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Must Like Dogs!
This afternoon, a man called me to ask about staying with us for 10 days. When someone is going to be with us for a

Obsessed with Rugs
In 2019 we moved everything out of our house for five months so that a TV show, The Real World Atlanta, 2019, could take over,

Dogs and Tigers, Oh My!
After a long warm walk on the Atlanta Beltline, nothing’s better than a dip in the pool! If you visit in the summer, you can

Parties at the Urban Oasis
Although we’ve been open for guests again since May, we haven’t hosted a guest event here at the Urban Oasis in over two years. I

Urban Oasis Website History
If you are a regular around the Urban Oasis, you probably know that Duane and I both have other jobs in addition to running the

Safety at the Urban Oasis
Duane and I were thrilled with the promise the vaccine held for everything getting back to “normal”. We were some of the first people in

Cool Down in The Pool
We are really enjoying the pool we added to our bed & breakfast this year. My four-year-old granddaughter, Amelia Rose, and her cousin Lily took

We’re Back in Business!!!
It’s hard to believe that it’s been 15 months since we’ve had guests at the Urban Oasis Bed & Breakfast. And we have missed you!

Our Inman Park Neighborhood
The Atlanta Journal and Constitution just published an article about our neighborhood, Inman Park. We are at the edge of the neighborhood, in that the

Gardening Through Lockdown
We hate not being able to have guests during this lockdown, but Duane is 79 and we have two grandbabies, a 4-month old and a

Top Secret Urban Oasis Granola Recipe
One of the favorites on the Urban Oasis Breakfast menu is our homemade granola. Our guests are always asking me how to make it so

Saga of The Urban Oasis: Before, During & After The Real World Atlanta 2019
In mid-February 2019, we packed up every single thing and moved out of our house. Actually, we had movers who did most of that packing