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 OLD DIXIE Vacation home 
Located just north of Clearwater in historic Hudson Beach. 
2 Bedroom 1 Bath, Walk to restaurants, sandwich shops, walk to boat rental, beautiful local beach,  , Sleeps 5 

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This NEWLY remodeled historic Florida home has been redone throughout with ceiling fans and a huge living / dining room..  It conviently located to shopping, restaurants, boat marina, boat launch, fishing pier, and is a short drive from a very nice beach park.  The living area is UPSTAIRS.  The downstairs is a real estate office that is currently not occupied.

This is a very complete vacation home with all the comforts of home.  Our guests all say that the pictures of this home do not do it justice. Your vacation in this beautiful home will be one that you will remember for years to come. Amenities that come with this home are as follows:

  • 2 Bedrooms
  • Central A/C
  • Bed Linens
  • Bath Linens
  • Toaster
  • Cable TVs
  • 1 baths
  • Central Heating
  • Microwave
  • Walk to restaurants
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • small charge for high speed internet
  • Shopping close by
  • Restaurants close by
  • Cable TV
  • Ceiling Fans
  • Coffee Maker

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The kitchen is connected to the living/dining area giving it an open airy feeling.  The appliances are very clean / new. 

 

 

 


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The GREAT ROOM includes the dining area and the living room   It has a nice ceiling fan with light.

 

The room has LOTS of big windows which are ideal for opening up and just sitting around enjoying the weather and the view.


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The Master Bedroom has a nice ceiling fan with a light. The bed is a Queen size bed

 

The large windows provide a nice cross ventilation when the spring weather is cool.

 

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The living room area is surrounded by LARGE windows providing a nice view.   

 

The pictures have not been hung on the walls yet...  but I wanted to get this web site together quickly.  

 

 

 

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This neighborhood has lots of boat.  There is dock space for your boat.. 

 

 

 

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Sam's Restaurant

 

 

Here is the local sea food restaurant located directly on the Gulf of Mexico at Hudson Beach. They have entertainment like Reggie Bands and others.  I have eaten here and recommend it.

 

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LOCAL BEACH 
This wonderful beach is Hudson Beach and is on the Gulf Of Mexico.  It is about 2 minutes from the the vacation home.  This picture was taken in January and note the crystal clear blue sky and the warm sunshine.  You and your kids will enjoy this beach and the local restaurants where you can get a "Grouper Sandwich and Fries" and a cold pitcher of your favorite beverage!. This is just 2 miles from the house.
 
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Great Fishing

Speaking of speckled trout (specks) hanging out in the grass flats, that is where our guest, the gentleman on the left, caught these 2 HUGH Speckled Sea Trout (Specks)  You can bring your boat or rent one locally.  If you are like me, you can hear fish like these calling your name, asking where you are and why you are not fishing !!!

The fellow on the right is Rich Knox, one of the premier fishing guides on this coast of Florida.

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Contact Information

We are sure you will have questions and will be glad to talk to you about any aspect of our beautiful vacation homes.

You can e-mail us at any time by clicking on the link below. My wife and I both work during the day, so it will be evening before I can get back to you. I generally check and reply to my e-mails twice each day, around 6:00am and again around 7:00pm.   I have an automated response that you will get almost instantly, and I will get a copy of your e-mail which I will reply to in the evening when I get home.

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Feel free to give us a call any time if you have any questions about our Florida vacation rental home.   Again, it will be evening before we can return your call.


Dan or Suzanne Fickes

3939 Rudder Way.
New Port Richey, FL  34652

Toll Free (888) 772-8586
phone no. (813) 971-3941


These numbers ring into our home. Both Suzanne and I work during the day.

If you call us during the day you will have to leave us a message (our Rottie "Goosebumps" has not yet learned to answer questions about our rental homes) and we will be happy to give you a call back when we get home in the evening.

Or if you prefer, you can call us in the evenings up until about 11:00pm Florida time.  


Reservations

Here is how to reserve this home.
Here is the procedure that we go through

  1. Select which of our homes your like.
  2. Check availability and pricing on our calendar.
  3. email me your choices of homes and the dates.
    Subject of your contract should be
    PLEASE SEND ME A CONTRACT.
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  4. When I get home in the evening, I will e-mail you a contract for the home and the time period you are interested in.
  5. Print out the contract. If you have any question, you can either call me or e-mail me with your questions. Be sure to fill in your name and address on the contract legibly as this is the address that I send the breakage deposit back to after you leave.
  6. Sign the Contract and Mail me contract and check.
    mail it to       Dan Fickes
                        3939 Rudder Way
                        New Port Richey, FL 34652
  7. I operate on a first come, first serve basis. So you may want to overnight this contract back to me.

    If it is a "last minute" reservation, you may want to use www.paypal.com to send me the payment, and put the contract in the regular mail. For those of you who do not know, paypal is the service that eBAY uses for its auctions. It has been around for about 5 years and is very dependable. To send me payment, just send the payment to my e-mail address at dfickes1@tampabay.rr.com.

    If you use paypal, they charge an extra 3% for processing the payment, so you must add the 3% to the amount you send me so I will receive the full amount.
  8. When I receive your contract and check I will send you a complete "welcome kit" that includes maps and directions from the airport and for driving from the north
  9. Then I will confirm your reservation by doing the following
    • Updating my web site to show your reservation
    • Send you a reservation confirmation e-mail
    • The confirmation e-mail has the following details
    • Driving direction from the north.
    • Driving directions from Tampa Airport.
    • Address and phone number of the vacation home.
    • Directions to the closest beach.
    • Directions to several other beaches in the area including
    • Sunset Beach
    • Howard Park Beach
    • Anclote River Beach and boat launch
    • Honeymoon Island State Park/beach
    • Directions to the closest swimming pool
    • Directions to the closest Supermarket about 1 mile away
    • The combination to the lockbox and instructions on getting the door key and letting yourself into the vacation home. There is no need for you and I to meet before you let yourself in.

 

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