Sunday, March 24, 2019

Our Castle Experience

This year we'll celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary. Sounds like a long time, doesn't it?! We got married young :) We missed having blow-out celebrations on the other significant-number years, so we've decided to repeat something we did on our 25th -- celebrate all year with special trips and long weekends away. The first one was last weekend - we stayed in a castle in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.





I took most of these with my cell phone, so the quality is not quite the best.


We usually stay in a luxury cabin on vacation, so not having a full kitchen or living room was an adjustment. But the place was so unique, it made up for it. We were able to have coffee in the morning, snacks during the day and went to town for nice dinners.


Above^ there was a bathroom & huge closet back-right and a pretty glass basin & mirror there at the back wall.



The fireplace was warm & cozy on chilly mornings. The faux bookcase hid a secret passageway!


The hint they gave us at check-in had something to do with kissing a frog, but we just pushed on the wall....



This was a nice big shower with the side sprays & rain shower spout. Not sure what that section is to the left. It's like someone made a mistake so they covered it up with Harry Potter props.


Going up the stairs to the tower...



In the tower was a jacuzzi, fireplace, tv and faux balcony. Big windows looked out on the woods.


Back to the first level, the living area opened out to a deck. The first full day we were there, it was so sunny & warm. We drank our coffee and listened to the sounds of the woods.


The next morning was too chilly to sit outside, but it was a perfect day for exploring the town. Before we go, I'll show you some pictures of the Treehouses & Hobbit Holes!


There were 4-5 "treehouses" on the other side of the property.


On their website, I saw one lodging was called a grotto. I think this might have been it.






On the other side of the castles were the Hobbit Caves. They looked really cute! Maybe not if you're claustrophobic. They might have windows on the back side of their hills.



Each one had an outdoor sitting area. I saw on the website what looked like a deck in the back.


And finally, at the entrance to the property live the caretakers.


Click or scroll down to the next post for pix of Eureka Springs.


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