Bungalow nestled between Little Teche Bayou and pasture. Fully equipped kitchen & outdoor gas grill. No thru traffic. Perfect for biking & nature walks. Deluxe Scrabble, ping pong table, badminton, Wi-Fi, and blu ray disc player provided. Strict good guest review required for booking with us. 2 night minimum. Close to Evangeline Downs Racetrack/ Casino & Historic Washington. Nearby restaurants are The Steamboat, Josephine’s, The Little Big Cup, Hwy 31 Brewery & Swamp tours. House: The home was decorated by a La Licensed Interior Designer. Original art work in every room. French doors open from the living room to the screened patio making the living space larger. There are 2" wood blinds and soft white sheers on every window. The home is on piers and requires 4 steps to climb. One of the bedrooms is accessed through the bathroom. The home uses well water. 4 gallons of drinking/cooking water are supplied for your preference. There are 3 window units in the home. 2 window units are heat pumps. Remember there is no washer and dryer. We have Wi-Fi! The front bedroom has a queen bed and soft crisp linens. You may use the LR walk-in closet for your luggage as this room has no closet. Open the blinds when you wake in the morning, and you'll likely see calves at play across the lane. The back bedroom has a double bed and soft crisp linens. There is a walk-in closet, and the linens are stored in this room. This room also has the largest window unit so you will want to keep the door open to keep cool. The kitchen is amply supplied to meet all of your cooking and serving needs. We keep squeeze bottle condiments in the fridge for your use. The bottles and caps are cleaned after each guest. Butter and a small cooking oil is supplied. The location is 5 miles east of Opelousas and 25 miles from Lafayette. There are quite a few award winning restaurants within a 10 mile radius. The Steamboat in Washington, The Little Big Cup and Bayou Teche Brewery in Arnaudville, Josephine's in Sunset, Prejean's in Carencro and Papa's Crawfish House and Grill in Opelousas just to name my favorites! The Area: Evangeline Downs racetrack and Casino is right down the road in Opelousas. Their thoroughbred season is April 28th thru September 18th Wednesdays thru Saturdays. The Old Schoolhouse Antique Mall & Cafe' in Washington La has 40,000 square feet of antiques, collectibles, vintage clothing, jewelry, and primitives. They are open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 9 to5. The Schoolhouse is located at 123 Church Street. The Schoolhouse also host a semi-annual Antique Fair and Yard Sale on the second weekends of April and October with vendors on six acres. Sunset is host to many exciting shops and art studios. There is the "Boho" gift shop where everything in the store is made by local artist! Wall art, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, birdhouses, toys, and mardi gras masks are among the many more amazing items to be found. "The Funky Flea" is a great source for mid century finds. "Bayou Some Stuff" is a thrift shop and flea market. Ted Bertrand and Catherine Myers have an art studio on 855 Napoleon Ave. and are open Thursday thru Saturday 10 to 5. I have already mentioned Josephine's restaurant as all of the above are in walking distance of each other. Across I-49 from Sunset is historical Grand Coteau, home to the Academy of the Sacred Heart founded in 1821. The Jesuit Spirituality Center at St. Charles College was founded in 1828 and is a magnificent structure and has the most amazing grounds. The St. Charles Cemetery behind the church is filled with moss filled century old live oaks and many graves are from the 1700's. Grand Coteau is also the home of "The Kitchen Shop" where olive oil and vinegars are imported from Italy in bulk and their famous Gateau Na-Na and other pastries are baked fresh daily. Bourque's Supermarket has specialty meats and is located 3 miles away at 581 Saizan Ave, Port Barre. A list of festivals and events in Louisiana can be found at www.louisianatravel and www.lafayettetravel.