D'oh! and Whoo-hoo!

[wordinista]

Okay.  So... the inn I reserved for the honeymoon?  Turns out, it has some reeeeally bad reviews at Trip Advisor.   Like, really bad reviews, including issues with the smell of the place and cleanliness.  So I'm like, "Crud.  What now?"  Because, really -- there are some things I can overlook.  Cleanliness?  Not one of them.

Turns out there's more than one pet-friendly B&B in Amelia Island!  And this one's got some GREAT reviews at Trip Advisor.  They ask you to check with them before booking if you want to bring your pet, and I've just replied to the innkeeper's email (she got back to me really quickly, too, which I so appreciate).  This place is a teensy bit more expensive than the other one, but the only negative review it got came from someone who got a Swedish massage and complained that the room was too cold, and the masseuse hadn't drawn the blinds all the way.  Since I have no intention of getting a massage, this does not bother me.

So I can cancel the reservations at the other place and make reservations here, and ... okay, a little more expensive, but will probably be worth it. And, holy crap, the rooms look beautiful at this other place.  Squee!

In other news, we brought Darwin to visit our friends R and C yesterday.  We weren't entirely sure how well such a visit would go, since Darwin's experience with kidlets is a bit limited, and R&C have the new baby as well as two lil'uns, aged.... three and four?  Three and five?  I'm not sure -- I think she just turned five.  And the younger one will turn four... soon.  Next month, I think. 

Anyway.

We were a little worried, because he is still a puppy and can be pretty rambunctious, and Tora-kun was afraid I wouldn't have any fun if I was constantly keeping an eye on Darwin.  Luckily for us, not only do we have awesome friends who have a very dog-friendly household, Darwin was on his best behavior.  He also had A LOT of fun.  Like, a lot.  He played with their Jack Russell terrier (who, apparently, loves to be chased), and even went in the pool without very much coaxing from C.  He was going, going, going, from 5 until we left at about 10:30, and today?  Today he is wiped out.  I have never seen him so completely tuckered.  He follows me from room to room, and once he figures out I'll be there for a while, he flops down and falls asleep.

Ah well.  A tired puppy is a well-behaved puppy! XD

*runs off to see if Innkeeper-Lady has replied to my reply yet!*

Comments

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

They put out lemonade and cookies every afternoon?

.....

*stows away in your luggage*

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

LOL! I know -- I did a double-take when I realized that this place WAS pet-friendly. I didn't think it was, and then I went to www.ameliaisland.org and there was a listing of B&B's, and I saw that it WAS.

And the room we've got? Oh Em Eff Gee. SO PRETTY.

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

Which room is it?

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

*whispers* The Hemingway.

[w0rdinista.livejournal.com]

....obviously our stay is not going to be a particularly lengthy one. But, damn. That room is frelling gorgeous. Even if it is named for my least favorite author, ever.

[everstar3.livejournal.com]

Ooh, very pretty. Leaving a shotgun out of the decor was a good idea. ;)

[tatertott.livejournal.com]

argh - the only time I ever got that sort of response out of Rugby is when I took him hiking one day. We *both* ended up exhausted the rest of that afternoon, but the next day he was right as rain. *grumble*

[darkfrog24.livejournal.com]

You must reconsider! Massages are pretty awesome (but yes, they do need to draw the blinds).

Don't worry about remembering kids' ages. They keep changing the darn things, incosiderate little tripes.