Paradise Found What's New
We continue to make improvements to the condo and below you will find a summary of the recent upgrades that have been made as well as the opportunity to subscribe to our newsletter.
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November 2009
The 1 Bedroom is now "Vonage-Ready". If any of our guests are Vonage telephone customers, all you have to do is bring your Vonage adapter with you. The entertainment center is now set up with a cordless phone and the cabling for Vonage phone service. This even includes the Vonage AC Adapter so all you have to bring is your Vonage adapter. If you are not a Vonage customer but would like to sign up, you can click the link at the bottom of our home page.
October 2009
Chris and I were down for a week and a half at the end of October for Halloween. The weather was terrific and we had friends from Daytona and Dallas come to visit. There was very little maintenance that needed to be done other than a little touch-up painting and replacing the clock/radio/CD in the studio, so the condo is ready for our winter rental clients.
I shot some updated photos of the studio so there are pictures of the new bedding and I shot a video tour of the studio which you can see on the Photos & Videos page.
July 2009
The studio has new bedding including a new comforter, sheets and pillows. The studio bathroom has a new shower curtain as well as new bath rugs. I will shoot new pictures when we are there in October as well as a video walk through of the studio and post them on the website.
May 1, 2009
I had the opportunity to go to Florida on business at the end of April and all of our winter guests had checked out of the 1 Bedroom unit, so I stayed for a week. The condo was still in excellent condition and I am so fortunate to have wonderful guests that take care of it like their own home.
There were a few items that I wanted to get done while I was there, so here is the list of improvements:
Cleaned the outside of the windows! This is supposed to be done professionaly from our condo dues, but it hasn't been done in a long time. For anyone that stayed with us recently, my apologies for their appearance. They are clean now and the view is great!
1 Bedroom Kitchen - replaced the old cookware with a new 12pc set of T-fal non-stick cookware. While not everyone wants to cook on a short vacation, this should be particularly nice for our long-term guests.
Studio Kitchen - replaced the old microwave oven with a nicer model.
Bedrooms - bought scatter rugs for either side of the beds so that you aren't getting out of bed on cold tile floors.
The condo association purchased four nice lounge chairs for the patio so if you don't feel like paying grounds fees at the club some days, you can work on your tan right on the patio.
January 10, 2009
I shot digital video of the 1 Bedroom side of the condo when I finished all the redecorating in Aug 2008. I just uploaded the video and created a page for the video tour which you will find on the Photos & Video tab.
December 8, 2008
We now accept PayPal and credit cards. While we still encourage guests to pay by check to help us keep our expenses low, we realize that some may be more comfortable paying by PayPal transfer or credit card. We can now accept all major credit cards via our PayPal account. Credit card payments are done by emailing you a PayPal invoice and payment is made on PayPal's secure website.
September 1, 2008
All new photos and a new slideshow have been uploaded for the 1 Bedroom showing all of the improvements and redecorating that was done during my August maintenance trip.
August 28, 2008
I am just back from a one week trip to the condo to complete planned upgrades. We picked August as it is one of the slower months and having it unavailable for our clients would have the least amount of impact and get it in great shape for the winter peak rental months. Here is a thorough list of the upgrades to the 1 Bedroom unit:
High speed wireless Internet access has been installed and is now included free in your rental!!
TV's -
Living Room now features a 32" High Definition LCD Widescreen TV and a new DVD player with 1080p upconvert for great DVD viewing.
Bedroom now features a 22" High Definition LCD Widescreen TV w/ integrated DVD player.
New keyless deadbolt so you don't have to carry keys with you when leaving the condo.
Improved decor throughout the condo including:
New bedding in master bedroom introducing a more sophisticated color scheme
New artwork in the master bedroom to play off the new color palette
Some new artwork and home decor in the dining & living rooms
New draperies & window treatments in the dining room, kitchen & bathroom
Touch up painting throughout
So as you can see from the list above, the condo has taken on a fresh new look with a lot of great new features. I took all new photos when I was finished and will be updating the website photos within the next week. Please check back to see the new photos when they are posted.
June 2008
The storm door for the 1BR side of the condo arrived and is now installed so that both the entry doors now have storm/screen doors on them. So now in the comfortable months, you can use the screen door and open windows on the opposite end of the condo and enjoy the wonderful breeze.
May 2008
We spent a few days at the condo this month so that we could attend a graduation at University of Tampa. While we were there, we made the following improvements
A storm door with sliding glass panel and retractable screen was added to the Studio. The storm door for the 1BR side had to be special ordered and should be on sometime in June.
The Studio TV was replaced and now sports a High Definition LCD Widescreen TV w/ integrated DVD player. Now that the TV supports High Def, there are many HD channels that you can watch. But honestly, did you really come to Paradise to just watch TV?
April 2008
The Fountains condo owner's association continued the patio project by purchasing patio furniture. Two round tables with benches were installed along with three more benches surrounding a fire pit. Two BBQ grills were relocated from other areas in The Fountains and are now conveniently located for grilling and entertaining on the patio.
Another great addition to the patio is the new outdoor shower. If you would like to bring a lounge chair out and soak up some sun on the patio, now you can cool off in the outdoor shower.
This is an ongoing project and there will be additional patio items added in the near future.
This page was last modified on Sunday, January 17, 2010