Please Help Houzzers! Need some opinions on my 3 bed holiday rental!
Hi Houzzers!
I have had great success on this forum previously helping me to design my 4 bed 2 storey (Hamptons style) luxury holiday rentals. I'm very happy with the end result (thanks okloiuse!) but I have decided to change one of the builds to be a 3 bed single storey to add flexibility to the rental and also it's much cheaper to build!
I have created the below floorplan based on the groundfloor floorplan of the 4 bedroom as apparently it's easier to get amended planning permission if it's the same floorplan size.
Floorplan is 11.16 x 10.44m with a 2m verandah to the North. I need to keep the kitchen and lounge at the front as these face views to the North and provides access to the sideyard on the East.
I have window seats to the front which also form an eating nook in the kitchen and would like to keep these as they mirror the 4 bed next door... Need to fit 2 x bedrooms and a bunkroom as well as 2 x bathrooms and ideally a separate toilet if possible. Also needs to include an European laundry...
I would love opinions on my current floorplan or any suggestions for improvement!
Thanks!
Jacinta
Comments (18)
oklouise
5 years agofollowing your previous concept this plan includes space for a three double bunk bedroom and two double bedrooms, separate laundry cupboard and powder room with window seats for both dining and lounge and there's space for freestanding wardrobes, suitcase stands and chests of drawers as shown and i've swopped the "master" bedroom to the east for any morning sun
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5 years agooklouise
5 years agoreversed plan to allow for everything you want to fit in and which side do you need the yard??
siriuskey
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5 years agooklouise
5 years agosiriuskey
5 years agoI'am thinking that I might have this around the wrong way but it can be reversed.
My thoughts for your holiday accommodation in beautiful popular Marysville,
You will have accommodation for, two couples. ?singles and two families with two plus kids.
If I'am going away as two couples or families would want the QB rooms to offer the same fit out, ie: both with ensuite, which I would do as wet rooms, I don't want to flip a coin seeing that I'am paying 50%!
The kids Bunk room could sleep 8 or 7 with a cupboard under one of the bunks, the kids will have a ball sharing, windows would be long narrow ones.
The living dining kitchen has heaps of seating/ or naps with using built in seating along two walls
The verandah, needed sit down to remove skis which can double as storage, these would reflect the indoor window seats, Banquette seating
jacintamchugh
5 years agojacintamchugh
5 years agoTrying to keep the single storey similar to the front facade of the double. Something like this?
siriuskey
5 years agojacintamchugh
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agojacintamchugh
5 years agosiriuskey
5 years agoThe same floor plan reversed, Out of interest have you noticed what if any impact Air B&B has had in your area, it had a big one in our area
bigreader