offer as well as only a fifteen-minute drive to Michigan Avenue and all of Detroit’s best amenities.
LOCAL GROCERY STORES & MARKETS
- Holiday Market (1203 S Main St)
- Western Market (447 W Nine Mile Rd)
- Meijer Food Market (1301 Eight Mile Rd)
LOCAL COFFEE & TEA SHOPS
- Atomic Coffee (401 S Main St)
- Dessert Oasis Coffee Roasters (115 S Main St)
- Starbucks Coffee (300 S Main St)
- The Red Hook (220 W Nine Mile Rd)
LOCAL BREAKFAST RESTAURANTS
- Café Muse (418 S Washington Ave)
- Atomic Coffee (401 S Main St)
- Owl (27302 Woodward Ave)
- One-Eyed Betty’s (175 W Troy St)
- Toast (203 Pierce St & 32144 Woodward Ave)…two locations
LOCAL BREWERIES & BARS
- Motor City Gas (325 E 4th St)
- SCL Royal Oak (401 S Lafayette Ave)
- Johnny’s (215 S Main St)
- Fifth Avenue (215 W Fifth Ave)
- Soho Ferndale (205 W Nine Mile Rd)
Getting Around
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While access to public transportation is not easily available from our house, UBER and LYFT run consistently in the area and are quick, cheap, and accessible options to get anywhere in the Plymouth/Northville/Canton area!
Message us to schedule a quick call if you have any issues!
