Beautiful home! Very clean the beds were super comfortable. The beach was less than a 5 minute walk away. I highly recommend staying here the house had lots of charm. We have zero complaints!
My sons and I completely enjoyed our stay and Lilly's renovated Diamond Bungalow. Near the beach...just a short drive up the coast to Biloxi....cool and comfortable.
The train was actually comforting as childhood nostalgia. We had absolutely no issues whatsoever!
Thank you Lilly!
Lilly, the owner calls this property The Diamond. It is called that because of the many windows, but really itâs a fantastic property in the middle of a neighborhood that is recovering from all the hurricanes. Itâs so charming and sweetly decorated. Itâs near everything you could need or want to do. We took our kids to the beach at night and during the day, 2 mins away. We also went on a dolphin cruise (4 mins away), gator ranch in Moss point (40 mins away), the discovery center (10 mins), and has lots of fun just hanging out with each other and eating most of our meals in this adorable cozy house. Loved it!
My dream was to restore an old property somewhere close to the water. This was it. We gutted to the studs in the areas that were destroyed, raised and straightened, and saved the floors and picture moulding, but most important, the diamond mullion windows ! A dream to do. Now I share it with you. This isn't my business, this is my home. It may sound corny, but it's personal.
A true craftsman down to the solid pillars. Lath and plaster walls, solid wood construction, old single-paned windows (not energy efficient, but true to her heritage). I saved this house from demolition.
The home is on the National Registry of Historic Places, but the blessing is that I learned this after much research and work. It was built in 1923 and has withstood many, many storms. Uniquely, she didn't flood during Katrina, but the word on the street was that the chicken that the port brought in was all around the neighborhood making for one big mess. Fortunately, we have moved from that terrible time and now again hear the trains whistle (yes, several times a day), feels like moving back in history. Gulfport is gorgeous, with grit and interest. I love it.