Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Central Florida landmarks make winter day-trips a must!

By WARREN RESEN - IFWTWA & NATJA

It started during the Great Depression, born of a mother’s need to feed her family. For decades, Chalet Suzanne was a stopping place for the rich and famous and became synonymous with Lake Wales, Florida.

But just what is Chalet Suzanne and what has kept it going through good times and bad? Is it a motel, a bed and breakfast, a restaurant or a throwback to another era? It is all these things and more.

Built in 1931 and remodeled in 2008, Chalet Suzanne has been characterized as “a gracious oasis amidst the tumult of Central Florida attractions.”

Chalet Suzanne is not a boxy look-alike chain motel. In fact building exteriors appear to have been pulled from the pages of an illustrated children’s story book. Each of its 26 rooms is different and furnished with antiques.

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