Comfy Bedroom & Relaxing Deck in Historic District

Roomy rancher drenched with natural light. Warm transitional wood tones accented with cultural flair. Central location in historic district, close to downtown, shopping, colleges, local/state parks, entertainment. Quiet, tree-lined neighborhood, off-street parking, private room, relaxing deck, complimentary coffee and tea. Your "home away from home" in central Louisiana! (Proof of COVID vaccination and/or booster required; willingness to mask and take other health precautions as necessary.) My place is great for single adults, couples, or small families with older children visiting the Alexandria area for business, pleasure, study, reunions, church meetings, or conferences. Make yourself at home in the living room and kitchen in addition to your private bedroom and guest bath. Wi-fi connection is available as well as basic cable with Chrome and Firestick® streaming. Help yourself to assorted coffees and teas in the kitchen, there is room in the fridge for your snacks, and please enjoy relaxing on the deck overlooking the back yard! I'm usually working in my home office or somewhere nearby and I'm always available via phone or text! Ours is a quiet, diverse neighborhood with a mix of young families, midlife adults, and retirees. My neighbors and I enjoy morning or evening walks, jogs, or biking along the tree-lined streets, and the plentiful gardens are even more beautiful when the azaleas, crape myrtles, or camellias are in bloom! Developed after World War II, the Alexandria Post-War Suburbs Historic District is noted for its concentration of Ranch, Contemporary, and Wrightian residential architecture, with most homes constructed from 1945 to 1963. It was added to the National Register in 2014. Adjacent to the historic Alexandria Garden District, the two communities enjoy several joint, seasonal events, including a Holiday Parade of Homes, a Community-Wide Yard Sale, a mini Mardi Gras parade, among others. When you visit, feel free to join our neighborhood running club for one of their weekly runs, or enjoy a meal at one of our popular neighborhood restaurants, serving great Louisiana cuisine and live music, to boot! Driving is easy and essential to getting around Alexandria. Three of the city's main thoroughfares, Jackson Street, Texas Avenue, and Macarthur Drive, are only a 2–3 blocks away, making getting anywhere in town easy and quick. Just minutes from our city's revitalized downtown, the Jackson Street Extension shopping area, the Alexandria Mall, or the newly-renovated Rapides Parish Coliseum, you can reach most areas in the city in less than ten-minutes. In close proximity to the Interstate, LSU-Alexandria is only 15 minutes away, and Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, about an hour. Alexandria is a small city and some shopping areas are within walking distance, but sidewalks are few, making walking outside of the neighborhood inconvenient. Moderate traffic makes biking reasonable in some areas, though there are no defined bike lanes, as yet. Public transportation exists, but is sparse, especially on weekends, and the schedules can be difficult to determine, even on the transit company's website. I expect my guests to behave with the civility and trustworthiness of family friends. My home is not child-proofed. Parents agree to mind their children vigilantly indoors and out. Please keep common and shared spaces tidy. Sorry, no smoking or pets.