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While staying with us (here in the US) - things to know

9/29/2023

Welcome to Garden Suite (Atlanta) ... enjoy your stay with us.

Here are a few things we would like to share with you.

The yard ... feel free to walk about this 1 acre lot (front, back and side). Grab your favorite beverage and do your morning stroll while listening to the birds etc. This long driveway is perfect for doing your 20 - 30 mins walk (if) you don't want to walk the streets. There is also a private patio at the side of your suite where you can sit near the Banana Trees with your favorite beverage.

Parking ... is for 1 vehicle only. In the event you have 2 vehicles, park 1 vehicle in the designated spot for your suite then park the other vehicle on the street near to the front of the yard. Parking is at your own risk (whether on the driveway or on the street).

The neighborhood ... pretty much quite residential neighborhood. It's great for taking a morning walk, stroll or jog. Should you wish to do so, be sure to walk with a stick or something just in case you run into an unleashed dog. Most walkers walk with a stick. There is a golf club inside your suite that is handy to take with you (should you wish to do so). Some guests also drive up to the beautiful Stone Mountain Park (8 mins away) and join the scores of joggers and walkers.

Restaurants, shopping, library, pharmacy etc. nearby ... a 10 mins walk will take you to 3 different shopping centers which features (Kroger's Supermarket, Dry Cleaning, Library, several restaurants including Jamaican, Mexican, and fast foods chains, Fashion stores, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Dollar Tree, Pharmacies, Ice cream shop, Gas Stations and night club.
If you walk out of our driveway and take a left (on Ellis), go down to Redan at the traffic light and make a left. When you get to the corner of Redan and South Hairston area you will see one shopping center on your right. If you cross over Redan and South Hairston, you will see another shopping center on your left and also one on your right. Recommended Jamaican restaurants include Taste of Jamaica, Golden Krust and Banana Tree. There is also Zaxby's, Los Arcos and Lupitas Mexican Restaurant, Pizza Hut, Marco's Pizza, A-1 Wings etc. There is also Walgreen Pharmacy as well as a pharmacy inside Krogers.

Experience Package attached to your stay:
* For guest staying 2 nights or more, we offer a Jamaican Experience - 2 COMPLIMENTARY Jamaican Patties from Golden Krust ---- just ask us for details ***

* For guest staying 4 nights or more, we offer (at additional cost) Jamaica Cooking Class where you learn to cook Jamaican styled Brown Stewed Chicken with Rice and Peas and Fried Plantains (or) Jamaican styled Curried Chicken with Rice and Peas and Fried Plantains ---- just ask for details *****

* Ask about our other Experience Packages at additional cost including Touring Martin Luther King Center, The World of Coca Cola, Stone Mountain Park, Shopping trip to either Perimeter Mall, Stonecrest Mall or Lennox Mall.

Stay at our Jamaican Vacation Locations:
* Guest that stay with us can take advantage of Discount to our Jamaican Vacation Properties including Villa Retreat Jamaica (near to the famous tourist town of Ocho Rios) featuring a beautifully appointed 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house in the hills of Retreat, St. Mary or HP Mini Suite near to Kingston (Jamaica's capital) featuring a 1 bedroom mini suite - private bedroom with private bathroom and private entrance (inside a home). * Just ask for details ***

Have questions --- we are here on-site. We are Certified Tourism Assets Specialist for the Dekalb County and have lived in 4 different countries where we have done bed and breakfast activities. Thanks for staying with us. It is our pleasure to host you.

Garden Suite Atlanta --- a 'suite' accommodation deal!

9/20/2023

Five months ago, Accommodation Executives and Partners Betty and Brandon Scott kick started another expansion phase of their short term furnished accommodation portfolio with a dream and a prayer. In her dream, Betty saw herself spreading a queen-sized bed decked out in black and white with energetic pops of red in between. Brandon was putting up pictures on the wall. A building team was hired. They took on this project with lots of positive energy that made it very clear to the world that they were on a mission.

In an exclusive interview with Vacation Blogger Melonie Clement, Betty shared an encounter that reminded her of God's faithfulness and slew of surprises amidst life's many storms. Earlier that afternoon as Betty assisted a guest who was checking out of Garden Suite Atlanta, she couldn't help whispering a Thank You Prayer to God. "He is the one who is in charge of our moments. He allows us all to dream and he decides which dream is going to come through".

What's all the excitement about Garden Suite Atlanta?
Well, for one, it is a very unique accommodation concept that caters to the short-term furnished accommodation or vacation market. Since 2003, Atlanta Short Term Furnished Suites have been catering to guests coming to Atlanta for short term work assignments, week-end getaways, vacations, family reunions, sport events, internship opportunities or short business trips.

Garden Suite Atlanta is indeed a 'suite' accommodation deal that is featured on a few accommodation and vacation platforms including Evolve, Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com. Located just 13 miles from downtown Atlanta, Garden Suite Atlanta allows each guest to enjoy a fully furnished space with private amenities such as:

* Utilities (hot water, heating, AC, etc.)
* Smart TV / Cable TV
* Internet access
* House cleaning service
* Front and back yard to walk around while listening to birds
chirping or watching the squirrels scamper across the lawn.
* Complimentary linens, towels, and toiletries
* Complimentary breakfast (continental breakfast items - coffee,
juice, bagels, cream-cheese and muffins).
* Complimentary Experience Package - Lunch Voucher for Taste of
Jamaica Caribbean Restaurant or Golden Krust Caribbean
Restaurant.

In addition, and also depending on length of stay as well as opening hours, guests may choose other Experience Package options at additional cost. These may include:

1. Tour of Martin Luther King Memorial and the Sweet Auburn
District (downtown Atlanta).
2. Tour of The World of Coca Cola.
3. Tour of the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
4. CNN Studio Tour Atlanta.
5. A Day at Stone Mountain National Park
6. Cooking classes for (One) Jamaican Cuisine - Jamaican styled
Curried Chicken or Jamaican styled Brown Stewed Chicken
with Rice and Peas and Fried Plantains.
7. Shopping trip to Perimeter Mall (Dunwoody) or Lennox Mall
(Buckhead).

Atlanta Short Term Furnished Suites prides itself on its ability to provide unique accommodation services in Atlanta, Georgia (USA) as well as Jamaica. To date, the company operates:
- Villa Retreat (Jamaica) which is just 20 mins drive from Ocho Rios.
- The HP Suite (Jamaica) just 13 miles from Kingston, Jamaica's
capital.
- The HP Mini Suite (Jamaica)
- The GYO Executive Suite, Atlanta
- The GYO Mini Suite, Atlanta
- The Garden Suite, Atlanta

When you walk into a suite that is owned and operated by Atlanta Short Term Furnished Suites, you will see that they thought of everything. From that extra toothbrush and toothpaste to that can opener. Each suite is beautifully appointed and stocked with cookware, dinnerware, glassware, pots, pans, utensils, toaster, stove, refrigerator and microwave among many other things.

Betty and Brandon have lived in 4 different countries and have also visited 35 cities. This has helped to shape their belief that travelling is "indeed the best experience investment" that life has to offer.

For more information, contact Melonie Clement, Vacation Blogger villaretreatjamaica@gmail.com
or
www.atlantashorttermfurnishedsuites.com

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