This private, spacious, two-story home, built in 1918, sleeps up to 6 in three upstairs bedrooms. The full bath is also upstairs. Past guests have loved its cozy gas fireplace and lovely front porch. It is kid-friendly and dog-friendly, located in a quiet residential neighborhood 3 blocks from Earlham College, 3.7 miles from Reid Hospital and IU East, and 2.5 miles from the Wayne County Fairgrounds. Across the street is a wooded park with rentable shelters, a playground and a basketball court. Comfortable, clean, well-equipped accommodations — like home without the clutter, at a fair price. This is the main part of a Prairie Foursquare- style home. Sometime in the 1960s-1970s, a previous owner walled off the basement into a separate apartment, so you may have neighbors downstairs and we ask everyone to honor quiet hours between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. We also are happy to tell you if there is nobody staying downstairs, in which case quiet hours will not apply. However, we won’t know for sure if the other apartment will be occupied until two days before you begin your stay. The first floor of this place has a large front porch with four cushioned chairs and two small tables. The porch is also where guests can smoke (an ashtray is provided). Also on the first floor are a vestibule, living room, kitchen and laundry room with half-bath, but no bedroom. Although the laundry room and half bath rarely are used by other guests, please remember those two rooms are the only shared area connected to this property. They can be locked off using the sliding bolt on the door in the kitchen. The large living room has an enclosed gas fireplace, a large-screen Samsung Smart TV that has free premium streaming programming (YouTube TV with HBO, Showtime and ESPN channels) as well as a variety of apps you can use to log into your own streaming accounts. The living room also has a sofa, side chair and coffee table. Also on the first floor, the large, fully equipped kitchen has a dining table that seats 6, and a Keurig coffeemaker that makes either individual cups with K-cups or carafes using ground coffee. We provide a generous supply of K-cups as well as coffee filters, but you will have to buy your own ground coffee. Numerous other appliances also are available (see the amenities listings, or ask if we have what you need). We also provide assorted tea bags, sweeteners and creamers, and a small bowl of assorted Dove chocolates. In the laundry room, detergent pods are provided in the tall cabinet above the washer. Laundry hours are 9 am-9 p.m daily. Again, for your privacy and sense of safety, simply lock the door from the kitchen to the laundry room area. And last, on the first floor, you may hear some noise or detect cooking smells from the one-bedroom apartment below this Airbnb. We can’t do anything about the cooking smells (except facilitate a recipe exchange if you smell something yummy), but if your downstairs neighbors are making an unreasonable amount of noise, just let us know — at any hour — and we will address the issue with them. Immediately. Upstairs, you will find three bedrooms as well as a full bathroom with vintage tiles and tub-shower unit. The master suite has a plush queen bed, chifforobe, desk and an attached sun room with seating that folds down into a twin-size bed. The next-largest bedroom has a pillow-top full bed and small sitting area, a desk and a small closet. The smallest bedroom has two twin beds (one plush and one firm), a desk and a medium-size closet. For health reasons, we use microfiber bedsheets because they are hypoallergenic, bedbug-resistant, stain-resistant and temperature-regulating. The entire home is decorated in the Prairie/Mission style, in keeping with the period and style of the home. Since we purchased the place in 2003, we have used all “profits” from guest stays to lovingly maintain, restore and update/upgrade this property while keeping the home’s vintage charm. As we continue to improve the home, we have many projects on our “do list,” and we always welcome questions and suggestions from guests about what to do next.