BEADBOARD COTTAGE:  (Furnished, spacious vacation house, in rural Mississippi with living room, eat in kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, in suite seating area and work area in each bedroom. Outside, there is a porch and a verandah, and plenty of parking for cars in the driveway or turnaround. 1-6 guests)

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Yep.  It's in rural Mississippi (Tylertown) 2 miles from Louisiana state line, 90 minutes from the French Quarter. Lovingly restored house, built in 1935, with original beadboard wood walls and ceilings throughout.

RECHARGE YOUR BATTERIES: Do you ever feel like you just need to get away and relax? You've found the perfect place.  It's our retirement cottage (hope springs eternal that we WILL retire, someday, but for the moment, it's just our weekly retreat, if we get lucky.  It's in one of those old fashioned small towns where the next door neighbor keeps a CLOSE eye on your place when you are away.  He even lets us go out on his dock, fish in his pond.

NOSTALGIC? Looking for the good old days?  Well, our little hamlet is a blast from the past.  Folks know your name, say "Howdy," rely on each other.  It's not a village, it's small town Americana.

Yearn to sit on our porch or verandah and commune with nature, see a rabbit, hear the chirping of birds, crickets & cicadas, croaking frogs? Nightime see a deer, racoon, armadillo? Listen to the hounds howl at the moon, and the bobcat make whatever noise it's called (can you can tell?  I'm running out of creative juices, now). Hear the rain patter on a tin roof? Hear the cows mooing, and the horses whinny? Want to relive those days at grandma's house, but without grandma?

Majestic, CENTURY OLD LIVE OAK TREE: Nestled beneath the sheltering branches of a century old oak & huge pecan tree, our 1935 beadboard cottage was lovingly restored to share with folks who want to experience the country life only 90 miles from New Orleans. Ideal place to relax, get back to nature (with all modern comforts), get away from the madding crowd, or take children or grandchildren, so they know what small town living is STILL all about.

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LOTS OF STUFF TO DO NEARBY: 1 mile from tubing, canoe rentals at Bogue Chitto River and Magee's Creek. Experience the Dairy Festival in the dairy capitol of the South, go on the annual tour of homes on Register of Historic Places, experience the nations largest free fair - Washington Parish Free Fair (3^rd weekend in October), and Magnolia with all its historic houses., reminisce about how Chrismas USED to be at Holmes Water Park Christmas light exhibit, learn what it was like  to live in Mile Branch Settlement log cabin village.

Living room

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Bedrooms:

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side verandah:

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Convenience STUFF NEARBY: Gas station and convenience store with fast food and beer is only 2 miles South All you'll ever need can be found in Tylertown, 7 miles North (Hospital, beauty and barber shops, old fashioned diners, family style steak house that features quail on Thursdays, , grocery stores, lots of cute shops, hardware store, doctors, pharmacy, national chain restaurants (Yep.  We've in the 'big time', we've got a McDonalds), breakfast places, drug store, dry cleaners, seamstress, rivers, creeks, nature trails, and laundromat.
 

ALL that "NEW FANGLED STUFF" (modern gadgets): 

• Individually controlled heat and air conditioning each room.
• Gas fireplace in living room. 
• Satellite TV, mini-fridge, microwave, toaster, radio, hair dryer, alarm clock, iron & board each bedroom.
• Satellite TV living room and kitchen. 
• Satellite computer center in living room (wireless internet (WiFi) throughout the house, that also works on the verandah and porch).
• washer and dryer (and an old fashioned clothes line it you want your clothes to smell real fresh)
• dishwasher (Yep.  We're spolied.  Bah humbug to washing dishes by hand)

CONVENIENT LOCATION:  Only 2 miles to Louisiana border. 90 miles to New Orleans. 45 miles to Interstate 55. 15 miles to Franklinton, LA. 30 minutes to McComb, MS. 54 miles to Hattiesburg, MS.  20 miles to Magnolia, MS. 110 miles to Jackson, MS. Covington, LA is 44 miles. Mandeville, LA and Lake Ponchartrain are only 51 miles. Amite City, LA. Hammond, LA is 56 miles.  Brookhaven, MS is 57 miles. Natchez, MS is 98 miles. Folsum, LA is 30 miles. Baton Rouge, LA is 100 miles. Gulf Coast beaches at Bay St. Louis, MS 108 miles. 63 miles to Ponchatoula, LA.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ATTRACTIONS, activities, festivals and more (just started this section):

• Washington Parish Free Fair,
• Lake Dixie Springs,
•  Bogue Chitto River,
• Magees Creek,
• hiking,
• fishing,
• golf,
• hunting (you name it, they hunt it in Walthall County, they even do fox hunting on foot)

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• Dairy Festival

Our cottage is available to be rented as follows  (utilities included):

• only 1 bedroom with seating area, satellite TV, mini kitchenette and private bathroom, private entrance to verandah.

• 2 bedrooms each with ensuite seating areas, satellite TV, and separate private entrances from verandah, with private bathroom and mini kitchenette each room, or

• WHOLE HOUSE, which has 2 bedrooms each with ensuite seating area, satellite TV, private entrance from verandah or from main entrance on front porch,, 2 bathrooms, plus living room with satellite TV and computer center, and eat in kitchen with satellite TV.

Driveway has plenty of room for cars. House can sleep 6 guests, by using sofabed in living room (king size bed in Master bedroom, Queen size bed in 2nd bedroom, Full size sofabed in living room.

Ready for you to move in (this means cleaned, fresh linens on beds, bathroom stocked with towels, facecloths, soap, bath tissue etc.). No daily maid service. 

RATES: Cottage rates as low as $79/night depending on # of guests, dates, length of stay, # of rooms. ALL INCLUSIVE RATES mean tax included, unlimited WifI, no occupancy fee, free local telephone calls, no energy surcharge (utilities included). Damage deposit required. Cleaning fee assessed if not left the way you found it.

CONTACT US: Call us (Mary and Hugh) toll free USA and most of Canada at 800-842-4748. Local # is 504-947-4475. Email info@bananacourtyard.com

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  Many guests buy trip insurance from TravelGuard.  It gives you comprehensive coverage.  Visit their site and see what you think:

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BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. Cottage rental CAN be combined with staying at our New Orleans French Quarter B&B. Who could ask for more?

Before or after staying at the cottage, you can change pace in N'Awlins at the B&B and dance or party the night away in our 24 hour city, tour the historic areas in the 'most walkable city the the USA', or catch a streetcar to other historic districts.

 B&B rates from $79/night up depending on # of guests, dates, length of stay, # of rooms. ALL INCLUSIVE RATES mean tax included, unlimited WifI, no occupancy fee, free local telephone calls, no energy surcharge (utilities included).

Call us toll free USA and most of Canada at 800-842-4748. Local # is 504-947-4475. Email info@bananacourtyard.com