We got some new furniture for the dock and the front porch.  Here is the dock furniture. These pictures are from the Wal-mart website Here is the link if you like them Topeakmart Outdoor Lawn 2-Person Metal Furniture Patio Glider with Table, Double Front Porch, Beige Steel Frame - Walmart.com I will post some ones of them on the dock shortly. Here they are: And here is the cute bench we put on the front porch. Come on down - Sit a Spell - Enjoy the View. and spread the word of the Chilcottage @ Lake Tawakoni

Phone Chargers? Yes. Phone Chargers. Seems silly but I think it's the little things that make a big difference.  We stayed at another short-term rental and they had convenient charging stations on all the nightstands in the bedrooms.  We get so many ideas from just staying at other places.  So we upped our game too.  Ta-Da!!! Phone chargers on the night stands at the Chilcottage.

Hey YA’LL! It's been a year now, and it’s oficially STAT-urday. STATISTICs Saturday. These are the numbers for our first year doing this rental thing.  We started back OFICIALLY (meaning not just family and friends, but publicly) in March 2024.  Anyways here are the numbers, trivia, factoids, and maths on our STR (short-term rental) and websites.  REMEMBER...you have to call it a STR now because AIRBNB is like calling tissue, Kleenex.  Because we are now listed on many more rental websites. We are no longer an airbnb but a STR. whatever. anyway.  So now. On with the FUN. This is now officially 1 year in.  We started renting out to the public in March of 2024. VISITORS So far......Our furthest visitors have been from England & India.    Bath, England Go Bath Rugby!   and Vellore Tamil Nadu India Olympic champions!  W e have also had guests from over  13  different states here in the U.S. Including Texas is maybe cheating, b...

Here is where our great guests have visited from: So far......Our furthest visitors have been from England & India. But we have also had guests from over 9 different states here in the U.S. Including Texas is maybe cheating, but we are still counting it. Here is the link if you want to explore the map. https://maps.app.goo.gl/XCKyDGpzv6qt3x958 Click on it and see the latest. Only 1 month to go before we have been officially at the short-term rental business for a year.  Be on the lookout for our 1-year update. I will give you a glimpse into what we have learned and earned.

We got three more kayaks for our guests to enjoy. Another tandem and 2 singles. That makes for a total of 5 (3 Tandems and the 2 Singles) Next, we need to get a hold of one or two kids kayaks. Then I really need to get to work on fixing up the KAYAK SHACK to store them all. More to come. Make your reservations today for spring breaks and summer vacations.